Imagine this anywhere else (Water problem)

Mindy



Joined: 27/10/2008
Posts: 1210

Message Posted:
10/05/2009 21:42

Imagine you live in say, France, Uk Belgium, Germany, and was paying a monthly standing charge for water BUT.... was not receiving any water, would this be acceptable, I think not.



So why do Lapta Beledeye think it is acceptable to do just that....

Answer.... Because they can.



We have bought tankers of water for over 2 years at a cost to ourselves of 500/600 pounds a year. WHY?

Because we have problems with pressure (25 houses) Yes... we went over to Lapta in Dec/Jan from Karsiyaka and they knew we had a problem but we did manage to get a little mains water Jan/feb/mar but April none and May none, their reasoning is: It is summer now so pressure is low, they say they are aware of the problem but phone call after phone call from several of us gets us nowhere.

Is there an Ombudsman or similar. We are going en masse tomorrow with a delegation, will it make any difference, I very much doubt it.



Standing charge 25 villas x 15 tl per month for nil water is daylight robbery.

Soothsayer


Joined: 19/11/2008
Posts: 134

Message Posted:
10/05/2009 21:50

tell them to take of your water watch and keep on buying tankers. this is possible.. go talk to the belediye to remove it.

Mindy



Joined: 27/10/2008
Posts: 1210

Message Posted:
10/05/2009 21:54

Better still they have the water.... they should bring us 2 ton of water a week in one of their tankers.... problem solved until they sort the problem out.

Who am I kidding

Lilli



Joined: 21/07/2008
Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
10/05/2009 21:55

Hi Mindy Im thinking of becoming an ombudsman. If only there was such a scheme. They wouldnt know which way to yurn xxxx

Mindy



Joined: 27/10/2008
Posts: 1210

Message Posted:
10/05/2009 22:27

I agree Lilli, It is about time they were held accountable, they are so quick to put the charges in place but not so to deliver the service.

It really incenses me when you drive through the villages and see people hoseing down their garden paths and patio's. I can't do that, I boil a pan of water to wash up, my plants are blowing bubbles as they only get my washing up water. There doesn't seem to be any shortages in the villages, I think when you are on the seaide or away from the villages you get forgotten.

Lilli



Joined: 21/07/2008
Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
10/05/2009 22:32

Hi Mindy I totally agree. we live in lapta and the restaurant is in Alsancak . we have had to call water 3 times this week. My guess thier cousins brothers etc run the water companies. Where the hell do they get it all from xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Mindy



Joined: 27/10/2008
Posts: 1210

Message Posted:
10/05/2009 22:49

Lilli, a water tanker driver once told me it was getting bad as he had to pay 17 lira to a well owner for 18 to 20 ton of water. I said, that is unfair paying so little to the well owner, he said 'i have to pay my fuel and my workers. mmmm, and charge us 200 lira for the water.

Lilli



Joined: 21/07/2008
Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
10/05/2009 22:59

hiya mindy it goes on and on. WE PAY IN THE END. as you say the locals can water thier gardens etc. What they hell do they do to get it. Oh Mind it beggars belief here xxxxxxxxxxx

cornish



Joined: 30/12/2008
Posts: 186

Message Posted:
11/05/2009 17:11

Locals get no preferential treatment. they have exactly the same problems we do. I'm married to one - so I think I know !!! Also - if you go with a positive attitude to the Belidiye - they will try and help you. If you haven't yet made the effort to speak their language in their country - then take someone with you who can. the improvements here in the last 5 years have been amazing and strangely enough prices have gone up. Perhaps - those that protest too much would find the prices in the UK more to their likeing and the services of course - which are diminishing day day !!

deecyprus4


Joined: 27/07/2008
Posts: 3452

Message Posted:
11/05/2009 17:24

We have had the same problem in Arapkoy and we have gone to the bellydancers armed and dangerous, we even took the press with us, all arranged by SaraP our resident rotti ..the catalkoy bellydancers lied through their teeth promising us water, they are a joke and we for one are not paying our standing charge of 10 lira a month for air.



Something has to be done about this...strangely all the ppl in the village get water everyday..this is total discrimination toward the brits.

deecyprus4


Joined: 27/07/2008
Posts: 3452

Message Posted:
11/05/2009 17:27

Cornish yes they do!!!! and your remarks are less than helpful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

No1Doyen


Joined: 04/07/2008
Posts: 16617

Message Posted:
11/05/2009 17:43

dee.........the catalkoy bellydancers !

Mindy



Joined: 27/10/2008
Posts: 1210

Message Posted:
11/05/2009 18:53

Cornish....

I did go to the Beledeye, and was told they would have a meeting about the problem and would definitely call me with the outcome. Guess what... no call.

That was 12 days ago, I have called since but no luck. and I do try to speak the language and go armed with my Dictionary, and i wrote down in turkish, name, address, how long the problem has gone on for etc. phone no.