We cannot read your signs you muppets!

As it hasn't rained for 4 years, well, not really but it seems like it, the water company for our neighbourhood have decided to impose restrictions. It only covers watering your garden at the moment but they didn't actually bother to tell anyone.

One day last week, scruffy little signs suddenly appeared stuck in the grass verge by the side of the road on the way into the neighbourhood. The signs weren't clear and were probably missed by most people used to all of the "Garage sales" signs put up in similar fashion.

Confused, my Wife looked at the company's website but there was no mention of any restrictions.

As my Wife is on the homeowners board, and runs their website, the following day she called the water company for more information so she could let everyone know, only nobody in the office knew anything. They promised to get back to her but that was a week and a half ago now so I won't hold my breath.

How can something as serious as drought restrictions (as that's what the signs say) be handled so hap-hazardly? Why is there nothing on the website? The signs do give a web address is you have unbelievable vision but what is the point?

Nothing has been mailed to the resident's so no one is any the wiser.

When you get close enough to actually read the signs, they're telling being to alternate the days when they water their garden, and only between the hours of 8pm and 6am.

I've actually been to a meeting with the water board. My Wife dragged me to one kicking and screaming last year and I've never seen a group of public servants treat the people they serve with such contempt. Now I think about it, water boarding is probably too good for them.

So we're just going to carry on as normal. That is watering our garden whenever we remember regardless of the time or day thank you very much.

Muppets.