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Submitted by Fort George Resident

I am writing you to lodge a complaint about an incident which took place in Fort George Heights on Wednesday 11th August, 2010 at 9 am. I was in my garden wetting my plants when a BWA vehicle passed my house and I was verbally abused unprovoked by the driver.

The vehicle’s registration number is believed to be ML929 but I stand to correction. The driver can be described as bald headed and between the ages of 40 and 50 years old. The vehicle had 3 other occupants but I was not accosted by them.

I had my back to the road and when the vehicle stopped in front of my house, this is what I heard. “You have to be the most unreasonable rasshole woman in the world, rain falling and you wetting plants”, to which I replied “I pay for the water that I use”. It was even more unreasonable since the worker obviously meant we are in the wet season, since it was blazing hot sunshine the whole day. It was not actually raining at the time.

I am not aware of the fact that there is a ban on water use as occurs in the dry season and strongly felt that this avenue of communication was surely not the best one. Even after he decided to move on he continued a tirade of abusive language and leaving other residents bewildered as to what had transpired.

This incident only undoes the impressive work that was done by the Authority workers in fixing a main that burst on Friday 6th and Monday 9th of August 2010 in Fort George.

I hope this matter is taken seriously and serious consideration is taken as a result of this complaint as I am still in shock that someone from the Authority would be allowed to drive through neighborhoods and accost people in such a crude way.I also expect to hear feedback on the outcome of what resulted in the hopefully forthcoming investigation.

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68 responses to “Barbados Authority Employee Forcefully Enforces Water Code”

  1. David Avatar
    David

    @Bosun

    Good point!

    For sometime BU has been getting reports that there many illegal BWA connections in Barbados. Surprisingly as you wrote many are located in the heights and terraces.

  2. ac Avatar
    ac

    @Bonny
    it seem to be hot just about every where. Me hott toooooo.

  3. de hood Avatar
    de hood

    May I suggest that if the government authorities would get up off their fat, lazy
    A**es and fix all the broken 16″ & 18″ mains in this country (including those pouring water throughout the year in cane fields) then maybe we would not have these water “shortages” with which we seem to be always plagued!

  4. Bosun Avatar
    Bosun

    That BWA employee,and those who support him ,should take heed of the following.
    “Be courteous to those on your way up, because when you fall,those are the very people that you will meet on your way down.”

  5. J Avatar
    J

    Anonymous wrote on | August 13, 2010 at 7:47 AM | “If I were in that woman’s place, I would not be writing a blog but my attorney would be contacting the BWA as well as the police…because I was told that “You have to be the most unreasonable rasshole woman in the world”

    And pray tell me what charge would the police lay against the BWA employee?

    And exactly what would you hire the lawyer to do”

    Just yesterday at work I was called an ignorant bitch by a customer. I called neither lawyer nor the police, but politely told the customer that I had never been called an ignorant bitch in my life and that he should never call me so again. Believe me he got the message.

  6. Pretty Blue Eyes Avatar
    Pretty Blue Eyes

    @David, I know for a fact that they are funny connections to BWA pipelines.A millionaire friend of mine, (he lives in the Terraces )told me many years ago a BWA employee did something to his connections, for a fee of course since the bill would be extremely hihg if that thing wasn’t done, no matter how much water is used the bill is always below $30.00, his house has 8 full bathrooms, 4 half bathrooms, 2 kitchens 1 kitchenette 6 bedrooms in other words it is a mansion. My small family have been living here for sometime, when I recieved the first bill I thought it was an error so I asked him about it, that is when he told me about this connection, some months I get a credit, the garage is washed down every morning, afternoon and around 7 at night, the place is to be tidy but the dogs mess it up hence the washing down.I do feel guilty and yes i will write a note to the BWA asking them to look at it. The employee who did whatever it is, is no longer employed there, this was done many years ago.When I wash down I always look around since I do not want to be caught ‘wasting’ water, but I cannot stand nastiness.The house has been put up for sale so I am leaving soon but I have every intention of informing the BWA about the connection even if it means me having to refund them.

  7. Avatar
    Anonymous

    J

    “he continued a tirade of abusive language”

    I could be wrong but every now and then it is reported in the local press that someone is charged and convicted for using abusive and vulgar language in public. Maybe it is only in cases of such language being used in the presence of a police officer.

  8. J Avatar
    J

    Yes Anon. I agree that charges are only laid if you call the police a fcuking idiot. If we call one another the same the police don’t care. And if I was you I won’t waste good money in hiring a lawyer ever time you get cuss.

  9. Pretty Blue Eyes Avatar
    Pretty Blue Eyes

    Dem fooling we,the water shortages is caused by Cruise ship industry, the more cruise ships dock here the more potable water we have to supply.Check Cuba,no cruise tourism according to Fidel, it just ain’t worth it, the crusie ship passenger spends an average of US$20.00 when they dock.Check it whenever there is a water shortage or we have to shut off pipes look towards the Harbour tell me if you ain’t see a cruise ship there, but in all seriousness, it is documented and those in tourism know what I am saying is true, the island must provide miilions of gallons of potable water to the cruse ship whenever they dock.

  10. Bosun Avatar
    Bosun

    @Pretty Blue Eyes, and what a pity that this type of cheating the taxpayer goes on in many government departments. I once heard a Manager bragging that he never paid income tax, as he knows somebody inside. Then there is the Licensing Authority, where many of the commercial vehicles on the road receive an underhand Roadworthy Inspection Certificate. Then there is the Customs & Immigration Department .The Land Tax Department.

  11. ac Avatar
    ac

    @Bosun

    it seems to me that the government needs to be close down and you put in charge to clean up the mess .

  12. Bosun Avatar
    Bosun

    @ac . Dangerous words my friend. I do not have any Black Diamonds to give away.

  13. Moggy Avatar
    Moggy

    De woman shoulda tell de BWA worker tuh mind he rassole business de same way…

  14. EyeSee Avatar
    EyeSee

    This incident is not even remotely funny. The BWA worker was out of order, out of place and behaved inappropriately towards that lady. Whether it was a ‘spur of the moment thing’ or not, is no excuse to behave toward the lady in that manner. That worker needs to know when and where. I wonder when he experiences a ‘spur of the moment thing’ at home what occurs. I jog on the highway early on mornings, and I recall every morning at the warrens roundabout a set of water in the road from some kind of wetting of the grass on the roundabout. Why single out that lady for a ‘busing’?

    I think it is unfortunate that often people find mirth and hilarity in uncouth disrespectful behaviour shown by the rough people providing service in this Island towards their fellow man. I recall Branford Taitt recently at the Diaspora meeting refuting statements that Bajans are rude. I really wonder how he would describe that behaviour shown by the BWA worker.

  15. Bosun Avatar
    Bosun

    @EyeSee,speaking about usage of water,there are some companies with large lawns which use a timed sprinklers,deliberately set to come on late at nights/early morning, when prying eyes are fast asleep.
    And as we say, not a fellow unpick he teet.

  16. Bonny Peppa Avatar
    Bonny Peppa

    Bosun
    I want black, white n turquoise diamons in my weddin ban or you cud keep dem. Sorryyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

    Mwahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

  17. Bosun Avatar
    Bosun

    Bonny, my diamonds are brown/reddish.
    Isn’t the BWA also ask with the responsibility for the sewerage system in Bridgetown and the South Coast.
    Is so aren’t they unreasonable RH’s in allowing the stench at the Welches Ch Ch sewerage sub-station/pump to dominate the area for the past umpteen weeks? Gad knows how all of those visitors I see walking up to Oistins,along John Boyce’s new side walks, from the many hotels in the area, can have the stomach afterwards to eat fish in Oistin Bay Gardens after enduring that awful smell.

  18. nanci Avatar
    nanci

    the water works employee should be more respectful to the woman, although what she did was unreasonable, that dont give him the right to abuse the lady like that. If that was a white tourist, or a white rich person, he would look the other way, his R…. H should be fired from his job, and be out looking for another job, what right he got cursing someone like that.

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