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There's saving money, and there's being tight: saving money at the expense of other people, or simply for the miserly hell of it.

Tell us about measures that go beyond simple belt tightening into the realms of Mr Scrooge.

(, Thu 23 Oct 2008, 13:58)
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I'm guessing
... he means that it wasn't his decision to build on top of everything and change the landscape such that he has to now pay for something which was previously accessible and free for all.

Or maybe I'm reading too much into it.
(, Mon 27 Oct 2008, 10:57, 1 reply)
As far as I can see...
... this boils down to "perfectly potable water is available for free, even though it isn't."
(, Mon 27 Oct 2008, 11:08, closed)
I think it boils down to
"I like having a free ride at everyone else's expense, and I've developed a piss weak excuse for my taking a free ride at everyone else's expense" without of course realising that his argument is entirely indefensible.
(, Mon 27 Oct 2008, 11:10, closed)

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