The teeny weeny writing on the placards suggests that they're protesting against water rates - and wanting their tears of distress to be metered, and then subtracted off their annual usage.
For all you confused viewers out there, NI is the only part of the UK where water charges don't exist. As you can imagine any change to this situation causes much upset and complaining. Too offended to even consider paying for the service that brings clean water into their homes, Ulster residents will have no choice but to buy all their water in plastic bottles at Tesco...
What are they opposed to?
Posted by: Phil | May 14, 2007 at 01:30 PM
I don't know.
Posted by: Jett Loe | May 14, 2007 at 01:43 PM
The teeny weeny writing on the placards suggests that they're protesting against water rates - and wanting their tears of distress to be metered, and then subtracted off their annual usage.
Posted by: Alan in Belfast | May 14, 2007 at 02:07 PM
Thanks Alan.
I couldn't help but notice the Re/Max signs on the building behind them. Man, those guys are EVERYWHERE.
Posted by: Phil | May 14, 2007 at 02:32 PM
For all you confused viewers out there, NI is the only part of the UK where water charges don't exist. As you can imagine any change to this situation causes much upset and complaining. Too offended to even consider paying for the service that brings clean water into their homes, Ulster residents will have no choice but to buy all their water in plastic bottles at Tesco...
Posted by: James | May 14, 2007 at 02:34 PM
Free water? Wow, they're like the Puerto Rico of the UK. Damn freeloaders! ::shakes fist::
Posted by: Jenny | May 15, 2007 at 03:00 AM