Sue Garrett @Rustiesoo

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Still waiting for a refund from @bookingcom after 14 months… absolutely fuming every time I try to speak to somebody - same story… I want my money back! #booking.com

Excellent coverage of the Exmouth sewage debacle by @danwnews @SkyNews. I see WCs are still pumping that old lie sewage dumping is allowed in heavy rain. Even the CEO of @Ofwat has now admitted it should only ever happen in "Exceptional circumstances". youtube.com/watch?v=t8XyDC…

"'Filthy rich' water and sewage bosses branded a 'farce' after handing almost £80bn to investors." That's almost £80,000,000,000 of your cash. Gone. And a 87 year old disabled lady is having to use cat litter. @Ofwat you're a fu*king disgrace. 🤬🤬🤬 mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/f…

You’ve asked me several questions on this thread and accused me of avoiding answering, so here goes. I believe a woman is a human being who belongs to the sex class that produces large gametes. It’s irrelevant whether or not her gametes have ever been fertilised, whether or not she’s carried a baby to term, irrelevant if she was born with a rare difference of sexual development that makes neither of the above possible, or if she’s aged beyond being able to produce viable eggs. She is a woman and just as much a woman as the others. I don’t believe a woman is more or less of a woman for having sex with men, women, both or not wanting sex at all. I don’t think a woman is more or less of a woman for having a buzz cut and liking suits and ties, or wearing stilettos and mini dresses, for being black, white or brown, for being six feet tall or a little person, for being kind or cruel, angry or sad, loud or retiring. She isn't more of a woman for featuring in Playboy or being a surrendered wife, nor less of a woman for designing space rockets or taking up boxing. What makes her a woman is the fact of being born in a body that, assuming nothing has gone wrong in her physical development (which, as stated above, still doesn't stop her being a woman), is geared towards producing eggs as opposed to sperm, towards bearing as opposed to begetting children, and irrespective of whether she's done either of those things, or ever wants to. Womanhood isn't a mystical state of being, nor is it measured by how well one apes sex stereotypes. We are not the creatures either porn or the Bible tell you we are. Femaleness is not, as trans woman Andrea Chu Long wrote, ‘an open mouth, an expectant asshole, blank, blank eyes,’ nor are we God’s afterthought, sprung from Adam’s rib. Women are provably subject to certain experiences because of our female bodies, including different forms of oppression, depending on the cultures in which we live. When trans activists say 'I thought you didn't want to be defined by your biology,' it’s a feeble and transparent attempt at linguistic sleight of hand. Women don't want to be limited, exploited, punished, or subject to other unjust treatment because of their biology, but our being female is indeed defined by our biology. It's one material fact about us, like having freckles or disliking beetroot, neither of which are representative of our entire beings, either. Women have billions of different personalities and life stories, which have nothing to do with our bodies, although we are likely to have had experiences men don't and can't, because we belong to our sex class. Some people feel strongly that they should have been, or wish to be seen as, the sex class into which they weren't born. Gender dysphoria is a real and very painful condition and I feel nothing but sympathy for anyone who suffers from it. I want them to be free to dress and present themselves however they like and I want them to have exactly the same rights as every other citizen regarding housing, employment and personal safety. I do not, however, believe that surgeries and cross-sex hormones literally turn a person into the opposite sex, nor do I believe in the idea that each of us has a nebulous ‘gender identity’ that may or might not match our sexed bodies. I believe the ideology that preaches those tenets has caused, and continues to cause, very real harm to vulnerable people. I am strongly against women's and girls' rights and protections being dismantled to accommodate trans-identified men, for the very simple reason that no study has ever demonstrated that trans-identified men don't have exactly the same pattern of criminality as other men, and because, however they identify, men retain their advantages of speed and strength. In other words, I think the safety and rights of girls and women are more important than those men's desire for validation. I sincerely hope that answers your questions. You may still disagree, but as I hope this shows, I’m more than happy to have this debate.

"Environment Agency warn bathers due Exmouth pollution." Here's an idea @EnvAgency instead of warning bathers why don't you just go and do your bloody job and stop @SouthWestWater dumping sewage into the sea in the first place? Hopeless. 🤬🤬🤬 bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…

@Feargal_Sharkey @EnvAgency @SouthWestWater This is due to ongoing problems with a rising sewage main that has burst at least three times since just before Christmas spilling sewage into the watercourse. Anyone know a good plumber who doesn't 'cost the earth'? Asking for a friend.

@WeAreOpenreach @BT I have been without Broadband since the 16th January - contractors cut through the cable - since then I have been fobbed off with excuses and lack of information! The customer service is deplorable - no idea when I will have my service back!

@BT I have been without my broadband service since the 16th January and I am now beyond frustrated with the total lack of sensible answers to why this is still unresolved. I get fobbed off with different answers and no offer of a mobile solution either!

Hello @RichardAyoade . You are funny . But this isn’t . You’ve been conned - this cynical & dangerous propaganda is harmful beyond your worst nightmare @DefraGovUK @TheAHDB & goes against all scientific advice . You might want to pull the plug on it desmog.com/2024/01/19/gov…

If you do anything this year this will be the most important. Voting is a privilege. Use it well, use it wisely. gov.uk/register-to-vo…

We are aware of the issue at Exmouth pumping station. We are investigating what has happened. Officers have attended site and are closely monitoring activity, as well as working with South West Water to ensure the pumping station is back in operation as quickly as possible ⬇️

The public are advised not to bath at Exmouth currently, with more information made available: environment.data.gov.uk/bwq/profiles/p…

"Water firm drives 240 truckloads of sewage a day through town ‘to pump into sea’." Yep, you read that correctly. Whatever next @SouthWestWater inews.co.uk/news/south-wes…

@SouthWestWater please can you check and confirm this information is correct? My understanding is that the reporting for 2020 and 2021 was against the wrong CSO and the 74 and 62 should be reported against the pumping station overflow. Or explain how a sealed overflow spills ?

A failed pump (A) started a sewage overflow at 19.29 on 30 December. It is still spilling now nearly 60 hours. @SouthWestWater is moving sewage by tankers to another CSO (B) which is also overflowing rather than the treament works (C). Why? @Feargal_Sharkey @EnvAgencySW

@EE Customer for 15 years-closing my business due to the economic climate. Livid! my broadband contract ends Sept 23-EE want to charge £117 to cancel! How about spending less on fancy tv adverts! We have 2 mobiles and home broadband with EE and you call this customer service!

@ cyclingmikey could you recommend a camera please? i cycle to work and I love my electric bike! but am aware of bad drivers more now than ever before… would appreciate some advice ☺️

@British_Airways how disappointing - recently booked a flight to the USA and now find the exact same flight, same times, same route, is over £400.00 cheaper! We’re always told to book well in advance for the best prices only to find this…we’ve been loyal BA customers for years!

@octopus_energy So... it’s now 10am and still no contact... no emails ... no updates This customer service takes some beating for being SO BAD!! What do I have to do to get this resolved???