Practical help for disabled people?

Savvy_Sue · 19 May 2013 at 9:04PM

DS3 has always cut the grass for us, doesn't live at home any more but not too far away. He's burned the motor out on the lawn mower by trying to cut it when it was far too long. We can't find a strimmer in the shed. I am thinking of asking the neighbour's son if he'd like to attack the grass in future - he advertises that he does car washing etc. Just need to check the insurance cover, and that his parents are happy!

Parva · 20 May 2013 at 3:19AM

Catherine_Johnson wrote: »

Usually, friends or neighbours would help out with this sort of thing- small diy jobs, helping with the garden etc. Are you not friendly with people locally?

Not a case of being friendly or unfriendly, people just keep themselves to themselves around here and being housebound doesn't help me in that regard.

I'll find a gardener soon enough I expect, bought myself a load of fishing tackle so that I can revisit a past hobby and get sunburnt in the process (yeah, wishes).

IHD · 20 May 2013 at 11:09PM

Thanks for the suggestions. Sadly the neighbours are ok on one side but have 'busy lives' ! Work full time etc. and although we say hello thats about it . Anyway ive found a few disabled advice groups near me who are going to send out leaflets for me to read but it still looks like £20 an hour, which i just cannot afford now.

KxMx · 21 May 2013 at 8:42PM

Try getting quotes outside of the recommendations from the Disability Group in that case, you may well be able to find someone cheaper independently.

Cranny44 · 23 May 2013 at 10:26PM

In my area Age Concern have a list of vetted people mostly at a reduced rate and they are not only for those on pension.

Parva · 6 June 2013 at 2:13AM

Quite amusing really, two young lads knocked at my door, "Want your grass cutting?". We agreed a price of £15 and they were to do this next day. Well, they turned up with their strimmer, "Can we borrow a flat screwdriver?" So they're messing with that, I said "Um, wanna use mine (pretty much same petrol strimmer they had). So boy 1 spends 50 minutes with my strimmer cutting it all down whilst boy 2 tries to fix his / watches the other lad do the work.

At the end of it all boy 2 is trying to start his failed strimmer and boy 1 holds down the middle part of the strimmer whilst boy 2 is ripping the cord like crazy trying to get it started. *Crack* - the strimmer broke in half where boy 1 was holding the strimmer down whilst boy 2 was trying to start it. I asked for my strimmer and screwdriver back, gave boy 1 the £15 and left them both to go argue over who broke what.

Garden looks better at least.

mazza111 · 6 June 2013 at 8:13AM

I was just going to suggest local lads when you posted that Parva. My lad and some of his friends go round the houses here doing exactly the same thing. Earns them a few quid extra pocket money

crank_girl · 12 June 2013 at 3:24AM

In Manchester we have 'good neighbour' schemes - people volunteer their diy skills for free. Worth checking if your area has similar.

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