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This girl is on 24 and THINKS she has every problem under the sun and wants hand outs left right and centre!!!
Exaggerating much? If you stick to the facts and keep your emotions in check you might get more support to your argument. As it stands you're just ranting and rambling - do you perhaps have some issues you need help with? This is the very board for that.
Oh, and commuting is a term used for going to college not just work - and disabled people are allowed to work you know.Only 3% of those registered blind in the UK have zero vision.0 -
Just to add you cant carry a 2 litre bottle of water in a backpack for 5-10 minutes without pain,
In this post http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.html?p=34588109&postcount=1
"she feels she is limited to approximately 100 metres of walking but this is with severe discomfort here"
But in this post http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.html?p=34775147&postcount=5
shes says
"I'ts the tyne tailwaggers, its not that much to get up there £8 for a day tickect i only live in s.shields and iam taking dog plus all camping stuff on the bus and its not that far away"
She can carry all her camping gear along with her dog to the bus stop then get to the camp site put up her tent , spend the weekend camping enjoying all the activities but cant carry a bottle for 5 minutes or walk 100 yard without terrible pain
YOU ARE A BLAGGER LOVE!!!0 -
just pulled in to a b/b space and was told by a old lady that these spaces are for old people not me ..lmao when im sat in my 4x4 with shoulders the size of arnie i must look normal...
i just laughed and thought of this thread...so now we got to have the old in the spaces too (she was walking well and fit as a butchers dog) ....lol
when she seen the chair she had a face like a bulldog chewing a wasp but didnt say a word..
the whole time i never said a thing lmao
god my spelling is bad ill have to apply for high rate care too!0 -
TheBottomLine wrote: »Exaggerating much? If you stick to the facts and keep your emotions in check you might get more support to your argument. As it stands you're just ranting and rambling - do you perhaps have some issues you need help with? This is the very board for that.
Oh, and commuting is a term used for going to college not just work - and disabled people are allowed to work you know.
Just trying to point out that I think shes a blagger.
She said in her earlier post she was kicked out of college so she does not commute there. Anyway it needs to be full time course to be classed as commuting. I bet she was doing under 16 hours anyway so it would not affect her benefits.0 -
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TheBottomLine wrote: »Thanks for clearing that up Mr. Dictionary! :rotfl:
Your the one that brought up the meaning of commuting, I just corrected you.
Anyway ash is watching this thread but not posting. Wonder why?0 -
Just to add you cant carry a 2 litre bottle of water in a backpack for 5-10 minutes without pain,
In this post http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.html?p=34588109&postcount=1
"she feels she is limited to approximately 100 metres of walking but this is with severe discomfort here"
But in this post http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.html?p=34775147&postcount=5
shes says
"I'ts the tyne tailwaggers, its not that much to get up there £8 for a day tickect i only live in s.shields and iam taking dog plus all camping stuff on the bus and its not that far away"
She can carry all her camping gear along with her dog to the bus stop then get to the camp site put up her tent , spend the weekend camping enjoying all the activities but cant carry a bottle for 5 minutes or walk 100 yard without terrible pain
YOU ARE A BLAGGER LOVE!!!
i have a variable condtion look it up hypermoblity syndrom and if you look on other posts it also says i will be dog sitting in a chair so i can rest !!!
i go because i get away from being in the house and my problems and the herlp i have recived with my dog and i belive in giving something back even if its something little as publising the event to others
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.html?p=34685173&postcount=4369
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.html?p=34745827&postcount=4375
if i was better i would have been there the whole four days for setup plus event i cant manage that, and iam in a carevan iam borrowing just have sleeping bag , my clothes, shoes and tolietrys and i will be using a granny trolly so i dont have the pressure on my back0 -
Love the comment on the ol' dear and the disabled space - i do think there is a thing with the older generation, that they think you must be over 65 to be disabled.
Young people can have things wrong too ! Also i have been abused by one of these granny psychos myself (in a car with my mum who has a bb) and she totally went off at my mum accussing her of abusing the badge and being of an ignorant younger generation --- haha my mum is 61 !!!! (but she was chuffed to bits at being called a youngester !)0 -
hi all,
found this on a website about bluebadges:Important notes about applying on grounds of mental, behavioral, neurological or learning disability:
The qualifying criteria are highly ambiguous at best for the above conditions. The official stance from the DoT website is the following:"People with a behavioural or psychological disorder will
not normally qualify unless their impairment causes very
considerable difficulty in walking all the time."- Anecdotally, it is fairly unlikely most conditions will be eligible but we have cited a few examples because of lack of information on the subject online: You should consider applying in circumstances such as severe behavioral difficulties associated with a learning disability such as Down's Syndrome and Autism where daily life is completely unmanageable. Someone with psychosis or schizophrenia who is severely disassociated with reality and cannot go out alone, at all, may possibly be eligible, as would possibly people who are severely agoraphobic to the extent that they seldom leave the house or those with severe panic disorder. Such cases would probably require serious medical backup, and most likely an independent medical assessment (much like one for sickness/disability benefits). If this is the case, prepare to have the initial application turned down and prepare to appeal.
- Dementia (memory loss and confusion) is the only possible exception to this - I have heard some mixed success stories. Combined with simple old age, it can be dangerous to walk any sort of significant distance if the dementia is severe enough that memory is extremely bad (to the point of requiring regular daily care) and confusion and distress is highly likely in most situations. It sometimes qualifies under 'those who have have a permanent and substantial disability which means they cannot walk, or which makes walking very difficult'.
- Someone (above two years old) with epilepsy is unlikely to qualify because there is little leeway with the stated rules above. Severe epilepsy, where seizures are reasonably expected more than once a day may qualify but it is highly discretionary and you should be prepared for the application to be turned down.
- Fibromyalgia/M.E and similar illness are extremely unlikely to be eligible because of lack of verifiable evidence in the eyes of the officials, as well as the illness being classified as psychological or psycho-somatic by the government. If you have such severe pain from it that you are practically housebound, consider applying - but be prepared for the application to be turned down. A supportive GP or consultant is vital.
makes for interesting reading2 esa medicals passed successfully (support group - it can be done!!)!! :j0 -
Your the one that brought up the meaning of commuting, I just corrected you
You didn't because you are wrong. Commuting just means travelling regularly. You're just being picky now, there is clearly no reasoning with you and I'm just wasting my time. I'll let you have the last word.Only 3% of those registered blind in the UK have zero vision.0
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