council tenant needing advice!!

pinkshoes

I've had this happen to me before with a shower screen - scary isn't it!?!?

I'd perhaps push for a bath rather than a shower, re-iterating that you can use your parents bathroom down the road until they can fit it. Tell them you'll sign something to say that's ok, and "re-house" yourselves temporarily with your parents whilst they do the work.

I wouldn't bother with compensation. You have suffered no financial loss, and they were only minor scratches, and money won't make it any better. Best just to try and forget it and move on in these situations.

Caroline_a

Maybe it's me, but if my little children were bleeding and scared after a glass pane breaking like this I'm afraid I'd be more concerned with cleaning them up and putting plasters on them rather than taking pictures.

ILW

Surely, unless there was some sort of negligence on the part of the fitter or manufacturer, there is no claim for compensation.

What financial loss would you be claiming?

Tmgthedonkey

Caroline_a wrote: »

Maybe it's me, but if my little children were bleeding and scared after a glass pane breaking like this I'm afraid I'd be more concerned with cleaning them up and putting plasters on them rather than taking pictures.

As you can see in the pics they are no longer in the bathroom and my partner was getting a bowl of clean water and some TCP from downstairs.

Please don't suggest that in a bad parent!!!

theartfullodger

Ah, the compo culture.

HappyMJ

Tmgthedonkey wrote: »

As you can see in the pics they are no longer in the bathroom and my partner was getting a bowl of clean water and some TCP from downstairs.

Please don't suggest that in a bad parent!!!

No one ever did.... How are they today?

I'd be giving the last few panels a good whack with the back of my hand and see if they shatter. They are supposed be toughened and are supposed to break into a million peices as it did.

I wouldn't bother with compo. It's supposed to be for loss of something such as a body part or earnings. All they had was a few minor cuts and a big fright.

Tmgthedonkey

theartfullodger wrote: »

Ah, the compo culture.

Compensation forms were offered by council CS and I simply asked in the first post if this would be viable?

Tiddlywinks

Tmgthedonkey wrote: »

As you can see in the pics they are no longer in the bathroom and my partner was getting a bowl of clean water and some TCP from downstairs.

Please don't suggest that in a bad parent!!!

So, whilst your OH was getting the first aid stuff you grabbed a camera - wouldn't grabbing a child and giving them comfort (whilst stemming the flow of blood) have been a better use of your time? You could always have taken photos later after the bleeding had stopped.

But you obviously wanted to capitalise on the red stuff which would appear even worse when mixed with water.

Plus, why post photos of your partially clothed small children on an internet forum just to prove a point?

Tmgthedonkey wrote: »

Compensation forms were offered by council CS and I simply asked in the first post if this would be viable?

Viable - interesting choice of words.

I accept that this has been a horrid experience but these things DO happen - it just seems that your focus is on using this situation to get money and a new bath to replace the shower that you no longer need (as opposed to just getting a new screen).

hjsmum

Tiddlywinks wrote: »

I accept that this has been a horrid experience but these things DO happen - it just seems that your focus is on using this situation to get money and a new bath to replace the shower that you no longer need (as opposed to just getting a new screen).

I wouldn't be happy with having it repaired in case it happened again. OP can't you ask permission to put a bath in yourself?

Tmgthedonkey

Tiddlywinks wrote: »

So, whilst your OH was getting the first aid stuff you grabbed a camera - wouldn't grabbing a child and giving them comfort (whilst stemming the flow of blood) have been a better use of your time? You could always have taken photos later after the bleeding had stopped.

But you obviously wanted to capitalise on the red stuff which would appear even worse when mixed with water.

Plus, why post photos of your partially clothed small children on an internet forum just to prove a point?



Viable - interesting choice of words.

I accept that this has been a horrid experience but these things DO happen - it just seems that your focus is on using this situation to get money and a new bath to replace the shower that you no longer need (as opposed to just getting a new screen).

YET AGAIN are you trying to imply something as your posts just make out that you are a troll implying that i'm a bad parent.

I couldnt wipe him down as he was covered in glass shards

and what have my children being partially clothed got to do with it??

you cannot see anything apart from ones face and anothers limbs?!?!?!

So yet again if your just here to insult me p*** off!