Blue Badge application for my 90 year old Mum

tokenfield

Brassedoff wrote: »

I don't think she's stubborn my friend. That generation were made of stuff that is only generally read about today. What they went through, brushed themselves down and got on with it, would today see whole sections of society going into meltdown and bankruptcy of the nation through the claims for money.

That's why I have so much respect for the generation who were around during the war, they were hard as nails, they knew what self respect and pride in standing on their own two feet meant.

Fantastic post and should be used as the guiding principle that everybody should aspire to today when attempting to get more money out of the state via welfare benefits.

You so typified both my grandparents and my parents.
Dad is still with us at the moment - one of the very few left that saw action on the beaches in Normandy and the fight for Burma against the Japs. He still puffs out his chest every November to show off his lines of medals.

Hezzawithkids

SandraScarlett wrote: »

A great post and I couldn't agree with you more. One of my sadly missed, elderly aunts, used to ask me what "stress" was. She was bombed out of her East End home, witnessed dreadful injuries inflicted on her neighbours in that raid, yet merely instructed her own Mum to "try and get a bed sorted out for tonight, somewhere", then rushed off to work, lest she should be late and have her money docked! She wanted to know if she should have "had the stress", and what was it like!!!!

It didn't matter a jot how much I offered to complete the application forms for AA, cos she would always refuse to apply "for charity". I found it amusing, yet typical, that the OP's Mum was more concerned about the people driving her about, and probably thinks of them as young boys!!!

xx

Many thanks to you and brasedoff for your posts, you describe my mum to a tee! She's a born & bred Eastender and served in the WAAF during the war so she's as tough as old boots and totally resistant to the idea of benefits - or "handouts" as she calls them.

Hezzawithkids

tokenfield wrote: »

Fantastic post and should be used as the guiding principle that everybody should aspire to today when attempting to get more money out of the state via welfare benefits.

You so typified both my grandparents and my parents.
Dad is still with us at the moment - one of the very few left that saw action on the beaches in Normandy and still puffs out his chest every November to show off his lines of medals.

Your Dad sounds lovely!

tanith

I was going to apply for an elderly friend of mine but I need her Nat Insurance no and I just know when I tell her what its for she will scoff and say , I don't need one of those.... no! but I do when I take you shopping and it takes forever for you to struggle to the shop door.. stubborn isn't the word for it.

tokenfield

Hezzawithkids wrote: »

Your Dad sounds lovely!

He has his moments!!

To look at him now (89) you wouldn't think that he saw it all.

In Normandy he went ashore to set up his surveillance equipment deep in the heart of occupied France. In Burma he was attached to the Army using his talents to eavesdrop on the Japs deep in the jungle.

He is still heavily involved with the Imperial War Museum in Salford giving 'talks' appears regularly in/on the local newspapers/radio with his stories and has been involved with Stephen Ambrose over the years in helping him with his many books etc.

He is also still actively involved with Bletchley Park as his role with the Royal Navy was interception of radio traffic which he then re-routed back from his base (Station Y as they were known) to Station X (Bletchley Park - the fore runner of modern GCHQ).

He can be an awkward cus but given his age I think he is entitled to it.

cbrown372

tokenfield wrote: »

He has his moments!!

To look at him now (89) you wouldn't think that he saw it all.

In Normandy he went ashore to set up his surveillance equipment deep in the heart of occupied France. In Burma he was attached to the Army using his talents to eavesdrop on the Japs deep in the jungle.

He is still heavily involved with the Imperial War Museum in Salford giving 'talks' appears regularly in/on the local newspapers/radio with his stories and has been involved with Stephen Ambrose over the years in helping him with his many books etc.

He is also still actively involved with Bletchley Park as his role with the Royal Navy was interception of radio traffic which he then re-routed back from his base (Station Y as they were known) to Station X (Bletchley Park - the fore runner of modern GCHQ).

He can be an awkward cus but given his age I think he is entitled to it.

This will be the same dad you drive hundreds of miles to care for in your mobility car and moan you can't claim carer's allowance for.

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Hezzawithkids

tokenfield wrote: »

This site seems to be attracting a lot of weirdo's at the moment - best to ignore them in future.

Agreed. I try not to feel dismayed when threads get highjacked, some people just feel the need to flame others at the drop of a hat.

Your dad sounds like a real character. My Mum has given a couple of talks at her lunch club about her time in the WAAF and has been invited to reunions but as she is so frail she tends to shy away from the spotlight these days.

Parva

tokenfield wrote: »

Fantastic post and should be used as the guiding principle that everybody should aspire to today when attempting to get more money out of the state via welfare benefits.

You so typified both my grandparents and my parents.
Dad is still with us at the moment - one of the very few left that saw action on the beaches in Normandy and the fight for Burma against the Japs. He still puffs out his chest every November to show off his lines of medals.

He must be so proud of you. The way you have manipulated the 'system' to your advantage, your multiple guises used here each time one gets banned for upsetting people. Yep, your dad must be very proud.

schrodie

Originally Posted by tokenfield
This site seems to be attracting a lot of weirdo's at the moment - best to ignore them in future.

I'd far prefer this thread attracted weirdos than trolls like you Andy who posts sick posts like you did concerning that man who was killed in an Asda car park as well as rubbish concerning benefits.

Hezzawithkids

Just an update: Finally got around to applying for this in October and after various frustrations (our online application got lost TWICE, Mum's GP's secretary (not the GP - he couldn't have been nicer - just to woman on the end of the phone) who told Mum that she was wasting her time even applying, and letters from the local authority also getting 'lost in the post') the BB finally arrived this week. :j No assessment required, all done on the basis of the paper application (which I had to resort to as the online system was next to useless). Just in time for the various Christmas outings too!

Just wanted to say Thank You to tokenfield and pauliboo for the encouragement and tips posted above.