Baby steps to mortgage freedom for beanielou.

Watty1

Beanie do you have a blue badge?  If not, can you investigate getting one?  I know it is another thing to do but it might make your life a tad easier, particularly with parking  (I have a friend who has one and have realised just how big a difference it has made for her when she finally gave in and applied).  And then places like you are visiting have to helpfully tell you were you can park.

As an aside, Saddlers Wells has a very lovely exclusive car park at the back just for blue badge holders, you ring in advance, get the days code and can often have a car park all to oneself apparently, without that she would travel by train, and taxi and struggle to walk to get the cab back to the station).

beanielou

Watty1 said:

Beanie do you have a blue badge?  If not, can you investigate getting one?  I know it is another thing to do but it might make your life a tad easier, particularly with parking  (I have a friend who has one and have realised just how big a difference it has made for her when she finally gave in and applied).  And then places like you are visiting have to helpfully tell you were you can park.

As an aside, Saddlers Wells has a very lovely exclusive car park at the back just for blue badge holders, you ring in advance, get the days code and can often have a car park all to oneself apparently, without that she would travel by train, and taxi and struggle to walk to get the cab back to the station).

Yes. I have one. 

Watty1

Well surely they should have somewhere for you to park....am cross on your behalf

badmemory

I'm sure Beanie has read some of their tricks.  Like booking a wheelchair user in for an appointment at a place with no ramp.  

Sun_Addict

That’s annoying about the access. Surely they must realise some claimants will have disabilities. When Mr SA had a PIP assessment the building they’d hired for the assessments wasn’t disability friendly at all. 

beanielou

I’ve seen it all before. It makes me sad & despair.  It makes me angry too. I just don’t have the energy to fight it anymore. The whole thing drains me so much. 

Anyway I am hurdle durking today & trying not to think about it. 

Only 3 years 9 months til state pension. 

PennysIntoPounds

Hello young bean, I've finally caught up with your diary! Thank you for all your lovely support on mine.

Sorry you're going through stress with UC and dodgy doctor and needing to push back on rollator not functioning properly.

You are a strong and capable woman and all these things will be sorted, at a pace that works for you 💪

Enjoy your hurkle durkle, it's definitely a day for it 

beanielou

PennysIntoPounds said:

Hello young bean, I've finally caught up with your diary! Thank you for all your lovely support on mine.

Sorry you're going through stress with UC and dodgy doctor and needing to push back on rollator not functioning properly.

You are a strong and capable woman and all these things will be sorted, at a pace that works for you 💪

Enjoy your hurkle durkle, it's definitely a day for it 

Thank you. I feel anything but strong & capable but thanks. 

beanielou

My lovely friend who is so unwell is getting very muddled. Second time she has phoned very confused & hungry in 3 days. Luckily enough the carers came in just after she phoned today. I was really hoping I did not need to get dressed and go along. I am there most days & really needed to have a day to myself today. 

beanielou

Oh and the matriarch is away again. 27 degrees. It’s only 7 degrees here. Bah. 

Hopefully once she gets home there will be some news about her operation. It’s getting ridiculous now. She is getting near the top of the list but they only operate at the location she is supposed to have her surgery once a fortnight.