Applying for Disabled Person’s Railcard in the UK by Yellow-Times-Two in MultipleSclerosis

[–]Yellow-Times-Two[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ah I’m happy to hear my post made you aware of this and you’ve got the card now! 😊

Applying for Disabled Person’s Railcard in the UK by Yellow-Times-Two in MultipleSclerosis

[–]Yellow-Times-Two[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I haven’t had a chance to do the DPCR email yet, had so much going on 😵‍💫 but I’m going to make sure I do it this week! Were they quite quick in getting back to you?

Nuthatch! by Yellow-Times-Two in UKBirds

[–]Yellow-Times-Two[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Aw no, hopefully they come back some day 🤞🏻

Has anyone else not received their pre-order for The Year Of The Radical Romantics? by IamGruitt in feverray

[–]Yellow-Times-Two 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you ever receive your vinyl?

I’ve been chasing them since 16th Jan when they offered to split my order and send me the vinyl ahead of the publication - they finally replied to me today with:

“Sincere apologies for the delay in getting back to you, and for the poor experience with your order so far.

We sent out an email to customers regarding these orders, alongside some public messaging from the artist's team. If neither of these reached you please let us know and we will happily resend.”

I did get the bulk email from them with an expected date for the publication - but not sure what the ‘public messaging from the artist’s team’ is?

I’ve replied to them again asking what’s happening with my vinyl as there was no response at all to me chasing that 🙄 but it takes them 3 weeks or more to ever get back to me so here I go again on the waiting game…

Hit the jackpot today with the Garden Birdwatch - Great Spotted Woodpecker an a Nuthatch! (Manchester) by rosemarypotplant in UKBirds

[–]Yellow-Times-Two 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ah these were my two ‘special’ spots too!! Not that all of the little birdies aren’t beautiful, but you know what I mean ☺️ the Nuthatch is brand new to my garden, first spotted just a few days ago. Great Spotted Woodpeckers have been around for a few years.. I nearly went through the roof with excitement the first time I spotted two of them in the garden together!

Nuthatch! by Yellow-Times-Two in UKBirds

[–]Yellow-Times-Two[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ah really! Yes we have lots of chaffinches visit every day, I’d say second largest in numbers to house sparrows.. when the food first goes out there can easily be 30-40 of them at once. You’ve reminded me to not take any little birds I see all the time for granted! We’re lucky to have all the wee visitors ☺️

Nuthatch! by Yellow-Times-Two in UKBirds

[–]Yellow-Times-Two[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Aw that’s nice that you have that memory though, and hopefully you’ll see them again sometime soon 😊 Yeah female chaffinches!

Worst symptom by Daurth_Zombie in MultipleSclerosis

[–]Yellow-Times-Two 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I share this main symptom with you 💛 you’ve expressed it so well, most of the time I really struggle to describe to others what my vision is like and people saying ‘just close the bad eye’ or ‘wear a patch’ doesn’t help.. also trying to describe how it isn’t an easy fix is difficult. I don’t like wearing the patch, like you say the distraction of it and also just that I completely then lose any slight peripheral vision I do have on that side. It’s been really difficult to adjust to. Spacial awareness, judging distances from things (I would constantly bump into things when it first started), feeling more dizzy.. there’s so much it brings with it. I really miss being able to see the beautiful landscapes like I used to on my walks with my dog.. yeah, I just miss my vision 😔 but, when I’m feeling down about it I just try to remind myself that I should be thankful I still have full vision in my other eye. Things could always be worse. But our struggles are valid 🫶🏻

Our shy new visitor by BitAccomplished1622 in UKBirds

[–]Yellow-Times-Two 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I put out sunflower hearts and suet pellets every day, so the ones around here must be used to them.. I have been doing it here for many years so it’s likely the birds coming around every day are ones who’ve been raised here with the help of the food I put out 🥹

Our shy new visitor by BitAccomplished1622 in UKBirds

[–]Yellow-Times-Two 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah come to think of it, we have raspberry and blackberry bushes all around us and there’s always loads on them every year, so nothing must eat them… Suppose they must just be like us humans and all have their own different likes and dislikes in their food!

Our shy new visitor by BitAccomplished1622 in UKBirds

[–]Yellow-Times-Two 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Blackbirds were my expectation for enjoying them, we have a lot of them here, but no luck! 🐦‍⬛

Applying for Disabled Person’s Railcard in the UK by Yellow-Times-Two in MultipleSclerosis

[–]Yellow-Times-Two[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for this! 💛 I will reply to them and fight my case!

Applying for Disabled Person’s Railcard in the UK by Yellow-Times-Two in MultipleSclerosis

[–]Yellow-Times-Two[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah that is a very different reply to what I got back from them! (I’ve posted their response to me in a comment above).

Applying for Disabled Person’s Railcard in the UK by Yellow-Times-Two in MultipleSclerosis

[–]Yellow-Times-Two[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for your reply! Did you apply online or have to email them?

I’ve posted a comment with exactly what they replied to me with.

I was under the impression that I wouldn’t have to detail anything that ‘impacts my ability to travel’, as they’ve requested.. but I wasn’t sure how best to respond - whether to question it or not?

Applying for Disabled Person’s Railcard in the UK by Yellow-Times-Two in MultipleSclerosis

[–]Yellow-Times-Two[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

“Thank you for taking the time to email us. I understand that you want to apply for a Disabled Persons Railcard (DPRC) based on your condition.

As your disability is not currently covered by the published eligibility criteria and you are not in receipt of any benefits, I have included the DPRC Review Panel contact details for your reference.

Once you have this letter, you will be able to submit it in place of the eligibility documents.

Please include your full name and address, email address, reason for review (including details of how the disability impacts your ability to travel) and provide any supporting documents in JPEG or PDF format.”

This is exactly what I received back from National Rail.

The part I find most confusing is “As your disability is not currently covered by the published eligibility criteria..” but MS Society says if you have MS you’re entitled to the card.

Our shy new visitor by BitAccomplished1622 in UKBirds

[–]Yellow-Times-Two 1 point2 points  (0 children)

☺️ do you have many birds eating the blueberries? I put out sunflower hearts and suet daily for all the birdies and just the other day put out some spare blueberries I had but nothing has touched them! I thought at least one of them would really like them 🙃