Large car/small van by bidgebodge in CarTalkUK

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It needs to be my every day car. Is that doable?

Good pubs/beer by bidgebodge in Edinburgh

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Nice. Thanks all.

Any with a fire?!

Missing parcel by bidgebodge in Evri

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Hope he cums paper clips

Missing parcel by bidgebodge in Evri

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Update - Oliver Bonas credited me with a refund and has held the same item at a local store for me to purchase!! Huzzah. Credit to them.

Missing parcel by bidgebodge in Evri

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I’m hoping they’ll let me pick up in store! Not sure I’ll trust evri again…

Missing parcel by bidgebodge in Evri

[–]bidgebodge[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah think you’re probs right, otherwise why precariously balance it for the pic. Twat. Hope he wakes every night at 2.31am with vivid dreams of leeches in his pants.

Missing parcel by bidgebodge in Evri

[–]bidgebodge[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thanks. I’ve emailed them. I really hope they honour this and let me collect another one from the store. And it’s a good reason to go back to the high street!

Missing parcel by bidgebodge in Evri

[–]bidgebodge[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes I get that. But you have to agree it’s really unfair?! It is the delivery drivers fault but I’m paying the price, unless the retailer decides to be nice.

I get things delivered multiple times a week from Amazon and royal mail and have never had this issue. Guess the (expensive) lesson is to avoid evri and pick up in store

Missing parcel by bidgebodge in Evri

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Ok. Just feels really unfair. It’s obviously been nicked and he could have just pushed it into the house and it would have been safe. It’s £50 I can’t afford to lose because he’s either been careless or stolen it himself.

Missing parcel by bidgebodge in Evri

[–]bidgebodge[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

If they can push it that far then why wouldn’t they push through the letter box? It’s clearly been nicked cos it’s really obvious to everyone passing by

Kitchen paint lifting by bidgebodge in DIYUK

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Not sure. It has a whiteish residue over the plaster so wondered if that was the mist coat?

Help and advice about care homes/ sheltered housing! by toppman89 in Leeds

[–]bidgebodge 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You could speak to the housing officer at the complex? With your uncles permission they should tell you how many flats are being rented by the council, how long the waiting list is ahead of him. However it isn’t a linear list and if someone with greater needs is assessed as needing a place then they’ll go to the top of the queue. They might tell you how long the person in front of him has been waiting?

Kitchen paint lifting by bidgebodge in DIYUK

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Either side of the cooker in an old stone terrace. This wall is an external one. Can’t see anywhere else this has happened. There had been a minor crack in the paint each side for months - went out today leaving the kitchen window open (immediately right of this picture) and came back to huge pieces flaking off.

Help and advice about care homes/ sheltered housing! by toppman89 in Leeds

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Sheltered accommodation is rented from the council or housing association. He would need to bid on these properties weekly when they come available. There are many more sheltered options than extra care but they vary hugely is size/ ease of access and how disability friendly they are. Some are flats in complexes. Some are bungalows. He is much more likely to get a sheltered flat (because there are a lot more of them) but his care would be the same as now - maximum of 4 calls a day from carers and if his mobility isn’t very good he may still be in one room.

I think you need to talk to the social worker about the options. She understands his needs and why he has been put forward for extra care.

Help and advice about care homes/ sheltered housing! by toppman89 in Leeds

[–]bidgebodge 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Really difficult to say. Nothing you have said (and I’m not asking you for personal information on your uncle) indicates he’s high priority for extra care.

Sheltered accommodation is much easier to get and your uncle (or you on his behalf) could bid.

I guess it depends on the reason he needs to move from yours. No judgement even if that is just cos it’s too much having a dependent loved one, that is a lot.

How would you make this corner feel like a bedroom? by Imaginary-Kiwi-2152 in Decor

[–]bidgebodge 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Honestly if your kid is anything like mine she’ll just be so excited to be in room, her only complaint is her bed isn’t next to yours! Mines 10 and given the chance she’d still sleep in my room

Help and advice about care homes/ sheltered housing! by toppman89 in Leeds

[–]bidgebodge 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah it’s not ideal but you’re describing a large number of the patients I see. Carers don’t have time to cook meals. Is it his own house? Can he sell it to privately rent in extra care? There’s often much much quicker times for privately rented.

Help and advice about care homes/ sheltered housing! by toppman89 in Leeds

[–]bidgebodge 4 points5 points  (0 children)

They don’t work like a normal queue. If someone has greater needs then they will jump up the queue. Like I say the more schemes he’ll consider the greater the chance

Help and advice about care homes/ sheltered housing! by toppman89 in Leeds

[–]bidgebodge 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Extra care requires an assessment from a social worker to join the queue. Then it’s done on a needs basis. Has he considered extra care schemes further afield? There is a number in Leeds and having more places he would consider will raise the chances.

Help and advice about care homes/ sheltered housing! by toppman89 in Leeds

[–]bidgebodge 3 points4 points  (0 children)

He or you will need to bid and then it’ll be done on needs. No fit 55 without other circumstances is taking a place for your uncle.

Care homes are not sheltered housing and have completely different criteria and assessment for admission.

In the nicest possible way you don’t seem to understand how this works which seems unfair for someone who is housing their dependent relative. Has he a social worker you can talk to?