Need a rant

Anniebach Really pleased to hear that. It is so often a case of being lucky with who you speak to. Some council staff are very helpful and some just guess and you don't always know which. Hopefully you can deal with the same person again if you need to.
I have had a call from the woman liaising with the building company and she said that my cistern is definitely going to be sorted and the electrician is going to come and have a look at the wires so I am a bit calmer too. Can't wait for it to be finished though. Should be done by Friday.
It was probably partly my fault because I kept asking the builders and getting different stories but that was my anxiety kicking in.
It is easier once you get to know them. The building co-ordinator is very nice and I have a good relationship with her. With my housing officer, she will only try and help with our neighbour if I use the word 'sue'.

Anniebach
Oh poor you.very stressful.sooo much red tape. Hopefully be done quickly.

Well, I have every sympathy with the OP. If Jeremy Corbyn gets in this is what life will be like for everyone all of the time.

Thank you all x

I feared I wouldn’t be able to take Fred out ,or Fred take me,

This is life in social housing , I get annoyed at times ,even rant ! But I accept this is how it is, I don’t own property but am happy for those who do.

I had my windows/doors replaced - at my own cost -and the whole house was done, including a tricky bay window, by a two man 'recommended' family firm in 3 and a half days with no trouble or much inconvenience at all- each window taken out individually. Why are you so worried about it- you should be grateful your council is taking care of its properties. Also, why were you seeking to replace a perfectly good 8ft fence, which doesn't belong to you, at your own expense? Is Fred a car, bike, bloke or animal - I'm confused -because you said he was back in the hall so can't be a car!!!!!

quizqueen why ask if Fred is a car after I said Fred would be back in the hall?

When did I say I was replacing a perfectly good fence ?

I didn’t know until this morning the fence was not my responsibility,

I pay my rent should I curtsy in gratitude to the council for their generosity ?

Why i don’t want the new windows is my decision and I don’t have to offer an explanation unless I choose to, i don’t choose to give you an explanation.

I have had a falling out with a friend who refused to understand that when you live in Social Housing it isn't really yours....you have to follow orders.
Friend lives in her own large detached house bought with a trust fund.
She would not listen and in the end I had to say but You don't know do you?
I am disabled and the HA refused to let me have my shed where `i can walk to. I paid for the shed and the labour to put it up but I can't get to my wheelchair. I have to have someone else get it for me.
I feel like a second class citizen.
Friend thinks I should be grateful, which I am, I am grateful to have a home but then I didn't inherit a Trust Fund !!!

Annie X

What a dreadful mess and so much stress totally undeserved. Get in touch with your local Councillor. ....elections may be pending so he/she will want to help@

Oh Annie what a horrible stressful time for you. I don't understand why you've been told 'you have to have the windows done', when four bungalows opposite you have refused and aren't having them done. Can you not also 'refuse' like them?

I agree with GinJeannie - speak to your local councillor. You never know, they may be able to help you - that's what they're there for, and why people like you voted them in (and could vote them out again just as easily!)

Very pleased you sorted out the fence. Hope you can get the result you want with the windows.p

Just received phone call from the company who will put up the new fence , 23rd April booked. The lovely girl from repairs dept certaintly got things moving ,

Will ask about the windows tomorrow, this is a small one bedroomed bungalow, watched them last week working across the Cul de sac, bedroom window and living room window at front, two men on each window I would have to sit in the room as they worked , no room I can escape to and I have to pay someone to take down curtains and blinds them put them up again . Already have double glazed windows,

Gosh I have moaned, sorry

Don't be sorry for moaning annie I have done my fair share the last couple of days.
You are within your rights to refuse to have the upheaval. The least they could do is take down and replace curtains and blinds.

So pleased you got the fence sorted out and Fred will have his own home!

Goodness me, Anniebach, don't get yourself upset by having to have new windows. I'm sure many of us who own our house would love to have new windows fitted but can't afford them. It'll be lovely when they're done. Lie back, relax and have them fitted.

Wish I hadn’t mentioned the windows .

Could a friend or somebody from Church help you with curtains?

Being forced to have messy, noisy, disruptive and un-necessary work done is something most people would be unhappy about, regardless of who is footing the bill.

Annie I understand perfectly about the windows. I hate having workmen in the house and, like you, I have one room, and a kitchen, so if anything is being done in the front room I have to go into a small kitchen with nowhere to sit. I get very anxious about anything like that xx

There's no cause for anxiety, Annie. I've had windows fitted twice and the work was done all in a day, without mess or unnecessary noise. It's really not a very big job. You may well find that your home is warmer with more modern windows.

And I still don’t know who/what Fred is! So sorry you have been messed about so much. Could you go out for the day when the work is done? The Council might be able to help you with taking down the curtains and blinds if you aren’t able to and putting them back up. I do sympathise, but it will be great when it’s all finished.

I don’t want this to be a ‘meme thread ‘ , such kind support about the windows.

Fred is my mobility scooter ?, I have developed a phobia which I am trying to be free of, I have agoraphobia and have become afraid of people , I am having therapy and am to keep anxiety down ! Proving rather difficult watching the workmen across the road and therapist is away for two weeks, I will cope.

Yes megan same for me , kitchen so small no room for table and chair .

I am with Annie on this - she is happy with the existing windows, and as the saying goes: if it ain't broken, don't fix it.

And speaking from my own recent experience, I can say that there is no guarantee that the new windows would be any improvement whatsoever on the old ones.
Ours certainly aren't - the quality is poor and so was the fitting!

You could always sit on the toilet with a good book Annie

sharon window being fitted in there too, suppose I could sit in the shower ?

Annie. Could the window fitters give you a leg-up into the attic. They could pass a cup of tea up to you through the hatch.