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Yes...this is ALL about me, and mine. Marvellously self indulgent, feel free to tell me how splendid I am, leave comments, nice ones please, I have little kids and teenagers who can do the rude stuff. I am a grandma, to the glorious Joshua, I'm allowed to look frazzled and weary, I earned it. The older I get, the more I see that hanging on and being patient is worth it! They ( whoever 'they' are) are so right when they say you never know what is around the corner, it isn't always an articulated truck! It is vital to make the time for making memories, friends are the greatest treasure, I love mine. I am rich!

Tuesday, May 01, 2007

think I feel a bit sick......edited to whine some more!

The good news is, we won't have to show anyone else around, we can live like pigs and boil fish and throw chip wrappers on the floor.
I am probably a bit annoyed that no-one tells us anything, I took Eli to nursery and came back to see the sign. I say probably because to be annoyed would take energy that I don't have, I use all my energy scratching my arms and dry heaving.
We are naught but a detail that pays rent while being tossed aside. Oh well, now we HAVE to get a council house, right?
I never ever want to feel this helpless again ( but somehow I feel it isn't over yet)
I see, as time goes by that this thing has been planned meticulously by our landwoman( not feeling like she a lady much at all right now) right down to when she would get our last rent cheque. She won't go without a blasted penny while we scrabble around trying to get what we need to move to wherever we get put. She's perhaps not as stupid as her letters make her appear, maybe she just can't transfer that sneaky onto paper.
I have been a scrubbing demon this morning....my home smells divine, I was about to have a lovely nap to make up for not sleeping last night, now I am all stomach knotted and fretful......bugger.
I think, in a minute I will convince myself that this is a good thing, all the wondering taken away, and no more strangers parading through the house etc. just looks kind of scary to see SOLD outside the window and still not have any idea where we are going.
I don't like this ride. there isn't even a sturdy railing to hang onto while we are being catapulted towards uncertainty, pity there's no stop button, we on it til it flings us off.

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this really is horrible, I called the council to make sure they had the papers I took in yesterday, yes, they do. Then we begin the chicken game again.....
** just slotting in here with a word, if any comments or emails tell me to get a job, send H to get a job so we can buy a house, I will track you down and punch you. I am aware that if we worked it would be easier to rent or buy but we can't work, we are decrepit and sick and at the very bottom of the usefully employable pile. Sucks but there we are.**
So he said " so you should use your time wisely " ( oh, you mean scrubbing and packing and scratching and explaining to children who ask over and over where they are going to live that we don't know but it will be OK) he also said " just because they sold doesn't mean you have to move out.....get them to pay your deposit for a new rental, find a new rental, stay where you are and make them take you to court ( oh right...court costs and lawyers and eviction orders and bailiffs, yeay just what we need, shut up and get me a damn house!!)
then I got the talk about how few houses there are and how he will be working on our case tomorrow but he can't speed anything up because it can't BE speeded up and maybe I should use my time wisely and find myself a house.
CHICKEN! You'll break before me....betcha can't hang about and wait, betcha you go out and find a rental before I get off my arse and find you a council house and even if I had one here right now I wouldn't tell you because we want you to find one for yourself and not make us sweat and move and actually see if we can help.
I know someone who was in this position and she took her kids to the housing association, stood there and said " they're yours, house them, I am sick with worry, there is nothing I can do, take them, I'll sleep in a bus shelter" Can you imagine? I can't actually but it worked...she got a house.
I know it is tough, I know there is a shortage of housing but it isn't impossible, I know they can do it, somehow. So they need to do it because I simply cannot, I do not have it in me to go through the whole degrading process of trying to convince rental agencies that we are good people, good tenants, reliable people. Waiting and wondering and hoping and praying and then being told no, again, not good enough, again. Then, maybe we ARE good enough, hooray, someone lets us rent their house, pay the mortgage for them, love their house and look after it. Stick with all their requirements and rules. Grow to love the house and then SMACK....get out.....move...do it again.......I can't . I really can't. The house is sold, my soul isn't.

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7 Comments:

Blogger LosingSanity said...

Oh my! That didn't take long! I can't believe she didn't tell you first. How awful that you had to find out by the sign!

I hope you were able to get a little rest,despite feeling sick!

1:24 pm  
Blogger Julie Q said...

You are right Helen. She doesn't sound like a lady. She could have at least called you and kindly told you it had sold. :(

I hope the ride is over soon Helen.

1:57 pm  
Blogger rachel said...

Ok, Helen, I'm ready to beat some people up for you, too. Just let me know if you get any comments like that from the states and I will!

I can't believe it's already sold. You are so brave! And moms are WAY better at chicken than council men!

5:01 pm  
Blogger Julie Julie Bo Boolie said...

Harrumph. Honestly the nerve. Some people just think they have all the answers and all the rights in the world don't they! Stupid people.

Keeping you in my prayers.

6:15 pm  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

i guess she figured that stupid letter was notice enough. i bet she already knew it was sold then. it does take a while to evict and you can't squeeze blood from a turnip so hjang in there. not sure how the council thing works but if it's anything like the welfare is here i pity you. people make it look so easy, but really it isn't. still i feel something will come and soon. keep us posted.

6:37 pm  
Blogger LosingSanity said...

Ugh! use your time wisely? And what does he think you do with it? Sit around and watch tv and eat bon bons? The nerve! I hope this is all over soon for you!

7:47 pm  
Blogger Lindsey said...

I've been away for a while Helen but I'm sorry you have to move! But you're right, on to better places. Don't give up hope. You WILL find a place. (((HUGS)))

8:27 pm  

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