Tuesday 19 September 2017

Bimbling Along

Ive always loved the word bimbling probably because i like life to be bimbling , sort of unexciting and regular . Sadly theres not much bimbling anymore ...lol
I feel that im writing a record of the decline and fall of the human race most days , the end of the world is supposed to be some time this week or the next , according to someones translation or prophecy.  The Rapture is booked for the 23rd I believe , which could be a shocker to those who think theyre  holy , when there still stood here as the most unexpected people just up and vanish.
So what do you buy from the jumble sale , when youve £4 between you and the end of the month , I think I did well, a jug full of good make LED lightbulbs  for 50p, much needed as i have been going to bed with a torch for a fortnight , theres enough bulbs to see us through the winter.  A huge carrier bag of "sewing rubbish " as the lovely lady called it for a whole 50p , it was packed with lace and ribbon , binding, elastic , piping cord and at the very bottom 3 white and one pale pink Gutterman unused reels of thread....Woop Woop . Also 4 brackets to go into the greenhouse construction box for a whole 10p each , the next book in a series ive been reading etc etc and I still have change in my purse . So the thrift gods shone  in the right direction if nothing else .
Meanwhile it was caseworker day and she rang the DWP to ask the question on everyones lips . Why do we qualify for not a penny at all !  There was much mumbling and eventually they came to the conclusion that we hadnt filled in a farm eos31 or some such , our caseworker had never heard of it , they have certainly never asked us or even sent us one, in fact they have never mentioned it at all before !!!  She asked if we could do this retrospectively , much mumbling again , yes  Where do we get said form ? Its not available online you must go to the jobcenter and ask for one . Thankyou said the caseworker jumped in her little car and went trundling off to do the 30 mile trip to get one ....
3 hours later she returned to tell us the Job Centre had never heard of this form and it wasnt till she had a paddy with the DWP on her phone and the Job Center manager was dragged from his office , they eventually found said form , theyd always wondered what these were for because nobody ever asked for them !!!
It took her 3 hours because someone had once again jumped off the roof of the multistory car park in central Lincoln so she couldnt get her car out .........Just one of those days
We filled in the pink form  of 30  pages of information they already have on a blue form and she took it straight back to them and stood over them while they checked it and sent it on its merry way to HQ.
What will be the result of this form we have no idea , but you have nothing to lose when you have nothing anyway.  But the annoying and worrying thing is theres no reference to this form anywhere , nobody at the job center knew anything about it and most of our Job Centre are pretty useful and helpful , both our caseworker and I have spoken to the DWP numerous times been stuck on hold with the god awful music that saps everyone's will to live , patronised by kids in a call center for hours in the last 6 months and im bleedin angry about the whole shitty performance . They will not tell you anything that actually helps you , unless you ask the right questions they dont give any answers what the hell is going on ?

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  1. As they say 'you couldn't make it up'. Your caseworker sounds an absolute star, hope the form works. Unfortunately we get neither car boot or jumble sales where I live, they sound good value.

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    1. everything i write is a work of imagination.....if only

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  2. What a great word 'bimbling'. Great finds at the jumble sale, hopefully you will finally have some luck with these forms. A great bonus to have someone fighting your corner and your caseworker sounds amazing.

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    1. Our caseworker is amazing , but even she who deals with these matters everyday has never heard of the form they wanted

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  3. Beggars belief doesn't it? It never ceases to amaze me that some people (the Vicky Pollards of this world) seem to be able to get away with living off all sorts of benefits with no trouble at all, yet genuine cases such as yours (and close relatives of ours) get what little they have taken off them for the stupidest of reasons, and then have to fight tooth and nail to get any help at all. Thank goodness for your caseworker.

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    1. Im surprised they just dont admit they want all the disabled gone from there perfect world

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  4. She's an angel. I'm glad she stood her ground and wouldn't let the matter drop. Here's hoping it's the solution.

    Joan (Devon)

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    1. We arent holding our breath over the form doing any good at all , nothing ever goes that smoothly

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  5. This is awful - how on earth are you keeping going ? I, too, am fed up with 'kids' in call centres, patronising me when they haven't got the first clue of any of lifes problems !! argh ...

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    1. Our wonderful leader seems to have created a whole new industry out of screwing up the disabled's lives , you cant wade through the morass without a caseworker or a masters in gobbledygook

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  6. If you get a chance keep an "ear" on Radio Norfolk breakfast programme this week they are going to town on a similar case in Norwich and are really hanging these disbaility assessment centres and the DWP out to dry!!

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    1. Ive been watching this for a while online with interest , I now know of 3 people in this area who are having the same problem caused by the same assessor , she is somewhat distinctive.

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  7. Thank goodness there's someone fighting in your corner. Hope it gets sorted out.
    Great finds at the jumble, I'm always running out of white cotton. xxx

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