Morning post delivery

[Caran]

Yesterday when the postman came I opened a letter addressed to me. On reading what it was about I started whooping and cheering. Suddenly I realised what I was doing. I was whooping because I had been declared disabled. I had got my blue badge. I felt such an idiot, so glad OH was still in bed and didn't see my stupid behavour. Anyone else reacted so stupidly to something in the post?

[missprim]

Probably carandrog but just wanted to say I'm pleased you got your blue badge at last.

[Hopkirk]

I once (in 1982) opened a letter and found a £50 cheque from National Savings. I thought it was odd, as I had little in my savings account and hadn't asked to withdraw any.

I then read the accompanying letter which said 'Congratulations, you have won on the premium bonds'

Thank heavens I saw the cheque first or I would have gone berserk.

[paddywak]

Now you've got your blue badge carandog, you want to inquire about a special access permit, it allows you to drive and park in pedestrianized areas on certain days, for instance in our area Sunday-Wednesday. It's really handy as you can park right out side of many town and city centre shops.

[lcg]

just before xmas....after a very long fight, we got a council tax refund backdated over 3 years as my hubby is officially potty. it does have it's benefits! i nearly wet myself laughing at the rebate for this year and the nice big fat cheque inside. they were difficult, bullying so and so's during the process, so it was especially sweet x

[Caran]

Sorry went off site to play scrabble I won 358/254. Paddywak that looks interting I must investigate that one.
icg76 that was funny, but not the situation you are in tho.

[Mamyalynne]

I am slightly the opposite, though not in a bad way, am registered partially sighted - so letters from certain bodies come with huge letters 'Documents For The Blind', makes me feel uncomfy nothing more.

[Mamyalynne]

Ooops sorry caran, glad you got your badge.

[Caran]

I am attacked from 2 areas, I have ostioarthrtitis (sp) of the spine that causes great pain on walking, standing or sitting, and am undergoing investigations for possible emphysemia or the oher one COp something or other. My mother had emphysemia and was on oxygen 24 hours a day so don't look forward to that diagnosis.

[Caran]

It's not all doom and gloom tho. I do what I can. we go out where we want to, this will just make it a bit easier.
I made OH laugh tonight. I said only the parts of my legs from below hips to knees were special. Because I worked down from top of my head to my feet on what was wrong with me.
Hairloss
eyesight going
hearing going
High blood pressure
shoulder pain due to falling out of the loft
ostioathritis of spine
spondilitis
Pain in hips
Foot pain and burning
burning up shins to kneees.

so only places left are from knees to just below hips!!
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[trt]

I got my blue badge 18 months ago which I didn't think I would get.

The biggest surprise for me was about 3 years ago when I get kept getting an insurance document in the post saying I was entitled to £15,000.

I thought it was a scam and I put them in the bin, then a few weeks later had a phone call to say it was a life insurance that I took out many years ago which I had forgot about, as I had changed address's so many times with my job.

Very nice news.

[lcg]

i'm glad i'm not the only one falling apart. they haven't decided what's wrong with me - i have extreme pain in my lower body and hands - so they are lazily arguing over arthritis/chronic pain disorder. i'm only 35 so upset at being a cripple...but it does make me laugh, cry and shout and scream (sometimes all at once!) when i do stuff like fall down/up the stairs, trip over myself or bash something. i used to be really sporty and am fiercley independent. life has a funny way of turning out...x