Well reckoned it was about time for a house update as I'm sure everyone is chomping at the bit to read the next exciting (nay maddening) installment. Since last time we actually heard back re: my complaint but just not within the 2 working days promised on the website as it took 5 in total (not counting the weekend obviously cos I'm kind). And the reason for the delay? It appears that no-one bothered to check their junk mail folder. Yes I know. To be fair we did get a phone call (which Rho took as I was out getting the girls) followed by a - requested - hard copy which is as non-committal and 'we better not admit to anything in case they sue' as you can get. Examples of this include: When we pointed out that this entire (6 year) situation has been caused in part by the frightening turnover in housing officer staff with a lack of continuity/follow up paper work left we were told bluntly that any complaint over 6 months old is invalid. Which was nice. When we express...
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Delia Derbyshire: Audiological.
Celebrating the utterly Autistic (I'm claiming her, deal with it) genius of Delia Derbyshire, the high priestess of British electronic music on her birthday. Nuff said.
May The Fourth Be With You!
Celebrate Star Wars Day with this Sith-tastic mix of Skywalker inspired sounds remixed for your dancing pleasure. Caution: may contain Gungans.
In Strict Tempo.
Born on this day 1959 - one of the saviours of my turbulent teen years, David James Ball - producer and electronic musician and one half of the synth-pop duo Soft Cell, alongside Marc Almond. And if you want to know why he (and they) are so important you can find out here .
House Soon is Now?
Thought I'd post a (very) quick house update for those following the whole sorry story .... Well, after finding out that we're no longer moving permanently (which was the actual reason we agreed to a move rather than doing the work around us due to the kids complex needs) we've heard nothing else since. I did get in touch with housing (a stage 2 written complaint seeing as we can't actually submit a stage 1 as we don't have a housing officer since the old one went AWOL) that, according to their website would at least be acknowledged within 2 working days. That was Tuesday 14th, it's now Sunday 19th and we've still not heard back. Could it be that they're inundated with repair complaints or is it just a lack of actually caring? I wont say incompetence as I'm not that bitchy. So we're sitting here nearly 3 weeks after our initial moving in date (1st April), just over 2 months since we were threatened with a 'forced move' and just over 2 ...
That Wednesday Feeling.
Not usually so serious but currently experiencing the first, oddly unsettling throes of that fabled condition called Autistic shutdown - my eyes are closing, my arms and legs are heavy and I'm lurching 'tween feeling like crying and vomiting. This whole housing situation has completely broken me and I really can't see anyway forward, hate having to ask Rho to deal with this shite.