FMB Fanclub

[iancognito]

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If only Local Authorities had someone intelligent managing them eh?

We have three such centres near us and they have their own disabled minibus (well the bus isn't disabled but you know what I mean) and the staff drive and escort between the 3 which is probably the cheapest solution all round.

Worse case I ever heard of was a neighbours son being denied Kidney Dialysis because he was disabled and nearly 40 and funding was tight, needless to say, that one was fought and won too.

[WendyB]

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Glad you're getting somewhere with this Enaid. :banana:You're right, the cost will probably be more than it would have been for her to still have the minibus, but I suppose the money is coming out of a different budget - thats how all these lot work, you can't have it out of this budget, but there's money in that budget blah blah, no matter that its costing them more in the end! Not to mention all the time and effort and grief you've put in!! Loads of palaver but it looks like you've (almost) got a result. Just shows that these things can be sorted if you've got the get up and go to do it. Although I think my get up and go has got up and gone

[enaid]

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Well some of you may remember my rant a couple of months ago, about transport for my daughter to her Day center being stopped. The reason given was that as she has a motability car, she has to use this to go to the center. To provide transport for her would be a double benefit so to speak. No matter that she can't drive herself and has behavioural problems a driver and escort are needed to take her and pick her up. We are not happy about this but after 2 appeals and much moaning we have got nowhere.
Today however I have been to the bank to open an account for my daughters Direct Payment to go into. This is a benefit which is paid to people to cover the costs of a service not provided by the Local Authority. This is now transport lol.
Sorry to laugh but you may too when you hear the rest.
My daughter has been allowed 20 hours a week for a driver and an escort to take her to and from the center. The said people will be coming from an agency (all vetted etc) by the way.
Now I am not a very bright person but , and correct me if I am wrong. I think the cost of this will far out weigh the cost of the shared mini bus plus escort, that we did pay a cost towards, that has been removed.
I have a meeting in the morning to be shown how to manage this money and what have you. When I do find out the costs I will let you know.
I know a lot of you have little or no interest in things like this. If you have no dealings with people with Learning Difficulties etc then you are oblivious to what goes on and what doesn't.
The only thing I will say is you could end up caring for someone yourselves and believe me if you don't try and keep your eye on the ball with these things, you will be left to do it alone.

[Delta]

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What tickles me is that the 3 I spoke to yesterday are obviously not of English descent, I don't know if Cap One have an overseas call centre, but two of them were called Michelle and Jenny.....I figure they are using a persona, well I get paid to do that too, and my clients/customers are satsified cos I listen/read what they are saying and respond accordingly.

Tip for call centre workers.... deviate from the script and be orignal, your retention rate is sooooo much better

[Paule]

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talk to me in writing

lol :roll:

[Delta]

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Glad I had a drink last night, helped me cope with two calls from my lovely credit card company in 5 mins! Which bit of feck off and only talk to me in writing is soooooooo hard for them to grasp?

I can only assume that I should have written it in crayon with likkle pictures to help them understand

[enaid]

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Just a normal one that frequents this site lol, well must be 90% of the peeps on here like a drink lol. Keeps one sane

[Delta]

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piffing down here too

Oh, and I am on the coffee at the moment, what kind of lush do you take me for girl? hic

[enaid]

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Morning, I hope your not still drinking lol.
What a change we have in the weather today missing down here.

[Delta]

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Morning all

[Delta]

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I'm getting frunk again, anyone care to join me? :jd::alchie:

[Tempty]

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LOl aren't kids great!

my eldest lad can clear a room if he takes his trainers off

[archer_66]

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you know what, saying that my daughters are way worse than my lads at smells! especially the smallest one she thinks its great to bend over in front of her brother and let one go!!! yes i tell her off but i dont think she can hear me over her hysterics!!
and the puppy doggy is back home,picked her up on the way back and she cant half let them go as well! i need some more freshener
she is lovely though and getting very large!! shes now 13 weeks old!

[Delta]

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Ewwwww enaid, you really didn't want to be in our house this morning, hmmm the OH could be the reason why the kids were out of the house on time.

He really is evil, and is followed (very closely) by my daughter... for a girlie she really does stink!

[WendyB]

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My daughter is back at school tomorrow, got everything sorted, only problem will be getting her out of bed lol. Must be fair though, at her age I have't seen much of her, school hols aren't so traumatic as they get older! Apart from the inevitable "can you come home in your lunch break and run me to the stables please?2 A small price to pay for not having the hassle of childminders to sort out. I remember when the kids were small I used to have to have a big colourcoded chart to remind me where they were supposed to be being minded at each day