[PlaneMan]

This place isn’t far from me, very close to the city centre and even closer to the Principality Stadium (Millennium Stadium) which will be chaos today. Last time I went past, a fortnight ago, there was about 2 million worth of cars outside.

They’ve hosted some events sponsored/supported by Google in the past and I’m sure there will be more.

[PlaneMan]

If it was medication he should have tested it before even contemplating driving. I have a delayed reaction to my methotrexate which makes me very drowsy anywhere from 6-12 hours after I take it. If I have to drive on the day I’m due to take it I have to delay it. It’s not rocket science.

Driving under the influence, drugs or booze, is unacceptable.

[PlaneMan]

There is an industrial supply business not far from me, used to be called Penarth Industrial Supply Services, yep PISS. It’s now dropped the Services from the name.

My brother was at school with a kid called Richard Head, I knew a girl called Emma Rhoids….

The classic is from the IT Crowd.

 

[PlaneMan]

Bob, the whole PIP system is designed to break people. If I weren’t such a stubborn git at times I’d have quit months ago. It also helps that my mother is almost as stubborn so would give me a nudge when I felt like giving in. I really feel for the people who have no support or don’t even know where to look in the first place.

[PlaneMan]

The way they calculate back pay is also a con, depending on your situation.

Because I was on low mobility DLA and had to switch to PIP when I notified them of my change in circumstances they kept on paying me DLA until the final decision that the DWP can make, the mandatory reconsideration.

From that date onward it was treated as  a PIP claim outright, not a switch from DLA. That means that back pay can only be paid from that date, not from the original claim date so I lost out on about 6 months of back pay. So to save millions (and deny help to those that need it) all they have to do is look at the people that have a very strong case for more or the same amount of £ when switching from DLA and deny them everything. Stall for as long as possible also saves millions, Wait for people to give up saves millions. Lying saves millions.

This is all completely legal. No way to claim the extra months of back pay exists.

Thanks everyone, and if anyone needs help with PIP I have some pointers- I’m no expert but picked up a few things along the way.

[PlaneMan]

My tribunal was heard on Monday, as has been said it’s a bitch to get that far. My face to face assessment was a farce, the interviewer made up lots of stuff and mixed things up so that it sounded like I was better off than I was.

I was getting DLA but because of a change in circumstances (hip being nadgered) I informed the DWP and was denied PIP outright, no points at all, despite a long medical history. Even the mandatory reconsideration came back with no points at all. The tribunal awarded me 16 points, 8 for both mobility and daily living. DWP weren’t even close!!!

My case was settled relatively quickly, just over a year. I’ve seen reports of some cases dragging on for many years, that’s criminal IMO.

[PlaneMan]

JayCeeDee wrote:

Great result – there is some justice!!

In the appeal system, yes, there is.

For the poor gits that can’t get that far, for whatever reason, there is none. It’s a truly grueling process, designed to make you give up.

 

And thanks.

[PlaneMan]

I’m still waiting to see a surgeon. Had an appointment early May but it was cancelled the day before by a giggling fool who thought it was funny that I’d been given an appointment to see the foot surgeon.  :wacko:

Nothing else the consultant can do apart from drugs, methotrexate, 20 mg once a week ATM. Hate the stuff, have to take vitamin D and folic acid to counteract the bad effects and it wipes me out for about 14 hours. No positive effects yet but it can take a while, so I’ve been told.

On the up side I found out today I’ve won my PIP appeal!  :yahoo:  :good:

Not the outcome I was expecting, better than I hoped for so it’s okay with me. Should be able to get a blue badge for when I use mum’s car also.  :yahoo:

[PlaneMan]

Shame on them!

That mini ramp is in a poor state!!!

[PlaneMan]

Risk is always a laugh, especially when you beat people that carry around The Art Of War .

That was when my brother lived in Wimbledon and had housemates that were fledgling traders and merchant bankers.

I never lost.  :yahoo:

[PlaneMan]

I love a Mini, not a MINI.

I had a Mini estate, bought it off some bloke in Barry, he’d replaced the engine and drivetrain with a MG Metro Turbo engine (bored out so it was close to 1400 CC) and some other bits. The car was a pig to start because the starter motor was too weak. I lived on the bottom of a hill at the time so I’d park about 100m up and bump start it. It went like mad, even before the turbo span up, when it did it was an interesting time, torque steer was immense.

My mother also had a Mini Cooper with a sliding soft top roof section, hated the roof as it would pop out of the guide rails all the time and get stuck, loved the car though.

[PlaneMan]

Bio Menace

[PlaneMan]

Sure can. Does OTG better than any other Android device I’ve come across so far.

[PlaneMan]

If you could get a Shield K1 for sensible money it’s still the dogs danglies for the RRP. You can’t though.

So the Samsung looks good.

[PlaneMan]

JayCeeDee wrote:

I wouldn’t get offended by a monthly reminder, or even every 2 months or whichever. We use it and tend to just forget about what puts it there. Mine just went in, so set the alarm now:):)

This ^.

I think this month is the only one I’ve forgotten to send some shekels your way, this will be rectified shortly.

[PlaneMan]

I buy CDs second hand, rip them and upload to Play music. I also have prime music which is useful for trying out music before spending out.

Most folks I know use spotify, paid or free.

[PlaneMan]

Mum has the G5 plus and it’s not that big ‘in the hand’ and the camera is a better one than the G5. Whether that’s important to you is another thing.

[PlaneMan]

I use a Panasonic job, best I’ve had by a long shot and I also suffer with skin issues on my head and face.

No idea why but this one causes less issues than any of the other ones I’ve had and the battery lasts quite well.

[PlaneMan]

Was up early so did the shot of the Magic Roundabout.

https://kuula.co/post/7lm1j

[PlaneMan]

Like Dave I also scan the PC’s when I’m at the hospital.

I had to go to the UHW, commonly known as The Heath, for an emergency blood test on Tuesday.

I passed dozens of rigs blatantly running XP and when I eventually found the phlebotomist (not where they were meant to be) the rig there was of the Pentium era, yes, the original Pentium, I didn’t get a very good look at the screen, a 19″ odd CRT but it looked like Win 98 to me.

Hopefully NHS in Wales has had a ‘get out of jail’ card and used it wisely!

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