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It's amazing how long you can spend trying to get to sleep. Tonight, it's joint pain that's keeping me awake.

I think I've been awake since about 2. I must have dozed on and off as there's no way I've been awake for 5 hours.

Paracetamol isn't working either.

ETA: And now my gas central heating isn't working either. :o(
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The lady from the housing association rang me back. She still had no idea who/what/why, so I suggested she check any repair list for number 11 since we share the same path. She said she'd do that.

A short while later she rang me again to say it was on the repair list for number 11. Also, the repair team manager would be phoning me.

He did... He also expressed his confusion as to why number 11's path was affecting me. I explained it's a joint path to my front door and number 11's but it wasn't until I said it's a pair of flats that he understood. You'd think it would say on the system.

I pointed out that my carers are having to use number 13's path in order to get past the cement. I also pointed out I wouldn't have been able to get home if I'd been out. He apologised and agreed I should have been notified.

I'm just hoping this issue doesn't raise its ugly head again.

The manager said the concrete is dry enough to walk on now. My carers totally disagree. There's a rather large footprint at the other end. There's also a lot of pawprints. :oD
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I rang my housing association about it and they had no idea what I was talking about. "Are you sure it was one of our contractors?" they asked.

Apparently, the cement fairies are alive, and well, and working in my area.

The lady on the phone said she'll contact the housing association's scheduling team to see who was working in my area and which jobs they were actually supposed to do. I should get a call back.

In the meantime, I rang Ocado to ask them to inform my delivery driver that he'll need to use next door's path.

I really hope I get my shopping!
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Elaine (my aunt) was popping in today to drop off laundry. She rang me to say she was on her way, then rang again 15 minutes later to say she was outside and couldn't get in because my front path had been freshly cemented.

Awesome! It's been a trip hazard for years, so it's great that it's finally fixed. Only...

...No one told me. And I have carers 4 times a day who don't need to be Mission: Impossibling their way over my roof in order to get to me.

Fortunately, Elaine spotted that the trees next door have been tied back so there's a small gap for able-bodied people to get through from their path to by my front door. Me and my tank of an electric wheelchair would not make it through.

I wonder if I'll get a letter next week stating they're fixing my path on the 9th and to contact my housing association if it needs to be rescheduled?
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My smoke alarm started beeping every 30 seconds to alert me the battery needed changing. Unfortunately for me, it did it tonight at 10pm.

I rang Elaine, my aunt. She came round, took it down...and it wasn't that smoke alarm. I have 2. One is a battery one and the other is wired into the mains. It has a battery in it, in case the power goes off.

The batteries in them frequently fail during the night.

Elaine rang my housing association repair line. They said they'd call the electrician and call her back.

When they rang back, they said the electrician isn't answering, it's not likely he'll come out for a smoke alarm, so I'll probably have to wait until Monday. This is because of cutbacks.

Yeah. Just let that sink in.

Fortunately for me, Denis, Elaine's husband, has a screwdriver, so he took the damn thing down and put it into the utility room where I can't hear it. He shouldn't have had to but he did.

I'm just astounded that leaving anyone to endure relentless beeping for 60 hours is an acceptable solution.

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