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To be annoyed at council waiting times

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Dancingfairy · 02/08/2017 19:54

My council has a 3 week wait for all repairs. The light in my bathroom has gone, it's not a standar bulb so someone from the council has to come to sort it. I have to wait 3 weeks! So I cannot use my bathroom after a certain time, I usually bath my children before bed but won't be able to for 3 weeks. Aibu to think it should be sorted sooner?

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Floggingmolly · 02/08/2017 21:44

Council housing is not charged at market rent.

Terfing · 02/08/2017 21:44

What an odd thread Confused

CosmicPineapple · 02/08/2017 21:43

Bath her in the sink in the kitchen. At 3 months she will have no idea its the sink.
Or use a few torches as many posters have suggested.

Or moan on mn about it and refuse to look at alternatives. Your choice OP.

Alltheprettyseahorses · 02/08/2017 21:42

Floggingmolly Social housing rent is not subsidised. That is a very stupid thing to say.

Huffletuff · 02/08/2017 21:41

YABU. Think yourself lucky you have council accommodation when there are lots who are waiting.

SunnySkiesSleepsintheMorning · 02/08/2017 21:40

Instead of saying people are jealous, why don't you say what sort of lightbulb it is and then people can actually help you? Or did you want a bunfight?

NicolasFlamel · 02/08/2017 21:40

Oh god get a grip. Use a torch or something. Pop and get some cheap glow sticks, they can have a fun disco bath. Try to be a bit resourceful, you're a parent. Alternatively dont bath them for a couple of days. You'll all survive it. Bloody hell..

Starlight2345 · 02/08/2017 21:39

You can get battery tea lights, lots of light if you go to poundland but also at 3 months old ..Not sure what time you are bathing..It went dark here about 9 ..however you could use kitchen sink at that age.

doobree · 02/08/2017 21:38

Wow some really nasty people on this thread.

It is perfectly common to have unusual or particular light fittings that require an electrician to work on them and tenancy agreements frequently specify this. Its one thing if you are a homeowner but some light fittings I have seen were so dodgy I wouldn't dare touch them. Many rented properties I have seen don't comply with building regulations re electricity and zoning in bathrooms etc and I'd want nothing to do with touching any of it.

It is also pretty common to have candles prohibited under tenancy agreements.

YANBU dancing. If it is the council's resonsibility then they need to fix it asap - and change the light fitting to something easier and cheaper to maintain while they are at it.

x2boys · 02/08/2017 21:38

We all live in London or the South East apparently Clopy well we don't but people can't grasp this?

ClopySow · 02/08/2017 21:35

normal tenants in private rental

What's not normal about social tennants?

ClopySow · 02/08/2017 21:34

Well I know it's not free but it's heavily, heavily subsidized and stable - and normal tenants in private rental often struggle to get critical problems fixed! Whilst paying lots more than social renters in the same blocks. Such entitlement

The people at fault there aren't the social tennants.

coddiwomple · 02/08/2017 21:34

don't use candles, read the posts full of different advice and ideas, not involving candles. Its not that hard Hmm

x2boys · 02/08/2017 21:33

No it isn't Kailoet in many parts of the UK council rent is comparable to private rent why can't people grasp this?

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Dancingfairy · 02/08/2017 21:32

I'm glad someone else mentioned fire hazards when it comes to candles as a baby died around my area in a house fire when I was little. I've never been able to use anything like candles because of that. So no, no candles!

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Kailoer · 02/08/2017 21:31

Well I know it's not free but it's heavily, heavily subsidized and stable - and normal tenants in private rental often struggle to get critical problems fixed! Whilst paying lots more than social renters in the same blocks. Such entitlement.

x2boys · 02/08/2017 21:30

Have you read the replys the council won't allow people to ca
Change them themselves coddi?

Barbie222 · 02/08/2017 21:30

This isn't a sympathetic environment for your moan - you read the room badly!

BusyBeez99 · 02/08/2017 21:29

Ha ha this is a wind up Op right?

Go to pound shop and get a push light to use in the meantime

x2boys · 02/08/2017 21:29

But I needed a secure tenancy for my disabled child before people start

PelvicFloorClenchReminder · 02/08/2017 21:29

Flowers for you OP.

It's not your fault that a lot of people don't know how council housing works.

coddiwomple · 02/08/2017 21:29

It's not free coddi people pay their rents why is this so hard for you to grasp

I have been a private tenant for many years in the past, never once had my rent cover the change of lightbulbs Grin

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Dancingfairy · 02/08/2017 21:29

No need to be so harsh is there. I was only having a moan. I won't use candles as I don't like them.

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AngeloftheSouth84 · 02/08/2017 21:28

Whats it got to do whether I live in a council property or not.
Well, if it was your own property you'd have to do it yourself. Does the council come round to dress your kids and cook them dinner too?

x2boys · 02/08/2017 21:28

No it isn't Flogging I pay 40 quid a month less than private tenants but I was also a private tenant and for my extra forty quid I got white goods carpets built in wardrobes etc

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