To be annoyed at council waiting times

It is also heavily subsidised, prettyseahorse. Don't be obtuse.

I'm equally sure the council wouldn't install light bulbs that they had to ban tenants from changing themselves, 2boys

They would flogging
They do.

Oh but you would be wrong Flogging.

People aren't jealous, some just get irritated at where tax money is spent - I would rather mine went to public services such as the NHS or police etc rather than paying for lightbulb repairs.
YOU aren't paying for the repair. OP is.

you are lucky to have a roof over your head!
Bollocks. Or so is everyone. Is a private tenant lucky? Is someone with a mortgage lucky? Should OP go and live in a skip?

This thread shows how woefully (and wilfully) ignorant people are about council housing. It is not free. It is paid for by the tenant.

Fucking hell people.

I also live in a council high rise. I have the same light with no window in the bathroom. We are under strict instructions not to touch them and have to phone council to send an electrician to fix it.

The guy who came out to do it said it was the fucking bane of his life and all his workmates and he thought it was rediculous but those are the rules.

There is nothing entitled about being pissed off about it. Its fucking annoying.

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

I'm equally sure the council wouldn't install light bulbs that they had to ban tenants from changing themselves, 2boys

Either change it yourself or stop moaning you are lucky to have a roof over your head!

Is this post for real?!!

No I don't HelenaDove, but some people are so entitled they believe they should get them apparently.

The OP is clearly getting free repairs, and moaning it's taking too long. I struggle to believe she's genuine frankly, but I don't want to start troll hunting.

Why are you being so helpless??

Buy a light and an existential cord, and do it that way. Use candles. Use electric fucking candles.
Good god it's not the end of the world

I'm assuming the council doesnt allow people to change those kind of light bulbs them selves not that the Op can't be arsed shame people are to thick on here to realise the difference?

Wow, can't believe how harsh people are being. No solutions I'm afraid but yes you are entitled, clearly you're entitled to your council house else you wouldn't be in it. Councils exist to serve their citizens and when we all act like people should feel grateful for anything they get we let councils off the hook from their responsibilities. It isn't a race to the bottom, the fact that council housing is hard to come by doesn't mean anyone who has it should feel like they owe the rest of us.

Is it the bulb or the light that is broken?

I went 9 months with a lamp in my bathroom because my light was broken and my housing association wouldnt fix it properly and i couldnt afford to pay for an electrician to fix it.

Ri pay my mortgage, no one comes and changes my light bulbs. I don't think paying rent means changing a lightbulb is beyond you!

What do elderly people who don't live in council houses do when they can't change a lightbulb, I wonder, Marklah?

This happened to me , I bought a battery operated lamp from poundland. It was fine for a few weeks.

I started reading this thread because I didn't get round to changing the bulb in the bathroom today and now it's a bit dark. I reckon I've got about 2 and a half weeks to get it sorted now, then

I used to have an elderly relative that lived in a block of flats maintained by the council. They were too infirm to do jobs in their flat, and I don't live anywhere near them, so when light bulbs went, or similar, it was a case of contacting the council and getting them in to fix things.

Tragic for you. People are on the streets.

I have quite a few of those press lamps. Had to because of bloody power cuts.

But she is unreasonable not to have carried out this extremely minor repair herself, Dull. It's a lightbulb.

Is this a windup? Is OP really serious? Is she expecting sympathy because she has to wait 3 weeks to get someone else to change a lightbulb? Cannot understand this attitude. Sort it yourself OP, get a press-lamp, leave a door open, OR wait patiently for three weeks. But don't complain when hard pressed councils with inadequate staff are prioritising more serious problems for people who cannot help themselves

OP why do you think people are jealous? Serious question? Is it because you live in a council property? or because you wouldn't be paying (except in service charge) for your repair? I am honestly intrigued...

To answer your question I would say you are being unreasonable as bathing a baby at night is a choice and it is not an emergency situation. If you had no hot water or a broken toilet flush I would expect them to come out ASAP.

I am also intrigued by what type of light fitting/bulb it is that no one else can fix apart from the council...

Dear Lord, what is this race to the bottom? Sorry OP it seems you should be grateful you don't live in 'ole in t'road eating mud and getting up before you go to bed.

You are not unreasonable to be annoyed that it takes three weeks to carry out a minor repair, but I'm afraid that Council services are being squeezed.