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to break down in tears because our neighbour has had scaffolding put up that...

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addictediam · 12/10/2011 11:47

Blocks our satilite signal.
Dd is 11 months old, I am 24 weeks pregnant and suffering with an undiagnosed condition that currently comes under cfs until I have this baby and more tests can be done.

What am I going to do without cbeebies for 4 weeks?

I know there are more important things going on in the world, and I can cope missing a few tv programs for a few weeks but I NEED cbeebies to keep me sane :(

We don't get free view signal and only have a freesat box, annologe has already been turned off.

What can I do?

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GobHoblin · 12/10/2011 13:34

I would be annoyed too, definately should be sorted by neighbour and please also bear in mind.... Building work NEVER finishes when they promise!
Good luck with a solution :o)

tyler80 · 12/10/2011 13:34

It may be just the planks that are blocking the signal. You could see if the offending ones could be moved whilst not working on them. May only free up the evenings but better than nothing?

Whilst it would be neighbourly for your neighbours to pay for moving the dish they're under no obligation to if the scaffolding is entirely on their land.

planetpotty · 12/10/2011 13:45

YANBU Sounds like your lovely neighbour will sort this out. I think
The easiest option is (if the scaffolding really can't be readjusted) for your neighbour to move your dish it shouldn't be too much work especially if there is scaffolding up to it. A temporary fit somewhere else for a month could be a solution Smile

Becaroooo · 12/10/2011 13:49

has your tv got freeview?

witherhills · 12/10/2011 13:57

scaffolders don't have responsibility for this, but they know all about it.

I was furious with our loft conversion company, as they didn't want to know either.
our scaffolding was supposed to be up for 6 weeks, but ended up being 6 months, so I would get it sorted if I were you, anything could happen with building work

No experience with freeview satellites, but your neighbour should be able to get a sat engineer out to change it for you.
It would be a neighbourly thing to do, probably not obliged. If you have a good relationship with them, I'm sure they'll get it sorted.

Our sky engineer just put the dish on the scaffolding itself. Said he wasn't really supposed to, but I insisted!
and then we had the whole saga again when we took the scaffolding down

DorisIsAPinkDragon · 12/10/2011 14:00

HOw about trying freecycle for dvd's that children have grown out of? if you're going to be without for 4 weeks + it would be worth asking.

PowderMum · 12/10/2011 14:09

OP - I really hope your neighbour is understanding and you get this sorted when they get home tonight.

I hope that they see sense and understand your condition and that it can be sorted amicably.

However regardless of your condition I don't think that it is right/fair that this should happen and the scaffolders were out of order.

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addictediam · 12/10/2011 14:16

Becarooo our tv has freeview built in but when you live out in the middle of nowhere, next to a maxium security prision on am estate built especially for the prision gards no aerial will recieve signal from the satilite in space.

So we have a freesat box so we can watch free channels via a satilite dish that sits on the side of the house.

Unfortunately freeview isn't great in all areas of the country and some (like us) just cant have it. We can't afford the sky subscription so have freesat instead.

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Becaroooo · 12/10/2011 14:18

aarrrghhhh......

KatieMorticiaton · 12/10/2011 14:20

PM me where you live and I will post you some Charlie and Lola DVDs. I have some spare from an Ebay misbid.

AWimbaWay · 12/10/2011 14:40

We're in that situation too addicted, we live in a dip so can't pick up freeview without a dish, it is a pain in the arse!

HappyJoy · 12/10/2011 15:31

get a dvd?

or if worse really comes to worst, talk to her, play with her, engage with her

but only as a last resort obviously, cant be eating into MN time can it

minipie · 12/10/2011 15:39

Could you try one of these?

(Satellite signal booster)

Might be enough.

Snapespeare · 12/10/2011 15:48

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addictediam · 12/10/2011 18:03

Thanks for that happyjoy it never occured to me to spend time with my dd. Have you even read my posts? Why don't you just f off with your judgy pants. You haven't got a clue.

Thanks to everyone else, my mum is bringing round my brothers old dvds tomorrow, I've got some lovely friends who have offered to take her out for a couple of hours for a few days next week. Am still waiting for neighbour to come home, but am feeling much better so even if she cant/wont do anything about it atleast I have a backup plan!

Now all I've got to do is get through the quiet evenings with dh...by the end of a month I might be back asking for advice on divorce lawyers! Grin

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valiumredhead · 12/10/2011 18:21

Never mind the kids not having TV, I'd be gutted to miss Masterchef, America's Next Top Model,Ringer and other crap telly Newsnight!

AuntiePickleBottom · 12/10/2011 18:57

i feel for you OP, when pregnant with DC2 the Tv was my life line.

hope you manage to get something sorted, could your husband leave the laptop at home

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addictediam · 12/10/2011 19:09

It's a work laptop, he does everything on it.

I've now spoken to neighbour who won't do any thing about it. She doesn't have any extra money in her budget so we just have to put up with it

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BoysAreLikeDogs · 12/10/2011 19:14

tbh tele for under 2s isnt great for them full stop

research came out from Australia in the last few years IIRC

banana87 · 12/10/2011 19:15

Surely she doesn't need money to sort this out. All she needs to do is speak to a more helpful person in the company and get them to sort your satellite position out.

FabbyChic · 12/10/2011 19:18

If this happened to me I'd be fucking livid and frankly I wouldn;t stand for it.

I live alone with my dog, I leave the TV on for him all day when I am at work, and I like to relax after being out all day watching CSI! If im not watching it Im listening to it, it is literally on 24 hours a day.

I'd be rightly pissed if I had no TV for a month.

PowderMum · 12/10/2011 19:23

OP I'm really sorry that you couldn't resolve this amicably

Did you say that the scaffolding is only on her land/property or has she had to access yours?

Can your DP try to move the dish

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addictediam · 12/10/2011 19:24

BALD I know its not ideal, but I don't feel I have much of a choice right now. It's only on the past 6 weeks she's been watching it, when my condition took a nose dive. right now i thonk its more important she watches abit of tv and has a semi healthy mummy rather than me colapsing from exaustion and her being unattended (because I'm unconscious) until dh gets home at 8pm. I know people think I'm a crappy mum but I really can't see another option

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addictediam · 12/10/2011 19:27

It's only on her property, dh is going to look at it, but can't until Saturday (due to work)

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