Much of last days have gone on meetings, phone calls, emails, and impact of court case. Original judgement that I'd previously got set aside, now quashed, which is good, but means the case starts again if I can't get an out of court agreement in the meantime.
Aunts situation's looking up hugely. Found a loss assessor who takes on uninsured clients for fires and water leaks! (sadly not sewage ones! I did ask.)
Now know why neighbors Ds thought there would be help and was keen to just get aunt out of there. Neighbors flat's substantially damaged. A wall between neighbors flat and aunts has to be rebuilt and joists have to be investigated.
The costs of her B&B are to be met up to the end of November. Redecorating rebuilt wall and around it will be covered, and there will be some money towards running the humidifier and additional expenses around relocation. Contents wont be covered and carpets are landlords.
(She's also getting a contribution from me towards gas for hot baths and batch cooking, and I did a brief clear up of her garden.)
Situation here's changed for the worse short term, but hopefully for the better long term. A new surveyor's taken over and is doing some project managing which is a relief, but has said the whole flat (and neighbors) needs to be stripped to almost bare bones for four /five days for later next week! 😳 It's to complete a proper schedule of works and plan them out. The latter's good but so much work to enable it, and once again forced to change plans. 🙄
We are being promised a proper schedule of dates, and he's very aware we went through last Christmas in disarray and is assuring us it will be very different. He'll also be partly supervising the building team which is hopeful.
Has also tipped us off that the entire buildings are to be scaffolded, so removal of rear decking and clearing front gardens will come next. 😣
I also have paid work making some large items as a last minute order, to somehow achieve this week as well, and no making space to go to, but money and continuity of employment are both much needed so somehow have to split time and just make it all work.
Gas team's done some work and back next week once they have documented permission to dig a (non essential) trench, and then we can have gas back on.
Most of the damaged shed is cleared, and part of it now down. Most contents reasonably cleaned up, apart from a wood pile.
Another set of shelves with the legs chomped, is waiting to be cut down.
Chilli spray seems to be keeping the dog from eating the fence, but am having to be outside when gas men work as they're very unhappy with its interest in them!
Taken all the rubbish sacks to the dump, other stuff to recycling.
Two more black bags created yesterday and a couple more items for recycling.
A reasonable amount of stuff made it to the unit in readiness for the original plan for this week, but reorganization of what's there, is now needed so that lots more can go, to comply with the instructions for the new plan next week.
Launderette done, and a weeks meals batch cooked at aunts for all of us.
One adult DD finally formally assessed with MS, which is a sad relief after years of being told 'just' POTS and anxiety.
Got repaired hoist back yesterday, and a few more sacks of earth moved.
Very very tired and hurting, but but it comes down to there's a week to do everything that needs to be done and only a few days for some of it, so somehow it has to happen.
I hope others are getting somewhere with whatever you're trying to achieve, big small, simple or complicated!