This is as imaginative as I get!
Frigg, my Mum works for the City Council doing disability adaptations to resident's houses. She goes to assessments with an OT, decides on adaptations needed, designs them, draws up plans, applies for planning permission and oversees the work. She's been in the same job since she was 18 so she's learnt a lot about all sorts of dsabilities along the way.
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aswellasyou · 20/07/2011 23:28
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aswellasyou ·
21/07/2011 23:09
She says you're welcome!
She's staying at mine tonight.
The woman in JL also said they could do it all on the phone and send it to you if you want.
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FriggFRIGG ·
21/07/2011 23:12
you are a very useful lady aswellas
oh no guild,lots of paperwork? my wrists are aching just thinking about it
aswellasyou ·
21/07/2011 23:12
Guildford, I didn't realise you had someone in the family with a disability of some form. 
I'm not really into the sand either. I think it looks OK with black or navy but not with the colours. It's not too bad when the whole thing is sand but it wouldn't be my choice. I like my green covers!
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aswellasyou ·
21/07/2011 23:13
Maybe you could get someone to fill it in for you! What with stretchy wrist ligaments and all.
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aswellasyou ·
21/07/2011 23:25
I can rest the back of my left hand on my right forearm! You are pretty freakishly bendy.
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FriggFRIGG ·
21/07/2011 23:28
y,y freakish indeed...the pain's a bitch,but oh the party tricks
aswellasyou ·
21/07/2011 23:43
If you're in constant pain (and I assume it's not just your wrists) you need to sort out getting DLA and any adaptations.
My Mum won't stop giving advice now and says if you're tall, you could get a seperate, higher sink and toilet added on to your house, and your kitchen adapted to have higher units and sink. I don't remember how tall you are though and you were sitting down most of the time when we met. Also, you need to emphasise the fact that it's a progressive condition, so things that may be doable now won't necessarily be in the future. And that they need to cater for you and Skye.
You also need to get over your fear of talking to people on the phone!
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FriggFRIGG ·
22/07/2011 08:29
those both look fab guild tiggy (i like the new name ) now i want one!
MonkeysPunk ·
22/07/2011 09:51
Nice name tiggywunkle
I can't wait to hear all about the joovy's! I'm hoping the ergo one is awesome in particular, as it looks so fab.
Hoping my piggyback comes today.
I have the swift all parceled up ready for the courier to return to boots. sorry to see it go, but relieved I won't have to sell at a loss.
I've an Orange freerider to sell used twice..thinking £60 posted. have replaced the small elastic loop that holds removed handlebar tidy when not in use. main hook up elastic is fine.
aswellasyou ·
22/07/2011 10:03
I'm loving the new name Tiggy-it's going to take some getting used to not calling you Guildford. I think the second support looks more comfy but the first looks more extendable for a bigger baby.
Monkeys, I have no idea how mch Freeriders are.
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aswellasyou ·
22/07/2011 10:35
'circular money'
I made £60 on my Powertwin. Don't tell Saoirse, she paid half!
I'm interested to find out about the Joovys.
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aswellasyou ·
22/07/2011 11:02
I'd love it too. It's obviously a lot of work though, do you do it all yourself? While I was talking to the woman in JL last night, I was thinking are you drunk? I wish I had your job, I know more than you do!
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Tiggywunkle ·
22/07/2011 11:59
I think it's marketed right Monkey...it's the older baby bit in the middle that is a ????? I know some other stores are doing discounts on that price for preorders. When I phoned Winstanleys up the other week they told me they weren't taking orders until the end of August and to phone back then! I thought it was a bit late for a September delivery.
Yes I do most of it myself...with help from anyone who wants to. I only did it because I was fed up of looking measurements up for people all the time. It was meant as my own personal resource site but up to 1000 people a day visit 
I wanted to say it's addiction taken too far but it's more of a hobby. But because of that I keep having to remind myself to just do some when I can and to enjoy it :) You are very very very welcome to write aswellasyou :) Frigg and Monkey both have :o
Lol re the JL assistant. I hate it when I know more than someone and you can't really say! You could always apply to work there ;)
aswellasyou ·
22/07/2011 12:19
I don't think I've had anything you don't have reviews of already. Or do you just add more reviews if people write them? I'd have done one on the Powertwin if I'd noticed you hadn't had one but you'll be able to do a better one than me!
The woman in JL was selling to a pregnant woman while I waited to ask her about the straps. The pregnant woman was looking at the Cameleon and then asking about the Donkey but said it was obviously too wide to fit through doors in single mode. The SA didn't say anything, so I had to jump in and tell her it was the same width as the Cam in single mode and still fits through standard doorways in double mode. The SA obviously didn't know what she was talking about. I'd love to work there but it's completely unfeasible with going to university with a baby and 100 miles from anyone I know! Maybe I'll get a part-time job there when I come back and can't find a proper job.
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