We get hello fresh and an Ocado shop inHave you done a cost breakdown on the contents of a Hello Fresh box vs getting off your ass and buying in a supermarket and following a recipe?
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We get hello fresh and an Ocado shop inHave you done a cost breakdown on the contents of a Hello Fresh box vs getting off your ass and buying in a supermarket and following a recipe?
Iām having beef with mr mcvitie, I blame him for my lockdown lard, keep inventing new things I shouldnāt eatoh max, get your own humour. please, this is embarrassing
more importantly, love to all the fraus who've lost their cooking and eating mojo. my appetite and energy have both been all over the place this last year and it bleeping sucks![]()
I went to the interview with my auntie last year as she was so nervous and the person doing the interview was so kind and sympathetic and she was awarded PIP. Gosh - it must be either harder now or hit and miss with the assessor. Good luck with it all.@Blurp I found the phone interview ok. The issue was what came next, if I said I could do one thing they jumped on it, I came out with the ukās fave score -nil points- because I can walk 50m so this proves I can cook!?!?
Best advice I had - itās just a game. Itās set up to stop you getting money.
I did the mandatory reconsideration. I wrote the same as my application form. I said was what I said at interview.I then got 6 points!?!?. I wasnāt saying anything new. . . am now appealing, just need two more points.
MIL was advised (by her GP!) to act as if it was her absolute worst day when she went, ask for breaks, ask for water and basically annoy them into saying yes. She felt like it was totally immoral and would have refused but āluckilyā actually was having a terrible day on the day of the assessment and they did say yes. Reading other peopleās stories makes me realise why her GP told her that.@Universal have you tried just not feeling sad?????
@Blurp My assessor lady was nice enough to talk to. I asked for a break as I was getting tired. She said I could have a minute, I said thatās not worth it. Outcome said no fatigue- didnāt ask for a break!!! All my later paperwork says after x question I asked for a break, you can listen to the recording!!!
I really think the assessors and DWP are geared to say ānoā any which way they can. When you appeal itās the courts who decide. This helps all the dwp people say they are strict and donāt hand it out, but the courts overrule it.
Good luck with your appeal. My appeal was successful, so it is possible.@Blurp I found the phone interview ok. The issue was what came next, if I said I could do one thing they jumped on it, I came out with the ukās fave score -nil points- because I can walk 50m so this proves I can cook!?!?
Best advice I had - itās just a game. Itās set up to stop you getting money.
I did the mandatory reconsideration. I wrote the same as my application form. I said was what I said at interview.I then got 6 points!?!?. I wasnāt saying anything new. . . am now appealing, just need two more points.
Cross post but the right advice. As humans we concentrate on what we CAN do and its to our detriment at times.MIL was advised (by her GP!) to act as if it was her absolute worst day when she went, ask for breaks, ask for water and basically annoy them into saying yes. She felt like it was totally immoral and would have refused but āluckilyā actually was having a terrible day on the day of the assessment and they did say yes. Reading other peopleās stories makes me realise why her GP told her that.
Sounds like my mental health team. Apparently I refused medication but what I actually said that there was no point in simply upping my dose of antidepressants as I'd been up to the maximum before with a previous consultant and all it did was make me physically ill. No offer of any other sort.@Universal have you tried just not feeling sad?????
@Blurp My assessor lady was nice enough to talk to. I asked for a break as I was getting tired. She said I could have a minute, I said thatās not worth it. Outcome said no fatigue- didnāt ask for a break!!! All my later paperwork says after x question I asked for a break, you can listen to the recording!!!
I really think the assessors and DWP are geared to say ānoā any which way they can. When you appeal itās the courts who decide. This helps all the dwp people say they are strict and donāt hand it out, but the courts overrule it.
I'm having oven chips with frozen broad beans and a sshhhh Linda McCartney mozzarella burger. I had the Plant Chef's fishless cakes yesterday which were delicious and far more fishy tasting than some real ones I remember from my pescatarian days.Sending rainy hugs to everyone who is struggling.
Now get letās off our arses and go and do a big shop and cook a whole fresh meal.
Today was heading towards a giant chocolate button and takeaway chip day and the cluster headaches are definitely not allowing for cooking so we had oven chips with plant pioneer fishless goujons.
Successfully binged the Pact and Innocent so I am feeling pretty smug on the TV front.