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[dodont]

FUCKING USELESS SON OF A BITCH COCK BUCKETS.

I am very close to just stabbing myself in the eye.

You know that Pathways to Work interview I have that I was so optimistic about? The jobcentre, the people who have been receiving my medical certificates for the past three months, called last week to confirm the interview, and it had to be rearranged because it wasn't in a cripple accessible room, and they were going to get back to me early this week with the nearest buses and how far the nearest bus stop is.

They just called, saying effectively do it your-fucking-self, he doesn't know where the nearest bus stop is but it's only a couple of hundred metres, no they won't pay for a taxi.

So yeah, that has drowned any optimism I had for this interview or indeed my fucking life.

What is the fucking point? I am so fucking fed up of living.

EDIT: I called them up because on my letter it says they can offer help with travel costs. They say that only applies to bus fares. Totally unsympathetic about how fucking difficult it's going to be to get from the bus stop to the jobcentre. I told them I found this whole thing shocking. An advisor will apparently call me back later.

Seems like this is the situation: I will take a taxi. It won't get paid for.

I can take a taxi. It'll probably be a bit less than a 15quid round trip, which is expensive but on a one-off is affordable, but only because I have a hefty overdraft. The shocking thing is that this interview's entire *purpose* is to give people with health issues help to get back to work, and there is no help available for people with mobility problems. For someone with no overdraft, you cannot be expected to take taxis everywhere, the bus stop is actually pretty far from the jobcentre and also if memory serves up a small slope, and the interview is compulsory. These things do not match up. There is no help, so I am now expecting an interview which goes something like "we're not going to give you any more money, so you have to take a job, and bugger if you're actually able to do it, go die in a gutter, scum." Until you're permanently disabled, you're fucked. On the bright side, if I continue to be fucked like this maybe I will be! At what point does a treatable disorder become permanent because nobody is fucking treating it.

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[ishkhara.livejournal.com]

Where is the interview?

[andabusers.livejournal.com]

High Riggs jobcentre.

[ishkhara.livejournal.com]

Think that's the one near Castle Terrace car park, just off the West Port. Let me see what I can find oot!

[andabusers.livejournal.com]

Thank you, that's very kind. I tried looking at the Lothian Buses website but couldn't figure it out from the route map.

[ishkhara.livejournal.com]

Looking at their route map it seems that the only bus that goes close is the 2:

Route map

Having said that, Bread Street is one way so it may not stop in the direction you're travelling.

[ishkhara.livejournal.com]

Actually, checking out the route map again it doesn't look like it stops in that direction. So you might find that's a problem. :/

[andabusers.livejournal.com]

Mm. :/ I think I may just have to take a taxi there, and then see what it's like once I get there for buses back.

Thank you so much for looking for me. I really appreciate it.

[ishkhara.livejournal.com]

I know that there is a bus stop just across the road from the jobcentre but have no idea how frequent the buses are. Sorry, hon. :(

[celiaka.livejournal.com]

Incompetent wankers. Don't worry, we will get you there.

I think the 2 takes you very close, but if it's the one I think it is, it's on the pedestrianised (cobbled) road off of Tollcross. There is a road that goes down the back I think. I will check. Also- a couple of steps up to the entrance.

[celiaka.livejournal.com]

Yes the 2, is ok. If you got off on at the top of the road, it's near the bookshop/pubic triangle area

Map of the 2 route here with all the bus stops: http://www.mybustracker.co.uk/map.html?serviceMnemo=2

In this photo you can see how far it is. The pink windows are Burke and Hare's strip club, if that helps you place it.
http://athensofthenorth.files.wordpress.com/2008/02/don-to-toll-cross.jpg

[andabusers.livejournal.com]

Thank you my dear *hug*. I suspect taxi will be the dish of the day.

[celiaka.livejournal.com]

On the subject on knee - do you have any more doctors appointments/anything that gives you further guidance? It worries me that you seem to be just taking the drugs and doing the exercises.

[andabusers.livejournal.com]

Physio appointment tomorrow, going to ask about referring me back to the orthopaedic clinic, who then in turn will hopefully get an MRI for me. But this might take months so I'm thinking of doing an MRI privately. Lucky me for having devoted parents. So I'll see what she says about it.

[likeneontubing.livejournal.com]

I know it's realy shit, but I am so glad you're giving them some shit over this. They need to be more helpful, a letter of complaint, (yet again, am so sorry you're having to write so many of these lately), seems to be in order if they are not. Wankers.