Hi everyone welcome to my blog. I am Adele and i have Osteogenisis Imperfecta as well as other disabilities . This blog will cover current political news and my views, disability related issues, welfare reforms, thoughts on christianity and loads of other stuff. Anyway hope you enjoy my ramblings .......
Wednesday, 11 April 2012
DWP brown envelopes of doom
I was talking to someone on Twitter today about The DWPs brown envelopes and how just by looking at them as they lay on the mat quite innocently they can give you palpitations. I'm sure those people reading this who have had dealings with our lovely friends at the DWP can relate to this. So, what is it about these envelopes that put the fear of god into us when we see them. Well , when you rely on benefits as your only income those benefits are a safety net and when a brown envelope clangs through the door you are scared that safety net is going to be taken away from you. The DWP know this only to well. When you are sick or disabled and cannot work through no fault of your own if these benefits are withdrawn then you are in no position to get a job (despite what the Daily Mail might say ) . Whenever I see a brown envelope in my post cage I am not ashamed to admit that I start feeling a little bit sick and my tummy does summersaults . I open it with dreaded anticipation. My heart beat rises and I shake a little. Now, this may sound like I'm over reacting a teeny bit maybe some of you think I'm being a bit of a drama queen but as I said above its a security thing . I wonder if everyone feels like this ? Maybe i should send my idea into Royal Mail about when the postie is about to post the dreaded envelope through the door they should play the theme tunes to JAWS in the background as a warning of impending danger........... just a thought .
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