I've been offered a flat

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- Headphones

- Potplants

- In the town centre is convenient for shopping.

So you don't mind having to wear headphones 100% of the time? I don't mind wearing them some of the time, but f*** wearing them day in, day out, all the time.

I didn't claim to be homeless. My housing officer advised my mum to send a letter to the council with a date of eviction, which she did. After that I would technically be 'homeless' and the council would be put under pressure to rehouse me in temporary accommodation for homeless people.

I like natural daylight and don't want to block off the windows. Besides which, unless you spend thousands of pounds, soundproofing on the cheap doesn't work. I've read a bit about it.

I guess I've completely and utterly failed at being grateful.

F***ing fed up with life, tbh. It's full of rubbish compromises, which nobody wants to admit that are rubbish because they've been brainwashed into thinking "positive". Being "negative" is like a sin in the present culture.

Last edited by NiceCupOfTea on 06 Jan 2015, 9:19 am, edited 1 time in total.

This is typical. You could be the one who gets it going again.

I do hope you get a flat (we call it an "apartment" in the US) which satisfies you.

I liked that look of contentment you evinced while you were holding your tea cups.

I didn't mean to imply that there was a garden which was neglected. I just didn't see anything which I would call a garden. The grounds consisted largely of parking bays, with some green bits in between. Maybe those green bits are counted as the 'garden', or maybe there's a separate garden behind the compound which I didn't see.

I wouldn't suggest that you turn down the offer but I have to say that the traffic noise can make your life hell. You will need good earplugs (plus good noise-cancelling headphones/earmuffs) 100% of the time. There is no way you can leave the windows/doors open. You may end up wanting to go out all the time because being at home is stressful. Decorating the place nicely doesn't stop the noise. The noise can ruin everything.

I'm not trying to be negative but what I said above is a very realistic possibility. It really is a tough decision to make.

I once lived near a subway in college--IIRC my room mate moved out because he couldn't handle the vibrations--even got the head of the math department to write him a note! I had the room to myself for a couple months...

if you are in the uk (sorry not stated) and this is a council or housing association property you can exchange your property on websites like this http://www.houseexchange.org.uk/ my mum had a two bedroom flat that she got when she was homeless and i lived with her, but it was int he centre of the town that we lived in and there were a lot of people around from when she was taking heroin a lot who she didnt want to see because it would make it easier for her to take heroin.

she got an exchange to a house with a garden in a culdesac (which is better for her mental health as well). so this isnt a permenant situation if you ARE in the UK. its best to take it and then try and find a mroe suitable place later.