41 days into 2011 and what feels like 41 problems

Hi Everyone, sorry i've got nothing fun to share with you today but I needed a moan. So 2011, we're 41 days into the new year and i've had what feels like 41 different issues, problems or pieces of bad news.

To start the year I find out my uncle has been diognosed with Bone Cancer, shortly followed up with a dear friends Gran passing away from her long term battle with cancer.

We follow this up with the announcement that English Heritage are going to have to find 75 more job cuts at the same time that my boss is desperately trying to find a way to give me a permenant contract. And of course the 30+ rejection letters.

Adding stress to an already bad start to the year, my brother was involved in a multicar pileup on the motorway (thankfully, other than some bruising he is fine)

Then I start getting water into flat through my kitchen ceiling - plumber comes out and thinks he fixed the issue - next thing I know its back and spread! infact its so bad its coming down in damp patches through my walls now and there's nothing I can do except run up the electricity bill and play host to this:

Oh yes, an industrial dehumidifier - and I have no idea how long for as the entire flat above me is saturated in water and some bright spark decided instead of leaving air gaps between the floors, to fill the whole lot in with concrete!

 

Water damage in my flat

And then, to top it all off, my mum phoned to tell me the company they had hired to change the boiler and overhaul their heating has gone into liquidation. Thus causing them to loose thousands of pounds!

Oh yes, 2011 is a great year.

Not

Rant over xx