Wednesday, 12 March 2008

disastrous builders

To do this research I had to move and the new house required work- the builders took the money and left the house with electrical wires hanging out of walls ( which were half demolished) the floor boards up- pipes sawn through, no hot water or glass in the windows & this was in November & I had 2 school kids. The surveyor who was supposed to provide a professional report took photos of where roof rafters never met and the like- but never mentioned them in his report ( I think he was something to do the Welsh assembly as well)
These builders came recommended as well!
At least this was settled out of court though 10 years later not all the work is finished yet

complaints

Is there a point in making a complaint - or is it just worth walking away?
In the last year I have had a puppy die because a vet who used a drug against every contraindication, against my wishes and against even the vet saying they were going to use that drug- the professional body could find no wrong despite obvious discrepancies in the vets' statements,
In 2005 after making a complaint to one of the top UK universities about lack of facilities and supervision, I was forced to carry on my research on my own because the department concerned not only disowned me but made sure I could not go else where, - it was futile as it was against the interests of those concerned that I would suceed- so that effectively wiped out 10 years of my life, self-esteem- and research - which is raw but unique as no- one has yet carried out such an investigation of a form of bone cancer in both people and dogs- the latter has a much higher incidence, during this research I had to watch 4 of my own dogs die from it
should we take law degrees to cover ourselves- well thats a waste of time if you are a mature student as the legal profession will not accept graduates over a certain age and so a full qualification cannot be obtained- you would think these bodies would be at the fore front of discrimination but that is not the case.