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Wow. Just... wow.
Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) Started conversation Sep 5, 2014
It's been an astoundingly good day. 
It started off badly; I had to be up and out of the house at silly o'clock, and I couldn't raise my next door neighbour who had a package for me. 
But once I got home things started looking up... 
Firstly, I got a letter from the "Personal Independence Payments" office, telling me that I had not only qualified, but that I had squeaked through to the "Enhanced" levels in both the day-to-day living and mobility components, meaning I would be getting over £130 a week *on top of* my Incapacity Benefits, guaranteed until late 2018. 
But, even better, they were backdating it to when I first applied, around five months ago! By the time I had posted news of my good fortune in Mustardland nearly £3500 appeared in my bank account! 
But that wasn't all. I finally got hold of my neighbour, and it turned out that the package he was holding was a rather lovely vintage Apple iBook. 
And I had just got it fired up and charging when there was another buzz on the door and another delivery... 
...Which was the Microsoft Surface RT tablet I ordered off eBay earlier in the week. It's gorgeous (I always liked Microsoft hardware) and I can live with "Windows RT". So, I now have a sort of Windows machine in the house... 
The guy from Goldstar cleaners didn't make it round, despite several 'phone calls, but in the grand scheme of things I can live with that. 
Buoyed by my sudden wealth, I ordered up some ludicrously strong "
Death Wish" brand coffee beans and a new red wristwatch. (£40, with Bluetooth to allow you to control an Android tablet remotely... )
I watched "Law & Order" and "The Last Leg". 
I'm pretty tired, so I'll go and crash now. The toys can wait till Sunday.
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