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An update from the life of Grey
8 years ago
Since the last journal, my live has been on so many ups & downs. I should stress at this point that I am not after pity or sympathy, I just figured that I'd better give an update on my life.
February 2017: I got myself an apprenticeship with a Volkswagen transporter specialist. I was over the moon & my family had never been so proud of me. Even the head chef at the hotel I worked at then was proud of what I had achieved. I was now managing two jobs quite comfortably & it was nice receiving a regular fixed income, not forgetting that I had managed to get into my dream job.
March 2017: I received my first payment of Housing benefit which greatly assisted in paying my rent. It was also that this point that my hotel stopped asking me in for shifts but that wasn't a big issue in the long run.
April 2017: This is when things started going downhill. My boss (Mario) at the garage stopped paying into my bank account & getting him to pay my wages was starting to become a battle. Later on that month, universal credit (the new "Improved" form of jobseeker's allowance) reared their heads &, despite the fact that I cancelled my claim, stated that I was still on their system. This was when I lost my housing benefit.
June 2017: Mario was putting me under pressure to get Fifi back on the road as I was borrowing a B4 Volkswagen Passat 1.9TDi which was bought for spares when the MOT ran out. I took her for an MOT & she failed on eight areas of corrosion & a wheel bearing. I was determined to get it done, however my colleagues convinced me that the car was not worth the work & I was not capable of doing the work. I begrudgingly agreed & put her on the market, only getting interest from a time waster who only wished to part with £200 for her. Further more, he requested video footage of the car running. Upon receiving the footage, he asked "Who owns the Volkswagen Combi in the video?". I ceased any further negotiations with him after that. On top of that, the Passat went pop in a major way so I had to borrow vehicles from the workshop in order to see friends & do my shopping
July 2017: I was mailed an eviction notice, I had a month to get out & Mario was still being infrequent with my wages. Things were getting pretty stressful by this point, made worse by the fact that Mario was threatening to give me the boot over such trivial things, including screwing a P-clip in upside-down. I had managed to cobble some money together & pay for a room in the house next door. My pal Typhon fox even gave me his old Bike so I could get around if I didn't have a vehicle. Things were now starting to pick up & that's when Mario told me he couldn't afford my wages & I was made redundant
This Month: So I'd managed to get out of one hole & land myself in another. There is some reprieve, my universal credit claim has FINALLY cancelled & I'm signing back onto housing benefit which should cover my rent until I get another job. I also managed to sell Fifi to a serious buyer who paid closer to the £400 value of the car & was very prompt with pick up, sending a friend to collect her on the evening of 16/08/2017. So now, here I am. Everything I've built up since I hit 19 has now come crashing down within a few weeks of my 23rd Birthday. I've now got no car & no job. I'm thankful to members of Brumfurs & to my family who have supported me through this time, even sending me money to help clear my bank overdraft. To everybody who's supported me through this emotional turmoil, thank you so much. Despite having money in my wallet though, I feel incredibly anxious. I'm eager to get working again, I'm worried about vegetating. When I was working, I could carry a VW T25 gearbox without too much strain, now I've noticed my very light bike getting heavier every day, this has raised my concerns for my fitness even higher.
That's it for this update. Again, many thanks to all my friends within the Furry community who have supported & helped me over the last few months. I'll try & get some art done in the next few weeks for you folks. Take care for now
February 2017: I got myself an apprenticeship with a Volkswagen transporter specialist. I was over the moon & my family had never been so proud of me. Even the head chef at the hotel I worked at then was proud of what I had achieved. I was now managing two jobs quite comfortably & it was nice receiving a regular fixed income, not forgetting that I had managed to get into my dream job.
March 2017: I received my first payment of Housing benefit which greatly assisted in paying my rent. It was also that this point that my hotel stopped asking me in for shifts but that wasn't a big issue in the long run.
April 2017: This is when things started going downhill. My boss (Mario) at the garage stopped paying into my bank account & getting him to pay my wages was starting to become a battle. Later on that month, universal credit (the new "Improved" form of jobseeker's allowance) reared their heads &, despite the fact that I cancelled my claim, stated that I was still on their system. This was when I lost my housing benefit.
June 2017: Mario was putting me under pressure to get Fifi back on the road as I was borrowing a B4 Volkswagen Passat 1.9TDi which was bought for spares when the MOT ran out. I took her for an MOT & she failed on eight areas of corrosion & a wheel bearing. I was determined to get it done, however my colleagues convinced me that the car was not worth the work & I was not capable of doing the work. I begrudgingly agreed & put her on the market, only getting interest from a time waster who only wished to part with £200 for her. Further more, he requested video footage of the car running. Upon receiving the footage, he asked "Who owns the Volkswagen Combi in the video?". I ceased any further negotiations with him after that. On top of that, the Passat went pop in a major way so I had to borrow vehicles from the workshop in order to see friends & do my shopping
July 2017: I was mailed an eviction notice, I had a month to get out & Mario was still being infrequent with my wages. Things were getting pretty stressful by this point, made worse by the fact that Mario was threatening to give me the boot over such trivial things, including screwing a P-clip in upside-down. I had managed to cobble some money together & pay for a room in the house next door. My pal Typhon fox even gave me his old Bike so I could get around if I didn't have a vehicle. Things were now starting to pick up & that's when Mario told me he couldn't afford my wages & I was made redundant
This Month: So I'd managed to get out of one hole & land myself in another. There is some reprieve, my universal credit claim has FINALLY cancelled & I'm signing back onto housing benefit which should cover my rent until I get another job. I also managed to sell Fifi to a serious buyer who paid closer to the £400 value of the car & was very prompt with pick up, sending a friend to collect her on the evening of 16/08/2017. So now, here I am. Everything I've built up since I hit 19 has now come crashing down within a few weeks of my 23rd Birthday. I've now got no car & no job. I'm thankful to members of Brumfurs & to my family who have supported me through this time, even sending me money to help clear my bank overdraft. To everybody who's supported me through this emotional turmoil, thank you so much. Despite having money in my wallet though, I feel incredibly anxious. I'm eager to get working again, I'm worried about vegetating. When I was working, I could carry a VW T25 gearbox without too much strain, now I've noticed my very light bike getting heavier every day, this has raised my concerns for my fitness even higher.
That's it for this update. Again, many thanks to all my friends within the Furry community who have supported & helped me over the last few months. I'll try & get some art done in the next few weeks for you folks. Take care for now
