So someone at the job centre actually did what he said he would and my giro has just arrived at last. Part of me feels i shouldn't complain because it's all sorted now, so what's the point in dredging through it all? Right now i am just relieved that i can actually get some money in my purse, or rather, pay the car tax, pay for school trip, pay for cubs and so on. And i feel enormous gratitude for the man i spoke to who got it sorted out and sent to me. Whenever this occurs, that someone is kind and helpful, i always want to thank them but i know if i called the job centre to do this they would just think i was wierd. Probably stop my benefits on the grounds that if i was so pleased to get - what is technically- a small amount of money , i probably didn't need it. Thats one thing i have learnt over the years, if you appear too grateful or not self pitying enough they will assume something is amiss. I once made the unfortunate mistake of responding to self important, patronising benefits 'advisor' (i use that term loosely), who informed me that my life was terrible , that i actually felt myself lucky as i had a roof over my head and didn't live in a war torn country. My benefits were stopped.