Is a pretty old and run down studio flat. The area is just awful and the corridor leading to the flat is being used as a toilet.
I feel bad to turn the offer down but I feel I would likely get ill in such a rough neighbourhood
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I lived in a similar government housing apartment and it can be really stressful. I think you made the right choice. I had a lot of really bad experiences when I lived there.
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thought ur living wit parents?
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Nah mate. In a flat on my own. Is private though not council
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ok, but are your parents leaving there house to u in the dids?
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The one place really only wanted retirees and single parents. But there were no major grocery stores near and only a tiny dollar store, tiny save-a-lot and a Chinese place a half mile away.
It was modern enough though.
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You made the right choice!
Sounds terrible and would stress you out.
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I always look for the area, community, before the standard of living, so i guess you made the right choice.
It’s depressing with a rough neighborhood.
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try not to worry, face lifes problems, be stronger
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I’m thinking of applying for public housing when I turn 62 next January. The public housing near where I live is safe, and nice. Everything I need is in easy walking distance. There are some advantages where I am, though. I can get the stories I write run off by staff on their office machinery. I have a little forced social interaction, just about the right amount. I might have a lot more structure if I moved to public housing. I hate structure. I don’t know what kind of internet service I could get. I have time to make my decision. I might be put on a long waiting list anyway.
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You made the right decision Jbob. 
Right before I was diagnosed I lived in a very violent city. I could hear gunshots right outside my window, and they found a body at the church I used to attend.
So environment makes a huge difference.
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You need to feel safe where you live.
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I’m glad you decided against it. Maybe a better opportunity will come along.
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I am also team “you need to feel safe at home”
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are you going to publish your stories? you need them on disc…I printed out my book first on a word processor and then had to in turn retype the whole book to get it on disc and it suffered editing flaws because of the redo…just wondered. @crimby
I’d like to publish my stories some day, but you have to jump through so many hoops to get them published. I lack the clerical skills. Hopefully, I can get it done.
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just self publish…costs around 700 bucks through iuniverse…don’t fall for any more than that cost.
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You need to have an agent who can promote your book and get you good reviews. There is a lot that goes with it. They’re not likely to show much interest in an unestablished writer. I’m thinking I will do all my writing without getting it published, and let them discover it in my room after I’m dead, like they did with Emily Dickenson.
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I would of turned it down too. Living in a rough area can really mentally drag you down. I’m in supported living in a nice area.
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