Wellington Road

noonan23

Is Wellington road a good, safe area to live?.

cantdecide

Have a look here

MrFrisp

cantdecide wrote: »

Have a look here

Beat Me to it,..Just found the link...:p
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vrobot

noonan23 wrote: »

Is Wellington road a good, safe area to live?.

It's a really nice part of the city and great location for town.

Gamb!t

Any of my friends that rented there had huge problems with dampness..You've been warned.

charlemont

Gamb!t wrote: »

Any of my friends that rented there had huge problems with dampness..You've been warned.

Any ground floor flat up here gets it.

Outkast_IRE

Gamb!t wrote: »

Any of my friends that rented there had huge problems with dampness..You've been warned.

very good point, these are pretty much all old properties in that area, many wouldnt be kept to a great standard. Its very important to be suspicious they may repaint just before you move in to hide the mould/damp be careful. Alot of people dont think mould is a serious issue but it can cause real serious health issues .

Flesh Gorden

Outkast_IRE wrote: »

Alot of people dont think mould is a serious issue but it can cause real serious health issues .

Best example being Brittany Murphy and her husband who died within 6 months of each other from acute pneumonia and severe anemia,
with the cause in both cases believed to be Toxic Mould.

Faith

Flesh Gorden wrote: »

Best example being Brittany Murphy and her husband who died within 6 months of each other from acute pneumonia and severe anemia,
with the cause in both cases believed to be Toxic Mould.

Well, that makes me nervous, because I live in a really damp flat!

evilivor

Flesh Gorden wrote: »

Best example being Brittany Murphy and her husband who died within 6 months of each other from acute pneumonia and severe anemia,
with the cause in both cases believed to be Toxic Mould.

Coroner: No indication mold killed Brittany Murphy or Simon Monjack

Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- A coroner's investigator dismissed online speculation that the pneumonia deaths of actress Brittany Murphy and her husband, Simon Monjack, may both have been related to viral mold inside their Los Angeles home.

"There were no indicators that it was from mold," Los Angeles County Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter said Monday.

Murphy, 32, and Monjack, 39, died five months apart in the same bedroom of the home they shared with the actress' mother, Sharon Murphy, in Hollywood Hills.

The preliminary autopsy concluded that Monjack's death May 23 was caused by acute pneumonia and severe anemia, "just like Brittany," Winter said last week.

Murphy died December 20 from a combination of pneumonia, an iron deficiency and multiple drug intoxication, a coroner said.

http://edition.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/celebrity.news.gossip/07/26/murphy.monjack.mold/index.html

Gamb!t

Faith wrote: »

Well, that makes me nervous, because I live in a really damp flat!

Me too.It seems a lot of buildings have this problem in cork.

Outkast_IRE

Faith wrote: »

Well, that makes me nervous, because I live in a really damp flat!

I lived in an apartment with damp / very slight signs of mould and i suffered from
1. Tickling at the back of throat while sleeping
2. Allergic reaction which caused breathing difficulty
3. Runny nose/flu like symptoms.

The worst was the allergic reaction, i would imagine it would be similar to an asthma attack , my throat felt like it was narrowing alot.....
I dont have any severe allergies and without a doubt it was the mould causing it.

Gamb!t

Outkast_IRE wrote: »

I lived in an apartment with damp / very slight signs of mould and i suffered from
1. Tickling at the back of throat while sleeping
2. Allergic reaction which caused breathing difficulty
3. Runny nose/flu like symptoms.

The worst was the allergic reaction, i would imagine it would be similar to an asthma attack , my throat felt like it was narrowing alot.....
I dont have any severe allergies and without a doubt it was the mould causing it.

Has all of the above cleared up since you moved ?

Outkast_IRE

Gamb!t wrote: »

Has all of the above cleared up since you moved ?

Yes, i would even notice a difference if i stayed at home in my parents for a few days and then stayed in the damp apartment for a few

Faith

Outkast_IRE wrote: »

I lived in an apartment with damp / very slight signs of mould and i suffered from
1. Tickling at the back of throat while sleeping
2. Allergic reaction which caused breathing difficulty
3. Runny nose/flu like symptoms.

The worst was the allergic reaction, i would imagine it would be similar to an asthma attack , my throat felt like it was narrowing alot.....
I dont have any severe allergies and without a doubt it was the mould causing it.

I have the exact same symptoms. Myself and my OH are crippled with sneezing and allergy symptoms, and he's suffering more than me with sinus issues. We're home for Christmas and those symptoms have cleared up completely.

At least we'll only be in the flat for another 6 months or so...

Outkast_IRE

Faith wrote: »

I have the exact same symptoms. Myself and my OH are crippled with sneezing and allergy symptoms, and he's suffering more than me with sinus issues. We're home for Christmas and those symptoms have cleared up completely.

At least we'll only be in the flat for another 6 months or so...

Honestly i would be out the door that flat isnt fit for living in , people should stick up more to the landlord in such situations. I know easier said than done, but dont take these symptoms lightly.

Faith

Outkast_IRE wrote: »

Honestly i would be out the door that flat isnt fit for living in , people should stick up more to the landlord in such situations. I know easier said than done, but dont take these symptoms lightly.

It's not that easy. We're not living in Cork anymore, we're in the UK in a town where there's *very* limited housing. We're also students so we'll only be there for another 6 months or so. I've asked in the Accommodation forum if there's anything we can do.

But my flat is wildly off-topic, sorry to the OP!