On Mondays Julia works at the main site instead of being in the garden. This means driving through town rather than round the ring road. Really, I suppose, it ought to entail using a bus but as it takes an hour longer, involves two buses and would mean getting up at 6.00 I have cynically suggested we should be selfish and use the car.
I haven’t flown at all in the last 32 years (and that was for work, not pleasure) and she has flown just once in that time. I think we can allow ourselves a few car trips.
As British Gas is digging up the road on our normal route we used a different route today, and allowed a little extra time as I suspected there would be other people doing the same thing. It appeared not to be the case and, after a swift and uneventful trip through the centre of town, I got her to work 20 minutes early.
When we start off at the normal time we have been anything from ten minutes early to twenty minutes late. I can’t wait to see how things progress.
Work is scheduled to end on 29th May.
Last time there was major work done round here they over-ran by two weeks on a six week project. If they do the same again, in percentage terms, they won’t finish until August.
My cup, as they say, runneth over…
There are advantages in living in the country. Thank you for reminding me of some of them.
I moved into town as a change of gear after years of living in the country but I rarely do the things I meant to do more of – theatre, library, pictures, dining out – because I’m too busy going out for a walk in the country. 🙂
When living in the heart of Soho in the 1970s I very rarely did any of those things.
It’s strange that we don’t always take advantage of the opportunities on our doorstep.,
Beautiful moon shot, Quercus!
Road projects here in my area seem to wrap up quickly, but that may be due in part to the need for logging trucks to get to the mills.
I suppose that removing Victorian gas mains in city streets may bring unforseen problems. On the other hand, they never seem to finish early…
I think road projects run over no matter where you live. They always last 1/3 to 1/2 longer than they predict here.
Yes, it is like an unwritten law.