That’s regrettable
// July 12th, 2010 // Uncategorized
Hello guvner, got a piece of bad news for you old boy.
Oh dear. everything okay with the project though right?
Oh yeah boss, absolutely golden. Nothing but green lights.
Great, good to hear. So what’s the problem then?
The end date….
The end date?
The end date.
The end date?
The end date. Going to need a little flexibility there?
What sort of flexibility?
Two and a half years.
Two and a half years!!! How long was the original project again?
Not sure guv, not to good with dates you see.
Evidently! Originally I think it was only supposed to be a 7 month project. I’ve already prepared the unveiling, I’ve booked the mayor to open it.
The Mayor? Diamond fella. Did a bit of work for him last year back, paved his driveway. Turned into a bumpy project that one though, forget I mentioned it.
The project was ‘bumpy’?
Yeah, the driveway as well by the time we’d finished hahaha. Subsidence most likely, slippery thing subsidence, less said about that the better. Actually, just forget I mentioned it.
Doesn’t subsidence only affect houses?
Could be. You’re the expert on that one, you tell me.
So what about my grand unveiling with the mayor and a brass band and…
A brass band you say? Paid the deposit on that on already?
Just yesterday.
That’s regrettable.
No I’m sorry, a delay is completely out of the question. A deadly of 2.5yrs is unfathomable.
Fair play, I hear what you’re saying. I’ll tell you what I’ll do like, since you’re being so agreeable.
I’m not agreeable.
Hang on, let me finish. Since you’re going to be so agreeable about the whole ‘delay’ thing. The boys and I will pull an all nighter, save a day.
Great, so it’ll be finished on the Sunday instead of the Saturday then? I’m sure the Mayor will be fine with that.
Yeah the Saturday, no problem at all. One day earlier, two and a half years later. Right now that’s all cleared up I best get back to it, walkway’s not going to build itself now is it?
Woooh, wait a second. It’s still going to be 2.5years late?
Yeah, but a day earlier.
What do you mean earlier? That’s one day less late, out of about 850.
True I suppose. That’s a question of perspective though I propose. I see your a glass half empty type of individual. That’s regrettable.
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