They have done a really good job on the path. Two men arrived from the local authority, and they were very thorough and careful. This week they have ramped the last section down to the pavement level, so that Anna should now get out the garden gate without too much difficulty. The trouble is, they have not done the top path from the front door – this has got to be a separate job, to keep it within budget, and has not yet been scheduled – so Anna can’t actually get to the new path.
I am sure there is a logic to this.
They first arrived exactly three months after the referral was made for this work. This has me wondering. I don’t know of course how this works at all, but suppose that their department has a target that they do category one work within three months, they could say they have done that. Except that the work has been split into two jobs, so according to this line of reasoning, they might even have another three months to finish the job. I hope that it will be quicker than that.
There is a balance in the affairs of men, when a target is also a useful way of keeping a tight control on resources.
It wouldn’t matter, except that six months is a big chunk out of the declining time that Anna has to hold on to her independence.
I will phone the department on Monday.