Late Arrivals

Theme for the day: Time.

Not time itself, but the general inability of humans to keep to it. Or trains for that matter. I was late to work yesterday due to being approximately 35 seconds too late to the station. I did, of course, run down the ramp to the train when I saw it was already there and not late as it usually is, damn inconsiderate of the train companies to be on time without giving due warning of this sudden change in behaviour! But I didn't quite make it. Roughly 35 seconds earlier, and I would have. Just.

Today, a vital piece of data I need for the project I'm working on didn't arrive. Apparently, the people producing it "didn't know which program to run". A feeble excuse if you ask me. It would seem they agreed with that sentiment, and later changed the story to "we did run it but it crashed before it finished". So I'm officially very behind schedule, despite the fact the work that was planned to take 10 days, actually only took me 3. I've just spent 2 weeks fighting with people who don't seem to understand the concept of a project plan and keeping to agreed timescales. We’re “expecting” the file tomorrow. I’m not holding my breath.