They say that Rome wasn't built in a day. In fact it's still not finished despite many promises by the contractor.

This seems to be the norm with contractors. As the project nears it's end they get slower and slower. It's like dividing something continuously by two. It never gets there.

This meant another trip today into one of the local townships. The contractor had promised to be sufficiently complete to allow me to prepare what is called a 'snag' list. This is a list of outstanding items requiring attention to compete the job. There was no surprise to find he was not even close to being finished.

This means another trip out into the sticks next week. Each one is an adventure with random shootings, scant regard for traffic regulations, goats and cattle on the loose, water leaking from illegal connections and the attendant filth. Anyway I managed to return safely which hasn't always been the case......but I'll tell you about that later.