Cusp - what cusp? What is a cusp?

You know folks, I believed it when I blogged it, I really did. For some reason I thought the previous three month long pattern of a date being promised to me by someone and then being pushed back was going to stop.

I thought the bank manager was going to stick to giving us our decision on Wednesday.
I thought planning was coming on Oct 19th.
I thought we were in there with the lease.

I was in some ways wrong and in other ways naive.

The bank man is now saying tomorrow.
Planning now due next week.
Lease negotiations practically done (but still incomplete).

In fairness I should have known this would happen, but there has to come a point where somebody makes good on one of these dates otherwise no wall would ever get built. Planning has to be completed by Nov 15th by their own rules, so there is one final date. The bank wanted some extra figures, which they have now, so tomorrow should be a reality. The lease is with the legals folk now so we have done what we can.

The people we have been dealing with have generally been upfront and progressive, Liverpool Planning Dept, despite all the bad things I heard about planners on the grapevine, have been beyond reproach and have really outdone themselves (Vickie V deserves a medal).

I have nothing to calibrate this experience against, is this good, but feels bad because I'm in it? Are we making excellent progress for a startup in a severe recession? Who knows?

What is a blogger supposed to do? Should I just post saying 'nothing definite to report!'? Or should I should I give my opinion based on the best info I have at the time?

I nearly drank a bottle of red wine about midday on Tuesday such was the frustration. I went climbing instead and got on with coaching the young people of the North East at the wonderful Climb Newcastle. I like it there, good vibe, good staff. The value of good staff is immeasurable, not once have I walked in and not been greeted, owners Andy and Chris have been a source of brilliant advice and support and clearly owed some form of gin.

From here on in, the blog should perhaps be my ranting space and then BOOM! out of the blue, without warning (tautologous there!) I say 'People we build now!' and the Liverpool climbing community rejoice. Speaking of you instead of me, is anyone going to the Ron Fawcett lecture on Nov 10th? Quite fancy a look myself, Fawcett being a bit of leg-end!

Rant over.