Annoyed

It’s now been 2-3 months that our yard has been torn to shreds by our local government. Before the work began we got a nice note letting us know we’d be selected as the lucky ones with the manhole cover in our yard who would have workers camping out in our yard. Kind of like winning the dirt lottery!

Let me clarify, this is utility work and not the sole responsibility of our local government. They are running new gas lines for our neighborhood. It’s valuable work and I am certain  that the contractors hired are very skilled people.

A second disclaimer. This isn’t technically "our yard" as it’s part of the easement. The 5 foot clump of grass between the sidewalk and the curb. While it’s not 100% ours, we are responsible for its care and it definitely impacts the way our home is looked at. And right now it looks terrible.

My point is, my yard looks horrible and has looked horrible for months. In talking to the company in charge of the project the secretary assures me that they will level and seed the area when the job is done. "When will the job be done?" "Let me check on that."

In the meantime. My yard looks awful and I have no idea when it will look normal again.