Dunno what happened...

There is something disconcerting about translating correspondence that lays out a comprehensive plan for submitting deliverables over the immediate future and then, over the period described in the plan (and for a few days beyond), to receive no deliverables at all. It is disconcerting both from the perspective of a lack of work, and from the perspective of knowing that eventually, the deliverables will come in, at which point life will become somewhat hectic with rush work (and likely less work than if the original plan had been implemented).

But there's nothing to be done, and at least I can take solace in the fact that I don't have to spend time and resources coming up with a federally approved response plan, the way dairies apparently have to now to deal with spilt milk, ever since some bright light somewhere decided that the Fate of the Planet requires dairies to put on the Full Response Monty to deal with potential milk spills, to head off incidents like the little-known milk-downs at Three Milk Island and Chernomylk.

The requirement will have the associated benefit of providing employment to some suitably ample number of bureaucrats, well-connected consultants, and equipment vendors. And although the rest of us will just have to fork over more moolah for milk, we'll do so with the knowledge that we will be safe (or as safe as anyone can be when the government is looking out for you) from the Milkocalypse.

I think I'll go make apple pie.

Cheers...