Time is of the essence so the saying goes; it’s the key to everything running as it should, efficiently and to the best of its ability.

Good timing can mean all the difference between things ticking along nicely and the annoyance of being held up as misjudgement leads to everything grinding to a halt.

The morning school run and rush hour combined, two trips not known to be the most relaxing are a good example of where the tiniest thing can upset the smooth running and lead to delays.

So it makes me wonder what it is about this particular time of the day that someone somewhere decides it’s the perfect time for the road sweeper van to be out cleaning up our streets.

Surely it would be a lot less hassle for those trying to get to work or school and indeed for those doing the cleaning to not be getting all sorts of abuse shouted at them for the hold up if they were to leave it for an hour or so whereupon the streets will be virtually deserted?