Did you have a backup plan for jobs when the permit got stuck, or did this really throw your whole schedule off? That six week wait @schmidt.hugo mentioned feels like they were just waiting for the weather to turn on purpose. I've had permits get lost in the system until it was too late to do the work right. Makes you wonder if calling a certain council member every single day is the only way to get a move on.

Count them all with your own two eyes then.

Set a phone reminder to log drills right away.