the narrows

Despite the signs implying that Dewar Place might not be the usual three lanes wide things still steam round the corner quite the thing. There are indications that the gas-pipe prevarications are almost complete, meaning that the resultant replaced surface shall have to be inspected to see if the gas-pipe-fixing-persons have put them back flat after packing the holes properly or brushed some dust into them then lightly tamped some cold fill down with their feet.