What is it that construction people do at six a.m. that they can't accomplish at eight when EVERYONE'S AWAKE?

Each morning I wake to the sound of banging and sawing and ESL shouting. Don't get me wrong; I would shout too if I had to work at six a.m. It's just that there should be a law or something.

And when did all these trucks start beeping in reverse? Trucks have been backing up for years in total silence. Those were the days when you had to look where you were going and you never knew when a movie had been formatted to fit your screen.

So, yes, I write you with bags beneath my eyes on account of my new construction hours. I report at six a.m. to my computer, where I grumble and nag until the coffee kicks in and I go BEEP, BEEP, BEEP, BEEP...