Dad's been in a foul temper with all the roadworks that have popped up. They dig up the same road time after time. This time they really outshone themselves, but cutting acces to his driveway in a classic pincer move much beloved the German Panzer divisions of WW2. THEY DUG UP ROAD THE ROAD ON BOTH SIDES of his house making it impossible to get in or out.  Then they dug a trench and put up barriers. I'm amazed they didn't mine it and cover with trip wire. He spoke to them and asked "why they had to dig up this road yet again". "It's been dug more time than the Valley of the Kings" - ok these may not the exact words he used. They replied that they hadn't worked on that as it wasn't in their area. FFS, stay woof