Bogtrotters beware!

I was out walking the other day in an area which was pretty boggy, and where I have been caught out before.  We had had heavy rain and though most of the paths were dry, in places they were flooded.  So, as I approached one of these sections I was confronted with a path that was at least 3 or more inches deep in water for some 20 feet.  There appeared to be drier ground off the path though it gave way to grass tussocks amidst deep puddles.  At first sight, there appeared more dry ground than puddles, so it seemed like a better way.  At this point in my tale, I suppose I should own up to having faced similar dilemmas in this place before and made the wrong choices.  Still, I thought I’d be smart and try the seemingly drier ‘short-cut’ rather than the certain wet path.  The thing I neglected from my reckoning, is that it was pretty certain the water on the path was never deep than my boots, whereas the other root was an unknown and unknowable factor.  Well, in fact I made it without getting too wet but it was a mighty close thing and I resolved next time to learn my lesson and stick to the path, because it nearly got very unpleasant.

So why am I telling you this tale?  Yesterday I was talking to a long term client and with whom I have been working on a big project, that apparently has run in to problems.  These are real world, gnarly  problems, the sort that don’t have easy, smart answers. They have decided that in the middle of these issues, that they can take some ‘short-cuts’ and I fear they will come to a similar fate as I nearly did on my walk.  Sometimes, when confronted with a flooded path, that is going to be uncomfortable and unpleasant, you are better to stick to the path than risk unknown and unknowable consequences in the bog.

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