It’s not something that strikes you if you live in Guyana and don’t travel much, but if you are based outside for some time and then return here permanently, you immediately notice the obvious shortage of systematic approaches, in both government and private sector, many of which impact directly across the society on a daily basis. Against that background, as we contemplate this or that tempestuous subject before us we recognize immediately that the problem, to a significant degree, is often one of our own doing. A prime example is the current variegated turmoil as City Hall unveils its controversial parking meter plan for Georgetown.