With the woman thoroughly barricaded, the foreman knew he needed to protect his crew from any legal fallout. If the street got entirely blocked by the delivery truck, the city could fine the construction company.
He pulled out his phone and called the local police parking enforcement division. He calmly explained the situation to the dispatcher: they had a legally permitted commercial loading zone, an illegal parker who flatly refused to move, and a delivery truck that was now forced to block part of the roadway to unload.
The foreman explicitly stated he wanted to make sure his crew wouldn’t get in trouble or face a citation for the traffic disruption. The parking enforcement officer on the phone completely understood the dilemma and told the foreman that a unit was being dispatched and would arrive in about 30 minutes. With the legal paperwork effectively set in motion, the foreman walked back to his men. “Alright boys,” he cheered. “Let’s unstrap the load and start taking this wood up the hill.”