So we went shopping---

--- and came back with a loaded car.
This was the end of our drive. So where can we stop to unload, bearing in mind that the street is full of road works, cones and barriers. Even pausing to think will inevitably cause a queue of irritated motorists. Fortunately our neighbour is out, so up onto the footpath outside his house.
I wish I could believe that this work would finish anytime soon, but I won't hold my breath.