Sitting in here makes me miss the English language.
See, you're letting her control you and once again you're letting her drag it out even more. Repeat the following to yourself at least twice an hour: 'Enough is enough and it's time for a change!'
If a 'concrete talk' is what's needed to make the metaphorical wall completely invincible, so be it, Gladys!
Will go in half an hour or so. Pulling this while presentation out of my ass is starting to get painful.