[mithaler]

Why am I reminded of Douglas Adams? "All the planning charts have been on display at your local planning department in Alpha Centauri for 50 of your Earth years, so you've had plenty of time to lodge any formal complaint and it's far too late to start making a fuss about it now..."

[rbanffy]

I seriously doubt the plans were that far away. The transition was not announced the day before after all.