Word of the Day - Root

And the root cause of the problem was to be determined at a later date.

Which of course meant that the committee never actually reconvenied to decide.

So I got off Scott-Free.

Which is to say, I left Scott behind to take the blame, in case they ever really did look for who was responsible for setting the tarmac of the Lakeside Parking Lot on fire at three twenty-six in the morning on a Wednesday.