The supposedly historic meeting between Ian Paisley and Gerry Adams, scheduled for a Stormont Committee room on Tuesday 17 October, failed to take place.
So the first item on the St Andrews timetable was postponed.
History had to wait while the DUP attempted to resolve a row with the government over when a ministerial pledge of office needs to be taken.
When did the DUP ever attempt to resolve anything???
Beware - scary photo of DUP leader on BBC link. Not for the faint hearted!
