eric aldinger

In ancient times a dispute could be escalated to the seat of the king. In
one such case two women partitioned King Solomon for custody of an infant.
Each claimed the child as her own. The king's suggestion was to cut the
infant in half and share it among the women. One woman agreed to this
judgment, the other offered to withdraw her claim to prevent this judgment
from being carried out. The king ruled that the woman withdrawing her claim
was the actual mother and awarded the child to her.

The moral here is that a 50/50 split isn't satisfactory for either party,
unless one party has no real vested interest in the outcome. It is either
that or we need to cut Dan and Evan in half. Yes, that may be the actual
lesson.

On Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 11:11 AM, Sarah Tisdale wrote:

> This seems like a very dicey way to settle a dispute. Here's my opinion.
>
> If Evan, after finding out about the extra work required, asked to
> cancel the exchange within ~30 days and before seriously riding the
> frame, I'd side with him.
>
> But since Evan had it for "a few months" and rode the frame
> "~200miles", I'm inclined to side with Dan.
>
> Still, its a little grey and $100 is *fairly* small.
>
> I vote for "do whatever results in fewest hard feelings": Split it
> $50/$50. Evan eats $50 of the cost. Dan gives $50 to Evan. Seems
> the best way to get past any bad feelings.
>
> Sarah
>
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 10:38 AM, Ron and Dorothy
> Strasser wrote:
> > Good post Chriss. I also think Dan should be talking to the person who
> gave
> > him frame "with the understanding that it was a rideable frame" about
> what
> > that was all about. Sounds like that was NOT the case at all. Might
> have
> > been an honest lack of knowledge about this frame. The story (facts left
> > our or added) can change as it passes from one person to the next. I do
> > hope Dan and Evan can work this out in a manner that does not get nasty.
> > There are more important things in life than bike stuff, including
> finding
> > ways to keep your stress levels low.
> > Good luck you two. I am sure you will receive even more "verdicts" from
> > your peers.
> > ron
> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "chriss"
> > To:
> > Sent: Monday, June 08, 2009 9:04 AM
> > Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Jury of peers needed
> >
> >
> >> No real side here but hey a debate is a debate. As someone who has had
> to
> >> warranty a frame or two that i've sold I am wondering what Dan would do
> if
> >> there was a roll reversal here?
> >>
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