craig austin

I'll get my chop saw.

Craig

On Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 12:36 PM, eric aldinger wrote:

> 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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