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["Chris Clarke" <hstead AT nc.rr.com>]

That is so often what I'd EXPECT to happen.   But at least you gave the 
opportunity to feel the discomfort he deserved... :D

Chris

> On Apr 25, 2010, at 10:21 AM, Chris Clarke wrote:
>
> > James,
> >
> > I agree with much of what you say.   However, one very important point: 
> > Did
> > you let them how you feel about this?
>
> In my case, I did. I wrote the following in the minutes after the visit so 
> I would get it right:
>
> Glenn drove up the hollow on his little off-road vehicle, don't know the 
> proper name for the thing. I was mowing, drove around the side of the 
> garden where he had stopped, shut the mower off and walked up to him.
>
> He said something about the path I had mowed, apparently to break the ice. 
> I said I wanted to hear his side of the story. He said that the family and 
> Micki (wife) didn't like the sale. (The sale was for his full asking 
> price.)
>
> I said where I grew up a man did not change his mind once he gave his 
> word. He said, well, that was the way it was for him, too, but sometimes 
> things change and the family wasn't for it. I said if the family was going 
> to be in on it, then the time to talk to family was before you gave your 
> word and made the deal. He looked at me, obviously didn't like what I 
> said, turned his back, walked away, shouted something unintelligible, got 
> on his rig and drove off.
>
> And so ended a friendship.
>
> Gene