A lot of you said I should have backed down, and I guess you might have done that.
Somebody hit the nail on the head when they said it was low reward, high risk.
But there was no way I was going to concede the right of way under any circumstances, Robert surprised me with his negotiation strategy as opposed to his usual accomodation with rule bending mode.
Even when you're both incased in steel, sometimes backing down and yielding the ROW (even when You Are Right) is the best policy.
"Eric S. Sande" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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So, yes, you were wrong to confront.
And I want to thank all the respondents. Including those who got the tenor of this confrontation wrong. But I think this was an instructive thread, it really wasn't Custer versus the Native Americans.
It was, however, a bicyclist versus a perceived entitlement.
What price has courage when liberty is threatened, etc.
A lot of you said I should have backed down, and I guess you might have done that.
Somebody hit the nail on the head when they said it was low reward, high risk.
But there was no way I was going to concede the right of way under any circumstances, Robert surprised me with his negotiation strategy as opposed to his usual accomodation with rule bending mode.
I've really learned a lot from this thread.
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very informative indeed! esp the parts about jw's and fish heads! -a
