990: If You Can't Stand the Heat

[1goodI]

Originally Posted by Bucho

I trust both Keith and Chemda's assessment that Charlie was not a threat, and that having Rellek there backed that up even more.



Yep, and that time is when you choose, not when your buddy catches you off guard on your doorstep, and on the show Keith already said he's going to quit Charlie.

Nope. You gotta take care of things ASAP. That way everybody knows where they stand. No questions asked.

I'm sure Keith will take the issue up with Charlie. Sometimes it can be done over a drink, sometimes right then and there.

I would love to hear the end of this Charlie story.

[Jonny Face]

I think it was the smart thing to do to let Chemda handle the Charlie thing.If Keith had gone down, at minimum it would have been the start of a long interaction between them (which Keith is obviously trying to avoid), at worst it could have been a serious fight.Even if things had got ugly, Rellek was there too and Keith could have easily come downstairs.Well played.

I just wanted to say this was one of the funniest shows yet, everyone was hilarious and I was laughing my ass off for the whole thing.

[Bucho]

Originally Posted by 1goodI

Nope. You gotta take care of things ASAP. That way everybody knows where they stand. No questions asked.

I'm sure Keith will take the issue up with Charlie. Sometimes it can be done over a drink, sometimes right then and there.

I would love to hear the end of this Charlie story.

No, everybody will know where they stand just fine when Keith sits Charlie down at a time and place of Keith's choosing. I think that Keith has a good eye for judging people and situations and that he and Chemda know Charlie and we obviously don't. They sized up the situation and in choosing who would deal with Charlie realized that the cost to Chemda (feeling uncomfortable but not scared) was less than the cost to Keith (potential for drawn-out confrontation and physical altercation). No one wins, but they minimize the damage.

The great General Sun Tzu said, If we do not wish to fight, we can prevent the enemy from engaging us even though the lines of our encampment be merely traced out on the ground. All we need do is to throw something odd and unaccountable in his way.

Also, Knowing the place and the time of the coming battle, we may concentrate from the greatest distances in order to fight.

Also, To fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.

Keith and Chemda did just fine.