tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6931353.post3751214738261994945..comments2023-10-28T09:25:39.790-04:00Comments on The Atavist: Tort and RetortThe Atavisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12529157597486952484noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6931353.post-17540013717969548852007-11-17T13:10:00.000-05:002007-11-17T13:10:00.000-05:00I had a piece of land back in the early 1970's, Li...I had a piece of land back in the early 1970's, Lin, on which an oil exploration company paid me one dollar per acre per year. That gave them the option to drill for oil if and when they ever felt like it. They never did, and the amount of money I got every year barely covered my time to read the damn contract, no doubt one much like the one you have. That was quite an education.The Atavisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12529157597486952484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6931353.post-11076517937222613602007-11-17T02:37:00.000-05:002007-11-17T02:37:00.000-05:00You just had to bring the subject of contracts, di...You just had to bring the subject of contracts, didn't you? (grin) Mark and I just spent an entire day carefully reading through, analysing and changing the latest agreement presented to us by the gas field. It had doubled in length from the last one and, oddly enough, barely any of the new terms were kindly to us unless mandated by recent legislation. Gee, who would have thought.Linhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09100999113439449482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6931353.post-38781108394430510672007-11-16T10:37:00.000-05:002007-11-16T10:37:00.000-05:00I think I'm just living in the wrong century. I j...I think I'm just living in the wrong century. I just got off the phone with a partner I have in a real estate venture. He and I have no written agreements whatever, other than that we are both on title to the property. We trust each other completely and have a great relationship. Irony: He's a Muslim. We postponed a meeting last month because we usually meet in a coffee shop and since it was Ramadan, he fasted during the day.<BR/><BR/>We really need to get back to the basics, where we earn each other's trust. Race, creed, colour, etc., are (or at least should be) irrelevant.The Atavisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12529157597486952484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6931353.post-13211522768162052852007-11-15T23:07:00.000-05:002007-11-15T23:07:00.000-05:00Words are like fiat currency units: The more of th...Words are like fiat currency units: The more of them, the less valuable they are.<BR/>This is my rule of thumb when dealing with contracts, whether it's a credit card agreement or an EULA. They are almost ALWAYS written to advantage the seller.<BR/>Most of them would be totally unnecessary if the party that had them drawn up was honest enough to do as you suggest - Mean what you say, and say what you mean, then back it with action.<BR/><BR/>And don't even get me started on the weasel-word masters in the legal profession!TheWayfarerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15074292938877766871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6931353.post-65900216697651873582007-11-14T20:38:00.000-05:002007-11-14T20:38:00.000-05:00I agree about the handshake - a gentleman's agree...I agree about the handshake - a gentleman's agreement is so much more elegant and dignified, imho.phlegmfatalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08636803080525003892noreply@blogger.com