I'll trade ya...

As a kid, I had friends who would trade things. For example, baseball cards, marbles, 45rpm records.

In the 70's, I was in a band with a guitarist who had a faulty guitar and it was affecting our ability to (as a band) to make money. We came off a tour of Canada and I went with him to a music store to buy a Fender Stratocaster. He tried all of the ones in the store before settling on a black one with a rosewood fingerboard. His mom helped him buy a house and the money made from music was barely enough to pay the mortgage. The plan was I'd buy the guitar and he would repay me with a portion of gig money. That didn't happen and I ended up with the guitar.

I'm left-handed and it was a right handed guitar. I know it didn't stop Jimi Hendrix from playing one upside down but another guitarist wanted it and offered to trade a reel-to-reel tape recorder so I accepted.

I'm more inclined to give things away and not trade for something.

I don't follow sports, but I hear in the news all the time about sports players being traded to other teams. Depending on the perspective, I guess it's a good and bad thing.

As part of my job, I do have to negotiate with clients, general contractors, associates and upper management. There is always a give and take to make things work.
Yesterday, I had a meeting with a client and contractor about my cabinets in the bathroom and how the designer wants the walls wrapped in tile. I didn't like the way it was planned. The contractor agreed. I gave-in to include full panels (instead of fillers) where my cabinetry meets the wall. It's more material but an easier installation for both my company and the tile installer. Win-Win.
I wanted a design change in another area of the house and they went along with my request. Fair trade.

So this month, long-time member Harb who is on permanent bad returns. Similar to a cat with 9 lives, but it doesn't take long for administration to find out and pull the plug on his alias... POOF !! he's gone... again.

I always thought he was entertaining with his sarcastic humor. Lots of banter, even if he did cross the line with some members. A ban is a ban with no hope of parole.
Honestly, he does much better for CS than lots of other members. Often, if there's a change to be made, people will sign a petition in hopes of creating a change. Workers to a boss, citizens to a government. Michael Cohen traded some information to get his sentence reduced. Different examples all parts attempting a trade.

Let's suggest a trade to management. I could think of a handful bitter/angry members who could be easily traded for the return of one Harb. Kinda like a prisoner trade to a foreign government.

I'll trade ya... what a great idea !!