I suspect he's going to continue to gripe here, but hopefully not.
BTW, Charlie, I like the way you are handling this. Very concerned about your reputation, but not disrespectful or aggressive.
I think we have here a case where two parties ultimately disagree on what the original agreement was. From the perspective of the rest of us, neither is "right" or "wrong." They just need to work it out, or else leave each other alone. To sit and hurl insults and scam accusations in such a case like was done here is very bad form, IMO.
I must continue, because of my suspicions that teh strategy is to stall
to defuse the social pressure, and maybe not pay later,
excuse me for thinking out loud, I am not accusing of anything,
just a thought that crossed my mind of how it looks like
and
I also think this is being handled very well by both of us,
considering the stakes