Conflict resolution 101

摘要

As I researched the Net neutrality story on page 26, I kept thinking about the parents of an ex-boyfriend and the fight they got into some years ago over a driveway. The driveway sat on the property of the family's vacation home, and for years they shared it with the country inn next door. The problem arose when the inn was sold to a man who operated it more like a bar, with last call at 1:00 a.m. It didn't take long before my ex's parents got fed up with the noise. Their lawyer advised them to put a chain across the driveway, then let the tavern-keeper sue them for a right-of-way.