result is that David did not close the door at all. Quite the opposite. There was no hostility

over the historical problems, and he explicitly treated them as unfortunate business events rather

than something held against you. The relationship appears intact. More importantly, the old source

arrangement is recoverable. The rather alarming old stock problem turns out to be much less bad

than everyone thought. David said the old product they are holding can be reworked, effectively

emptied and dealt with at the factory, rather than leaving you trying to sell increasingly

problematic dated stock. Your reaction afterwards, very good news, was justified. That removes what

looked like quite a nasty legacy obstacle. There also doesn't seem to be some contractual barrier

preventing you starting again. David talked in practical terms about simply...