Post #711268 by Fez Moai on Sat, Mar 15, 2014 11:21 PM

There are merits on both sides of the argument. Mr. Zhu is a businessman, plain and simple. He does not have the "tiki ohana", but that's not his fault or problem, really. On the other side of the coin, we have the passionate tiki fans that love Rufus and were looking to get him a new home. I wanted Rufus to go to Damons and was angry when Mr. Zhu changed his mind. But, what can you do? He is going to put Rufus into a much bigger tank and retain Jorge as his keeper. This is Fate's argument, that Rufus is still going to have a home, which is what everyone wanted. The fundraiser though, was for the purchase and transport of Rufus. I can see the hurt feelings that Mr. Zhu's decision caused and understand why everyone has a "screw you" attitude toward him. But this is all about Rufus, so I see why some people would say why not still help out? Mr. Zhu is in the driver's seat, but we're not even in the car. Our only hope is to wait this out, see what happens, and be ready should things change. We can argue whether it's a business thing or a personal thing but it won't change anything. It's both. I was there with Fate when we had those conversations with Alan, and he was very earnest in his desire to keep Rufus now and take care of him. Whether it's business or personal is now a moot point. I congratulated him and let him know that if he changed his mind to let us know. The bottom line is that we were successful in getting Rufus a new home, although it is going to be in his current home. I have put out word many times about getting fish and fish tanks from the Bahooka and not a single soul replied. Well, Fate was the only one. You can see how someone would think "what about the rest of the fish? Aren't they important?". Anyway, have a good one.