SPEAKER: To show you that this forgiveness is restricted
to the contracting parties, I'll give you a contrasting case.
Suppose I order a taxi to take me to the airport to catch a plane cross country.
I live pretty far away from the airport, and it's a hefty fee, $50, $60.
As I arrive at the airport, my cellphone beeps,
and I find that the flight has been canceled.
Should I be able to tell the taxi driver,
sorry, the reason I wanted to go to the airport was to take my flight.
The flight's been cancelled.
Not your fault, not my fault, so I don't pay you.
And what's more, I'm perfectly willing to take public transportation back home
now that I'm not in any hurry.
Common sense tells you that you've got to pay the taxi driver.
Think why that is.