Doh!!
Yes, it's better than that.
We all understand that shiat happens. Sometimes it happens to some more than others and sometimes it's a lot worse shiat than others... How it is dealt with when it does happen separates those I'll deal with again and those I won't.
This was an unusual deal where circumstances made things worse, no one to really blame for the circumstances, only praise for those that helped fix it. Only loss was some time.