Jeff, I would also take the fact that the meeting was "spirited" as a positive sign. It likely means there's some frustration evident. Folks don't normally get emotional if things are so far apart they can't see the finish line. Back-to-back meetings, as you noted, are definitely a sign that things have moved forward, however incrementally. Then again, I could just be whistling in the graveyard. Keep it up, man.
Jeff, I would also take the fact that the meeting was "spirited" as a positive sign. It likely means there's some frustration evident. Folks don't normally get emotional if things are so far apart they can't see the finish line. Back-to-back meetings, as you noted, are definitely a sign that things have moved forward, however incrementally. Then again, I could just be whistling in the graveyard. Keep it up, man.