CB.11:5.2 - Separate purposes with a remaining shared resource

A music group contains people who want informal playing and others preparing public performances. Repeated attempts to combine both in one session leave each dissatisfied. The members choose two independently organised sessions rather than treating one preference as a failure of commitment.

Both groups obtain capable hosts and times. They still use a shared set of instruments, so the owners and authorised users agree regular slots, responsibility for returning the set and priority to the first confirmed booking for additional dates. The informal group uses its first session to help two newcomers join familiar pieces; the performance group rehearses its agreed concert programme without shortening it for that introduction.

Both later request the set for a Saturday. The informal group’s booking was confirmed first, so the performance group takes an available Sunday slot. Each returns the set in time for the next user. The groups retain their different activities while using the shared resource under an arrangement both accepted.