"Bob Fry" wrote in message
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Others have already said it better than I. I'll just add that it
sounds like the guy is both a charter pilot and runs a business of
charter pilots, and you accidently insulted his entire professional
life. What to you was an overreaction to him might have been
considerable restraint.

I wonder if he turned down a charter because he had a 'customer' who had
called ahead to make sure there was a courtesy car available?

Did the 'customer' buy anything, or was he just 'borrowing the car'?