Thrown out of an FBO...

KevinBlack wrote:

Well, all I can say to the owner of the FBO and many who have posted in
indignation at Jay's almighty gaff is 'get a life'. How a throw away
comment made in jest can generate so much stomach acid is beyond me. It's a
slippery slope down the mountain of political correctness.....

Yes, especially when you can't even distinguish between common decency
and courtesy and political correctness. Sure, the guy seemed way to
thin-skinned, however, Jay had a couple of opportunities to undo things
after the guy's first comment that suggested he was becoming offended.
I wasn't there, so maybe Jay just didn't realize it soon enough,
however, as one who deals with the public as much as Jay, I have to
believe his skills of perception in this area should be good.

I think he could have unwound this pretty quickly, but instead, his ego
and then the beginnings of anger got in the way. That's fine, but then
don't anguish over it afterward. If you are one who is bothered by
things like this, and I'll admit I am as well, then you have to learn to
stop them as soon as the symptoms appear. It generally isn't that hard
to do. I think a "Hey, no offense, I was just making conversation."
would have stopped it. The guy would have made one more comment to get
in the last word and Jay could have then either ignored it or said,
"Hey, you may be right." and walked away. I'm guessing either would
have stopped the "don't come back" comment.

This isn't being PC, it is simply being perceptive.


Matt