Originally Posted by
Dashdog
Same as the captain that has to say "I do things by the book"- I usually end up wondering which book they actually do things by.
BTW- long-sleeve wearer here. Sorry.
I used to brief as a captain,
"Figured I'd just let you know that I'm a real uptight of guy, if I'm staring at you that means your probably doing something wrong, and if I'm not staring at you then that means you are still doing something wrong. Save the books and the CRM for the recurrent, and don't ask me anything. Any questions?"
Seriously though, I always hate hearing the by the book thing. It makes the assumption that everyone else, including you, does most things non standard.
Oh, and don't agree with the whole long sleeves thing.