Originally Posted by Out Of Trim

Flaps nobody enjoys feeling they should apologize and, it takes a far bigger person to do that than to stand indefensible ground. Cheers to you bro. I (we?) understand the frustrations that can arise when your workload is piling up and some old guy next to you just ain't with the program and is stuck in last week. All we ask is that you at least try to be patient and work with us a little. Your brains are like sponges, ours are like rocks. It usually takes a lot more to get things to sink in. But, once it does, it's etched in stone and, after that, you'll find us to be pretty solid performers. And pretty solid friends. There will always be that one exception, but I also think that you'll find nearly all of us to be completely fine with the fact that somebody half our age is 'the boss'. And, if I do something that deserves an @$$-chewing, then so be it. I'll take my lumps. But, then it should be over. When it becomes apparent that there's more to it and I'm being disrespected simply because I'm "old", then the sparks are gonna fly. Most older folks have just seen and done too much in their lives and have reached a point where they're not gonna put up with $#!+ from anyone, no matter who they are or how old they are or what title they have. And, when it comes right down to it, NOBODY should have to ... it works both ways.

I'm glad that you can see that we can bring quite a bit of value to the table. True, maybe not all 121 experience. But, no less valuable. I think you'll also see that if you ever happen to find yourself in the middle of a $#!+storm, the old dudes typically keep remarkably cool heads while dealing with things. And, where it may appear that JO's getting all that old-guy experience on-the-cheap, it just might turn out that we're his biggest nightmare ... just watch. Cheers to you bud, hope to fly with you and swap some stories.