Full of themselves

[Ron Nossaman]

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>SOOOOO, for those of you who deal with
>these kinds of people regularly, what kind of techniques do you use to
>keep them in their box and not drive you crazy? How do you keep them out
>of your way while you are working? I think I'm handling myself pretty
>well in these cases but I would like to hear from other's experiences
>and diplomacy. Thanks in advance for your thoughts.
>
>Rob Goodale, RPT


Hi Rob, how about; "Do you smell smoke?", or "Set down and let me see how
you play, perhaps I can offer a few tips." I don't think there is a quick
and simple way. It either takes fifteen minutes of very involved
conversation for them to accept you as knowledgeable, worthy, etc., or you
can offend them away quickly and worry about it later. My old man used to
offer, but never practiced, the advice that, if you can't dazzle them with
your brilliance, baffle 'em with BS. You are probably doing everything that
can be reasonably done already. Relax, don't sweat it. They are, mercifully,
in the minority.

 Ron