Are you a master at smoothing things over.

[Beso]

I am.:hee:

[Marsh.]

Sure.

[Cherie]

Great stuff :hee:

[Cherie]

I can work my way around a tricky situation most of the time

[Beso]

Great stuff :hee:

Thank you.

[Captain.Remy]

I became better at it with time.
I guess playing rugby helped me a lot because when I was younger I had no problem getting into it with others and didn't want to calm things down. But then I have learnt how to diffuse a situation in a team and talk things through. I confused getting heated vs putting your point across by not getting heated.
I'm way more patient now and can find ways to calm a situation down.

Same in my family and friends. I kind of have always been the "big brother" or the one hosting debates or trying to calm things down in a group. Even at work, I'm usually seen as the neutral one, and having a managing position puts that to the test too. Because really some days you just want to either shout at everybody or quit :joker: But you need to talk it out and take a deep breath and smooth it over as much as possible to get the best out of a possible bad situation.

And thank God I married someone who also smooths things out too. Makes it ten times easier at home.

[Kate!]

Yes I'm good at smoothing things over. Usually with a touch of humour. Both for other people as a go between when they have fallen out and for myself when I've put my mouth in gear before my brain which happens often as I am hot-headed. Xx

[Cherie]

Thank you.

Love the status Parmy :laugh:

[rusticgal]

yup...only when I choose to :laugh:

[Beso]

With a little help from 2 other people today, (one rather famous one, and me and my ex apprentice) well the 3 of us working together managed to save 26 other peopes jobs.

[bots]

why would i smooth something over when it's much more rewarding to stir it up :laugh:

[Cherie]

With a little help from 2 other people today, (one rather famous one, and me and my ex apprentice) well the 3 of us working together managed to save 26 other peopes jobs.

:clap1: King of saving jobs despite the lying scum

[Beso]

:clap1: King of saving jobs despite the scum

You forgot the word lying in front of the word..scum is a bit strong though.

People are people at the end of the day.

[rusticgal]

With a little help from 2 other people today, (one rather famous one, and me and my ex apprentice) well the 3 of us working together managed to save 26 other peopes jobs.


OMG...well done you

[Cherie]

You forgot the word lying in front of the word..scum is a bit strong though.

People are people at the end of the day.

Fixed

[rusticgal]

I managed to pacify many angry passengers who didnt get their seat on the plane..:hehe:

[Beso]

OMG...well done you

Well done them tbh...it was me that dropped them both in the situation they found themselves in at 11am this morning.

But hey, people are people and they dont hide away from situations forced upon them by vindictive horrible people. What they do is pick up the phone and man up.

[Beso]

I managed to pacify many angry passengers who didnt get their seat on the plane..:hehe:

Tell us.:wavey:

[rusticgal]

Tell us.:wavey:


Passengers that get 'bumped' when the plane is overbooked....obviously not happy bunnies. It was part of my job to deal with them...
I loved it though....to pacify and reassure and to turn the whole situation around gave me a great deal of satisfaction.

[Cherie]

Passengers that get 'bumped' when the plane is overbooked....obviously not happy bunnies. It was part of my job to deal with them...
I loved it though....to pacify and reassure and to turn the whole situation around gave me a great deal of satisfaction.


I would be useless, i would have them sitting on other peoples laps to get them away :laugh:

[rusticgal]

I would be useless, i would have them sitting on other peoples laps to get them away :laugh:


I could tell you a few stories...:laugh:

[Cherie]

I could tell you a few stories...:laugh:

Do they get paid to come off the flight?

[Alf]

I'll let Mr Clough answer this for me.


E_LUGY_ptGA

[Beso]

I managed to pacify many angry passengers who didnt get their seat on the plane..:hehe:

Passengers that get 'bumped' when the plane is overbooked....obviously not happy bunnies. It was part of my job to deal with them...
I loved it though....to pacify and reassure and to turn the whole situation around gave me a great deal of satisfaction.


How did you smooth it over...

Free hotel and bar?..cause I would love that tbh.

[Beso]

I'll let Mr Clough answer this for me.


E_LUGY_ptGA

That man is a legend.:joker:

[Crimson Dynamo]

:clap1:

Parmy winning again

[Beso]

I became better at it with time.
I guess playing rugby helped me a lot because when I was younger I had no problem getting into it with others and didn't want to calm things down. But then I have learnt how to diffuse a situation in a team and talk things through. I confused getting heated vs putting your point across by not getting heated.
I'm way more patient now and can find ways to calm a situation down.

Same in my family and friends. I kind of have always been the "big brother" or the one hosting debates or trying to calm things down in a group. Even at work, I'm usually seen as the neutral one, and having a managing position puts that to the test too. Because really some days you just want to either shout at everybody or quit :joker: But you need to talk it out and take a deep breath and smooth it over as much as possible to get the best out of a possible bad situation.

And thank God I married someone who also smooths things out too. Makes it ten times easier at home.



This is one of my favourite posts for a while for some reason.. what position were you Remy?

[Captain.Remy]

This is one of my favourite posts for a while for some reason.. what position were you Remy?

Thanks, that's nice to read! Rugby is a very humbling sport and it taught me a lot of life lessons. We didn't just walk around town completely drunk :joker: But really in a group sport you need to smooth things over quickly otherwise you're set to fail and people can take things personally.

I was part of the Back row, an eighthman for the most part. Nowadays I don't play as much as I did, so I kind of do a little bit of everything with the boys when we meet up.

[Beso]

My earliest memories in life are from the muddy pitches of a rugby field, I remember Jim Millar(dont report that to his twitter please)
Jim was my mini rugby coach and at the age of 7 I would have ran through a brick wall for that man.

I was a centre then, high school moved me to stand off, and then in the later years wing forward for one game in the semi final of the Scottish schools..I had a mare.

[Captain.Remy]

My earliest memories in life are from the muddy pitches of a rugby field, I remember Jim Millar(dont report that to his twitter please)
Jim was my mini rugby coach and at the age of 7 I would have ran through a brick wall for that man.

I was a centre then, high school moved me to stand off, and then in the later years wing forward for one game in the semi final of the Scottish schools..I had a mare.

Well if you don't like the muddy stuff then you're in for a treat :laugh:
I started at 7 too, guess we're not that scared of pushing each other around at that age!
Good positions you were, and I had a lot of great time when I was living in Scotland and played with locals. They're better losers than the English :laugh:

[rusticgal]

Do they get paid to come off the flight?


Yes...in busy periods some people/families made a decent amount of money.

[rusticgal]

How did you smooth it over...

Free hotel and bar?..cause I would love that tbh.


If the next flight was the next day they got free accommodation and meals plus compensation...

[Beso]

If the next flight was the next day they got free accommodation and meals plus compensation...

To me that sounds like a summer xmas bonus.:dance:

[Beso]

Well if you don't like the muddy stuff then you're in for a treat :laugh:
I started at 7 too, guess we're not that scared of pushing each other around at that age!
Good positions you were, and I had a lot of time when I was living in Scotland and played with locals. They're better losers than the English :laugh:



They certainly are, the first game of the six nations has shown me that..

[Cherie]

If the next flight was the next day they got free accommodation and meals plus compensation...

I would be happy with that :amazed: