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Parmy winning again

[parmnion]

Originally Posted by 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 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]

Originally Posted by parmnion

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 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.

[parmnion]

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]

Originally Posted by parmnion

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
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

[rusticgal]

Originally Posted by Cherie

Do they get paid to come off the flight?

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

[rusticgal]

Originally Posted by parmnion

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...

[parmnion]

Originally Posted by rusticgal

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.

[parmnion]

Originally Posted by Captain.Remy

Well if you don't like the muddy stuff then you're in for a treat
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

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

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by rusticgal

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

I would be happy with that