He's staring me down when a moment later his shoulders slump and he ceases with the tough guy schtick. He's looking down at the manifest again. "There's been some miscommunication. You can go back to your seat."
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You're a far more patient and tolerant man than I am, Dan.

He wouldn't have simply gotten away with his "miscommunication" comment were that to have been me speaking to that presumptuous, pompous ass.

Great seeing you again and best wishes to you on your Montana gig. I could see your happiness.


The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.
William Arthur Ward