What Nancy needs most is a sharp sense of humor.. I think she has one [View All]

Deflecting the kind of torments she will face, is going to take a lot of patience and a real give and take.

She needs to slyly put these boors in their place.

case in point..

as most of you know I run two large bowling leagues, and trying to maintain civility and order every week with 300+ people (many of whom are drinking) can be a fine art.

Usually the ones who are always complaining about this or that just happen to be men (I am NOT bashing men..just these particular types of men).. I carry with me a big empty bottle of MIDOL, and when one of them gets particularly pissy, and word filters back to me, I just call them to the front desk to ask them to meet with me. I hear them out, and then hand them the bottle.. (unless their complaint is legit)...

and at our end of the season meeting we all have a goodnatured laugh at the "crying towels" I give out to the biggest babies of the past season..

Sometimes, getting these people to recognize that their petty little beef is just that..petty.. works wonders, and most people will shape up when they see that other people are laughing at theit nonsense..