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Posted by Old Pokey on October 20, 2005 at 20:19:25 from (216.99.192.116):
In Reply to: O-T how do you handle posted by old on October 20, 2005 at 18:52:36:
Dealing with know-it-alls is quite fun once you get in some practice. Let him do all the work. If you start to do something, and he comes in and says you have to do it his way, just say "gosh, I did'nt know that. Maybe you could do it and I'll watch and learn".:-) You can take this to any extreme you wnat. If he wants you to do it and he'll watch, just do it all wrong, like turn the bolt backwards or get the wrong wrench and stuff like that. Eventually he'll notice that he's doing it all himself and get tired of trying to "train" you to his way. If you do it well enough, he may even start to feel sorry for you. Brothers sometimes just get carried away with the superiority thing. When it happens, you just sort of have to let them out do themselves. But make sure you are there when they do cause it will be your ace in the hole from then on.
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