Re: "Managing" Jay

Brian Shoup Wrote:
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> Rich,
>
> Long is the line of those in leadership positions
> (myself included) of the Friends, the RGRPC, and
> the Commission that thought they could "manage"
> Jay. It usually worked for a while, until you got
> bit. He had his own mini-printing press in the
> form of a website, and he would club you with it
> without regard to facts or collateral damage to
> the railroad's customer base. Everyone seemed to
> have to learn this lesson themselves despite being
> warned. As Mike Tyson said, "Everybody has a plan
> until you get hit in the mouth."
>
> Someone in ABQ once told me that you don't need to
> be a character to live in New Mexico, but it is
> recommended. I suppose Jay falls under that
> category. With the passage of time, any anger you
> once had about him dissipates, and he becomes a
> small piece of C&TS history. I guess that's his
> legacy. I've almost come to appreciate it.

Brian, I believe you had the shortest honeymoon with Jay there ever was. Just 3 months after you took over Friends leadership Jay was saying "Brian you are a big disappointment to me" over at the goat.. All I could think of was My God, at least give the man time to have a work session under his belt before you start attacking him.

After awhile many of us took it as a badge of honor being on Jay's s#@t list as it meant we were going after the stories he was fabricating about the Friends, and because of us daylighting with truth and facts he couldn't get any traction on his threads.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/03/2022 04:15PM by John Cole.