Yes, I know, I know I said I’d shut up about this, but I thought maybe some folks would be interested in an update
It seems Gramps has decided that one of the front desk girls is “against” him and now refuses to have anything to do with her, or do business with her, or speak with her. Well, he’s leaving her alone.
The other gal has expressed a wish that Gramps do the same for her - ignore her. Go away. Etc.
The gals are documenting and speaking up and so forth - hey, it got really good results the first time they did it, so why not more, right?
Gramps has told the remaining the girl he is still speaking to that his wife “wants to have a word with you” with all sorts of dire implications. She said great, wife could call any time, in fact, maybe she’ll call the wife – at which point Gramps started dissembling and discovered business elsewhere.
No one has beaten the shit out of Gramps, and with tempers cooling it’s much less likely to happen.
The men are having a field day reminding Gramps of all the times the wife tossed him out of the house and he wound up sleeping in the hangar with the airplane. (Or without the airplane, when she took it elsewhere).
Gramps, in fact, is getting rather paranoid and speaking of people trying to “ruin” him. He’s also getting laughed at, to his face. He’s becoming an object of ridicule, which might actually be what convinces him to go elsewhere. The other elected official pilots have been reminding him that old men playing with young girls can and has cost other elected officials their jobs. The lawyer pilots have been emphasizing the legal issues that might be involved.
In other words, Gramps is feeling decidely unwelcome. Everyone is making it very clear that his behavior is not OK. His offer to host the airport Christmas party at his hangar was met with utter silence, rude stares, then cheerfully ignored. So, yeah, he’s getting shunned, too.
He’s, apparently, stopped harassing the other girl. No more phone calls to home, offers to travel, etc.
So maybe it will all turn out OK in the end. As long as no fist-fights break out at the party. Maybe he’ll show up so we can shun him again.

