I’m glad that you recognize it on sight and know to avoid it, but I’ve been surprised several times by people who didn’t recognize it – and even more surprised by people who recognized it but didn’t avoid it. Had some neighbors who were from Europe who had never seen poison ivy, so I showed it to them as I was pulling it out of the woodsy area between our homes. They wanted to touch it and see what happened, but I was able to convince them that was not a good idea.
Works even better if one can blame another before the boss realizes there is a problem – and make him think that you are saving the day by warning him…
My MAGA nephew crowed that Trump promised to bring back $1.87 gasoline during his rally. I pointed out that price was due to the pandemic that shut down a lot of the economy – including getting nephew laid off for six months. Nephew still thinks it’s a good idea to go back to those days…
I had a version of this happen to me. Back during my first vacation to Florida, we rented a convertible to better enjoy the sunshine… we didn’t realize how quickly storms in Florida could form, nor how much rain they could provide in a short time… but soon the Sun and the heat were back so we dried out pretty quickly.
We won’t live in harmony as long as there are people who believe that taking is a better action than earning. Unfortunately, that belief appears ingrained into our genetics…
I prefer backstabbers who unabashedly announce their intentions. Less surprises, and allows proactive countermeasures…