Just another, that is pure gold, the pre-briefing of a possible disappointment.
When I told a companion that we might have to rent a car to get to Austin, and he said "can't you get another weather report?"
I said "I am tired, weather is dangerous, and we might end up dead, which would be bad for our image!"
He immediately agreed to rent a car instead of continuing into horrible weather. It rained over Christmas for five days, and even the airlines had to divert!