patience

Well. I've learned something - if an argumentative old geezer is hostile for absolutely no reason, the thing to do is to completely ignore it. Eventually the geezer gets tired of it and goes away. It took me a good long while to figure this out, but I think I've finally learned. For example, this morning I rolled into the living room and picked up a newspaper. There are 3 of them there for public consumption. An ancient man accross the room hissed in an evil voice, "Don't you touch that paper"

I ignore him and pick up the section I want to see.

He hisses evilly, "Put it back right now."

I acknowledge him not at all, roll to the window, and proceed to read. I hear nothing else from him. He's gone by the time I leave.

This explains why my blood pressure was normal when I got it taken this morning.

I don't guess this would work to control conflict in the real world. I suppose in the real world aggressors are out to get something tangible in order to better themselves. I did see a movie once though where the robber got to the bank teller's window and said, "Gimme all your money!", and the teller said, "No hablo Ingles"" and the robber... well, the robber took all the money anyway, so I guess that was a rotten example. As a matter of fact, other than old people with dementia, I can't think of a single example of a time when ignoting unwarrented aggression is a good idea. So perhaps you should use another website for advice concerning sociologial behavior and interreaction.