More excuses explanations as to why VFTW was paranoid about a BA change. And in the comments, a reminder about why he still trusts AA.

Again: rule of holes.

How about:

'Ha, even experts like me get it wrong from time to time. And boy did I about BA Avios redemptions. And it appears I started a bit of a viral panic. My bad! I'll dig deeper next time before I start speculating. Lesson definitely learned and I apologize if I needlessly freaked you out!'

Is that really so freaking hard on the ego?