Lightening

[jicecone]

Originally Posted by canadaump6

I had a game this year where I was on the bases, and we kept getting flashes of streak lightening behind the backstop where my partner was not facing. In between innings I went to him just to touch base on the weather. I told him that I was getting a bit nervous about the lightening, but that it was his call as he was plate ump.

I don't know about up North, but if a lawyer ever found out that you had an oppurtunity to safely stop a game and didn't, and there was an injury, you would probably be held more liable than your partner.

Safety is EVERYBODY'S responsibility.

Here, is a time when bending the rules is not only acceptable but, very wise.

[BretMan]

Not to make light of a serious subject, Canadaump (and by extension, Garth, who answered in kind), but what you saw flashing in the sky was "lightning".

"Lightening" is something else altogether.

Maybe it's a Canadian thing, like "colour", eh?

[Bassman]

The NYS Section VI, and by extension, my own association has adopted a policy where if we hear thunder or see lightning, play is suspended for :30 min. If, within that :30 minutes there is more lightning or thunder, the coundown begins again. I had a sitch where we had that happen in a summer rec game last year and play was suspended for well over an hour.

[GarthB]

Originally Posted by BretMan

Not to make light of a serious subject, Canadaump (and by extension, Garth, who answered in kind), but what you saw flashing in the sky was "lightning".

"Lightening" is something else altogether.

Maybe it's a Canadian thing, like "colour", eh?

Damn. It's that one word I screw up over and over. I could get my Phd. and I'd still screw that word up.

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There. I bet I won't screw up lightening again!