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[spokanelurker]

...that it's not about the money for you guys!

[Ump153]

Originally Posted by spokanelurker

...that it's not about the money for you guys!

Apparently you don't understand the concept of lurking.

[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

Originally Posted by spokanelurker

...that it's not about the money for you guys!

SpokaneLurker:

Sports officiating is a profession that is disguised as an avocation. I am a structural engineer, because that is what I wanted to do with my life and make a living that way, i.e., one of the reasons I am a structural engineer is for the money.

I enjoy officiating basketball and umpiring baseball and fastpitch softball (I enjoy baseball over softball.). And since I have to fill out a Schedule C for my basketball officiating and baseball/softball umpiring income every year for Uncle Sam then yes is it also about the money. Whether I am designing a building structure or officiating a college basketball game or umpiring a high school baseball game I am a professional doing the maximum of what my profession demands of me and I expect to be compensated for it.

MTD, Sr.

[Emperor Ump]

Originally Posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.

SpokaneLurker:

Sports officiating is a profession that is disguised as an avocation. I am a structural engineer, because that is what I wanted to do with my life and make a living that way, i.e., one of the reasons I am a structural engineer is for the money.

I enjoy officiating basketball and umpiring baseball and fastpitch softball (I enjoy baseball over softball.). And since I have to fill out a Schedule C for my basketball officiating and baseball/softball umpiring income every year for Uncle Sam then yes is it also about the money. Whether I am designing a building structure or officiating a college basketball game or umpiring a high school baseball game I am a professional doing the maximum of what my profession demands of me and I expect to be compensated for it.

MTD, Sr.

Amen

[UMP25]

The wettest April in Chicago's recorded weather history. The second coldest April in 30 years here. The cloudiest April in 14 years, and the windiest April (goes well with COLD temps) in 14 years here.

So much for the continued BS that is "Global Warming."

Note: Many major models are predicting something the U.S. hasn't seen in a while: a significant El Nino event beginning next fall and through the winter. This results in a colder and wetter winter and spring for the southern tier of the nation, but a warmer and drier winter and spring for the heartland, Midwest, and northeast. As far as the west coast, well, who cares? Earthquakes, mudslides, and wild fires will take care of them.

[JRutledge]

It was either last year or the year before that have been much worse. Then again I had more games scheduled in the past couple years than this year. I have a least worked a couple of times a week where in the past a few years I had entire weeks wiped out.

Peace

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by UMP25

So much for the continued BS that is "Global Warming."

I know that you have an axe to grind and are not really interested in the topic, but climate change points to increasingly "extreme" weather rather than uniform warming of the planet. Although the average temperature is increasing, a more descriptive name might be "Global Weirding." As you point out, this April has been extreme and weird.

These misnomers happen in science. For example, the "Big Bang" was neither.

[UMP25]

No axe to grind. I do, however, agree that there is climate change. Always has been; always will be. Earth's climate goes in cycles and will always have extremes. It just irritates me that there are those gullible individuals who have been fooled into thinking Man is reponsible for this change. We can't change the global climate anymore than we can move Mt. Everest 12" to the west.

Only one thing out there can affect the climate on a global scale: the sun.

Back to topic now.

[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

I just got the call. My game for tonight has been rained out.

MTD, Sr.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by UMP25

The wettest April in Chicago's recorded weather history. The second coldest April in 30 years here. The cloudiest April in 14 years, and the windiest April (goes well with COLD temps) in 14 years here.

So much for the continued BS that is "Global Warming."

Note: Many major models are predicting something the U.S. hasn't seen in a while: a significant El Nino event beginning next fall and through the winter. This results in a colder and wetter winter and spring for the southern tier of the nation, but a warmer and drier winter and spring for the heartland, Midwest, and northeast. As far as the west coast, well, who cares? Earthquakes, mudslides, and wild fires will take care of them.

Originally Posted by mbyron

I know that you have an axe to grind and are not really interested in the topic, but climate change points to increasingly "extreme" weather rather than uniform warming of the planet. Although the average temperature is increasing, a more descriptive name might be "Global Weirding." As you point out, this April has been extreme and weird.

These misnomers happen in science. For example, the "Big Bang" was neither.

Now I am not a big fan of the Global Warming claims either, but I am not naive to think we should not do everything to prevent man made damage to the Earth and atmosphere. I find it odd that Republicans claim that financial positions of the current administration will affect the future of the children, but let us not stop some affects man might be causing on the world. And let us not certainly come up with energy alternatives that might get certain countries that advocate our destruction by keeping access to the same old technology.

Originally Posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.

I just got the call. My game for tonight has been rained out.

MTD, Sr.

Mine too.

Peace

[Steven Tyler]

Originally Posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.

I just got the call. My game for tonight has been rained out.

MTD, Sr.

It's good for the crops!

[Welpe]

Originally Posted by spokanelurker

...that it's not about the money for you guys!

Hehe, where did you get that nugget from? You don't also happen to believe that the best umpired game is one where nobody noticed the umpires, do you?

[Welpe]

Originally Posted by UMP25

So much for the continued BS that is "Global Warming."

The preferred terminology is "climate change" now please, thank you.

Originally Posted by mbyron

These misnomers happen in science. For example, the "Big Bang" was neither.

"Big Bang" is catchier than "Big Result".

[ManInBlue]

Originally Posted by spokanelurker

...that it's not about the money for you guys!

Just because I'm aware of how much money I didn't make due to weather, does not in any way mean "I do it for the money"

Although, Mark has a good point. I continue to look forward to the additional income and use it to my benefit. The fact that I get paid to do what I enjoy is a bonus.

[spokanelurker]

Wow, Welpe, you must have ESPN!! I just posted to that effect on another thread, so I am impressed. Nobody cares who the umpires are, as long as they get it right.