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Old Mon Jul 20, 2009, 10:58am
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I would never leave a partner on the field - we carry our dead out with us! I would never leave a partner in the parking lot unless everything was frosty cool and he waved me off ("thanks, Bob, I'm fine; head on home").

And you done good riding to the rescue of the plate man. Thumbs way up!
Amen Rookie Blue. To me there is an unwritten code amongst men in uniform. I usually try to coordinate parking next to my partner in the furthest reaches of the parking lot should this situation arise.
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Old Mon Jul 20, 2009, 11:00am
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Amen Rookie Blue. To me there is an unwritten code amongst men in uniform. I usually try to coordinate parking next to my partner in the furthest reaches of the parking lot should this situation arise.
I too try to coordinate parking, in a less traveled area of the parking lot. But remember, the farther away you park, the farther you might have to run with your gear on.
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Old Mon Jul 20, 2009, 11:07am
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that's a keeper

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At least he's a genuine coward. If you're going to be something be genuine.
Mr. Finnerty, I hope you won't mind if I steal this one!
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Old Mon Jul 20, 2009, 11:25am
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Mr. Finnerty, I hope you won't mind if I steal this one!
Theft of this nature is always encouraged ... and appreciated.
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Old Tue Jul 21, 2009, 12:06pm
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Sounds like all here in agreement about the cowardly partner. The only thing to add is make sure a report is done and forwarded to the assignor regarding the incident(s). The behavior of the fans needs to be addressed by the TD and the actions of the BU needs to be addressed by the assignor/evaluator.
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Old Tue Jul 21, 2009, 01:27pm
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Sounds like all here in agreement about the cowardly partner. The only thing to add is make sure a report is done and forwarded to the assignor regarding the incident(s). The behavior of the fans needs to be addressed by the TD and the actions of the BU needs to be addressed by the assignor/evaluator.
I encouraged the BU to report the incident to the assigner for two reasons:

A. The partner issue needs to be addressed.

B. More often than not the assigner will hear about controversial calls via the tournament director or coaches. I would much rather my assigner have the facts from me.
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Old Mon Jul 20, 2009, 11:09am
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I too try to coordinate parking, in a less traveled area of the parking lot. But remember, the farther away you park, the farther you might have to run with your gear on.
I second that big grin ... that was a good joke.

NJ, the strategy is a sound one for a number of reasons, but there is a strong advantage to being able to see people coming. And if it's a remote corner, the only reason for anyone to come over there is to confront you; they would be parked elsewhere.

Now, if someone is angry at me (once a year, there's a problem), and follows me to the car (only happened once), they get to deal with both me and Thunderstick, which goes with me everywhere:



I'm a batting instructor, and I have found this tool helpful to many young batters. But it can teach a valuable lesson to virtually anyone who has something important to learn.

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