Tid Bits

[observer]

Last week I got some good ideas and tips on "cleaning your whistle".
I felt this would be a good topic along with others to conduct at
an association meeting.
So, what I am looking for are ideas and suggestions other officials
use in "cleaning and keeping a striped shirt look clean, whites are
white, blacks are black....Keeping a jacket neat and clean, keeping
out the wrinkles, not allowing a patch to shrivel during washing/
drying . Care of shoes, keeping clean and polished, sanitised.
Thanks for the help

[jkjenning]

I always roll my pants and shirt up [seperately] and that seems to avoid wrinkles, even when carrying them in a backpack with shoes and other odds/ends crammed in.

[EMBUAump]

I use mouth wash to clean my whistles. I don’t use high heat when I dry my shirts

[The New Guy]

I have found that shoe trees are a cheap way of getting more life out of your shoes.

[Rich]

A simple way of keeping a jacket (the zippered Sahara-type jacket) clean and neat is to always fold and store it inside out.

When I take it off during introductions at the table, it's removed so that it's inside out. I zipper it and fold it like that. No lint, hair, dirt, etc., gets on the outside of the jacket.

To be honest, I rarely wash the jacket as it makes the outside fade. Of course, I only wear it for about 30 minutes prior to each game and never put it back on until before my next game.

[Jurassic Referee]

A "tid bit"?

What's a "tid"?

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by jkjenning

I always roll my pants and shirt up [seperately] and that seems to avoid wrinkles, even when carrying them in a backpack with shoes and other odds/ends crammed in.

You go to games with your officiating gear in a backpack?

Anybody else do that?

[mplagrow]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

You go to games with your officiating gear in a backpack?

Anybody else do that?

Sure, why not? Or how about a fanny pack?

[smoref]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

You go to games with your officiating gear in a backpack?

Anybody else do that?

I have all my gear in a small bag with a draw string......Sort of like a folded up poncho you keep in the glove box

[Dan_ref]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

You go to games with your officiating gear in a backpack?

Anybody else do that?

Chuck carries everything he needs in a silly putty egg.

[Jurassic Referee]

You guys are silly.

Now...again....what's a "tid" in a tidbit? Inquiring minds need to know.

[Dan_ref]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

You guys are silly.

Now...again....what's a "tid" in a tidbit? Inquiring minds need to know.

If you read my recent email you'll realize when I say Chuck carries EVERYTHING in that silly putty egg I mean he carries everything in that egg.

And you'll get an idea for what a tid in the tidbit is.

OK?

[eyezen]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

You guys are silly.

Now...again....what's a "tid" in a tidbit? Inquiring minds need to know.

A prevailing theory goes that it derived from 'titmouse' to convey being 'tiny'.

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by eyezen

A prevailing theory goes that it derived from 'titmouse' to convey being 'tiny'.

Then, it follows logically that Chuck is a "tidbit"?

Geeze......and I thought Dan was only kidding about that silly putty egg. Learn sumthin' new every day.

[26 Year Gap]

Dang. Thought this was a snack food thread.