partner you did not like

[Smitty]

Not that I understood even half of what you were trying to say, but do you feel better now after getting that out in the open? Everyone works with partners they don't like. Move on to the next game.

[Scrapper1]

Get in, get done, get out.

[Big2Cat]

Did you remind the guy of ALL the calls he missed in the first quarter and a half?

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by Scrapper1

Get in, get done, get out.

Well, that's not very romantic on Valentines Day, Scrappy.

[Zoochy]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

Well, that's not very romantic on Valentines Day, Scrappy.

Funny... Very Funny.

[bgtg19]

Yeah, we've all worked with partners who we did not like. It makes it hard to enjoy the experience of officiating, but hopefully that just happens infrequently.

Also, as others have said, you have to be careful about jumping to conclusions about being late. It is absolutely unacceptable to be habitually late (as some people are), but the occasional "sh!t happens" to everyone and a reputation should not be established on the rare event. (Like others, I have been late. I was stuck on a stretch of highway where the exits were 12 miles apart and we had some wet snow that, I assume, contributed to an accident that blocked the highway. What are you going to do?) We should try to call, to be sure, but sometimes you either don't have the A.D.'s cell number (although we should make the effort to get it) or the A.D. isn't carrying a cell.

[Scrapper1]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

Well, that's not very romantic on Valentines Day, Scrappy.

If I'd meant it that way, I would've started off by saying, "Borrow Jurassic's Viagra. . ."

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by Scrapper1

If I'd meant it that way, I would've started off by saying, "Borrow Jurassic's Viagra. . ."

Well, as long as you're being up front with it, OK.

[26 Year Gap]

"I showed up on time" would be sufficient.