Whistles

[IREFU2]

Originally Posted by IHSAref

I am looking to buy some new whistles for summer leagues and next season. Does anyone know any good deals going on right now or simply a good place to order them from? Thanks!

I got some off of EBay.

[Corndog89]

Originally Posted by IHSAref

I am looking to buy some new whistles for summer leagues and next season.

Not trying to be a jerk or a smart-a$$, but how many whistles do you need? I've been using the same Fox-40 for the last 2+ seasons (at least 100 games) and it's still in excellent condition. And yes, I wash it after every game, so it's not all crusty and nasty.

Now I always carry a couple extra whistles & lanyards just in case the one I'm using breaks (though that has never happened in my 7 years of officiating), but at least twice a year I end up loaning/giving one or the other to a partner who has forgotten or can't find his/hers.

[IHSAref]

well that exactly what I need them for. Extra and spares. I get the Fox 40 CMG and I chew the heck out of them so its always nice to have some new ones.

[JRutledge]

The same whistle for 2 years? Ewwwwwweeee.

Peace

[johnny1784]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

The same whistle for 2 years? Ewwwwwweeee.

Peace

Yes, but those whistles are always cleaned and sterile. Don’t you still have the same underwear of 2 years ago? Tide and bleach removes those challenging stains or germs, right?

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by johnny1784

Don’t you still have the same underwear of 2 years ago? Tide and bleach removes those challenging stains or germs, right?

You wash your underwear at the beach???

[GarthB]

Originally Posted by johnny1784

Don’t you still have the same underwear of 2 years ago?

Uhhhh, noooooo.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by johnny1784

Yes, but those whistles are always cleaned and sterile. Don’t you still have the same underwear of 2 years ago? Tide and bleach removes those challenging stains or germs, right?

I saw a report the other day on the local news about reusing water bottles and how there are germs still left on the bottles even if attempting to clean them on a regular basis. Now I am not saying that this is identical, but you might not be cleaning your whistle as well as you think you are. Then again, that is why I am not holding on to a whistle for 2 years. I might use two or three over a season. They do not cost that much money.

Peace