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BTW - when I was a kid, I was a Girl Scout. I would scout for girls. A few weeks ago, a Boy Scout troop was fund raising outside a local grocery store. They were amazed that I could still remember the Boy Scout oath and the 12 points of the Scout Law even though I left Scouts over 45 years ago. Sometime I'll tell you the story of when we blindfolded a kid we didn't like and then tied him to a tree at Scout camp. And....it was the Scoutmaster's son!
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I do recall some "piggybacking". I'm L and there is a TO request to me. The T, who just happens to be table side, sees the request as well. I let him take the request to the table. And yes, in these cases, we did many games in a single day - as many as 8.
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My only point is you only allowed for one reason to take more than 2 or 3 games. Personally, I make it a policy to limit to three a day. The extra money isn't worth it, and by game four I'm just not as into it. Since moving here, I haven't had to even worry about making an exception. There just isn't that much ball here compared to the number of officials. When I was in Iowa, though, there were times I was, in my assigner's words, the only available option. It's not about being your assignor's favorite; it's about being a partner that's better than nothing, as the Juggler said. Sometimes it comes down to either one official, or two at 80%. I'll take two at 80% and cut them some slack for mechanics deviations. Again, my point is simple; there are other reasons why officials might work more games than they're comfortable with than just to "chase every chance to make an extra 50 bucks." It's not a fair judgment to make.
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Have fun. HAHAHAHA - you know that if I was doing the scheduling, I'd rotate you, me and Jesse Liebman every Saturday. Now that would be fun. Maybe we can bribe Bruce to do that. I think he likes perfumed moustache wax.
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If my assigner tells me he's in a bind and needs me to stick around and work 4, 5, or 6 games, and my schedule permits it; I'm willing to help him out. First of all, I personally know he'd rather not have his refs do that many games, so if he's asking, he needs it and can't find anyone else. Some are chasing the dollar and want to kill themselves every Saturday. Some do what they can to avoid it, and won't even help out when needed. Others will help out when needed, and trust their assigners to be honest about whether they're actually needed or not.
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