Can't remember the last time this happened

[Juulie Downs]

Mark, as a rule I make it a policy not to argue with you, but in this case, I"m about 10 miles away, and you're iced in, so I think I'll take the chance. Really, the cancellations today and tomorrow aren't for snow. Portland can function through an inch or two of snow. It's the ice on the roads that makes people nervous. And we've got even more snow coming in tonight on top of the ice. I hate driving on this stuff, and I"m always glad when they cancel things.

[JugglingReferee]

Originally Posted by Juulie Downs

Mark, as a rule I make it a policy not to argue with you, but in this case, I"m about 10 miles away, and you're iced in, so I think I'll take the chance. Really, the cancellations today and tomorrow aren't for snow. Portland can function through an inch or two of snow. It's the ice on the roads that makes people nervous. And we've got even more snow coming in tonight on top of the ice. I hate driving on this stuff, and I"m always glad when they cancel things.

So I guess you'll never visit Canada in the wintertime?

[Juulie Downs]

Originally Posted by JugglingReferee

So I guess you'll never visit Canada in the wintertime?

I might. But someone else will do the driving!!

[SmokeEater]

Originally Posted by JugglingReferee

So I guess you'll never visit Canada in the wintertime?

Tournament this weekend where we had teams that had to travel some distance to get home leave early and the games were cancelled. Why you ask, well as it turns out the first blizzard of the year was occurring and the temperatures dropped to -45 celcius. I would not want to break down and get caught in those conditions.

For those of you who don't speak metric -45C = -49F

[rwest]

Originally Posted by SmokeEater

Tournament this weekend where we had teams that had to travel some distance to get home leave early and the games were cancelled. Why you ask, well as it turns out the first blizzard of the year was occurring and the temperatures dropped to -45 celcius. I would not want to break down and get caught in those conditions.

For those of you who don't speak metric -45C = -49F

I love football. I don't officiate it, but it is my favorite sport. However, it wasn't this past Friday. A local school here made it to the state finals and they played on Friday. I had that schools varsity games, also playing on Friday. The coach canceled the games (girls and boys varsity) so the players could go see the football game! On a positive note, they won!

[grunewar]

Originally Posted by rwest

The coach canceled the games (girls and boys varsity) so the players could go see the football game!

We would have to cancel the basketball game because several of our basketball players play football.

On the other hand, our football team was 1-10 so there was NO chance of that happening!

[wfd21]

I've lost three games over last four days due to ICE STORM in the northeast.

[grunewar]

Originally Posted by wfd21

I've lost three games over last four days due to ICE STORM in the northeast.

Yeah, well with several hundred thousand people still without power and heat, sometimes a game is the least of your worries..... Good luck!

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by Juulie Downs

Mark, as a rule I make it a policy not to argue with you, but in this case, I"m about 10 miles away, and you're iced in, so I think I'll take the chance. Really, the cancellations today and tomorrow aren't for snow. Portland can function through an inch or two of snow. It's the ice on the roads that makes people nervous. And we've got even more snow coming in tonight on top of the ice. I hate driving on this stuff, and I"m always glad when they cancel things.

Juulie, as a rule I make it a policy not to argue with you, but in this case, I will. The email I received regarding the cancellation of the games stated it was because of snow.

[Juulie Downs]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

Juulie, as a rule I make it a policy not to argue with you, but in this case, I will. The email I received regarding the cancellation of the games stated it was because of snow.

So it's Will that's ignorant, not you? Yea, that I can believe...

[shishstripes]

I remember living in the Portland area, the snow and ice storms can be terrible but thankfully not long lived. Having lived in AK, driving in snow and ice wasn't that big of a deal. I was the only one that made it to work on-time during one storm there and ended up driving to pick up co-workers.

No worries about canceling games up here. Only cancelled one day of school in 30 years of school. Blowing 60 with 0 visibility and 30 foot snow drifts. Of course after administration cancelled school it got nice.

[chartrusepengui]

I've already had 3 cancelations this season due to snow and ice.

[rockyroad]

Originally Posted by shishstripes

I remember living in the Portland area, the snow and ice storms can be terrible but thankfully not long lived. Having lived in AK, driving in snow and ice wasn't that big of a deal. I was the only one that made it to work on-time during one storm there and ended up driving to pick up co-workers.

No worries about canceling games up here. Only cancelled one day of school in 30 years of school. Blowing 60 with 0 visibility and 30 foot snow drifts. Of course after administration cancelled school it got nice.

Hey, I just realized that you are from Shishmaref! How goes the winter? I grew up on the Kenai Peninsula, and my dad worked for the FAA so he had to fly all over the state checking runways and emergency equipment. He would take my brother and I with him in the summers. So I've been to Shishmaref a couple of times - many years ago. Did they ever move the town, or is that still in the works?

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by rockyroad

Hey, I just realized that you are from Shishmaref!

Is that the user name for someone who officiates the game of shishma?

[shishstripes]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

Is that the user name for someone who officiates the game of shishma?

Sorry Mark, I am from Shishmaref, which is an Inupiaq Eskimo community of 650, 100 miles north of Nome. Only way to travel from village to village are by small commuter planes limited to 9 passengers so 1 coach and 8 players max.

I am the only certified official here (outside of Nome, which is not in our school district) but do a lot of training of officials within our District through video conferencing. Travel occasionally is limited by weather by our district has its own plane (no busses). I do not travel for regular season games, I work only games here at our school with a partner who is a "money ref". And no desire to get better.

Shishmaref will need to relocate in the future due to erosion issues. Here's a link to an news piece from Anchorage. KTUU.com | Alaska's news and information source | Big changes could come for little Shishmaref