Ever wonder why we do this? Snow, ice, scary roads...

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

Worked game. Drove home. Took just under 2 hours to drive home.

$55, no mileage.

Insane or just stupid?

Seventy-Four miles is not very long under normal circumstances. Usually without metropolitan traffic, that is only a little over and hour.

Not insane or stupid, it is life in these parts. I had a similar situation, but I had some car trouble probably attributed to the cold weather. I got to the game 4 minutes in the 1st Quarter (Fun, fun day).

If the weather was perfect you would have been there much earlier. What are you going to do, always take games with bad weather as a consideration? If you did that you would not ever work games. This "winter" the weather has been bad very early and often in these parts. My partners told me last night, life happens even when you prepare.

Peace

[Rich]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

Seventy-Four miles is not very long under normal circumstances. Usually without metropolitan traffic, that is only a little over and hour.

Not insane or stupid, it is life in these parts. I had a similar situation, but I had some car trouble probably attributed to the cold weather. I got to the game 4 minutes in the 1st Quarter (Fun, fun day).

If the weather was perfect you would have been there much earlier. What are you going to do, always take games with bad weather as a consideration? If you did that you would not ever work games. This "winter" the weather has been bad very early and often in these parts. My partners told me last night, life happens even when you prepare.

Peace

Of course I'm talking about other people's (non-officials') perspectives. My father, who's visiting from the east coast, thinks I'm crazy. He told me to "bag it." He doesn't understand, and neither do many of my non-official relatives and friends.

It does seem a bit strange, doesn't it? I could make $55 working a part time job at home for 4-5 hours. It's clearly about more than just money for almost all of us.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

Of course I'm talking about other people's (non-officials') perspectives. My father, who's visiting from the east coast, thinks I'm crazy. He told me to "bag it." He doesn't understand, and neither do many of my non-official relatives and friends.

It does seem a bit strange, doesn't it? I could make $55 working a part time job at home for 4-5 hours. It's clearly about more than just money for almost all of us.

If you they only look at it as a job. The problem is this is more than a job for us. If it was just about the money, I would work 100 Men's leagues and forget working any high school. I could make more money easily if it was just about the money. I have gone much further for things that had nothing to do with money. I know people that go hours to play golf and those people paid $100 just for fees and that did not include gas or other extra-curricular activities. If you ask me that is crazy but I am not a golfer either.

Peace

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

My father, who's visiting from the east coast, thinks I'm crazy. He told me to "bag it." He doesn't understand, and neither do many of my non-official relatives and friends. It's clearly about more than just money for almost all of us.

Same here, but it's my mother. She thinks it's just for the money. I've given up explaining it to her.

[Ignats75]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Same here, but it's my mother. She thinks it's just for the money. I've given up explaining it to her.

I hear that all the time.

When I explain the true story:

1. Mileage
2. Uniforms
3. State Licensing
4. Mileage
5. Getting abused by every adult who thinks I'm rooting for the other team
6. Two Local Association Dues
7. Mileage
8. Getting abused by every father who thinks I ripped off his little girl because I called travelling
9. Did I Mention Mileage?

they look at me like I'm crazy.