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Old Fri Jan 02, 2009, 10:20pm
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Draft yourself a packing list (seriously) and check it each time before you depart. Also, I've heard some refs keep an entire uniform in their trunk just in case......
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Old Fri Jan 02, 2009, 10:24pm
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Not yet, but I did leave my whistle in my bag once. Didn't notice it until I was getting ready to toss the ball. Luckily dressing room was only a few steps away!
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Old Fri Jan 02, 2009, 10:53pm
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Never forgot anything going to a site, but did forget to put my whistle on my shirt. Just before I tossed the ball realized I hadn't put it on yet. Always keep spares in my jacket though.
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Old Fri Jan 02, 2009, 11:54pm
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In my first year of officiating I forgot my stripes for Pop Warner football one Saturday morning. Fortunately I only lived about 1/2 mile from the field and had time to rush home and back. I've been pretty anal about having everything ready ever since then.

I carry extra whistles & lanyards to my games. Sure enough, about once every couple years, I've had a partner who has forgotten one, the other or both and I help them out, and by extension myself, by giving them one. Sadly, I've never had a partner I helped out pay for or replace the "borrowed" equipment.
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Old Sat Jan 03, 2009, 12:15am
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I have forgotten shoes, [9 miles away and got 'em] and shirts [5 miles away and got 'em.
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Old Sat Jan 03, 2009, 08:31am
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I have forgotten shoes, [9 miles away and got 'em] and shirts [5 miles away and got 'em.
Dang, how big is your house?
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Old Sat Jan 03, 2009, 12:45am
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Draft yourself a packing list (seriously) and check it each time before you depart. Also, I've heard some refs keep an entire uniform in their trunk just in case......

what if you drive a truck?!
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Old Sat Jan 03, 2009, 01:16pm
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Draft yourself a packing list and check it each time before you depart.
Same here. Even had it laminated. I check it after packing my bag for every game.

I used to carry a gym bag (shoes, etc) and a garment bag (shirt, jacket, pants). Forgot the garment bag once. With apologies to Scarlett O'Hara, I'll never go stripe-less again.
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