"I'm 52 years old, and in all my years..."

[DLH17]

Originally Posted by mbcrowder

A) How does this differ from what he said (i.e. what was the point of this rebuttal)? He said 11 hours, you show 11 hours. Same.

B) This is not 8 games on Saturday and 8 games on Sunday.

It's not necessarily a rebuttal. He said he was a suspended disbeliever. So, I gave him my schedule. We had three gyms going that day. 2 friends worked the same schedule on one of the other two courts. In years past, we've traveled out of town to MAYBs where we've done between 20-25 games each from Friday afternoon through Sunday afternoon. Opportunities to do 2 on 1 off are plentious. No big deal. Lots of fun. Good chance to stay in shape. Earn some bucks.

Yea, I worked 15 instead of 16 last weekend...shoot me.

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by DLH17

It's not necessarily a rebuttal. He said he was a suspended disbeliever. So, I gave him my schedule. We had three gyms going that day. 2 friends worked the same schedule on one of the other two courts. In years past, we've traveled out of town to MAYBs where we've done between 20-25 games each from Friday afternoon through Sunday afternoon. Opportunities to do 2 on 1 off are plentious. No big deal. Lots of fun. Good chance to stay in shape. Earn some bucks.

Yea, I worked 15 instead of 16 last weekend...shoot me.

Ah, I see.

I don't believe he was disbelieving that you worked 8 in 11 --- I believe he disbelieved the rest of your assertions.

Let me just leave it as this... if you truly worked as hard as you say during game 1 and game 15 of this marathon, then you are Superman and I applaud you. The reason you're getting so much disbelief is that most of us have done marathons ourselves ... and MOST of the officials who would bother to spend time on a board like this are not the lazy bumpkins you mentioned in some of this thread - and our experience tells us that you just can't work that hard all the time during a marathon. This is why a few said you need to NOT work that hard at the beginnings - taking some shortcuts that don't negatively affect the game - so that you can be at your best at the end - the games that matter the most.

And again, my apologies for the blatant name-calling. It was uncalled for.

[DLH17]

Originally Posted by mbcrowder

Ah, I see.

I don't believe he was disbelieving that you worked 8 in 11 --- I believe he disbelieved the rest of your assertions.

Let me just leave it as this... if you truly worked as hard as you say during game 1 and game 15 of this marathon, then you are Superman and I applaud you. The reason you're getting so much disbelief is that most of us have done marathons ourselves ... and MOST of the officials who would bother to spend time on a board like this are not the lazy bumpkins you mentioned in some of this thread - and our experience tells us that you just can't work that hard all the time during a marathon. This is why a few said you need to NOT work that hard at the beginnings - taking some shortcuts that don't negatively affect the game - so that you can be at your best at the end - the games that matter the most.

And again, my apologies for the blatant name-calling. It was uncalled for.

I unconditionally accept your apology. Water under the bridge going fwd.

side note: please know that i never ever called out anyone on this forum as being lazy or lacking hustle. that was all centered around one of the guys that officiated my daughter's game a few weeks ago who i'd never met. get this - he was the third man in my group of 3 that did that 2 on 1 off. no lie. it was a hoot. i never brought it up. just played it cool and had fun.

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by DLH17

Water under the bridge going fwd.

Works for me. Do we hug now?

[Adam]

Originally Posted by mbcrowder

Works for me. Do we hug now?

Get a room.

[grunewar]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

Get a room.

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[Raymond]

Originally Posted by mbcrowder

Works for me. Do we hug now?

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

Get a room.

Shut up!!! That applies to whomever the shoe fits on.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

Shut up!!! That applies to whomever the shoe fits on.

Reminds me of a story. High school debate competition colocated with high school wrestling meet one weekend. School's cafeteria is open, and the line is mixed with students from both competitions.

Wrestler: "Where's the salt at?"
Debater: "You're not supposed to end a sentence with a preposition."
Wrestler: "Okay, where's the salt at, a$$hole."

[DLH17]

Originally Posted by mbcrowder

Works for me. Do we hug now?

um...err...uh...heheh....