Old school

[Mark Padgett]

We have a guy in our local kids rec league who wears "nerdy" glasses and a collared shirt that has a pocket! A few weeks ago I worked with him and asked him if he had a slide rule in there.

Oh yeah, he wears belted, cuffed pants, too. The good news is he does a pretty good job of officiating.

[tref]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

We have a guy in our local kids rec league who wears "nerdy" glasses and a collared shirt that has a pocket! A few weeks ago I worked with him and asked him if he had a slide rule in there.

Oh yeah, he wears belted, cuffed pants, too. The good news is he does a pretty good job of officiating.

Does he still rock those Chuck Ts?

[26 Year Gap]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

We have a guy in our local kids rec league who wears "nerdy" glasses and a collared shirt that has a pocket! A few weeks ago I worked with him and asked him if he had a slide rule in there.

Oh yeah, he wears belted, cuffed pants, too. The good news is he does a pretty good job of officiating.

Why would he if he didn't have a pocket protector?

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by 26 Year Gap

Why would he if he didn't have a pocket protector?

He does. It seems to be built in. He also keeps track of the fouls on an adding machine.

[26 Year Gap]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

He does. It seems to be built in. He also keeps track of the fouls on an adding machine.

Is it like the one Maxwell Smart's buddy had?

[refiator]

Been a while since I have seen the Flying Nun.

[Scuba_ref]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

We have a guy in our local kids rec league who wears "nerdy" glasses and a collared shirt that has a pocket! A few weeks ago I worked with him and asked him if he had a slide rule in there.

Oh yeah, he wears belted, cuffed pants, too. The good news is he does a pretty good job of officiating.

Was this individual standing across the bathroom sink from you????

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

Asked him if he had a slide rule in there.

Hey Mark Padgett. I have a slide rule, I know how to use it, and I'm not afraid to use it.

If slide rules are outlawed, then only outlaws will have slide rules.

[Freddy]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Hey Mark Padgett. I have a slide rule, I know how to use it, and I'm not afraid to use it.
If slide rules are outlawed, then only outlaws will have slide rules.

Slide Rules: 4.44.5 SITUATION B

[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Hey Mark Padgett. I have a slide rule, I know how to use it, and I'm not afraid to use it.

If slide rules are outlawed, then only outlaws will have slide rules.

When I entered engineering school in Fall 1969, it was a right of passage to buy one's first slide rule, just like a Wizard in Training buying his first Wand before enrolling in Hogwarts. I have owned a full-size Post Vesalog for 42 years (when I entered engineering school), and I also own a half-size Post Versalog and a full-size Post Trig slide rule.

MTD, Sr.

[26 Year Gap]

Originally Posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.

When I entered engineering school in Fall 1969, it was a right of passage to buy one's first slide rule, just like a Wizard in Training buying his first Wand before enrolling in Hogwarts. I have owned a full-size Post Vesalog for 42 years (when I entered engineering school), and I also own a half-size Post Versalog and a full-size Post Trig slide rule.

MTD, Sr.

If you have a slide rule, then you certainly know when to come out of the rain.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.

I have owned a full-size Post Vesalog for 42 years (when I entered engineering school), and I also own a half-size Post Versalog and a full-size Post Trig slide rule.

I've got an aluminum Pickett Model N 1010-ES Trig, in the original leather case, a plastic Pickett Microcline 120, also in it's original leather case, and a brand new (yes, one company still makes them) ThinkGeek Nanoline 1337. The Picketts are from high school, and undergraduate college.

[Butterfly182310]

I bought a new pair of pants at the beginning of the season. Lost a few pounds right then. Wish those new pants had belt loops. Fortunately I can wear my old pants again. A few more pounds and I can wear my really old pants with a belt. The collared shirt is acceptable, per State guidelines, as long as all partners are wearing the same thing. I actually prefer them only because I can hide the lanyard under the collar and it's not rubbing my neck. If an official does his/her job well, are the latest fashions all that important, especially for a seasoned veteran?

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Butterfly182310

I bought a new pair of pants at the beginning of the season. Lost a few pounds right then. Wish those new pants had belt loops. Fortunately I can wear my old pants again. A few more pounds and I can wear my really old pants with a belt. The collared shirt is acceptable, per State guidelines, as long as all partners are wearing the same thing. I actually prefer them only because I can hide the lanyard under the collar and it's not rubbing my neck. If an official does his/her job well, are the latest fashions all that important, especially for a seasoned veteran?

Other than first impressions, no, they're not important. But how important are first impressions?

Also, have you tried a smitty instead of a noose?

[Butterfly182310]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

...But how important are first impressions?

Also, have you tried a smitty instead of a noose?

Who's getting that first impression? If the referee has been around a long time, first impressions have long been replaced by respect.

Old habits die hard. The Smitty is too short. Can't take the whistle out of my mouth and talk to the players without braking the loop on the shirt. Plus my lanyard is so old, frayed and rusted, giving it up would be like losing an old friend.