OT--Nightmare

[stiffler3492]

Originally Posted by jTheUmp

My first thought on reading the thread title was a Padgett overtime nightmare....

But anyway, my nightmare scenario happened in my first ever basketball game... the other official didn't show up. I even wrote a thread about it here.

Last year I forgot my whistle and didn't realize it until I was actually at the game site. Luckily, I was there about 45 minutes early (traffic was unusually light that day) and there was a sporting goods store about 2 miles away, so I was able to procure a replacement without making a fool of myself. That spare whistle/lanyard is now permanently stored in my car's glove compartment.

That's not a bad idea at all. I'll start doing that.

[deecee]

Originally Posted by stiffler3492

That's not a bad idea at all. I'll start doing that.

Whistles should never be an issue. I travel with 2 in the bag. 1 Always in my jacket pocket. 1 in my car, most times 2. Plus Almost every jacket/sports coat I have has one in its inside whistle.

I showed up one time and couldn't find my whistle (lucky for me my partner had an unopened one) and I swore it would never happen again.

[jdw3018]

Originally Posted by deecee

Whistles should never be an issue. I travel with 2 in the bag. 1 Always in my jacket pocket. 1 in my car, most times 2. Plus Almost every jacket/sports coat I have has one in its inside whistle.

I showed up one time and couldn't find my whistle (lucky for me my partner had an unopened one) and I swore it would never happen again.

I have a whistle and lanyard in both pockets of my jacket. I move the one from my right pocket to my pants pocket before the game starts, it's the whistle I use. The one in the left pocket is a new, unused whistle for sharing if needed and to serve as a backup.

I have a spare whistle in each of my two travel bags. If I ever have to use one, they get rotated as needed and the oldest whistle gets replaced. I've always got two or three new whistles in their package at home.

You can work through or around blown out pants, no jacket, even no shirt or the right shoes. But it's really hard to officiate without a whistle.

Though I blew mine enough during JH games last night to make up for a game or two elsewhere.

[JRutledge]

I commonly have what you could call bad dreams that involve officiating. They are usually about missing a game or being late or forgetting some equipment. This is not unusual for many.

Peace

[letemplay]

That queezy feeling you get if you pull up to an empty parking lot and darkened school!

[kwatson]

Originally Posted by letemplay

That queezy feeling you get if you pull up to an empty parking lot and darkened school!

+1 Love it