Kudos to the GB/SEA Crew...

[RMR]

Originally Posted by TussAgee11

Staying away from the cold weather gear... well done gentleman.

What is the worst weather anybody has ever worked in?

That's an interesting question.

We are fortunate, being on South Lousiana to not have to deal with snow games, though you will get some pretty cold ones in North La. come playoff time.

The worst though had to be rain one night that was hard and horizontal and from B it was tough to see all the way to the LOS.

Of course one thing that many don't seem to be taking into consideration would be those early season games here where the temp is still in the mid 90s with 90+ humidity at kickoff. Those aren't much fun.

In 2005 we had a game moved from Friday night to Sunday afternoon as a result of Hurricane Rita and for me that had to be the all-time worst - I was a little concerned about making it through about the last 3 minutes of the first half as I could tell I was getting dehydrated and starting to feel a little lightheaded. That had to be the all time worst. The heat and humidity is bad, but with the sun beating down too - it's not much fun.

[waltjp]

Originally Posted by RMR

I was a little concerned about making it through about the last 3 minutes of the first half as I could tell I was getting dehydrated and starting to feel a little lightheaded.

An official time out to allow for a water break is not only for the benefit of the players.

[wisref2]

An official's timeout for water is for the sake of the players?

Worst cold weather was a beautiful night in October. About 60 and we were in short sleeves. A front blows in midway through the 2nd quarter - winds of 40 mph, temp drops to about 40 and then we get hit by a downpour that actually hurt! Luckily, we all brought long sleeve shirts (crew rule) so we could change at halftime.

But hot weather is always worse than cold.

[Reffing Rev.]

My first year it rained and rained. I was working a Frosh game they had moved to the practice field to save the V field, so we had a field with almost no grass. By halftime between the hashes from 20 to 20 was water. We needed a lifeguard after some fumbles and there were several. My knickers were blacker than the black stripes on my shirt.

[BktBallRef]

Who's working tomorrow's game and what will they be wearing in the 4 degree weather at Lambeau?

[Rich]

Originally Posted by BktBallRef

Who's working tomorrow's game and what will they be wearing in the 4 degree weather at Lambeau?

I walked about a half-mile in Madison tonight (-9 degrees F, -21 wind chill) and I couldn't imagine being out for 90 minutes without any warmth. So hopefully they wear the kitchen sink under those black pants.