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I had an interesting problem last Sunday. It is the 2d inning of the first game of a U-16 Girls doubleheader. I am working alone. At the end of the inning I notice that my fly is open. I discretely try to "zip up" and lo and behold the zipper is broken. I have no extra pants nor safety pins. I fool with the zipper between innings and it seems to work. At the end of the third inning the fly is open again. I then go to the belachers to try and "solve the problem". I announce to the folks in the bleachers that my zipper is broken, to hopefully prevent a 911 call to report a sex offender, which draws a sigh of relief and laughter from the parents. Eventually I fix the zipper with offers of help from several folks in the bleachers.
Any comments on how I could have better handled (no pun intended) this problem? Jim 
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Tue Sep 14, 2004, 11:48am
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:lol Carry extra stuff!!!!
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My father was a TV and Broadway actor in the late 1940s and early 1950s. He told me that he never saw an actor go on stage or on camera without first checking his fly. Nobody wanted to be known forever as "the guy who."
I have given hundreds of presentations to various business audiences. Several times somebody in the audience discreetly signaled me that my fly was open. I guess my dad's advice didn't sink in. I would usually say something like, "That's a new device the experts recommend for professional speakers to gauge to what degree the audience is paying attention. I'm glad to see that you folks are fully involved." But I admit to being quite embarrassed. Once right before a day-long presentation I split my suit pants in picking up a large cardboard box. I spent the day with my suit jacket on, facing the audience at all times.
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Tue Sep 14, 2004, 05:05pm
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Had a game last year where I was 3U. While getting dressed at the field's restroom, my zipper broke. One of the other umps had some duct tape which I used on the inside to hold the fly area together. Fortunately the pants were a little big and baggy. During the game I had to avoid the urge to press on the fly to make sure the tape was secure. This obviously would look worse than just having an open fly.
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Wed Sep 15, 2004, 08:34am
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I think I'm going to start wearing 3 pair of pants and 2 pairs of shoes just to be safe. A clicker in both pockets and an extra face mask. You just never know. For that matter, I'll put my bike in the trunk, just in case the car breaks down on the way. I don't want to be late to the game. Does anybody have any more suggestions? I don't want to be unprepaired.
O-yea, and some duct tape.
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Wed Sep 15, 2004, 10:35am
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A few years ago, working a men's game, wearing the navy pants - a buddy split his pants. He spent some time showing off his bright red shorts.
I have extra's of just about everything when I go to a game - it's all in the van. How could you have handled it better - without going to change? Sounds like you did OK. You acknowledged it, so everyone knew you thought of it as a problem & were not trying to do anything "inappropriate".
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Wed Sep 15, 2004, 05:41pm
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  I hope your dog can give you the count since you seem to have forgotten to pack your indicator. 
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Thu Sep 16, 2004, 01:48pm
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excuse TF outta me. It clicks and it sounded right when I typed it out. When the pitcher throws the round spherical thing into the catchers mitt and it crosses the 5 sided home base (often times referred to as home plate), I call it a strike and mark it on my indicator/clicker.
Sincerely, The NHL Commissioner
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Fri Sep 17, 2004, 01:47pm
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Fri Sep 17, 2004, 02:11pm
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Fri Sep 17, 2004, 03:40pm
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My turn,
You have remote controls, automatic car starters, automatic garage door openers, indicators, and clickers, but what the hell is a clicker. Noise maker?
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glen _______________________________ "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." --Mark Twain.
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And who woulda ever thought that this would be what the content of my 1000th post on here would be about??? 
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