At 04:08 PM 10/31/2001 -0800, Alan Gruner wrote:
>This is a complete tangent, but one of my first SFR
>events was Aquabowl 2000. A well intentioned
>registration worker suggested I be card sorter and
>stay out of the rain. At the appointed time with cars
>ready to roll I sat down next to some named Jim (Ochi)
>and woman named Katie (Kelly) and said, "Show me what
>to do." There was another complete novice trying to
>run the timer. After 15 minutes, a few reruns from
>timing problems, and numerous missing or late cards,
>Katie was ready to kill us and Jim was sorting and
>scoring. It was not pleasant and wasn't until a slush
>event that year I worked in the motorhome again.
Must be selective memory - I don't remember this at all. I remember
working with another newbie to sort cards at one event. Unfortunately, he
succumbed to the pressure and I had to take over the card box just to keep
the run group going. I don't think it was you, though! Anyways, sorry for
the bad experience...
Jim
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