But it's such an unglamorous piece of gear <img src="images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />

I realized yesterday how effective a whistle can be if needed. I'm an assistant football coach at my old high school and yesterday I forgot my ACME whistle that I use for coaching so I was using the Fox 40 that I keep on my keychain. About an hour into practice the Athletic Director came down and told me I had to stop using it because I was stopping the soccer scrimmage...3 blocks away!!