Scott44 said:

One big change I have seen is the lack of pool halls in my area. I grew up in Northern Missouri and Southern Iowa. When I was a kid almost every little town had a pool hall. Snooker was very popular back then. All those pool halls are gone now. Sure we still have bars that will have a bar box or two but it just isn't the same.

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changing times and a lot more other stuff to do. I was born in a time where entertainment was limited and you have to find yourself a hobby to pass the time. nowadays, we got streaming services, youtube, internet, VR, dating apps, etc... I can't even manage to keep up with things in my life. there is no constant anymore in this generation unless you wanted to get stuck in the past. so it was easier back then to just focus on one thing because there was less distraction. I got back to pool since I'm not that as active and young anymore to engage with my previous sports activities and hobbies and wanted something more relaxing and keep my mind off the busy life. also, pool does seem to get me back to concentrating better again.

except for the top few, the greats of the past would slaughter the lower ones. on past equipment.

you cant take the greats from the past and take them out of their environment and put them on a par with the current crop on their different terms.

skor said:

I think that Kielwood to shafts is like Custom pool cue to butts.
They look nicer but they don't really play nicer compared to a high performance shaft/cue. It's mostly all in our head.
If Kielwood was such a great option, I think that we would have seen more pros and top players use them, but they choose carbon fiber.

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You could be right, but I've seen a lot of people go to carbon, then switch back to wood after awhile. So far by me, I haven't seen anyone that has switched to kielwood go back to whatever they were using before. Just something to think about.

Isn't gumbo fun !!!! In Eastern Montana many of the dirt / gravel roads are gumbo and after a rain or a chinnook when there's snow on the ground you're better off to stay put and wait for it to freeze or at least get colder before trying to drive back out to a paved road / highway ha ha

4wd doesn't always help in some situations ha ha bunch grass or buffalo grass can to a point but it doesn't always last very long .
A doomed road can if you can keep it in the middle which is a challenge ha ha , yes I'm reliving some wild rides into or out of the hills in my minds eye ! I'm glad I'm sitting someplace nice and warm and dry .

Having water drip down our neck or into you're eyes as you're trying to chain up you're pickup isn't as much fun as you may think !

apps to get larger amounts of instant cash from a machine? im way behind the times.
i know about the send money apps. i dont do them never will.

i had a guy almost got all the travelers checks i got from him cancelled just before i had them cashed. close call.
i dont go on the wire unless i know the guy real well and i have a lock.

thats why i wont be on here, or someplace crying why some losing hustler stuck me for thousands.