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How to Own a Poolhall?

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cueball2010 said:
I've never owned a Poolhall. It seems like a dream...Getting paid and playing pool all day everyday.
  • How many tables do you need to get started?
  • How much capital to get started?
  • What to know if you want to buy an existing Poolhall?
  • Do you need any special talents? (Like a car salesman)
There must be some Poolhall owners here. How sweet is your life?
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Here's good advice. Find somewhere that has a room that's being sold. Move there and do it.
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A tip for overthinkers.

gregcantrall
Uh oh new research on Cannabis.
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Researchers highlight new diagnosis tied to chronic cannabis use

Many doctors aren't familiar with the syndrome because it's still relatively new.
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Whew upon skimming the article, I am relieved at the symptoms. "can cause severe stomach pain, vomiting, and nausea." Whew I don't see Brain damage as a symptom. That's a relief. 😉
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Type of joint, material and pin type

gregcantrall
mikemosconi said:
One would need experience with many various combinations
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Cole would go through many shafts all made to the same specs to find a "good one". When I held his cues for collateral he had 6 shafts and only claimed to shot with one of them. His specs included stainless joint and ivory ferrule.
I did get a chance to hit balls with a couple of Joss West cues with ivory joint and ferrule. The hit was more lively than stainless joint. The micro difference in the vibration at hit made it feel good. Like a musical instrument compared to a hammer or club. The feedback is crucial for those with a touch. Bangers, not so much. 🤷‍♂️
Edit: And oh yeah, Water Buffalo leather. Not just any Water Buffalo either. When he redeemed his cue the first thing he checked was for his baggie of tips. His maker of tips had passed and his apprentice just didn't make them as good.
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How to Own a Poolhall?

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middleofnowhere said:
I guess I got on the subject and I just can't stop. I have a friend who opened a very nice bar. Unfortunately he's dead now the bar is still there though. You would not believe what you can get for nothing if you start looking. He found a shopping center that was being demolished and they were able to go in there and salvage anything they wanted.

They got every single thing they needed to build the bar from wood paneling, barstools, bathroom fixtures. There was a lounge had been in the shopping center they were able to dismantle the bar and take it. This thing was beautiful it must have cost thousands when it was built.

They got all sorts of lighting fixtures and I just can't go on with everything that they they got out of that place but it was enough to build the entire bar for relatively nothing. New coolers might be the only thing they really had to spring for.

Start to finish from the time they started the project and he had a location three months the doors were open and he was like hardly nothing out of his pocket. I just throw this out there as food for thought.
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I bought out the last room in Syracuse after a bad fire. 10k for 17 tables. Literally crawling through ashes. Stripped the Gold Crowns to wood and repainted them. Scrubbed the smoke off everything else with a special product.

Rented a 32 x 115 space in an old strip mall for 2750 a month x 5 years, 3k a month years 6 to 10. Demolished the entire space, redid drywall/electrical/ some suspended ceiling. New carpet.

Bought new balls, reclothed the Gold Crowns, Valleys and billiard table. My buddy rebuild lights for the barbox and more cue lickers. All thid cost under 30k.

Over a few years I replaced 7 of the Gold Crowns with Diamonds from Diamond Dave Eghdahl for 5000 to 6000 each.

If you want to build a player's room and a cool joint for the public, it can be done. The real work comes after.
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A tip for overthinkers.

gregcantrall
jay helfert said:
Did I ever tell you the story of playing Waterdog when he was high on LSD? I had no idea who he was at the time. I just took him for some crazy hippy. And for all his money! ;)
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Uh oh another trigger. I played slow pitch softball and we won our recreational league. I played one game on a hit of orange sunshine (in the barrel tab). I only told one team mate. I told him with directions to just remove me if I acted uh strange.. it was a success experience that time. I hit 4 for 4 and even caught a line drive at short stop. The traces and trails were awsome. The next acid trip, not so much. But I survived and did figure out My Religion. 😉
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