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Taxi · 2026-01-18T11:08:51-0700

GoldCrown said:
Phila Warriors (pre 6'rs)...... cheapest seats and sneak down to the lower balcony.

Funny, you just mentioned one of my first sports heroes, Neil Johnston. Since Washington didn't then have an NBA team and my mom was from Philly, I attached myself to the Warriors in a year where they went something like 12 and 57. But IIRC Johnston still led the league in scoring.

One night a year or so later, the Warriors came to Washington for an exhibition game, and afterwards I nervously handed Neil Johnston a self-addressed postcard. A few days later, I got it returned to me with a note: "Good luck to you in sports, Andy. Neil Johnston." It was my first and most memorable sports autograph, in pool matched only by a BreatheRight nose bandage that I got for my wife from Buddy Hall right after he'd won the '98 U. S. Open. Some souvenirs are truly unforgettable.

RidgeRaider · 2026-01-18T11:07:55-0700

JPB2 said:
Two things.
1) In Idaho this year I haven’t had to get a snow shovel or snow blower out of the shed. . I don’t want to get too cocky tho because other years can bring more snow than I want and this winter isn’t over either.

2). Close to sixty Januarys ago, my father left work in a large city on a big lake. The city south of you. It was below zero with a brisk 30 mph wind. He asked himself WTF was doing living there, despite spending his whole life there. We moved within a year or two. We moved west and still had seasons and snow. Sometimes some bad snow or cold weather. But not like the Midwest. My uncle stayed longer. We got pictures of the winter of ‘78. He was in California by 1980.

Oh, 3 things. Chicago and the Elkhorn area were nice when I visited. In September.

February to me is when winter gets too long and people get too edgy. I suggest trying to go to BCA in Las Vegas.

haha!

I've got nothing nice to say about Chicago, but Elkhorn sure can be nice! I used to work a farm out there.

Bob Jewett · 2026-01-18T11:01:13-0700

alphadog said:
...plastic changed the pool world in a huge way with the better ball sets. Plastic also killed action as people don't carry cash like they used to.

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RidgeRaider · 2026-01-18T10:56:40-0700

Coos Cues said:
Dial indicators for the win!

Hard to beat a rock solid dial indicator.

I still use my Mitutoyo on my carriage for when I am lazy and don't feel like turning on the techy crap, little stuff like ferrules and whatnot.

But when I am roughing out tapers and stuff similar, having a DRO saves soooooo much time haha. Just move the cross-slide and I know it's exactly where it say's it's gonna be, take my rough cut, then 2 finishing cuts and throw a caliper on it just to satisfy myself and it's within 0.001 every single time, which for a 30" taper on wood, on a 1940s atlas lathe is almost remarkable. Almost.. lol

RidgeRaider · 2026-01-18T10:53:31-0700

kling&allen said:
I agree with the accuracy and precision concerns of the digital micrometers used in these diy dros (I have a few for my taig). I switched back to dials for some key measurements.

Yeah, I'd also like to correct myself. The initial measurements to perform the movement on the lathe will be using the graduation dials, then confirmed with a caliper on the workpiece. So, you're ending up using 2 other devices to confirm the DRO does it's job every single time. Just doesn't make sense to use DRO unless the DRO is the most accurate form of measurement on the machine.

Sorry, just wanted to clarify so I don't sound like more of an idiot than I already can be.

Hail Mary Shot · 2026-01-18T10:51:27-0700

maha said:
cant you size tips to the exact mm size someone asks for?. then no trimming needed. put on and play almost immediately.

you could also then sell any brand of tip to satisfy all.

this way people can pop off a tip and try a different one and even put back the one they took off.

I was hoping that we have manufacturers that sell tips of typical sizes now that are already cut and shaped. do they still expect people to play with 14mm tips? pretty much the standard now is less than 13mm. hopefully they get the drift. also, I hate using the typical trimmer/sharpener. they don't cut good. I find doing it manually with a box cutter faster and much better.

Highmiles · 2026-01-18T10:50:47-0700

Valley one piece house cues, 16oz through 21oz.. Cheap 2 piece cues 16oz through 21oz. My cue stay in their cases.

Kickin' Chicken · 2026-01-18T10:48:54-0700

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