Out all night playing pool until dawn
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GoldenFlash777
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She and my ex must have been sisters.
Been there and done that.
Kind of sounds like where you express champagne tastes for pool gambling,
I’m imagining the majority of pool players fall closer to beer. Don’t overlook
that a 8 hr workday for a lot of working stiffs doesn’t pay more than that. In fact,
that $175 analogously expressed omits at least 30% more for taxes withheld,
et al. The bottom line is $175 amounts to the workday equivalent (based on 8 hrs)
of $250 or $31.25/hr. So although $175 obviously seems like a meager sum to you,
it isn’t for a lot of Az readers and general working stiffs. Besides, think about coming
home and explaining you lost $3-4K last night. That does not sound appealing but then
again, if that’s also financially insignificant, then you’ve been blessed more than most.
After all, what floats your boat really only matters to others when they can afford a boat.
Hoping your Xmas holidays are the best and all travel plans are problem free and safe.
Matt B.
I’m imagining the majority of pool players fall closer to beer. Don’t overlook
that a 8 hr workday for a lot of working stiffs doesn’t pay more than that. In fact,
that $175 analogously expressed omits at least 30% more for taxes withheld,
et al. The bottom line is $175 amounts to the workday equivalent (based on 8 hrs)
of $250 or $31.25/hr. So although $175 obviously seems like a meager sum to you,
it isn’t for a lot of Az readers and general working stiffs. Besides, think about coming
home and explaining you lost $3-4K last night. That does not sound appealing but then
again, if that’s also financially insignificant, then you’ve been blessed more than most.
After all, what floats your boat really only matters to others when they can afford a boat.
Hoping your Xmas holidays are the best and all travel plans are problem free and safe.
Matt B.
A great post that puts a lot into perspective- I would also add to this that there are those who made significant sums of money from their 9 to 5 work, but made the smart decision NOT to gamble those sums at pool or anything else; because the sense of responsibility instilled in them by their parents was observed and followed through life- I am sure that my own family is very thankful that I followed that path - and now in a successful retirement, I am thankful as well.
I have read some of the stories of some of the "famous" pool players who were heavy gamblers ( no names to be mentioned) and I have no respect whatsoever for what they did to their own family and "friends" along the way. I saw many of these guys along the way in pool rooms towards the end of their lives ( which for many was only in their 50s), and they were all a pathetic looking lot of humans- no glory in that at all - life is mostly a matter of choices and decisions here in the good old U.S.A. - where you can still become whatever you strive for if you want it bad enough- let's hope it stays that way- socialism will kill us all!
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What the **** does this have to do with the topic at hand?
Because if socialism kills you, you can't gamble at pool anymore?
Absolutely nothing at all! But I wrote in anyhow- don't like it? Too bad!
Once my wife came in after I was playing a guy for about an hour. She saw us keeping score and came up to me and asked me how much I was up and how much I was playing for.
$5 game, I told her. I was probably up $40 bucks, and her reaction was about the same.
She looked at the guy I was playing, and said loud enough for him to hear, "Look at his new boots, play him for his boots!"
I rolled my eyes and helped her find the door, and told her I would be home later.
While this guy wasn't ever a big score, I beat him for $40-60 each week for the next 3 years, and never got his boots.
Ken
$5 game, I told her. I was probably up $40 bucks, and her reaction was about the same.
She looked at the guy I was playing, and said loud enough for him to hear, "Look at his new boots, play him for his boots!"
I rolled my eyes and helped her find the door, and told her I would be home later.
While this guy wasn't ever a big score, I beat him for $40-60 each week for the next 3 years, and never got his boots.
Ken
Ken,
That fellow bought you the best pair of boots you could ever
desire and lots of family presents for three years. At only $20
a week, that’s a grand a year so taking him for $40-60 each
week was like visiting the ATM. And that tends to add up fast.
Go make a big withdrawal at that friendly ATM, say several
hundred per week, and I betcha your dependable weekly
donor wakes up fast. It won’t take long to chase him away.
The best player I ever met once remarked to me, “Son, you
should leave your opponent some feeling of hope before the
money train leaves town.” In other words, as the other guy
thinks he can win, it really doesn’t matter if he never does.
He’ll keep playing thinking all the time I’ll win the next game.
Your wife just didn’t understand when & how to fish like you can.
Matt B.