Behavior of Guests in Your Home

Wow. Some amazing behavior here. I've never said a word to anyone who's come over. They always use house cues, never had anyone hanging from the table, never a drink set on it. I guess I'm lucky my friends and family treat my stuff with respect, I'll make sure to give them a thanks next time someone is here.
 
People are pigs especially if they don't have to clean up after themselves!

'Nuff said!



Stones
 
fd_colorado said:
Pic of Santa stopping by for a game Christmas eve --
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That's an awesome picture! I hope etiquette at the table didn't end up with him on the "naughty" list! ;)

jojopiff said:
Wow. Some amazing behavior here. I've never said a word to anyone who's come over. They always use house cues, never had anyone hanging from the table, never a drink set on it. I guess I'm lucky my friends and family treat my stuff with respect, I'll make sure to give them a thanks next time someone is here.
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Hear hear! I'll have to do this as well. I'm floored at some of the behavior that's being mentioned...and saddened that nowadays the word respect is too frequently being preface with "lack of"...

I too am lucky the people coming over to play show respect for my table...
 
I' ll start to build my house in near future, so I'll have a pool room, where will be a poster on the wall with my rules (no drinks, no snacks, no chalk upside down etc). Almost forgot, I'll be the only person having keys from that room.
 
michael4 said:
the adults who come over are pretty well behaved, but the kids (and grandkids) are a terror, they sometimes hold the rails and swing on/under the table, like its playground equipment. :mad:

If family/people are coming to my house and I wont be home, I hide my good cues in the bedroom closet.....
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A 5 year old was pole vaulting with my short cue a few months ago. The joint is now ruined.

My buddies, who act like 5 year olds, just can't seem to put their (almost) empty beer cans in the trash. They just can't do that. They treat my pool table ok, but not anything else. After they're gone the room looks like a tornado went through it.

Jeff, "Mommy" Livingston
 
What I find hilarious is that they don't even notice it's a 10' table, or they just don't say anything. You all know how much a guy likes to hear - that thing is HUGE!!! LOL
 
jasonlaus said:
What I find hilarious is that they don't even notice it's a 10' table, or they just don't say anything. You all know how much a guy likes to hear - that thing is HUGE!!! LOL
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no but my cousin pulled out his

tape measure because he thought his was bigger
it wasn't
mine was

pool table that is

his supposedly some Brunswick from god knows when, with no plate or markings, that cost him 300 bucks, with most likely the same orange cloth from whenever it was first made, like sheep carpet

mine was a gc2 with fresh sim 860 in tourney blue
 
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Steve Dickey said:
some guy leave his wet glass on top of their flawless black baby grand piano.
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:eek::eek::angry::eek:

I had a heart attack just reading that! I don't let anyone (except a few, seclect musicians) touch any of my instruments. "Oh, let little Jimmy bang on your drums for a while."

If little Jimmy gets anywhere near those drums he won't be able to sit for a week...
 
Steve Dickey said:
I witness some guy leave his wet glass on top of their flawless black baby grand piano.
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My wife's family (which is huge) has a "no coaster rule", meaning they don't use coasters! :angry::angry: Thus I have to buy furniture with that in mind
 
michael4 said:
My wife's family (which is huge) has a "no coaster rule", meaning they don't use coasters! :angry::angry: Thus I have to buy furniture with that in mind
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Yikes. What I've done is create a "don't do dumb shit rule". It supersedes any and all rules, in my house. This covers everything from wearing muddy shoes, to setting drinks on my pool table, to lighting a cigarette/cigar inside, to rooting for Lebron James, to opening the door to a solicitor.
 
good behavior!

Many many years ago I made a decision to surround my self with those that had what I considered good behavior. If they don't have that they won't be a guest in my home.

My garage is big and the 9' table is located in the far end of it. So the pool games don't effect the rest of the house and kids moved out long ago. When the grand kids are over I hang out in the garage if they or their friends want to play. That way I can gently supervise their behavior and teach them how to treat that wonderful Simonis cloth and Aramith balls.

Every one knows they can drink as long as they do it in moderation and I don't hang around drunks. I like to smoke a cigar some times when I play but would never do it with out asking a guest first and never if children are present and then I always have a window open and a fan going. They can smoke too if they want.

No one curses in front of the gals or children and I gave up on my potty mouth years ago as I thought it sounded stupid and was not who I wanted to be. So the most you hear at my place is shit or damn.

Every one knows I am pretty serious about my pool game and those that come over are to. So we play hard against each other and always display good sportsmanship.

I have simple rules. The only thing allowed on the table are the balls, the rack, the chalk and your clean shooting hand. If your eating messy or greasy food then quit playing till your done eating.
 
If you are having a party where there will be non-pool players, I'm guessing it is your wife who is throwing the party. In that case, you likely don't want to be anywhere near the guests, so you should spend all of your time at the pool table.

If I am mistaken, then you should simply get a table-top made for your pool table and cover it...my parents used to do that with my pool table when I was a kid.

I wouldn't invite 95% of the people I know into my home. Of the pool players that number climbs a bit.

That said, anybody I do invite into my home has pretty much the same values I do. I almost never have to ask someone not to do something, but am close enough to the people who would be there that it wouldn't hurt any feelings to do so.

If you have a pool table, you should use it and have fun with it. If you are worried about jump shots, then only play straight or 1-p. If you are worried about slight masse shots, you are an idiot. If someone tries to do a full masse, kick them in the nuts. (I believe it was Ray Martin in the 99 Critical Shots who said he had never played a full masse in competition).
 
Ak Guy said:
Every one knows they can drink as long as they do it in moderation and I don't hang around drunks. I like to smoke a cigar some times when I play but would never do it with out asking a guest first and never if children are present and then I always have a window open and a fan going. They can smoke too if they want.
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I like your style, but you really shouldn't give cigars to kids.... ;)
 
Double-Dave said:
I decided long ago not to worry too much about stuff and instead worry more about family and friends.

If I invite you to my house, mi casa es su casa. If something breaks, it breaks. It's just things.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5P7bIH5iC7M
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Well said and you, like I, probably mostly have friends you don't need to worry about...and who worry about you when you are in need.

Kinda the point of everything, isn't it?
 
ElCorazonFrio said:
Well said and you, like I, probably mostly have friends you don't need to worry about...and who worry about you when you are in need.

Kinda the point of everything, isn't it?
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Both of these are great! My attitude too….

The best things in life aren't things….
 
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