Full 16 Ball-Tray Slam

philly said:
... I am sure some places just don't care.
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There are two rooms like that locally -- more sports bar than pool room. One just recovered their tables after five or six years but the table I got had the rubber loose for about 18 inches on one section -- interesting cross-corner banks. The other has black (or very dark brown?) cloth. Better for hiding dirt and spills. They seem to pay no attention to what's happening out among the pool tables. Both rooms have 9-foot tables.

As far as the full-rack slam, I haven't seen that. When I was young and stupid, I did do the pour-them-out once. The houseman let me know that wasn't acceptable.
 
Island Drive said:
Was at an event in Albuquerque this past month.

What caught my attention was when the weekend night crowd started piling in and match play was about ended. 8-8;30 pm.
There was a group of younger men/women who rented a table.
Before they started.
They took the Full Ball Tray, and slammed it down on to the slate all at once.
Then proceeded to talk about it and giggle/laugh.
About 20 minutes later another group rented another table close by and did the Exact same thing.
In all my years of play, since the sixties, I've only seen this maybe once.
But these kids get all Jacked up with the noise and the pounding sound of 16 balls hitting the slate at all at once.
They thought it was Cool, and their group enjoyed it too. WTF?
Makes me realize why in Philly they trashed their own town after not getting a win, they most likely would of done it even more so if they won.
I heard their hockey fans are the worst after a big game.
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Try that here and they’d be booted out of here on the spot and not discreetly, so that everyone in here knew it.
 
Island Drive said:
Was at an event in Albuquerque this past month.

What caught my attention was when the weekend night crowd started piling in and match play was about ended. 8-8;30 pm.
There was a group of younger men/women who rented a table.
Before they started.
They took the Full Ball Tray, and slammed it down on to the slate all at once.
Then proceeded to talk about it and giggle/laugh.
About 20 minutes later another group rented another table close by and did the Exact same thing.
In all my years of play, since the sixties, I've only seen this maybe once.
But these kids get all Jacked up with the noise and the pounding sound of 16 balls hitting the slate at all at once.
They thought it was Cool, and their group enjoyed it too. WTF?
Makes me realize why in Philly they trashed their own town after not getting a win, they most likely would of done it even more so if they won.
I heard their hockey fans are the worst after a big game.
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So what does Albuquerque have to do with Philly?
 
Here's my thoughts on this. If the staff/management doesn't care enough to say something to idiots, the room probably isn't well taken care of to begin with.
 
DryFlyTrout said:
Here's my thoughts on this. If the staff/management doesn't care enough to say something to idiots, the room probably isn't well taken care of to begin with.
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We have a Fast Eddie’s in San Antonio that has one 9 footer with duct tape holding up one corner pocket and another 9 footer where no two corner pockets are the same width. They cover their tables but don’t pay to level their. They’re a schlock operation when it comes to equipment.
 
Brookeland Bill said:
We have a Fast Eddie’s in San Antonio that has one 9 footer with duct tape holding up one corner pocket and another 9 footer where no two corner pockets are the same width. They cover their tables but don’t pay to level their. They’re a schlock operation when it comes to equipment.
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Sorry to hear that.
Nothing like a good room with a good owner if you are a serious player.
Then again there are some serious players that don't appreciate their good room either.
Some pool players will complain about anything not realizing how good they have it.
 
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Banger said:
The Marines have Drill Instructors. The Army has Drill Sergeants.

I spent 14 weeks under the watchful eye of a Marine Drill Instructor, so I know. :)
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Others have parents teaching them to be righteous men, like my parents taught 6.
 
DryFlyTrout said:
Here's my thoughts on this. If the staff/management doesn't care enough to say something to idiots, the room probably isn't well taken care of to begin with.
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Your right, but the equipment was in good shape, never tho did see a night bar manager working.
 
I remember seeing such idiot stuff done when I was a kid, can't remember doing it. Tilting a tray? Yeah, I have to plead guilty to doing that probably countless times but the tray was eased up until the balls fell out and the last few taken out by hand.

When it comes to spinning a stick, not no but hell no! I was very glad when that idiot craze faded away. I had friends do it, called them down on it when we were playing. Strangers usually ignored although I did occasionally tell one that they looked like a moron. Werewolves of London should be blocked on the jukebox of every place that has a pool table!

Hu
 
Was just watching Price is right. While spinning the wheel the contestant was calling out family names. One of their names was Killer. The closed caption person/machine did not print out that name. just *****
 
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