In order to keep up your Pool Habit.....What do you do to get extra Cash?
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Huh? Win?
Isn't that why we play pool, to win others' money?
Isn't that why we play pool, to win others' money?
I can afford my modest participation in the game.
My wife and I live below our income and never struggle with money.
Some people have $5.00 and spend $6.00.
We are the opposite.
My wife and I live below our income and never struggle with money.
Some people have $5.00 and spend $6.00.
We are the opposite.
Dopplegangers
You're my kind of guy. It's served me well. In later years its given me enough money to take a few chances and make a little money that made up for the losses. It was fun but I got even in the end, but I learned a great deal, so I think I'm still ahead.
You're my kind of guy. It's served me well. In later years its given me enough money to take a few chances and make a little money that made up for the losses. It was fun but I got even in the end, but I learned a great deal, so I think I'm still ahead.
People do what they do.
I systematically build paranoia in communities and offer products and services to make them feel safer. Then I punish them for their trust in me just when they start to feel safe through 3rd parties who would essentially sucker punch their mom for a dollar... then I come to the rescue while charging premiums that no rational person would ever consider. Big-hearted as ever, I even have convenient payment plans.
Please let me know if I can help you feel safer.
Lesh
I systematically build paranoia in communities and offer products and services to make them feel safer. Then I punish them for their trust in me just when they start to feel safe through 3rd parties who would essentially sucker punch their mom for a dollar... then I come to the rescue while charging premiums that no rational person would ever consider. Big-hearted as ever, I even have convenient payment plans.
Please let me know if I can help you feel safer.
Lesh
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Odd jobs, mostly.
I would work for the Circus whenever it would come to town. They were always needing someone to help give enemas to the elephants. A job that I was particularly talented at.
Circus elephants, as you might well imagine, eat a lot of hay and, on occasion, can become impacted (a lot of people don't know this, but the large colon of an adult elephant can be as long as sixteen pool tables placed end-to-end. A baby elephant's colon about the size of two, or three, bar tables). Because of this the circus requires that enemas be given every Saturday morning, with the exception of certain holidays, or when it is on the road. Therefore, promptly at seven AM, I would line up all the elephants (sometimes a many as eight to ten depending, of course, on whether any one of them had done the late show the previous night), and begin the process.
Starting with the oldest elephant (elephants are keen on seniority), I would gently insert a garden hose up her (we kept the males segregated from the females) ass all the way to my shoulder (surprisingly, they seemed to enjoy this, generally speaking). When properly inserted, I would signal an assistant (by making a circular motion with my raised unused hand), whereupon he would turn on the water faucet, full force.
For those of you who have given yourself an enema, knowing when an elephant has been properly cleaned is not difficult. After a few minutes (depending upon the level of impact, of course) she would shit all over me and I would then move on to the next one in line.
To say that this job had become tedious would be an understatement, but at the time I needed the money. As you say, Pool is expensive.
Looking back, however, upon my time with the Greatest Show on Earth (I know. It wasn't that circus), there is one thing, that I can truthfully say, and that is: I really hated giving up show business.
P.S. Dedicated to my good friend, pt 109, who has a better sense of humor than anyone I know, including me. :grin:
I would work for the Circus whenever it would come to town. They were always needing someone to help give enemas to the elephants. A job that I was particularly talented at.
Circus elephants, as you might well imagine, eat a lot of hay and, on occasion, can become impacted (a lot of people don't know this, but the large colon of an adult elephant can be as long as sixteen pool tables placed end-to-end. A baby elephant's colon about the size of two, or three, bar tables). Because of this the circus requires that enemas be given every Saturday morning, with the exception of certain holidays, or when it is on the road. Therefore, promptly at seven AM, I would line up all the elephants (sometimes a many as eight to ten depending, of course, on whether any one of them had done the late show the previous night), and begin the process.
Starting with the oldest elephant (elephants are keen on seniority), I would gently insert a garden hose up her (we kept the males segregated from the females) ass all the way to my shoulder (surprisingly, they seemed to enjoy this, generally speaking). When properly inserted, I would signal an assistant (by making a circular motion with my raised unused hand), whereupon he would turn on the water faucet, full force.
For those of you who have given yourself an enema, knowing when an elephant has been properly cleaned is not difficult. After a few minutes (depending upon the level of impact, of course) she would shit all over me and I would then move on to the next one in line.
To say that this job had become tedious would be an understatement, but at the time I needed the money. As you say, Pool is expensive.
Looking back, however, upon my time with the Greatest Show on Earth (I know. It wasn't that circus), there is one thing, that I can truthfully say, and that is: I really hated giving up show business.
P.S. Dedicated to my good friend, pt 109, who has a better sense of humor than anyone I know, including me. :grin:
I work fulltime for a university and will likely be getting a second job part time in the near future as well. I will be doing this because I want more money to pay off some previous financial obligations.
I do not see playing pool as something that cost money to do in general. Like anything it can have startup costs but once you get over that hump it feels like it is very inexpensive. Personally I own all the equipment I need to play pool at anytime while at home. I don't have to go to a pool hall or bowling alley or bar to simply play or practice. I do want to invest more money into my pool room though and that is part of the reason I will likely be looking for that part time job. This year I invested a lot into pool so I would be able to practice it anytime I wanted to. I now see that as one of the smartest things I could have done. Many of the people I work with thought I was a fool for buying an expensive pool table. I look at the table purchase and how many hours I have spent on it since it arrived on April 14 2016 and it has already saved me more in table time than it was to purchase. I don't play with an expensive cue. The fact of the matter is I am saving up to by another cue that also is not very expensive compared to what I am seeing talked about locally. My next cue will likely be a Cuetec R360. Or maybe an older Palmer or Huebler for around that same price range. I know it is not the cue that makes the player it is the practice. I am not yet a league player and still have not decided if I want to be or not. The things I want to invest in for my pool room are things like lighting, furniture, decor, ball polisher I have plenty of cheap cues to be used as house cues by company and a few slightly more expensive cues (probably in the $150-200 range) for me and my girl to use. I did not skimp at all on the table, balls or rack. I also own a few learning aids as well.
Sure the costs do add up. On the other hand you will make that money back in saved green fees at a pool hall if you practice often. Once you have your pool room how you want it then the money you save by not going to the pool halls to practice all the time is all profit. Plus owning your equipment will allow you to become very skilled if you put in the time to practice regularly. That will allow you to go out to bars or halls and win some money if you choose or even enter tournaments of leagues.
I do not see playing pool as something that cost money to do in general. Like anything it can have startup costs but once you get over that hump it feels like it is very inexpensive. Personally I own all the equipment I need to play pool at anytime while at home. I don't have to go to a pool hall or bowling alley or bar to simply play or practice. I do want to invest more money into my pool room though and that is part of the reason I will likely be looking for that part time job. This year I invested a lot into pool so I would be able to practice it anytime I wanted to. I now see that as one of the smartest things I could have done. Many of the people I work with thought I was a fool for buying an expensive pool table. I look at the table purchase and how many hours I have spent on it since it arrived on April 14 2016 and it has already saved me more in table time than it was to purchase. I don't play with an expensive cue. The fact of the matter is I am saving up to by another cue that also is not very expensive compared to what I am seeing talked about locally. My next cue will likely be a Cuetec R360. Or maybe an older Palmer or Huebler for around that same price range. I know it is not the cue that makes the player it is the practice. I am not yet a league player and still have not decided if I want to be or not. The things I want to invest in for my pool room are things like lighting, furniture, decor, ball polisher I have plenty of cheap cues to be used as house cues by company and a few slightly more expensive cues (probably in the $150-200 range) for me and my girl to use. I did not skimp at all on the table, balls or rack. I also own a few learning aids as well.
Sure the costs do add up. On the other hand you will make that money back in saved green fees at a pool hall if you practice often. Once you have your pool room how you want it then the money you save by not going to the pool halls to practice all the time is all profit. Plus owning your equipment will allow you to become very skilled if you put in the time to practice regularly. That will allow you to go out to bars or halls and win some money if you choose or even enter tournaments of leagues.
The Post of the Year!
The Post of the Year!
However if you've been near a Circus, I'm not shaking your hand.
Odd jobs, mostly.
I would work for the Circus whenever it would come to town. They were always needing someone to help give enemas to the elephants. A job that I was particularly talented at.
Circus elephants, as you might well imagine, eat a lot of hay and, on occasion, can become impacted (a lot of people don't know this, but the large colon of an adult elephant can be as long as sixteen pool tables placed end-to-end. A baby elephant's colon about the size of two, or three, bar tables). Because of this the circus requires that enemas be given every Saturday morning, with the exception of certain holidays, or when it is on the road. Therefore, promptly at seven AM, I would line up all the elephants (sometimes a many as eight to ten depending, of course, on whether any one of them had done the late show the previous night), and begin the process.
Starting with the oldest elephant (elephants are keen on seniority), I would gently insert a garden hose up her (we kept the males segregated from the females) ass all the way to my shoulder (surprisingly, they seemed to enjoy this, generally speaking). When properly inserted, I would signal an assistant (by making a circular motion with my raised unused hand), whereupon he would turn on the water faucet, full force.
For those of you who have given yourself an enema, knowing when an elephant has been properly cleaned is not difficult. After a few minutes (depending upon the level of impact, of course) she would shit all over me and I would then move on to the next one in line.
To say that this job had become tedious would be an understatement, but at the time I needed the money. As you say, Pool is expensive.
Looking back, however, upon my time with the Greatest Show on Earth (I know. It wasn't that circus), there is one thing, that I can truthfully say, and that is: I really hated giving up show business.
P.S. Dedicated to my good friend, pt 109, who has a better sense of humor than anyone I know, including me. :grin:
The Post of the Year!
However if you've been near a Circus, I'm not shaking your hand.
Practice
I practice, so that I do not have any expenses playing pool. My tournament winnings cover the nut and then some.
I practice, so that I do not have any expenses playing pool. My tournament winnings cover the nut and then some.
If you have seen duce bigalow, its kind of like that but alot less glamorous.
I used to live paycheck to paycheck back in the day. I realized I didn't have enough talent to make a living at playing pool so I got a job.
Now I am not rich but I do have a house, nice truck, bass boat, 9 foot Diamond Pro in the basement and a few nice cues. For me, work pays and supports my pool habit. It also helps that I get no thrill from gambling at pool anymore. I will give you my best game for free.
Now I am not rich but I do have a house, nice truck, bass boat, 9 foot Diamond Pro in the basement and a few nice cues. For me, work pays and supports my pool habit. It also helps that I get no thrill from gambling at pool anymore. I will give you my best game for free.
I have a job. No wife or kids, live fairly simply beyond the few extravagances that are important to me. Don't really have the gambling bug, I'll rarely play some cheap sets but I'm happy to just play for the love of the game. Not a collector so my one playing cue, one break cue, and a good case are enough. Pretty easy to afford under those conditions.
I club baby harp seals.