Non-Regular Annoyances

Inzombiac

Inzombiac

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You know, most of the time I go to a poolhall just to relax and unwind doing what I love the most. I usually won't pay any attention to people there. But once in a while people come in and act like such assholes, or they mess around so much that its hard to not have my chi messed up. My question is, What things do non-regulars do in your pool hall that annoys the crap outta you?

I'll give a couple...

The other day I was playing on my table, which is the second farthest table from the bathrooms. I go there because I don't wanna get bumped or hit with a flying cue. But people always pick the table next to me, (the one that IS the farthest) even though its really really crooked. The table plays horrible. Well this guy comes in the other day and for some reason he insists on taking his shot right behind me, even though I'm set up to shoot already, and get this... when he crouches to shoot, he extends his leg so far behind himself that its almost under MY table, and he kept bumping me with his leg. If he could just wait a second I would be done but he just kept bumping me. twas annoying.

ALSO I can't stand it when people leave their beers on the table. That is a hangable offense in my book.

Share some of yours! :D
 
Non-regulars...

1. They stand between the tables. They are constantly in the way. Constantly.

2. The pool hall is on the 3rd floor, the light switch to the hall way on this floor is located by the steps on the 2nd floor. Not a night goes by when someone doesn't turn off that light.

3. The juke is 3 plays for a $1, 8 plays for $2, 20 plays for $5. We pitch and throw a five in it, and before we can even play them, someone is on it. We explain that we'll sell our credits, or they can buy their own, but leave x credits when you are done. That usually works, except we have to gaurd the juke at every second... If it's down to only 2-3 plays, I'll may not bother to tell someone...if I see them throw a dollar in, I'm thinking that they'll play three and leave the other plays alone...yeah right.

4. They are loud. There is no reason to jump and scream yeah when they make the eight ball. Even though it may an act of God that somehow after caressing 4 rails every shot for 2 hours it has finally fell in one of the holes, just do not yell over the entire place like you just won the powerball.

5. They use hand chalk. Not just enough to get the job done (even though I never use any), but enough to finger paint the entire cloth.

6. They rack on the wrong end of the table. The tables are usually placed this way or that for a reason. Keep the cue ball flying away from other customers, glass, windows, etc... I would think that the spot would be enough of an indication for this, but apparently it's not.

7. 8 people walk in, and they are only going to play "2 at a time", so obviously, they should be allowed to fill the place and everyone can play and skip out on paying for 6/8 of the table time...good idea Einstien.

8. The hall hands you a paper ticket with the time stamped on it and how many players, you pay when you're done. "I lost my ticket," has to be one of my favorite attempts for not paying...it's classic. Sometimes when I'm out shooting I over hear other tables coming up with the idea, and "losing their ticket."...

There, just to name a few...
 
Wait, I'm not done yet. Two more...

9. They put a five in the juke, and play nothing but Metallica.

10. They play that damn two joints song..."I smoke two joints before I smoke two joints and then I smoke two more".....I hate this song, it is played every night mutliple times. It sucks, the entire album sucks, for that matter, and yet, I suppose if I were high; I would want to broadcast it to the entire pool hall every day, too.
 
seymore15074 said:
2. The pool hall is on the 3rd floor, the light switch to the hall way on this floor is located by the steps on the 2nd floor. Not a night goes by when someone doesn't turn off that light.
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LOL!!

Last night at Eddie's, there was a storm outside and it was getting pretty nasty. No one wanted to go out into the rain so even at 12AM the place was still crowded. And then... right when I was about to shoot... there was a lightning and boom the lights went out.

I can't imagine how that annoying that would be every night.:eek:
 
Drunk, laugh-prone, high-pitched, stupid people who have no respect for the table or the game. I was shooting a pretty important match last night and this group of 3 or 4 women and their guy friend were shooting on the next table. They drank a lot before arriving and were drinking more there. They kept laughing in an EXTREMELY annoying high-pitched witch cackle that made me want to smack them across the throat full-length with a house cue. I'd rather hear them cough in pain than laugh like that again.

Also when the world is apparently ending after someone loses and they decide to throw things and slam their cue on the table while yelling obscenities. Lose like a winner! lol.
 
Inzombiac said:
LOL!!

Last night at Eddie's, there was a storm outside and it was getting pretty nasty. No one wanted to go out into the rain so even at 12AM the place was still crowded. And then... right when I was about to shoot... there was a lightning and boom the lights went out.

I can't imagine how that annoying that would be every night.:eek:
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:confused: Inzombiac, I believe the light switch is just for the hallway/stairway, not for the whole room.:cool: If not the owner should definately change it.

My pet peeve is when someone throws there cue on the table after they make the final ball!:p :(
 
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How about when you're all alone gambling with another regular? 20 tables and these two jackoffs have to come and play on the table right next to yours :D . Incredible. There's 20 tables and these guys have to play on the one next to us. Biggest pet peve. Most often I pay them 5 dollars to play on another table.

Tony
 
When Racking.......

I have a pet peeve for guys that stick their cues in the pocket like a flagpole while racking.......

GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR.
 
Mystick Cue Fan said:
How about when you're all alone gambling with another regular? 20 tables and these two jackoffs have to come and play on the table right next to yours :D . Incredible. There's 20 tables and these guys have to play on the one next to us. Biggest pet peve. Most often I pay them 5 dollars to play on another table.

Tony
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Hey that is the worst! It was the absolute first thing that popped into my head while reading this.

Seymore great list! Everyone of them brings back a memory.
I love the powder thing. My usual response is "what, someone change a baby on that table?" I love when they powder up their hands with a thick coating and proceed to touch the balls, and everytime they put their bridge hand down it makes a mark on the table.

I used to work in this bar with a bunch of tables, and people would just powder up BOTH hands and clap them together rubbing it all over. I'm like "what, are you about to do some gymnastics, or something?. I didn't see the uneven bars on my way in!" What I do not get is the idea of powder is to reduce friction, so why would you want it on your grip hand? I put a wrap on my cue to get a good surface to absorb oils/sweat, etc and create a non slip surface, and then I am going to powder up my hand to reduce friction? Don't make any sense to me.
 
Yes, the racking on the other end of the table never made any sense to me, but I see it all the time.

It's sooo annoying when someone walks over to their newly-assigned table and literally dumps all 16 balls on the table from a height of at least a foot. You can tell a lot about a person if he or she does this.

I do have to comment though on something a few people have mentioned - the room is mostly empty and people playing right next to you. No regular at a room should ever have to endure this. If your houseman is doing this, the owner/manager should know. At least one of the benefits of being a regular somewhere should be not having to deal with this.

- Steve
 
I know a bunch of these have already been mentioned but here goes from a former poolroom manager:

1. Customers who not only bring the balls to the counter but every other piece of equipment they could carry (always the rack, sometimes the bridge). Happens ALL THE TIME.

2. The scoop jump - Likely my biggest cringe.

3. Billiards Air Hockey. I threw people out for this.

4. Juggling and just about all tossing of billiard balls.

5. Customers who cannot figure out where balls get stuck and need assistance.

6. People who insist on using the mechanical bridge for every shot.

7. People who will get on all fours on top of the table before using the mechanical bridge

8. Cell-phones that make noise

9. All walkie-talkies. Nextel could blow-up and I'd smile.
 
In the past, I would get very annoyed by non-regulars doing the things already listed in this thread. These days, I'm just happy they are there. It means my favorite pool room can keep the lights on, and maybe re-felt a table or two. :)
 
Jude Rosenstock said:
9. All walkie-talkies. Nextel could blow-up and I'd smile.
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Another good list, but this one reminds me of these retards that used to come in all of the time... They're like the firemen's roadies...they are nobodies with a blue light and a scanner that think if there is something like a fire, they have to run out and go; as if they help somehow. The scanner is on as loud as it goes and makes noises all of the time...
 
3.14: the drunks/idiots/newbs who want to play you (for free, or this would be a no-brainer) and won't take no for an answer. then they want to argue about the rules.

-s
 
My pet peeve on the jukebox is the play it now feature we have. No one will be playing music for the past hour. I'll go up, throw in a $5, since no one else seems to wanna play tunes, and not 10 minutes later some a-hole will trump my music using the play it now function. I know it's some newbie or one time guest, the regulars at the room know not to get between me & my music. :rolleyes:

I am also a big fan of the celebration for making a ball. I didn't realize that it was custom to jump up & down, clap, toast, and everything else under the sun, whenever a ball is pocketed. I think I should try that at my next tourney...I always did want to be like Ernie McCracken. :p

And don't forget, the blind leading the blind. I actually get enjoyment watching someone who can barely pocket a ball try to teach someone who can barely hold a stick how to play. Especially when your waiting for about 5 minutes for them to get out of the way for you to shoot. Maybe I can stay in their way a little longer if I celebrate after the shot in the future...
 
At one smallish pool bar that I go to now and again, they used to have some guy who would come in pretty much the same night every week - a night they had leagues - dump money into the jukebox, and program the SAME two or three songs OVER and OVER.

Fortunately when I played league out of that place for one session, this guy was nowhere to be found (or heard). Whew.
 
I like the lists people have mentioned. But I am starting to become more amused by these things than annoyed.

Recently there have been a group of kids coming in with their cell phone/MP3 player. They have their music turned up and they sing along out of tune. All this clashes with the music that is being played by the bar tender. It is a very painfull experiance for me.

Nevertheless I recieved an IPOD for christmas so I usually put my earphones while I play to tune it out. I don't like to do that because I enjoy hearing the clicking of the balls and sound of the balls falling in to pockets.
 
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