Things I Don't Understand at the Pool Room

[336Robin]

I'm sure there's a bunch of them but here are two to start off:

1. Why, in -- literally a big empty pool room -- will someone come in and take the table next to you.

2. Why, after taking said table, will that individual start shooting drills or a practice shot, from the end of the table that abuts yours -- I mean, the shot/drill looks exactly the same from da other end of the table, lol.

Lou Figueroa
OK, I feel better now
but just a little

Just yesterday I had a 1 hole match with a regular and one of our mutual friends (fairly new to pool) did exactly that and wasn't phased when we needed to make a shot. I finally spoke up and said I'd pay him to go to the other end of the table. He was offended and took his balls and left to other parts of the room and then sat on a table and watched a money match. Some folks need reminding. I felt a little bad but I was tired of looking at his backside every time I was sent up table.

 

[GoldCrown]

I'm sure there's a bunch of them but here are two to start off:

1. Why, in -- literally a big empty pool room -- will someone come in and take the table next to you.

Chinese restaurant syndrome. There's one table occupied and you get seated next to them.
Herd mentality. Funny...was the only couple on the beach and people put their chairs right next to us. Same thing in the movies once.

2. Why, after taking said table, will that individual start shooting drills or a practice shot, from the end of the table that abuts yours -- I mean, the shot/drill looks exactly the same from da other end of the table, lol.

DoucheBag mentality.

Lou Figueroa
OK, I feel better now
but just a little

Welcome to being in public

 

[mikemosconi]

In a pool room blame the guy runnig it for not respecting the existing player’s space no matter what the customer requests.

 

[cjr3559]

I blame the house man, today it’s a house kid.
I tell them do not put anyone next to me unless there are no tables left and hand him a $5.00 tip.
Make the houseman great again.

This. But you shouldn’t have to tip. It’s common sense to spread out the customers and backfill as people come in.

But let’s face it, Americans need their entitlement to personal space and that’s not changing anytime soon.

 

[heresy]

It's like taking the urinal next you when there are others open.... why, just why

They want to get a good look at the watch you're wearing.

 

[cueball2010]

I find most people are just lazy. I don't know what table you are picking. But I walk my ass to the back of room or away from the front desk. People tend to pick the table that is closest to them after receiving balls from the young lady behind the desk. Maybe they're to lazy to walk to a farther table or maybe they just want to lust over the young lady.

 

[loggerhead12]

Because the tight tables are usually right next to each other.

But there's no excuse for booty-bumping.

 

[SmoothStroke]

This. But you shouldn’t have to tip. It’s common sense to spread out the customers and backfill as people come in.

But let’s face it, Americans need their entitlement to personal space and that’s not changing anytime soon.

When there are 19 tables available and they put 6 college kids with 2 cases of beer next to me you’re darn tootin I want my space.

Call it entitled or whatever you want, but I'm going from entitled to get the f...k out of my way when I have to repeatedly ask people not to stand between tables.
I guess that makes me a privileged and entitled American and proud of it.

I’ve always tipped the houseman, even when I’m a loser. A real houseman can fill the room and give the serious players space unless they have no choice.

A houseman knows how to run the house.

 

[Rack’em]

There could be several reasons. Are all the tables the same? Do certain tables roll better than others, or might have tighter pockets than the others? Those are good reasons. Also it might be a table that they normally play on whether you are there or not.

 

[ShootingArts]

Over time regulars do tend to play on the same tables each time they come if they are available. I try to spread out and sometimes miss the snooker table I want to practice on because somebody is playing on the three cushion table next to it. Would seem like a jerk with an almost empty pool room but there was only one three cushion table and one snooker table and they were side by side, you either played next to each other or didn't play.

Ugly assholes reminds me of some yuppie types that came into Buffalo's old place on Airline. Too loud, their profanity rang false too, obvious they thought they were slumming. Naturally they set up next to me. My leather cue case was on top of a drink table where I could get to things without stirring up my back. Multiple drink tables around the pool tables but one set his water bottle down against my leather case. I didn't say anything, just moved it a few inches. A few minutes later the bottle was against my case again. I moved it again. I don't think he was even drinking out of the bottle, just moving it against my case.

A few minutes later the bottle was against my case for the third time. Third time is the charm. Buffalo had the big full sized trash cans in the room and I picked up the full water bottle and headed for one. Two or three long steps and I hummed it into the bottom of one of those garbage cans hard enough to cut off somebody trying to steal second base. The whole hall looked to see what happened. Now the guy was whining like a bitch. "I would have moved the water." I told him I had moved it twice, third time was the charm. He went and got more water, and found a different table to put it on!

Sometimes you have to educate morons and when people on neighboring tables didn't have any courtesy I had been known to accidentally hit them in the ribs, firmly, on the backstroke. I always apologized but after that happened a time or three they usually took the hint. I am more of a daytime player after retirement and it has been a long time since I have had to put up with players without courtesy.

Hu

 

[jax_joe]

A houseman? Is this 1995?

 

[couldnthinkof01]

A houseman? Is this 1995?

The Willy's were wet, the tables were 9 foot, and the houseman kept the riff raff at bay. Now I just need to get her up to 88!

 

[g0ds gReeN]

People that pickup your cue like it's a house cue. It happened twice, one of the occasions made me want to start keeping pig's blood on me.

 

[King T]

In a pool room blame the guy runnig it for not respecting the existing player’s space no matter what the customer requests.

Truth be told.., the wait staff is taught to do it so they can make one trip to serve in a area, the idea being you'll buy something if people near you do..., and yes it sucks!!

 

[HawaiianEye]

I'm sure there's a bunch of them but here are two to start off:

1. Why, in -- literally a big empty pool room -- will someone come in and take the table next to you.

2. Why, after taking said table, will that individual start shooting drills or a practice shot, from the end of the table that abuts yours -- I mean, the shot/drill looks exactly the same from da other end of the table, lol.

Lou Figueroa
OK, I feel better now
but just a little

Same reason when you have a nice car and park it in a out of-the-way spot in a parking lot with dozens of open slots, some idiot will park his jalopy next to yours and give you a door ding,

 

[pocket]

Yeah but what if there’s only like 1 or 2 tight tables you want to play on. I feel this pain

perhaps the other tight table is the table the interloper chose...

 

[jtompilot]

I'm sure there's a bunch of them but here are two to start off:

1. Why, in -- literally a big empty pool room -- will someone come in and take the table next to you.

2. Why, after taking said table, will that individual start shooting drills or a practice shot, from the end of the table that abuts yours -- I mean, the shot/drill looks exactly the same from da other end of the table, lol.

Lou Figueroa
OK, I feel better now
but just a little

That’s happened to me so many times over the years. I usually go to the counter and ask WTF, and I get “that’s the table they asked for”.

 

[jtompilot]

The other aggravating thing that happens all the time, when someone finishes their shot they just stand there in the way of other tables or players. Sometimes I’ll say, if you sit down by YOUR table you won’t always be in someone’s way.

 

[Texas Carom Club]

I'm sure there's a bunch of them but here are two to start off:

1. Why, in -- literally a big empty pool room -- will someone come in and take the table next to you.

2. Why, after taking said table, will that individual start shooting drills or a practice shot, from the end of the table that abuts yours -- I mean, the shot/drill looks exactly the same from da other end of the table, lol.

Lou Figueroa
OK, I feel better now
but just a little

It’s the law of the universe
Never fails either

I just move to another table on the other side

 

[GoldCrown]

The other aggravating thing that happens all the time, when someone finishes their shot they just stand there in the way of other tables or players. Sometimes I’ll say, if you sit down by YOUR table you won’t always be in someone’s way.

Etiquette has to be taught. Some/most people need to be told. Need signs like STFDWYANS (sit the fk down when you are not shooting)