For awhile the only nine foot table I knew of within fifty miles was a very ratty Big G in a bar. Bucket pockets that were falling off the table, cloth well past voting age, the whole thing one step above junk, a short step at that! No coin slot and the owner refused to charge me for practicing on that POS. There was a tip jar on his bar and although I might drink a coke or two or nothing, I usually tipped five or ten bucks dropped into the tip jar. The servers were very happy, the owner was happy that I took care of his people, I was happy to not come in and use the table for free while generating little or no income.
It is a cardinal sin to let my tea glass go dry and sometimes I suggest bringing a pitcher to the table if I know several of us were the same way. After working in a pit crew for stock car races where the temperature in the pits might be 120 degrees or more our crew usually started off with two huge pitchers of water and two of tea. Not unusual for another pitcher or two to get ordered! However, drinking it by the glass, I can't eat without washing the food down so so sometimes I am dry and the food is getting cold, If the person working the table is busy with other tables I understand. When they are chatting with friends or on the phone, after the first minute or so the tip starts going down a dollar a minute!
Even in nice pool halls I often start off with a trip to the bathroom to wash my hands. I then bring the damp paper towels I dried my hands on and wipe down the rails. Sometimes the house person notices my habits and starts wiping down and brushing the table for me before I start. A nice consideration and worth some consideration in return! I have had the counter person at a place I was a regular give the set of balls I was going to play with a quick polish too. Again, a little extra deserves a little extra.
I was checking out a place and they gave me a set of balls with a cue ball about the size of a walnut. I knew games were being played and just walked out to my truck and got a measles ball I was trying out. When it was time to leave I dropped my change to the penny in my pocket, no tip when you tried to treat me as a chump!
HU
It is a cardinal sin to let my tea glass go dry and sometimes I suggest bringing a pitcher to the table if I know several of us were the same way. After working in a pit crew for stock car races where the temperature in the pits might be 120 degrees or more our crew usually started off with two huge pitchers of water and two of tea. Not unusual for another pitcher or two to get ordered! However, drinking it by the glass, I can't eat without washing the food down so so sometimes I am dry and the food is getting cold, If the person working the table is busy with other tables I understand. When they are chatting with friends or on the phone, after the first minute or so the tip starts going down a dollar a minute!
Even in nice pool halls I often start off with a trip to the bathroom to wash my hands. I then bring the damp paper towels I dried my hands on and wipe down the rails. Sometimes the house person notices my habits and starts wiping down and brushing the table for me before I start. A nice consideration and worth some consideration in return! I have had the counter person at a place I was a regular give the set of balls I was going to play with a quick polish too. Again, a little extra deserves a little extra.
I was checking out a place and they gave me a set of balls with a cue ball about the size of a walnut. I knew games were being played and just walked out to my truck and got a measles ball I was trying out. When it was time to leave I dropped my change to the penny in my pocket, no tip when you tried to treat me as a chump!
HU
