What do you do?

KingCarom

KingCarom

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I play Tuesday nights near my work, so it would be pointless for me to leave my cue at home, go get it after work, then go out to the bar to play after work.

This presents a problem. I hate leaving my cue in the car, but I dont feel comfortable waltzing into the office with my 3x6 case either.


What do you do when faced with this situation?

Leave it in the car for that day? Or....Bring it to your desk, office, or cubicle?

Additionally, most of the time here in Seattle it is cold out, so I dont have to worry about heat issues by leaving it in the car. Am I correct to assume that 40-50 degree temps wont do any damage to my cue (maple shaft-ebony handle/ivory/malachite inlayed)??

Thanks all-
 
I take it they don't have rentable lockers at your poolhall/bar. I Hate leaving my cues in the car, period. Humidity can effect them as well as heat/cold. Look at the cue theft thread in the main forum. I would try to SAFELY leave them at the poolhall by contacting a manager and asking if he can help at all. Otherwise, I would leave 'em at home and have to go get them.

~DC
 
KingCarom said:
I play Tuesday nights near my work, so it would be pointless for me to leave my cue at home, go get it after work, then go out to the bar to play after work.

This presents a problem. I hate leaving my cue in the car, but I dont feel comfortable waltzing into the office with my 3x6 case either.


What do you do when faced with this situation?

Leave it in the car for that day? Or....Bring it to your desk, office, or cubicle?

Additionally, most of the time here in Seattle it is cold out, so I dont have to worry about heat issues by leaving it in the car. Am I correct to assume that 40-50 degree temps wont do any damage to my cue (maple shaft-ebony handle/ivory/malachite inlayed)??

Thanks all-
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If you park on the street, do not leave it in the car. I had a Corvette stolen and off went my original 1970 Ginacue in it's original Fellini case. I got the car back - big deal!

I would leave it in a secure parking garage. The odds of something bad happening are remote.

However, I no longer feel funny walking into my office with cues. Half the time I have cues laying around here and everyone knows it - so they come by to check them out.
People love cues! Men think they're cool and women think they're pretty. It is amazing how many people ask about my cue case in the elevator.

Chris
 
KingCarom said:
I play Tuesday nights near my work, so it would be pointless for me to leave my cue at home, go get it after work, then go out to the bar to play after work.

This presents a problem. I hate leaving my cue in the car, but I dont feel comfortable waltzing into the office with my 3x6 case either.


What do you do when faced with this situation?

Leave it in the car for that day? Or....Bring it to your desk, office, or cubicle?

Additionally, most of the time here in Seattle it is cold out, so I dont have to worry about heat issues by leaving it in the car. Am I correct to assume that 40-50 degree temps wont do any damage to my cue (maple shaft-ebony handle/ivory/malachite inlayed)??

Thanks all-
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I agree with the above. There's some initial discomfort about bringing a cue to work but nobody thinks negatively. Of course, there's always the exception but for the most part, office-coworkers usually find them interesting or they think nothing at all. Honestly, if I ever had an employer tell me he didn't like seeing me strut into the office with my cues, I'd quit.


Jude M. Rosenstock
 
I bring my case to work! Shoot, when I'm in an area that I don't know, I'll take my cues into a restaurant with me or where ever I happen to be going...lol.
 
KingCarom said:
I play Tuesday nights near my work, so it would be pointless for me to leave my cue at home, go get it after work, then go out to the bar to play after work.

This presents a problem. I hate leaving my cue in the car, but I dont feel comfortable waltzing into the office with my 3x6 case either.


What do you do when faced with this situation?

Leave it in the car for that day? Or....Bring it to your desk, office, or cubicle?

Additionally, most of the time here in Seattle it is cold out, so I dont have to worry about heat issues by leaving it in the car. Am I correct to assume that 40-50 degree temps wont do any damage to my cue (maple shaft-ebony handle/ivory/malachite inlayed)??

Thanks all-
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Before I got a table in my basement and used to practice during my lunch hour, I would bring my cue into the workplace. I didn't care what people thought about it, I cared about my cue!

And the cold will affect the finish on your cue as well as the inlays. If you have ivory ferrules, the cold will affect them, too. They may explode if you hit with them while they're still cold.

Do yourself and your cues a favor, don't leave them out in the cold.

Barbara
 
Definately get into the habit of taking your case into your office. If you are really worried about appearances you might want to invest in a briefcase-style cue base from Longoni or Halliburton. As these have combination locks it may also help with your security issues.

I love TATE's suggestion of actually displaying your cues at work. I never even thought about doing that, you'd just need a display little rack behind your desk, maybe even a little diarama of posters, old balls, pill bottles etc.
 
Take it in to work,show it to your co-workers...heck maybe some of them will want to take up the sport!

Terry
 
Take em

I have always carried my cues with me every where. I used to work in a pretty secure office, and the first few times I walked in the security guy checked my case out to make sure it was "legit". I would never leave my cues in the car as I worry to much about temps, theft and so on. And yep I have carried them into casinos, resturants and even the movies once LOL.
 
I keep my cues in the trunk of the car 365 days and it does not matter whether it is summer or winter.one particular cue ( I was told that it was a collectors item) was stollen from my car.This did not deter me and I continue to keep them in the trunk.I did not notice any damage on my cues.Cheers
Vagabond
 
Take them to the office with you. It's no big thing. Sometimes if I'm going to the office I take mine with me so I can practice at lunch time. You may find out things about your co-workers you didn't know. There is a guy from Germany in my office. One day when I had my cues with me he came around and saw them and we started talking about them. Come to find out, he is actually a very accomplished player and played part-time on a pro tour in Germany. Now I have a partner to go play with at lunch. Neither of us knew the other played before that.
 
Hi Kingcarom,

My solution was a second "modestly" priced cue to play at bars. After several cues were stolen from the bars we frequented about ten years ago, I bought an entry level Meucci Original. I received a McDermott break stick for league high average the same year. Took my original 2 x 4 cheap case and created a second "travel" kit. My Schon's rarely frequent our bar box events. Good luck!
 
whitewolf said:
Never, never, ever leave your case in the car if for only one reason: You must stand the case straight up so the sticks won't warp. Don't believe those who say their sticks have never warped for leaving them in the car. So unless you have a van or something where you can stand the case straight up, bring them in to work. Tell all of the single women chasing you that player pool is your top priority in life. If they have a hard time believing this, then set up a stroketrainer at work and work on your stroke 15 minutes a day. They work well on an ironing board, but you must tell the single women you don't iron clothes.

Regards, WW
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Mine has been laying down in my trunk for the past 6 years, pretty much straight - they don't have the slightest wobble, from 120 down to the cold 20's...
 
I'm glad someone started this post, i was thinking about it the other day as i was flying mach 1 to get home grab my cues and make it to the pool room in time for the tournament. Thanks to everybody who posted here, i'm gonna start bringing them to work!!

The thing i was most hesitant about was my case smelling like smoke to bad.
 
1pRoscoe said:
Mine has been laying down in my trunk for the past 6 years, pretty much straight - they don't have the slightest wobble, from 120 down to the cold 20's...
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Howdy 1P Roscoe,
Finally I found some one who does the things like I do.
By the way I give shower( in the kitchen sink) to the shaft to clean it and the shaft never warped.Do u do this?Cheers
Vagabond
 
You can get lucky with good wood that won't move even under abusive situations, but I would never risk it with cues that i care about.

I take my cues to class, into restaurants, hotels, wherever. When it rains I slip my cues/case into its own "raincoat"; when I brake hard I reach a hand out to stop my case from lurching forward and injuring itself, as I would a precious child =)

-Roger
 
vagabond said:
Howdy 1P Roscoe,
Finally I found some one who does the things like I do.
By the way I give shower( in the kitchen sink) to the shaft to clean it and the shaft never warped.Do u do this?Cheers
Vagabond
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Nope, I use a rag and Softscrub. :D
 
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