Wow, a fight about broke out at my local alley last night ...

[Konvict1982]

So last night my team was bowling on the last pair of lanes next to the extra pair that is kept for league if a lane messes up. Anyways a team came in towards the end of our first game wanting to pre-bowl (I think they are from Tuesday nights because I haven't seen them on any of the other nights I have been there) and asked if they could use the extra pair. So, one of the alley employees went table to table asking if it was ok and some said yes and some said no so since EVERYONE didn't agree it was vetoed and they were forced to bowl on a burnt pair further down. After a while towards the middle of our 3rd game I guess they had finished their pre-bowl and did rather horribly from what I hear but rather than accepting it and moving on one of the guys decided to go table to table in our league making smart *** comments which a few people took personally and there was some yelling, shoving, and name calling but nothing serious luckily.

Now since I am mostly deaf I didn't hear what was said but witnessed the small scuffle and heard 2nd hand about things that were said but it just really sucks when that kind of thing happens and kills the zen in a place. Seemed like everyone got all quiet for a bit and the whole place had a gloom to it. A couple of the guys involved in the scuffle were on the team we were bowling and they completely self destructed and took a game that was close and give us 100 pin win where the other 2 games we barely won.

[Aslan]

Yeah. Hard to avoid drama when that many people get together and alcohol is involved.

I haven't seen a fight yet...but I saw a shouting match once between league and casual bowlers. And I've seen "drama" when one team left because they felt the lanes were too slippery and then there was a big disagreement as to whether they forfeited or would be allowed to post-bowl since it was sort of a safety issue.

Last season in my Tuesday league I guess two guys got in a shoving match and they were both employees of the alley...leading to a league rule that alley employees are no longer allowed to bowl in that league. I didn't get to see that though, just heard about it.

[Jaescrub]

Good for you on the wins but it's auks that happend. I can feel for both sides but it is what it is. We had a fight the first year we where on league first night. Redneck family troubles ha ha.

[Aslan]

Good for you on the wins but it's auks that happend. I can feel for both sides but it is what it is. We had a fight the first year we where on league first night. Redneck family troubles ha ha.

But...without rednecks...we wouldn't have bowling. It's just something you gotta accept. I bowled in a Laughlin league once (never will again)...and the entire city of Laughlin is pretty much just a Redneck version of Vegas. It's like a tourist attraction for Rednecks that have never seen a river. I couldn't figure out why all the rednecks were staring at the river and taking pictures until I realized...they live like in Barstow...or southern Nevada or Arizona. I guess, to them, an actual "river" is kinda a cool thing to see...because their whole lives have been spent in a trailer in the middle of a desert. They'd probably soil themselves if they saw the Gulf of Mexico or Pacific Ocean.

[Mike White]

But...without rednecks...we wouldn't have bowling. It's just something you gotta accept. I bowled in a Laughlin league once (never will again)...and the entire city of Laughlin is pretty much just a Redneck version of Vegas. It's like a tourist attraction for Rednecks that have never seen a river. I couldn't figure out why all the rednecks were staring at the river and taking pictures until I realized...they live like in Barstow...or southern Nevada or Arizona. I guess, to them, an actual "river" is kinda a cool thing to see...because their whole lives have been spent in a trailer in the middle of a desert. They'd probably soil themselves if they saw the Gulf of Mexico or Pacific Ocean.

You have to admit, that isn't an ordinary river.

It created the Grand Canyon.

Even the Mississippi didn't create anything close.

And the fact that you bowled like crap probably clouded you opinion of the place.

I shot 687 when I went to Laughlin, so its all on you.

[bubba809]

So last night my team was bowling on the last pair of lanes next to the extra pair that is kept for league if a lane messes up. Anyways a team came in towards the end of our first game wanting to pre-bowl (I think they are from Tuesday nights because I haven't seen them on any of the other nights I have been there) and asked if they could use the extra pair. So, one of the alley employees went table to table asking if it was ok and some said yes and some said no so since EVERYONE didn't agree it was vetoed and they were forced to bowl on a burnt pair further down. After a while towards the middle of our 3rd game I guess they had finished their pre-bowl and did rather horribly from what I hear but rather than accepting it and moving on one of the guys decided to go table to table in our league making smart *** comments which a few people took personally and there was some yelling, shoving, and name calling but nothing serious luckily.

Now since I am mostly deaf I didn't hear what was said but witnessed the small scuffle and heard 2nd hand about things that were said but it just really sucks when that kind of thing happens and kills the zen in a place. Seemed like everyone got all quiet for a bit and the whole place had a gloom to it. A couple of the guys involved in the scuffle were on the team we were bowling and they completely self destructed and took a game that was close and give us 100 pin win where the other 2 games we barely won.

This will be nothing compared to what goes down at the Real Men Bowl on Wood, World Championship ICEMAN OPEN.

[rv driver]

I've never seen a fight. Heck, I've never seen a shouting match. All our leagues were respectful of each other. But that may be because the house was dry, so no one was drunk.

[Blomer]

How bout that for excitement. The two leagues I bowl in are pretty calm. Nothing close to fighting or shout match occurs. I used to be hectic like the guys you mentioned when in high school sports and such. But that was a long time ago and seems like these guys are way out of high school as well. What a shame. I know for me it doesn't take much to get out of my rhythm.

[Aslan]

You have to admit, that isn't an ordinary river.

It created the Grand Canyon.

Even the Mississippi didn't create anything close.

And the fact that you bowled like crap probably clouded you opinion of the place.

I shot 687 when I went to Laughlin, so its all on you.

Yeah...maybe your argument 13 million years ago would make sense. Now it's just a dirty river that separates Laughlin, NV from Podunkville, AZ that a few drunk hillbillies zoom up and down on rented jet skis. Oh how the mighty has fallen!

And not only was it my bowling that made that experience miserable. It was so damn hot there that I thought I was going to spontaneously combust. The bowling alley was "cash only". They didn't have a poker room. The slot machines must have been set on "never pay" because that about summed up my luck. I didn't get laid. Nor would have I wanted to by that crowd. I stayed at a hotel "near" the lanes which meant lugging a ball bag and shoulder bag about a half mile back and forth 1-2 times a day.

Oh...AND I bowled bad.

The only highlight was the hotel I stayed at had an Outback Steakhouse...which is an Aslan Approved Establishment (AAE) due to their fine selections.
The only people that would prefer Laughlin to Vegas are the few that made the bad decsision to buy a pontoon boat and now have nothing to do with it.

[Mike White]

Yeah...maybe your argument 13 million years ago would make sense. Now it's just a dirty river that separates Laughlin, NV from Podunkville, AZ that a few drunk hillbillies zoom up and down on rented jet skis. Oh how the mighty has fallen!

And not only was it my bowling that made that experience miserable. It was so damn hot there that I thought I was going to spontaneously combust. The bowling alley was "cash only". They didn't have a poker room. The slot machines must have been set on "never pay" because that about summed up my luck. I didn't get laid. Nor would have I wanted to by that crowd. I stayed at a hotel "near" the lanes which meant lugging a ball bag and shoulder bag about a half mile back and forth 1-2 times a day.

Oh...AND I bowled bad.

The only highlight was the hotel I stayed at had an Outback Steakhouse...which is an Aslan Approved Establishment (AAE) due to their fine selections.
The only people that would prefer Laughlin to Vegas are the few that made the bad decsision to buy a pontoon boat and now have nothing to do with it.

I am under the impression that the only place to bowl in Laughlin was at the Riverside Casino, so I assume you bowled there.

They do have a poker room there, but I didn't partake.

Slot machines are designed to allow the suckers to pay for the lighting, so it looks like they were working just fine.

As for the heat.... stop whining... You knew it was in Nevada during the summer. If you didn't expect hot weather, thats on you.