Smoke Breaks

[Blomer]

The one thing that bugs me the most is when people are not ready to be when it's their turn. I understand if you have to use the washroom, it's one thing, but smoke breaks, socializing, getting drinks, can easily be planned better so it doesn't hold up everyone. Smoke breaks but me the most. I'm not a smoker. I feel somersault should wait till between games to have a smoke. We have a few guys who go a few times in a single game. Annoying.

[NewToBowling]

That's why I find my current league so pleasant. People are on point and are always ready to bowl when it's their turn

[Timmyb]

There's none of that in my current league. The summer league I was in was ridiculous. You had to wait 5-10 minutes before each game for all the smokers to come back in. Drove me nuts, and I used to smoke!

[Tony]

In the leagues I've been in most of the guys run out for a quick smoke between games and get back in less than 5 minutes. It's only slightly annoying.
I am a former smoker quit many years ago.

[Jessiewoodard57]

Have not had to deal with this at all in the 4 leagues I have been in so far.

[AlexNC]

Depending on the opposing team we run into it in our league. I am not a fan. The smoke breaks in between games never annoy me as much as extended delays during a game due to pinsetter issues or sometimes bowlers who have had a few too many and don't pay attention.

[SAbowler]

It's definitely annoying, but luckily, it doesn't happen very often in any of the leagues I bowl in.

[fordman1]

Put a bylaw in next year that if you are not ready to bowl when it is your turn because you are outside smoking you must pay a fine of ??. Give them 2-3 minutes or pick a time. If you do it make sure it is enforced and everyone is treated equal.

[Aslan]

Put a bylaw in next year that if you are not ready to bowl when it is your turn because you are outside smoking you must pay a fine of ??. Give them 2-3 minutes or pick a time. If you do it make sure it is enforced and everyone is treated equal.

Depending on the opposing team we run into it in our league. I am not a fan. The smoke breaks in between games never annoy me as much as extended delays during a game due to pinsetter issues or sometimes bowlers who have had a few too many and don't pay attention.

I'm surprised it's not more of an issue. I think it's been an issue on every team I've ever played. And one of the leagues actually did add a rule about it. Now, was it more SMOKING than just wandering around socializing or whatever??? I don't know. But it got so ridiculous sometimes that you'd be leaving the bowling alley at after 10PM as the last team out.

On my first team it was fine. But on my second team it was REALY horrible because most of my team wanted to bowl quickly...so if you weren't up there the minute the arrow hit your name...you'd get a "look". Well, they'd run into teams that bowl really slow and the team would be on the verge of a temper tantrum. Last season it became a problem because we had a smoker and a lady that was at the bowling alley primarily to drink and socialize. On one night, the old guy on the team got so annoyed that he finally skipped one of the bowlers and bowled...which she didn't like very much.

We have a guy on the team that smokes, but only between games and he is rarely back late. Sometimes he's high as a kite...but he's usually on time.

My bigger concern, as AlexNC noted, is pinsetters, scoring equipment, ball returns, and the usual annoyance of having to chase the waitress around to get a drink. The Wednesday before last I ordered a diet coke in Game 1 and never ended up getting it. They're remodeling their snack counter so you can't get it by walking up. Last Wednesday a ball return burned up a belt on a lane a couple over from us. The night or so before that, our team actually got our lineage back because the pinsetter was dropping pins every other frame. And a couple weeks before that, one lane had the pinsetter catch on fire. I guess equipment upgrades are further down on Bowlmor's list of AMF improvements.

[larry mc]

when i used to smoke i was always back in time for my turn ,, if they are making u wait , they just dont give a damn .... say something next time