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But some things just need to be understood about the office. And this is my opinion only, but maybe someone will understnad what I am talking about.

We all know that schedules will not come out till the weekend before the session starts, but we all (including me at some point) have asked when schedules are coming up as early as the week before.

Same goes for any tournaments (Prelims/Finals), brackets won't be out till the week of the tournament. Happens everytime, but we all ask over and over.

Dates of tournaments, this will always be a problem because everyone has different schedules and you will never make everybody happy. But they have to set a date and plan out the schedule accordingly. Maybe there are some things that can be looked at, but when they schedule it, all we can do is plan our time around it if possible.

Skill levels, unless there is a camera on the table (which can never work as talked about before) or someone from the office is policing every match in person, they will never see the actual match, therefore all they can go by is the computer and what we input on our scoresheets, but yet there is always someone calling someone else a CHEATger. Most everyone that plays pool knows they are out there, but not every one does it. So mark your paperwork honestly and leave it up to the computer. They system will not change, we just have to live with it.

I know I joke about things and like I said I probably still will, life is about having fun. We need to realize certain aspects of this league we play in. This is a recreational sport, one that is meant to have fun and maybe learn the game of pool. You form friendships and sometimes enemy's but that's life, it will happen. Ultimately, this is not our job. This does not pay our bills. We should be having fun with a sport that can get you to Vegas, but also can give you a break from life and all the bad things that happen.

I for one know the downfalls of life, but pool gives me an out. Here lately I have thought about cutting back or possibly taking time off period. Call if being burned out or what have you, but something was different. But I have come to the conclusion, that I need pool, I need my relationships with my pool family. They help more than they know sometimes at coping with life!

To end, I would like for everyone to just sit back and be patient, the office does a great job at offering help and support for this league. No I am not trying to brown nose or anything close to that, I have just realized that life is more important than worrying about small things!

Have fun and make friends and love the game we all love to play!


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