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So, I'm a bowler. I've bowled for about 20 years in leagues, sometimes two a season. This year, I decided to pull back to my Thursday night league only, and sub on Tuesdays, which was the other one I was in last year. I got a call today from one of my teammates, asking me to sub tonight. But, he also shared with me that the league president talked with him last week and mentioned that someone in the league doesn't like me there, and it would fare better for the team if I didn't sub. :tsktsk:

I came in to sub last week because they were missing a bowler. The problem is, that bowler didn't have an average established yet, and we discovered there's a newer USBC rule that prevents me from subbing. None of us knew that, but I was informed by the president upon my third frame in the first game. I asked him to speak with the league coordinator about it, and it was confirmed. I went to the league coordinator's office to ask about it myself and discovered I was in the wrong. Okay, no problem. I'll go.

Well, the league secretary in this league apparently had a problem with my dad and I last year (he did not stay with this league for various reasons) because we questioned the rules and the way the league was run. I'll give an example:

We were in third place, but only one point behind both the first and second place teams. It was the final night, so the first two teams were matched up, and we were matched up with the fourth place team. You get one point for each team game won, and one point for the total pins overall. Technically, we could still take first place if those two teams split their points and we won all of ours. She was having none of that. "No, the first two teams are bowling each other for first place. You can only get third." "But we would end up with a better record." "No, that's not how we do things." "Okay, every other sporting organization goes by record, and every other bowling league we've ever been in has gone by record. AND, I don't see it in the rules. Interesting." :smiley-nope:

Combined, my dad and I have over 60 years of experience in leagues, and know a little bit about them. The secretary was on the team we were bowling against last week, and is most likely the one who brought it up to the president that I was not allowed to sub. So, I figure she is the one that doesn't want me there.

To basically turn it into a threat to my team, which I was on full-time last year, that they would fare better without me subbing for them, and that she "doesn't like" me, is totally childish and this crotchety old bat doesn't have the guts to tell me to my face. I told my teammate to see what he could find out, and that I wouldn't show up tonight. But, if he finds out who it is, although I'm extremely confident it's this one particular lady, just let me know what night he would be bowling their team, and I'll sub. :biglaugh:



What a load of shit.



TL;DR..........Granny No-Balls hates people who question authority, and she can kiss my ass the next time I show up.
 
-Ace- said:
So, I'm a bowler. I've bowled for about 20 years in leagues, sometimes two a season. This year, I decided to pull back to my Thursday night league only, and sub on Tuesdays, which was the other one I was in last year. I got a call today from one of my teammates, asking me to sub tonight. But, he also shared with me that the league president talked with him last week and mentioned that someone in the league doesn't like me there, and it would fare better for the team if I didn't sub. :tsktsk:

I came in to sub last week because they were missing a bowler. The problem is, that bowler didn't have an average established yet, and we discovered there's a newer USBC rule that prevents me from subbing. None of us knew that, but I was informed by the president upon my third frame in the first game. I asked him to speak with the league coordinator about it, and it was confirmed. I went to the league coordinator's office to ask about it myself and discovered I was in the wrong. Okay, no problem. I'll go.

Well, the league secretary in this league apparently had a problem with my dad and I last year (he did not stay with this league for various reasons) because we questioned the rules and the way the league was run. I'll give an example:

We were in third place, but only one point behind both the first and second place teams. It was the final night, so the first two teams were matched up, and we were matched up with the fourth place team. You get one point for each team game won, and one point for the total pins overall. Technically, we could still take first place if those two teams split their points and we won all of ours. She was having none of that. "No, the first two teams are bowling each other for first place. You can only get third." "But we would end up with a better record." "No, that's not how we do things." "Okay, every other sporting organization goes by record, and every other bowling league we've ever been in has gone by record. AND, I don't see it in the rules. Interesting." :smiley-nope:

Combined, my dad and I have over 60 years of experience in leagues, and know a little bit about them. The secretary was on the team we were bowling against last week, and is most likely the one who brought it up to the president that I was not allowed to sub. So, I figure she is the one that doesn't want me there.

To basically turn it into a threat to my team, which I was on full-time last year, that they would fare better without me subbing for them, and that she "doesn't like" me, is totally childish and this crotchety old bat doesn't have the guts to tell me to my face. I told my teammate to see what he could find out, and that I wouldn't show up tonight. But, if he finds out who it is, although I'm extremely confident it's this one particular lady, just let me know what night he would be bowling their team, and I'll sub. :biglaugh:



What a load of shit.



TL;DR..........Granny No-Balls hates people who question authority, and she can kiss my ass the next time I show up.
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She should be removed as league secretary. She obviously cannot do her job objectively.
 
Yep These types are all over.

Ohh you are soo cool to your face, then behind your back.....




Yeah. I don't mind if you don't like me. I mind when you act like you do, but don't.....
GTFO with that type of fakeness....
 
Got an update; it isn't the secretary as I thought, but a random lady in the league. This is a woman I even helped out to her car a few times last year after she had leg surgery and couldn't walk fast, and she asked for protection and to be spotted in case she lost her balance. I haven't even seen her this year, so I don't know what her deal is and why I'm the focus. She wants to "work things out, even tonight so you can sub."

No thanks. Not tonight.
 
I spend all this time reading this, deciphering the league structure of a sport I have rarely played, then you don't tell us why the bitch might dislike you. Any guesses? Don't leave us hanging with an incomplete story. Also, how many people and teams are in the league?

Next time you're helping her not fall, drop a bowling ball on her foot.
 
Some sports like basketball are pretty harmless. But some sports like javelin-throwing. beekeeping league, and bowling, everyone's carrying a weapon.
 
-Ace- said:
Got an update; it isn't the secretary as I thought, but a random lady in the league. This is a woman I even helped out to her car a few times last year after she had leg surgery and couldn't walk fast, and she asked for protection and to be spotted in case she lost her balance. I haven't even seen her this year, so I don't know what her deal is and why I'm the focus. She wants to "work things out, even tonight so you can sub."

No thanks. Not tonight.
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she may have the hots for ya!
 
Mediocre Man said:
Why can't you just bowl and drink like normal people?

I rolled a 279 at Nationals in Reno 6 years ago with a massive hangover.
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Because of this guy

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-Ace- said:
Got an update; it isn't the secretary as I thought, but a random lady in the league. This is a woman I even helped out to her car a few times last year after she had leg surgery and couldn't walk fast, and she asked for protection and to be spotted in case she lost her balance. I haven't even seen her this year, so I don't know what her deal is and why I'm the focus. She wants to "work things out, even tonight so you can sub."

No thanks. Not tonight.
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It’s probably from some innocuous, random thing you did to upset her... like she didn’t like the way you were holding your diet Dr. Pepper one time after you got a strike.

People are freaking weird.
 
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Reminds me of Neighborhood Associations. I spent some time representing my neighborhood on the board for SW Portland and it's just a bunch of old people who sit around and whine about speed bumps. This is what happens when you have nothing else to do in your life. You sit around and cling to the one thing that you're involved in, whether it's a Neighborhood Association/HOA, or a church, or a bowling league. You sit around and you gossip and you scheme and you talk shit about other people in that organization. It's sad, and it's really the reason why I stopped going to church, stopped going to those Neighborhood Association meetings, and have avoided beer leagues and the such. I'd rather just log into a video game online and smush annoying teenagers.
 
What is a neighborhood association?
 
-Ace- said:
So, I'm a bowler. I've bowled for about 20 years in leagues, sometimes two a season. This year, I decided to pull back to my Thursday night league only, and sub on Tuesdays, which was the other one I was in last year. I got a call today from one of my teammates, asking me to sub tonight. But, he also shared with me that the league president talked with him last week and mentioned that someone in the league doesn't like me there, and it would fare better for the team if I didn't sub. :tsktsk:

I came in to sub last week because they were missing a bowler. The problem is, that bowler didn't have an average established yet, and we discovered there's a newer USBC rule that prevents me from subbing. None of us knew that, but I was informed by the president upon my third frame in the first game. I asked him to speak with the league coordinator about it, and it was confirmed. I went to the league coordinator's office to ask about it myself and discovered I was in the wrong. Okay, no problem. I'll go.

Well, the league secretary in this league apparently had a problem with my dad and I last year (he did not stay with this league for various reasons) because we questioned the rules and the way the league was run. I'll give an example:

We were in third place, but only one point behind both the first and second place teams. It was the final night, so the first two teams were matched up, and we were matched up with the fourth place team. You get one point for each team game won, and one point for the total pins overall. Technically, we could still take first place if those two teams split their points and we won all of ours. She was having none of that. "No, the first two teams are bowling each other for first place. You can only get third." "But we would end up with a better record." "No, that's not how we do things." "Okay, every other sporting organization goes by record, and every other bowling league we've ever been in has gone by record. AND, I don't see it in the rules. Interesting." :smiley-nope:

Combined, my dad and I have over 60 years of experience in leagues, and know a little bit about them. The secretary was on the team we were bowling against last week, and is most likely the one who brought it up to the president that I was not allowed to sub. So, I figure she is the one that doesn't want me there.

To basically turn it into a threat to my team, which I was on full-time last year, that they would fare better without me subbing for them, and that she "doesn't like" me, is totally childish and this crotchety old bat doesn't have the guts to tell me to my face. I told my teammate to see what he could find out, and that I wouldn't show up tonight. But, if he finds out who it is, although I'm extremely confident it's this one particular lady, just let me know what night he would be bowling their team, and I'll sub. :biglaugh:



What a load of shit.



TL;DR..........Granny No-Balls hates people who question authority, and she can kiss my ass the next time I show up.
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That was a hell of a story. Not a particularly interesting story but very well told. Your style kept me interested.
 
Hope this all works out for you man.
The HCP can't really give you any useful advice though. He's never had anybody meet or interact with him in person, and not liked him. This is all foreign to him. Just be yourself FAMS. If that ain't good enough, fuck 'em.
 
Natebishop3 said:
Reminds me of Neighborhood Associations. I spent some time representing my neighborhood on the board for SW Portland and it's just a bunch of old people who sit around and whine about speed bumps. This is what happens when you have nothing else to do in your life. You sit around and cling to the one thing that you're involved in, whether it's a Neighborhood Association/HOA, or a church, or a bowling league. You sit around and you gossip and you scheme and you talk shit about other people in that organization. It's sad, and it's really the reason why I stopped going to church, stopped going to those Neighborhood Association meetings, and have avoided beer leagues and the such. I'd rather just log into a video game online and smush annoying teenagers.
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News Flash: All teenagers are annoying. I say that without reservation.

The definition of Hell: Being in the midst of teenagers.

I am living in hell. I live across the street from a high school. The reason? Must be because before the Blazers I used to like the Lakers.
 
Lanny said:
News Flash: All teenagers are annoying. I say that without reservation.

The definition of Hell: Being in the midst of teenagers.

I am living in hell. I live across the street from a high school. The reason? Must be because before the Blazers I used to like the Lakers.
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That's why it's fun to go online and destroy their hopes and dreams of being a pro gamer.
 
HCP said:
What is a neighborhood association?
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They're the ones who are responsible for pestering the city until they put speed bumps in your neighborhood. There is usually an association for your neighborhood, and then there's a coalition for your area.

This was the one that I went to a few times.
https://swni.org/
 
Natebishop3 said:
They're the ones who are responsible for pestering the city until they put speed bumps in your neighborhood. There is usually an association for your neighborhood, and then there's a coalition for your area.

This was the one that I went to a few times.
https://swni.org/
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You mean the people who stopped the teenage street racing on my street? Probably saved some lives, the jerks.
 
Natebishop3 said:
They're the ones who are responsible for pestering the city until they put speed bumps in your neighborhood. There is usually an association for your neighborhood, and then there's a coalition for your area.
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You're saying there was an advocacy group, so the City got revenge by putting speed bumps into their neighborhood?

It's similar to when NJ Gov. Chris Christie put down traffic cones to bottle up traffic.
 
I think this is more of a regional cultural thing than an individual thing.

Meaning, I think people on the west coast are brought up to be more nice up front and talk shi behind backs I think east coast is brought up the opposite.
Im an east coast guy for sure. Having lived on both sides for years, I equate it like this:

On the west coast your friend would tell you to your face, "Thats a nice shirt you have on!!! and then run to the rest of your friends and say, did you see that shitty shirt he had on? WTF is wrong with you???"

But on the East coast, friends will be honest with each other. "Yo bro, why the hell are you wearing that shitty shirt, take that shit off or i'm not being seen with you!!!"

There are always abnormalities, but after witnessing such behavior on a regular basis on both sides, I found it hard to pin an individual as being too pussy to speak up, or being a dick for speaking up. I started to believe it was simply how they were brought up to behave.

Give me the in your face east coast over the fake as west any day of the week. At least I know where I stand, even if I don't give a fuck where i'm standing. ;)

@-Ace- good luck man, don't let the wimps who cant talk to you about their issues face to face ruin your bowling day. Score a 300 and rub it in!!!!
 
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