[POOL] Fwd: Argonne Pool League: You've got to be kidding me!

[Brian R. Toonen]

Oh.  I forgot to mention that Q's off-hours rate the last time I was there was $5/person for as long as you wanted to play.  So, the league paying more than $50/table/night seems unjustified, especially given how much food and beer the league consumes :-).

--brian

On 2013-08-26 20:56, Brian R. Toonen wrote:
> The only place I know of that has 9 ft. (or maybe they are 8 ft.) tables is Fox and Hound at I-59 and North Aurora / New York, and that's quite a distance from ANL.
> 
> I find it interesting and somewhat despicable that Q has systematically decreased the number of 9 ft. tables until they are in such demand that they can justify an increase of 400% (assuming the original charge to us was $25/table/night).  I guess I'll scratch another Q Billiards location of my list of places to recommend when people ask for a good place to play.  Sadly, that leaves just Fox and Hound, which is a great place with decent/fresh beer but is very badly located if you hate sitting in traffic.
> 
> --brian
> 
> On 2013-08-26 19:36, John Valdes wrote:
>> This just came across the wire...FYI.  Anyone know any other
>> locations with 9' tables?
>>
>> John
>>
>> ----- Forwarded message from Kevin Beyer <beyer_k at aps.anl.gov> -----
>>
>> Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2013 19:21:00 -0500 (CDT)
>> From: Kevin Beyer <beyer_k at aps.anl.gov>
>> Subject: Argonne Pool League:  You've got to be kidding me!
>>
>> I just received this email from the manager at Q Billiards on 63rd Street.  
>>
>> "due to the high demand on the 9ft tables we have to change the price on the pool time we can't not do the $25.00 all night we have to charge $5.00 x hour x table please let me know if you still interested."
>>
>> FYI that equates to $150 per night.  I find this completely unacceptable.  And, it might have just pushed me over the edge to calling it quits.  Does anyone know of any other location that we can play?
>>
>> Kevin
>>
>>
>> ----- End forwarded message -----
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