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

[Paul M. Rich]

I have to agree, Romeoville is further west than I'd go as well.

I suspect that going north of Oak Park is probalby out of people's
interest as well, but there is a decent pool hall there.  No bar,
unfortunately.

I also agree, calling him on the price, this is the first thing that
they've done that is blatant cash grabbing ( and if they backed off,
wouldn't be the first time they backed off it either ).

Paul Rich
Software Development Specialist
ALCF Operations -- AIG
richp at alcf.anl.gov

On 8/27/2013 16:25, Craig Stacey wrote:
> 63rd Street Billiards was the furthest from home I was willing to go.  If we go anywhere further west
or north, I'm out completely.  Sorry.
> --
> Craig
>
> On Aug 27, 2013, at 3:58 PM, Paul Hovland <hovland at mcs.anl.gov> wrote:
>
>> I assume it's ($5/hr)/table * 5 tables * 6 hrs (6pm - 12pm).
>>
>> Not aware of any alternate venues.  The Brunswick Zone XL in
Romeoville has several tables, but I doubt that they're all 9 foot.  I
can check.
>>
>> Paul
>>
>> On Aug 26, 2013, at 8:34 PM, Robert Jacob <jacob at mcs.anl.gov> wrote:
>>
>>> Where does the $150 figure come from?  Is that per team each night?
>>>
>>>
>>> Rob
>>>
>>>
>>> On 8/26/13 7:36 PM, 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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