OWNED!!!

[Lingering Grin]

There's just no other way to put this...

Group comes in with a bunch of little kids. Well one kid didn't throw the ball hard enough to make it down the lane.

So what does the kid's father do... decides to go get it back himself.

My coworker starts yelling over the PA System "Do not walk on the lanes! Our concourse guys will get it for you!. Do NOT walk on the lanes."

This guy keeps going.

Of course he slips, falls square on his ass and smacks his head on the lane. I mean, he went down HARD. He had to crawl back to his table.


We immediately started cracking up, I mean he basically asked for it... seriously, who decides to ignore about 20 posted signs, plus employees, and just walk out onto an EXTREMELY slippery surface?

Sorry, but if you bust your ass doing something that you have been specifically told NOT to do... we aren't liable. (We have a sign saying that ignoring the posted safety signs relieves us of any liability as well )

I guess some people just have to be taught the hard way.


Oh and my manager did go over to see if he was ok (he was fine, just a nasty lump), but also told him that he can NOT do that.

[Jacen]

I think he should have been kicked out, but thats just me.

[tropicsgoddess]

I think he should have been kicked out, but thats just me.

I second that.

[Apathy]

I think he should have been kicked out, but thats just me.

Oh I don't know; I'd say maybe he learned his lesson.

[depechemodefan]

Did Jr. cry when the ball stopped mid-way and laugh when dad fell on his ass? The things parents will do for kids, so kids don't have to learn that life isn't fair.

[Jacen]

Oh I don't know; I'd say maybe he learned his lesson.

Maybe, but either way, he ignored the OP's venue rules and as such... should be kicked in... Just my opinion through, just be glad I don't own/run such a place :P

[Lingering Grin]

I think he should have been kicked out, but thats just me.

We have a two strike rule. Do it once, we yell at ya. Do it twice, we cut you off

[Wembley]

We have a two strike rule. Do it once, we yell at ya. Do it twice, we cut you off

So you say that your location does not allow good bowlers?

-Wembley

[Lingering Grin]

Nope only crappy ones, they spend more money...

No really, they do. (The league bowlers get discounts lol).

[queenbb]

oh how many times have i seen this.

i worked at a few bowling alleys,

the other fave throwing balls while the pin rake is down, or 2 balls at the same time.

drunk, and going over the fowl line only to slip and fall on their asses (i have seen some go out pretty far)

i have a good one from when i was a mechanic but i will have to make a thread for that its just too good.

[friendofjimmyk]

I'm a terrible bowler. Twice while bowling recently I've gotten ready, made my few steps forward, swung my arm back and.....lost the ball off my hand in the opposite direction. Nice.

[CrazedClerkthe2nd]

Let's just hope he doesn't try to sue the bowling alley now.

[marasbaras]

Whenever that happened to us, we'd just send another ball down the alley to get both balls.

[Lingering Grin]

Whenever that happened to us, we'd just send another ball down the alley to get both balls.

That's actually a really bad thing to do.

It's more likely that you'll either break the first ball (in the case of the kid's balls), or the second ball won't be fast enough to clear the rake before it comes down in which case you'll just have THAT ball stuck in the lane.... and you'll get yelled at for hitting the rake.

Just get an employee to go down and grab it for you. That's what they're there for.

[queenbb]

some times your lucky and they roll back its rare though and takes a while.