pool table

[young-blalock]

I just cleaned out my garage this week. I'm dreaming of buying and setting up a pool table in this new found space. Any advice on how to convince my wife that this is a good idea?

[DarthDaddy]

3 Friends that have had pool tables have all said the same thing to me. The happiest day with the pool table was they day they BOUGHT it... the Second Happiest day was the day they SOLD it...

[silviomossa]

I've never had one, so excuse my ignorance, but....

Why were they happy to have sold their pool tables?

[CTDon]

My parents gave one to me and my brother when we were in High School. Our basement was the place to be for years because of that and a dart board. Never mind other things that happened there :wink:

But that when we were kids.

Does your wife play pool? Do your friends come over a lot? If they don't, would your wife be cool with them coming over to play pool? Remember, it would most likely be a nighttime event with beers and music. Is your garage heated so you could use it year-round?

If its for just you, i would say invest your money elsewhere. If you play pool now and so do your wife and friends, sure go for it! Just beware, as stated above, the novelty will wear off.

[DarthDaddy]

I've never had one, so excuse my ignorance, but....

Why were they happy to have sold their pool tables?

It started out to be a great thing...played all the time, then it began to collect dust and then became a storage table... In every case they found that within a few months the table took up space and they stopped using it. All planed to use it all the time, have friends over... Life happens and the table get unused....

[young-blalock]

Now I'm just bummed out. I was considering it for me and me only. Actually, I was looking at one that you flip over and it doubles as an air hockey table. My wife would like that part. Does everyone use their garage as a storage dump space? I guess that's inevitable with kids and a house. Glad that I know now rather than spend money and get frustrated later.

[tt3]

We use our garage for the cars... leaving 'em out during the winter isn't a good idea if you can avoid it. My cousin has one of those air hocky/pool tables though, pretty fun!

[SideShowCecil]

The car takes precedence in my garage too, though in my neighbourhood I seem to be the exception.

I liked the Drew Carry show’s outdoor pool table.

[woodchuck]

Geometry, honey, the kids will learn their geometry in school so much easier/earlier if we had a pool/hockey table. :D

Every house in my family has a pool table in it, except my current one, I'm building up my woodworking confidence to make one.

My mom's is a gathering place for stuff most of the year, but when any people gathering is to take place the wet bar gets stocked, pinball machine gets windexed, and the pool table is cleared and vacuumed, all the men and kids congregrate down there, it helps that there's a half bath near.

[silviomossa]

Now I'm just bummed out. I was considering it for me and me only.

Based on what DarthDaddy wrote, maybe you can get one on the cheap from someone who is trying to dump his. You could always upgrade later if it's a hobby that sticks.

[longtimesahd]

Was it "behind the Green Door" or "Deep throat?" Well, rent them both.

That pool table thing there might convince her.
:D :D

[woodchuck]

bounce: :heart: bounce:

[SGTDad]

A guy is stranded on a desert isle, alone for 10 years. One day, he sees a speck on the horizon. He thinks, it's not a ship. The speck gets a little closer, and he thinks, it's not a boat. The speck gets even closer and he thinks, it's not a raft. Then, out of the surf comes a gorgeous blonde woman wearing a wetsuit and scuba gear.

She comes up to the guy and says, "How long has it been since you've had a cigarette?"

"Ten years!" he says. She reaches over, unzips a waterproof pocket on her left sleeve and pulls out a pack of fresh cigarettes. He takes one, lights it, and says, "Man, oh, man! Is that good!"

Then she asks, "How long has it been since you've had a drink of whiskey? He replies, "Ten years!" She reaches over, unzips her waterproof pocket on the right, pulls out a flask, and gives it to him. He takes a long swig and says, "Wow, that's fantastic!"

She starts unzipping this long zipper that runs down to the front of her wet suit, and she says to him, "How long has it been since you've had some REAL fun?" The man replies, "My God! Don't tell me that you've got a pool table in there!"