Post by: A_P_K on December 18, 2003, 06:35:02 PM
Is there going to be a NJ gathering put together by anyone at all?
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Would you give everything up, just to do it all over again?
Pin_Krusher IS a serious threat to modern day bowling wood as we know it today.
Edited on 12/20/2003 10:02 PM
Post by: charlest on December 19, 2003, 10:12:38 AM
Why not try one for March or April when it starts to get warmer? Before then there's too much of a chance for snow to cancel the outing. Carolier was a big enough place central to many people.
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Post by: A_P_K on December 19, 2003, 10:16:31 AM
There are however a few members I see on a weekly basis anyway, namely you and JS that I practice with, but if people are truly serious about meeting at Carolier, then I'll take the reigns on this one and get something together for the spring.
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Would you give everything up, just to do it all over again?
Pin_Krusher IS a serious threat to modern day bowling wood as we know it today.
Post by: SrKegler on December 19, 2003, 10:45:55 AM
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Post by: A_P_K on December 19, 2003, 10:47:29 AM
, but as long as more people want to get something going and meet, I'll make arrangements to do it then, if people are coming from out of state.--------------------
Would you give everything up, just to do it all over again?
Pin_Krusher IS a serious threat to modern day bowling wood as we know it today.
Post by: SrKegler on December 19, 2003, 11:31:21 AM
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Post by: A_P_K on December 19, 2003, 11:43:43 AM
NJ isn't a big state, and Carolier is surrounded by at least three major freeways/highways.
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Would you give everything up, just to do it all over again?
Pin_Krusher IS a serious threat to modern day bowling wood as we know it today.
Post by: SrKegler on December 19, 2003, 01:13:04 PM
Have to see how things shake out, still a little way off.
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~~~SrK - Have balls, will travel
Post by: charlest on December 19, 2003, 01:19:14 PM
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SrKeglar, its a no go, parents dont want me with a whole bunch of "strangers" from a "stupid" website forum.
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WarriorBowl2Much,
Strangers?
Read this thread, "I know this is not bowling related but" in this section, Miscellaneous, then ask your parents to read it or print it off for them to read it. Then ask them how "STUPID we are. Yes, my wife is also overly cautious and did not like it when I invited a friend I met on the internet years ago to our home. But I knew the person and have met many other very fine people here and elsewhere on the net.
Of course, one must be very careful to whom you reveal personal information; there are a lot of low-life pond scum around, but common sense and an ounce of caution go a long way.
Show your parents that thread. I'd really like to know what they think.
BTW I live in New Jersey, near Flemington.
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"Just because you can do something does not mean you should do it."
Post by: SrKegler on December 19, 2003, 02:32:48 PM
I still can’t blame the parents though. As a parent, I would have probably offered to take him to the bowling alley myself. That way I could meet some of the people myself if it was that important to him.
All we hear on the news though is bad news about the predators that visit websites preying on our children. I still can’t blame the parents for making a snap judgment and saying no. It just is not worth taking a chance.
For those of us that have been on this site a while, we usually have a good idea about the type of person we are dealing with. His parents don’t use the site, all of us are complete strangers. One post won’t change their mind about the caliber of people their son would be associating with.
Like you, I’ve invited ball reviewers into my home and I have also been invited into the homes of various people across the United States. I’ve met some of the greatest people in the world that way.
On the other hand, if a new poster came on and wanted to visit, I would be awful leery about inviting him until he had been on the site long enough for me to form an opinion.
Don’t mean to ramble but, unlike Rags, I usually have trouble expressing myself. Hope it makes sense.
On edit, even though we tend to think the worst of people, in this instance, you can't afford to be wrong once.
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Edited on 12/19/2003 4:14 PM
Post by: SrKegler on December 19, 2003, 02:45:56 PM
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~~~SrK - Have balls, will travel
Post by: charlest on December 19, 2003, 04:21:51 PM
I agree with you, but no one is too old to learn. Bet you and I are older than either of his parents. However, I understand what you're saying.
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Post by: charlest on December 19, 2003, 06:12:07 PM
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Well, i talked with my friend 98custom and hes gettin his license in march if we get this together my parents are fine with it cause one of my friends is going now, so im good to go
Great. We'll see what gets set up.
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Bowling is like Life, you always get screwed!!
You're far too young to have a signature line like that. Give yourself a few more years, like 25 more, to get really pessimistic. Then you'll have something like:
"No good deed goes unpunished."
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Post by: charlest on December 20, 2003, 09:11:59 AM
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Do a CT one!
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Don't give orders.
You want it, you do it!
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Post by: A_P_K on December 20, 2003, 09:45:07 AM
Otherwise feel free to come to cancer alley for the one I'm setting up here.
So, where are all the NJ people at on here, are they hiding?
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Would you give everything up, just to do it all over again?
Pin_Krusher IS a serious threat to modern day bowling wood as we know it today.
Post by: A_P_K on December 20, 2003, 08:43:36 PM
When I get a better idea of how many people want to seriously show up then I'll make the arrnagements for some time around what SR Kegler was looking for.
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Would you give everything up, just to do it all over again?
Pin_Krusher IS a serious threat to modern day bowling wood as we know it today.
Post by: A_P_K on December 20, 2003, 09:04:10 PM
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Would you give everything up, just to do it all over again?
Pin_Krusher IS a serious threat to modern day bowling wood as we know it today.
Post by: A_P_K on December 20, 2003, 09:47:34 PM
It's about 1.5 hours from there, and it should be about the time Sr. Kegler wanted to visit in order to make it convenient for him, which would be April 24-26...something like that.
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Would you give everything up, just to do it all over again?
Pin_Krusher IS a serious threat to modern day bowling wood as we know it today.
Post by: charlest on December 20, 2003, 10:25:17 PM
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Im only 16 and I wont be driving until Feb. so I cant set one up lol
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What does driving have to do with anything?
You can organize it at a center local to you, IF YOU WERE REALLY INTERESTED IN THE FIRST PLACE.
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Post by: A_P_K on December 20, 2003, 10:54:01 PM
It's in North Brunswick not East Brunswick, there is however a bowling center called Mid State on RT 18 in East Brunswick.
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Would you give everything up, just to do it all over again?
Pin_Krusher IS a serious threat to modern day bowling wood as we know it today.
Post by: A_P_K on December 20, 2003, 10:56:03 PM
NJ....WHER ARE YOU!!!
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Would you give everything up, just to do it all over again?
Pin_Krusher IS a serious threat to modern day bowling wood as we know it today.
Post by: A_P_K on December 20, 2003, 10:58:15 PM
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Would you give everything up, just to do it all over again?
Pin_Krusher IS a serious threat to modern day bowling wood as we know it today.
Post by: A_P_K on December 20, 2003, 11:04:10 PM
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Would you give everything up, just to do it all over again?
Pin_Krusher IS a serious threat to modern day bowling wood as we know it today.
Post by: A_P_K on December 20, 2003, 11:04:35 PM
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Would you give everything up, just to do it all over again?
Pin_Krusher IS a serious threat to modern day bowling wood as we know it today.