Why do people insist on wasting my time? I'm in need of a driver so I put an ad on craigslist and have received several phone calls by people interested in the job. I explain what I do and don't do and ask if they're still interested and always get a resounding yes. Then I fax or give them an application and have received a total of one back. This lucky gentlemen will be getting the job but I'm confused as to why people do this. I tell them when they call what the pay is and how things work and then I ask them if these things are acceptable to them. All they have to say is "no thanks", or "not gonna work for me", or "go fuck yourself". Any of these are better than me going through the hassle of explaining everything and giving them an application and then getting no response. My favorite is one guy actually said "my unemployment runs out in "x" amount of days so I'll be needing a job after that." Does he really think that I'm interested in hiring someone who is insistent upon running out his unemployment? Not really a go-getter and not someone who will be a good employee.
I'm going to touch on some pool now, hitting all topics of my blog name. At the tournament in Vegas back in May there was this new rack and it's the end-all be-all of racks. It's simple and very useful and I wanted to get one for my home table so I was looking for where I could get one and no one sells them. I called the small place here in Colorado Springs where I get the work done on my cue and buy most of my pool related products and he didn't have one. Then I called Fodors(reluctantly because I hate this place with a passion) and the lady I spoke to said "I've never heard of that, is it for racking balls?" The name of the product is Magic Rack. I said "nope, it's a set of Tits with magical powers." I didn't actually say that but it reaffirmed my hatred of Fodors. If you're going to be in the billiards business then you need to know the latest and greatest products. I don't expect them to have the latest and greatest but knowledge of it is paramount, or why would someone like myself shop somewhere that they have no useful knowledge of ANY products. It's actually almost impossible to get this rack, for whatever reason, the only way to get it right now is to email the makers of it and tell them you want it. It's not for sale or even mentioned on their website. So, why was the rack available for use clear back in May but not available for purchase 3 months later? WHY FUCKING WHY??? I'm not a brilliant business mind but with my futile brain I've come to the realization that if people cannot find where to purchase your product, it's seems unlikely they'll buy it. Which, in turn, will make turning a profit verge on the impossible. But what the hell does a self-employed pocket-billiard player know?
I wonder if anybody else has 2 hyphens in their blog title? Someone should do some research on this.
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I got a stupid question and I know how you love stupid questions. Why is it called pocket-billiards is there a no pocket-billiards?
ReplyDeleteYes. Billiards is also know as 3 cushion. I have a link on my blog page titled "3 cushion billiards perfection." It's played on a big table with no pockets and 3 balls. One ball is your cue ball and the other 2 are object balls. You have to hit your cue ball off either of the 2 other balls and then your cue ball must go off 3 rails then hit the other ball (the other of the 2 object balls that you didn't already hit). Pretty tough to explain but if you watch the video I have here you'll get the gist of it.
ReplyDeleteWoW! Insane how difficult it must be to play.
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