OT: Bullshitting at the Barbershop part III

[forty_three]

How many Americans have been killed by kangaroos again?

 

[mattola]

Rough few days

 

[sbb122]

Language warning

 

[forty_three]

When did Pickleball become "Padel"?

 

[thedddd]

When did Pickleball become "Padel"?

Funny you ask, they are actually different sports. But you know, Padel is Mexican in origin, so there are a lot of 'Mericans that will never call it the real name and will just call it Pickleball.

A Padel court has walls around it, the ball essentially never goes out, so it is more like racquetball or squash. As for the ball, Padel uses a tennis ball whereas Pickleball uses a wiffle ball and there is no "kitchen" in Padel.


NOTE: I play both and like Padel more. The only issue is that finding enough people to play whereas Pickleball seems to be everywhere now.
The one local park removed the basketball courts and repurposed them as Pickleball courts and the one Dicks sporting goods got rid of their whole tennis section and stocked it with all pickleball gear.

 

[dash]

Just to add to Jim's post above, the paddle in padel is quite different from a pickleball paddle...

 

[thedddd]

The other funny thing with pickleball, people kid it is an old persons sport. Not any more! Most of the evenings on the courts, when I am there, I would say at least 70% of the people playing are under the age of 25!

 

[dash]

The other funny thing with pickleball, people kid it is an old persons sport. Not any more, most of the evenings on the courts, when I am there, I would say at least 70% of the people playing are under the age of 25!

There are several reasons why pickleball has become so popular:

1. It's easy to learn (i.e. much easier than tennis)
2. You can have good, fun rallies pretty quickly (as opposed to tennis where there's plenty of ball chasing when you're a beginner)
3. It's not as physically taxing as tennis
4. You can put three pickleball courts (maybe four) in the same space where one tennis court exists. That means 3 to 4 times the revenue for clubs.

 

[forty_three]

There are several reasons why pickleball has become so popular:

1. It's easy to learn (i.e. much easier than tennis)
2. You can have good, fun rallies pretty quickly (as opposed to tennis where there's plenty of ball chasing when you're a beginner)
3. It's not as physically taxing as tennis
4. You can put three pickleball courts (maybe four) in the same space where one tennis court exists. That means 3 to 4 times the revenue for clubs.

5: It's name is PICKLEBALL

 

[Comeds]

I've been playing a lot of Pickle Pong. It's like ping pong but the table is 1/4 the size. It's fun.

 

[forty_three]

So, I am leaving on my first vacation in 3 years soon. I switched jobs 2 years ago and just had the old job pay out my unused vacation time and didn't get enough time accumulated at the new place. Then last year my MIL passed away and every hour of time was wrapped up in that process. This year, with the tax snafu, it looked like I wasn't going to get one this year either, but while it's gonna be tight, we get to go. So, I am looking forward to a break.

We are going to be near the Father in Law and I was just informed that he has decided that what I want to do on said vacation is be helpful to him and he has purchased furniture to assemble AND I am apparently expected to paint his kitchen.

Just trying to figure out how I will be able to do that while sitting on a sandbar in the Gulf of Mexico.

 

[dash]

Just trying to figure out how I will be able to do that while sitting on a sandbar in the Gulf of Mexico.

You need Captain Central America...

 

[Comeds]

So, I am leaving on my first vacation in 3 years soon. I switched jobs 2 years ago and just had the old job pay out my unused vacation time and didn't get enough time accumulated at the new place. Then last year my MIL passed away and every hour of time was wrapped up in that process. This year, with the tax snafu, it looked like I wasn't going to get one this year either, but while it's gonna be tight, we get to go. So, I am looking forward to a break.

We are going to be near the Father in Law and I was just informed that he has decided that what I want to do on said vacation is be helpful to him and he has purchased furniture to assemble AND I am apparently expected to paint his kitchen.

Just trying to figure out how I will be able to do that while sitting on a sandbar in the Gulf of Mexico.

What happens if you mess something up?
My first job at a photo lab - we had to do an inventory and everyone was involved. Except one person. I asked why and he told me - when a bad job comes up, volunteer. Then mess it up and they never ask you again.

I still know the guy and he still uses this method

 

[thedddd]

There are several reasons why pickleball has become so popular:

1. It's easy to learn (i.e. much easier than tennis)
2. You can have good, fun rallies pretty quickly (as opposed to tennis where there's plenty of ball chasing when you're a beginner)
3. It's not as physically taxing as tennis
4. You can put three pickleball courts (maybe four) in the same space where one tennis court exists. That means 3 to 4 times the revenue for clubs.

It is easier to "setup" a temporary court anywhere. IE like in a cul-de-sac you don't have to worry about the ball breaking a house window.

Also, I heard a pickleball trainer tell the person they were training, in a pinch you can always practice on a tennis court as they are always open, and the net height is similar.

 

[forty_three]

What happens if you mess something up?
My first job at a photo lab - we had to do an inventory and everyone was involved. Except one person. I asked why and he told me - when a bad job comes up, volunteer. Then mess it up and they never ask you again.

I still know the guy and he still uses this method

I could never mess any job up as bad as the acts of DIY violence he committed against his old house. Even if I tried.

That said, I am going to paint a PadelPickle court on the floor.

 

[dash]

It is easier to "setup" a temporary court anywhere. IE like in a cul-de-sac you don't have to worry about the ball breaking a house window.

Also, I heard a pickleball trainer tell the person they were training, in a pinch you can always practice on a tennis court as they are always open, and the net height is similar.

Yeah, not a fan of having pickleball lines painted on a tennis court. I understand why it's being done, though.

 

[mattola]

wrestling was a wild time back then lol

 

[jstewismybastardson]

The other funny thing with pickleball, people kid it is an old persons sport. Not any more! Most of the evenings on the courts, when I am there, I would say at least 70% of the people playing are under the age of 25!

yah its definitely a time of day thing... early mornings its the nearly deads and evenings/night its kids. My son has been playing it with his group of friends (in both tennis courts and dedicated pickle ball courts in our neighbourhood).

Wife and I went for a walk last night to find them in the middle of the baseball field playing pickleball off a spike ball net. They were basically blistering the ball at each other. Theyre all idiots - they took turns giving each other food poisoning in their grade 10 foods class this school year - but as long as they dont decide to go cliff diving at the local jump spot Im ok with it.

 

[thedddd]

I know this road all too well. That sidewalk is usually littered with golf carts going up and down it.
Also the Amazon DC is on that road, so not sure how that driver screwed up that bad.

 

[puckhead]