I confess I check this thread often just to see if JohnnyPinball007 has posted another confession.

Natural Light (Anheuser-Busch). It is priced to sell, a perennial favorite of college students

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Those ones you wonder about are usually your most entertaining posts - keep it up!

I confess I lurked a long time before my first post. Also, Pinside is pretty much the only social media I participate in. I have a Facebook account but rarely post anything on it.

I confess I don't believe you, it's not like there is a nation wide shortage of Natty Light (yet) ,
Keep posting as often and long as you like, I for one enjoy reading them.

I confess I too have had on more that one occasion a game sit in my front hall overnight or even a day or two after getting back late from a retrieval. I also have a "one week" max family rule for pins being upstairs, either in the hall or setup in the living room for "testing" before mandatory movement to the basement. I have violated that rule at least a few times ...

I confess that JohnnyPinball007 doesn't look like I pictured him, and that's a good thing

It's the ones that exist but you don't know about until AFTER you break it that you have to watch out for

I think those dividers should be floor to ceiling and anyone who disagrees with me obviously doesn't know their restroom dividers ...

I confess I generally don't believe in ghosts, but when I read about someone's personal experience like this, I sometimes get chills and find it much more believable. My mom has a similar ghost story about living in a house where she saw a ghostly apparition with a shaft of light crossing the upstairs corridor. Later she found out the old man that use to live there had a long flashlight he would use at night to go from his bedroom to the bathroom in that corridor. Creepy.

I would get mad at that too except it is usually a tool or electronic item for me

Hope you feel better soon

I confess I have been thinking a lot lately about getting a Big Buck Hunter ...

I confess I do this too, and snowy_owl you are one of the easiest to recognize by avatar! I have thought about changing mine but haven't yet partly because of that reason and also partly because Aladdin is the first pin I owned with personal history to me from my childhood. Still, I discovered later that PoBoyPinball also has Aladdin's Castle as his avatar and he was here on pinside before me so I may still change it though I am guessing that happens a lot - I see quite a few people have chosen that lit backbox with no translite ...

Me too. I tell my family the best gift for me (other than a new pinball, I would always take that) is not something expensive, but something that indicates they really thought about it, had to hunt it down, etc. That is hard to do, usually I just get socks

You will have to let us know what you think - it is a love it I get it or a what was that I don't get it kind of movie. I loved it.

Sorry to hear this as well. My condolences.

Me neither. Here's one. I have no idea what it is.

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Very sorry to hear this but hoping for the best with you, and you are right, 20% isn't nothing, that says there is a chance. Stay strong for your family.

Agree, I confess I found out I am more invested in Pinside than I knew. It is really my only social media.

You both beat me to it - and both options read and write Word Documents.

I confess sometimes I look for topics that were closed to read - it is like when you pass a car accident and can't help but look...

On the subject of phones, I confess

I don't like bloatware, I switched to an LG phone because it has less of it;
I only have a Google account for YouTube and Maps (use DuckDuckGo for Searches) - I bought my last car without a GPS but with the ability to link the phone to it for Maps, which is kept pretty up to date for free unlike the built-in GPS systems, and it has the speed trap feature;
I stream Amazon Music/keep other Music on the phone for use in the car as well;
I have a Military issued phone in addition to my personal phone that I only use for military email and occasionally as a hot spot, it is an IPhone and I have never gotten use to the Apple interface though it is easy to use;
I don't play Candy Crush or any other games on my phone (or computer for that matter) - my daughter game me a hard time for playing a card game on the computer about 10 years ago, I quit cold Turkey (I will still play arcade games and xbox of course, I'm not crazy )

I would never say this to my wife, but she is right There are only two approved toppings for Bratwurst - Mustard and/or Sauerkraut

I confess I don't have time to read @johnnypinball007's long confessionals, but I make time - keep them up!

I think that is pretty much everyone on the planet. The key is to focus on what you are good at, and build off of that

I confess I have done just that, just gone to the store and buy another pack of screws, etc. rather than look for what I have. That is also why I have about 20 tape measures scattered about the house.

I confess when I read this, I thought of this. Had to go six descriptions down on the Urban Dictionary to get the alternative definition ...

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Ha, that's great! Needed a little nosebleed tho

I confess I drank some soda too late in the day, so I can't sleep and its 12:30 a.m. and I am browsing Pinside. I also confess I like to do this sometimes because I can get "caught up" on the Pinside threads I am following without as many new posts making me go right back to the thread I just read.

It was Mountain Dew for me as well. How is the Watermelon, I haven't had it yet.

I confess 20 years ago we looked for some land/cabin on a lake within a couple of hours from the city with the intention of working on it/enjoying it and eventually retiring to it. We actually bought some land adjacent to a lake about two hours away and had great plans. Then a job shift made it possible to be just an hour away, but we couldn't find a builder in time and bought a "temporary house" on the other side of the lake (now just 45 minutes away).

No regrets moving out of the city and living in our vacation house year around for about an extra total 30/40 minutes a day commuting time. Kept the dream of building new on our land this whole time as I could not bring myself to part with it but we just realized in the last year we have enough to keep us busy with were we are. Land sale closes next week.

Oh, and one of my daughters bought her first house 30 minutes away, so I am glad all these years we didn't have two homes to maintain as I am getting a glimpse of what that is like now...

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I confess I often wait to read this thread until I have enough time, especially with the length of JohnnyPinball007 posts (and that last one was a doozy ), but I read it all. Keep up the good work!

Washer and Dryer are now pushing 20 years old. Have replaced thermostat (twice), Washer motherboard, heating element, door liner, pump. Told wife, next thing that breaks, new set. I know the new ones will not last as long, that is why I have held out, but I think we have got our money's worth.

I confess I played Mandalorian Premium on Saturday and didn't think I would like it (haven't seen the show) but I did. Now considering a purchase ...

I confess I looked up the weather in Nipawin because I figured summer was so short, you had better take advantage of it. turns out, winter is not that much longer than here in Southern Illinois and Summer length is close but about 10 degrees warmer down here. Snowfall averages not much different either about 25 inches a year. Here the snow usually melts off in a week or so so there is rarely more than a few inches on the ground.

I also confess I am not usually a weather nerd but have worked with several serious weather fanboys in the past and maybe a little seems to have rubbed off on me...

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I insisted they had not done the procedure yet when I came out of anesthesia. I am sure they get that a lot.

I confess I upvoted EJS just to let him know I read his thread.

I confess I looked at your post count when I read his - almost 44,000 on Pinside so won't be long till you reach 50,000 here! (and now I will be keeping a look out for it )

Just watched a few Youtube videos about the guy. Very dedicated, rain or shine, all seasons. Seems genuine.

I confess I haven't loss anything on selling a game, because I haven't sold any games yet. I will be selling some I am sure but my current plan is for my family to absorb the bulk of the losses after I am gone
(and I will hopefully by that time have a lot more into them than they are "worth")

I am in the same situation. She thinks the maintenance is too much. I am getting to the point where I think it might be a medical necessity though...

Confess I first pictured this when I read this

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I make sure I renew my pinsider+ ever year, but confess I would do a multi-year or auto renewal if that was available (and I never do auto renewals on anything else)

Confess we had a hideous porcelain duck pitcher like the one below that my grandmother picked up in the 1950s on a vacation in Mexico that was the family's white elephant gift. The idea was to pass it along undetected in a Christmas or birthday gift to someone else, who then had the job of unloading it next. It was all pretty fun until my brother gave it to my daughter at her 4th birthday party. Tempers flared and my mother took the duck and it has not be seen for over 20 years. I think she kept it and is going to will it to my brother (now that would be funny).

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I confess I just watched this. I forgot how bad it was. And my thumb drive has more much memory that the 360 gigs he "crammed" in his head.

I had been putting together the quarter books for the states and the national parks for my daughters neither who want them or even care, but only from found change. I confess I got tired of looking for the last few ones and just overspent on ebay to get the last few ones and be done with it.

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Even the penny cost more than a penny to make - 1.76 cents last year according to coin news

https://www.coinnews.net/2021/02/23/penny-costs-1-76-cents-to-make-in-2020-nickel-costs-7-42-cents-us-mint-realizes-549-9m-in-seigniorage/

Confess I can't sleep, again. Up at the computer @ 4 in the morning on Pinside. It will hit me by early afternoon and I will fall asleep for an hour on the couch.

I confess I think my wife is ok with me buying pins just BECAUSE it will make a divorce too expensive

Confess I never intended to own a newer title, had too many old ones on my wish list. Then got a Houdini at a ridiculous low price, then wife wanted B/W Munster's premium, and now I have two NIB on order.

Still love my EMs, early SS and my 80s and 90s pins, but the immersion on the newer titles is pretty awesome. However, I guess I confess I like playing all era's of pins

Very sorry to hear this. My sincerest condolences.

I confess I drank four Mountain Dews yesterday including a couple of later ones and now I can't sleep so I am up at 3:30 am checking Pinside. I knew better but was playing in a pinball tournament and then watching football at Bdubs (results - meh on the pinball tournament, could have been worse though, and good on the football game).
I still like Mountain Dew and it is pretty much my only vice. I gave up drinking large quantities years ago (usually 2 12 oz a day or less). I don't care for the sugar free stuff. I confess would probably drink more of the Caffeine Free but it is not stocked around here, at least where we shop. I probably should just give it up completely, as I know it is not good for me but *sigh* it tastes so good...

Confess I like them from all eras for what they are, and sometimes I feel like a five minute game on an EM, knocking down targets, and sometimes I like to stack modes on a modern pin and play a much longer game. I also just like looking at the art on all of them sometimes too

I like to upvote too. I get a lot of enjoyment out of Pinside and I am generally smiling when I am upvoting. I have left downvotes but very, very rarely. I try to stay out of too much drama but I confess I do read a lot of those threads ... And I always enjoy seeing the "regulars" who post in this thread and many others.

I think almost nothing beats watching your kids sports, especially if they excel. I confess I felt pretty great when my daughter's soccer team won regionals all four years in high school, and equally sad when they got beat in sectionals all four years (twice to the eventual state champ). The last one was the worst though. I just hope I live long enough to watch grandkids competing in high school sports.

My wife does Sudoku too from the paper, to keep her mind sharp. As far as computer games like solitaire are concerned, here is my confession - I haven't played one on the computer or my phone in seven years. Before that, I played a solitaire game called Spider Solitaire. My youngest daughter, in high school at the time, said I spent too much time on the computer playing card games. So I quit, cold turkey. I probably spend as much time on Pinside now but not computer or phone games.

We have 3 1/2 baths in the house. When both daughters were at home at times that seemed like barely enough. Even now, both in the main floor are in use at the same time a lot...

It's ok @johnnypinball007, you are not alone...

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/any-board-game-players-out-there

Confess if JohnnyPinball007 has a long post I upvote it first while I am at the top and then read it.

I also confess I don't like to buy flowers for my wife as they die in a few days and I think it is a waste of money, but she likes them so I buy them anyway at random once in a while and it makes her happy (which then makes me think it is worth it for at least a little while).

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Your not

Also have reverse flippers where where cross your arms like in a straight jacket.

Queyn, quern, quine, inure

Here is a cheat site for you:

https://lettersolver.com/

Confess I never have a good game on it - not sure why, seems to be my nemesis.

Confess I stopped wearing any jewelry, including my wedding band, a very long time ago, at first mostly due to military service, then I got use to it. Confess I tried on my wedding band a decade ago and couldn't get it on, it didn't fit. It can't be widened easily due to a pattern, so no ring. I told my wife if she pick out a new one for me/ matching for her not too long ago I would wear it but so far she doesn't seem to be able to make a decision on what to get yet.

I did start occasionally wearing a watch a recently. I don't like wearing a watch, but this one is a Mr. Jones watch designed by Ryan Claytor so I have made an exception

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Confess the whole family has done the DNA test. It is interesting to see how much of your particular ancestor was passed down - 30% German doesn't necessarily mean 15% to each kid. I am mostly Czech/Polish Eastern European with healthy amounts of German, English, and Scottish and a little Swedish. My wife is mostly Scandinavian, the kids got more of the Scandinavian (Norwegian, Swedish, Danish). The important part, however the tests confirmed me as their father

Serious question - how did it taste? We don't drink coffee and keep a cheap 5 cup maker in the house for guests, but regular coffee is not very shelf stable. I thought maybe K-cups would be a good solution as I read they keep longer.

Thoughts?

Ok good info and we are Sam's members, they have the same type of thing. Looks like machines around $75. And some of the flavors don't sound bad (like the Pumpkin Spice you just had). Will give it a try, thanks.

Ha! when I see that I always think that has got to be pretty moldy and digusting by now sitting out in the rain. I like your thought process better.

Get my tires from local mom and pop. Costs more but the rest of the service from them is very reasonable, they do everything except transmission rebuilds. Always available for emergencies, and always trustworthy, and local. I will pay a little extra once every three years or so for that.

Tech horror story- 3 yrs ago internet (and email) provider sold. New provider didn't allow imap/pop so no local backup for email. Put it in to do list to get new email account, but then COVID etc.. About 3 weeks ago, out of blue, email canceled, no access to 3 yrs mail. Called, complained, they said we sent notices, etc. (No notices ever sent).

Nothing to do but drive on - got new email (the one I was planning on switching to) and started the process of changing over 100 accounts, many who want to send an email to your old email before they will allow the new ...

Two days after telling us too bad - the old service calls. Turns out they made a "mistake" and didn't send out notices. Turned it back on till Mid July with all old email (suprising since they told us they couldn't recover thembafter they shut it off the first time.)

New service could access the old one, all the emails transfered (and are now also local and in backup PST files as the new service is very good).

Monitoring the old now for straggler emails, nothing left in it now.

Oh, many accounts use email address as the unique identifier (Stern Insider Connect seems to be one). Cant just switch, have to make a new account.

Confess I am probably in the Sixth, about one drink every other week. My biological father was an alcoholic and by all accounts a mean drunk. Luckily I was four when my mother left him. I decided I didn't want to be like him so I rarely drink and even rarer drink enough to feel the effects (maybe twice a year). Luckily when I do, I'm a happy drunk. My wife, who really doesn't drink at all, calls me an annoying drunk

From Scientific American, "Most of the mail that goes through the mail system is never even really seen or handled, during the processing phase, by a human employee - it is all automated with few exceptions." When the machine cannot use Optical Character Recognition (OCR), which is very rare, a picture is taken and sent off to a remote processing center where a human will look at it. The Post Office was at the forefront of OCR technology and what is on your computer now in Adobe and other products have benefited from their pioneering contracts - kinda like NASA.

I confess I sometimes remember little factoids I heard somewhere, and get sucked into a 10 minute internet search on the topic when I should be doing something else. I confess that sometimes during that search, I will see something else that spurs another search, and that is how an hour or two disappears from day magically.

Was 10 or so, and was standing on a fire hydrant (one leg each side) to impress a girl. Slipped and cracked my head on the hydrant, blood everywhere. My one year older brother took me home, washed me up. Never told mom, no stitches but probably should have. I am pretty sure the girl was not impressed.

Pretty much forgot about it until Basic Training in the Army when the hair got buzzed and there was the scar. In fact, it seemed like over half the platoon had various scars on their head...

I went on Facebook in 2016 as I was in a class and the classmates were communicating through it (before Groupme, SnapChat, etc.) It turned out practically my entire high school class was on it so I now have a connection with them, but I don't post. I go on it to check Marketplace (and sell - we have sold a lot of our junk on Marketplace) and I will catch up with what my old classmates are doing.

Best Facebook moment - The lawsuit for use of Biometrics in Illinois. Both my wife and I got a check each for $397 for doing face tagging. Didn't have to do anything but sign up. We also got our LG refrigerator settlement in the same week ($450) - was like pulling nails to get that one.

Not as hard as the Rheem Marathon Water Heater "lifetime" water heater. It lasted about 16 years, not bad but not what they advertised. A story for another day but the sweet taste of victory at the end when that check came in the mail (took almost eight months) was worth it.

Confess I have always been the responsible one. Not that my family is not, they are but I have always had a hard time just living life without worrying about the consequences. Even rediscovered pinball later in life because I had no time/funds etc. for a "frivolous" activity when I was younger. I think that means I am mellowing out. Looking forward to continuing the process. Certainly helps with road guides like JohnnyPinball007 and punkin and others here on pinside

Confess I like those videos too, it is interesting to try to get a feel for what the average lifestyle is like around the globe

When it comes to the best place to live, there is no list than would do justice to the question because the answer is always what is best for your circumstance. For instance, Most of the countries that have a higher quality of life in these lists have higher taxes, that is what creates a bigger middle class (which is what is really raising their averages). It also means that everyone has less material goods (things cost more, housing is smaller, less pinballs), which may or not be important to you, and things like health care are free (but the queues can be longer for certain things). I have healthcare through my military service (e.g. I earned it through service) so I understandable am less excited about paying for someone else's. Given the safety net in these countries, unemployment rates can be higher too, which you may or may not like, especially since you will probably be working as a requirement of entry.

I like having a large pinball collection, something that would be difficult at my income level in Europe. Conversely, cost of living is generally less in a country like Panama (which I have been to and find to be a very nice Central American country), but if you want a little more safety and security for said pinball collection, you are going to have to upscale (nicer neighborhood, gated community which equals more cost). You will find the services you need like cleaning, gardening etc. to be cheaper, but imported goods for a western lifestyle gets more pricey.

I personally think there are a lot of choices in the US for all kinds of lifestyles and requirements, and not just by changing states. I live in a high tax state (Illinois - always in the top 10 or higher for total tax burden). A big part of that is property tax - which is high across the state but ESPECIALLY in the Chicago Metropolitan Area. I would consider my home un-affordable in Chicagoland for both the cost to buy and the property tax - but I live in a rural county downstate and it is probably half or more of what I would pay in Chicago. The state also never taxed my Military income, and won't tax my 401K, SS, Military or Federal pensions.

My quality of life is pretty darn good. Only a little over an hour to downtown Saint Louis if we want to see a Cardinal's game. Only downside is 45 minutes to work on a rural highway with no real traffic.

No, I am pointing out in my case, I made several sacrifices over 37 years (willingly) and earned healthcare as a result. It was part of my compensation for that sacrifice, just deferred compensation if you will. The contract with others was made when I joined (many others in emergency services and government have a similar contract) and yes, in the case of uncertainty of rising healthcare costs, I feel like I made a good choice (abet with some risks). I didn't say against paying others to have healthcare, just less excited. Just like someone would be less excited if they paid $14K for a Godzilla premium vs $9K. Still happy to have the Godzilla, just less excited. I don't tend to look at anything in absolute terms though like anyone, my worldview has been shaped by my our personal experiences. The point I was trying to make, though, is that everyone's circumstance is different and while generalities like best state, worse state etc. are interesting, the data set is way too coarse for any meaningful comparison.

and @swampfire's dry river bed looks nice.

Been in a lot of local tournaments over the last year, I think it has helped improve my gameplay. Have not seen the kind of behavior punkin described, pretty sure that would get an ejection. Some tilts (me too), some of the machines are set pretty sensitive, and that is ok. Confess I have been thinking about traveling somewhere for a tournament at a different location, but haven't yet.

Just got this new kitten - family consensus - kitten's are a lot of work! Ready for her to grow up all ready. Here is a (rare) calm moment.

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Confess I enjoyed reading a classic JohnnyPinball007 long confession post.

Maybe offer $7,500 to the buddy - he gets the lot for $5,000, makes $2,500 profit, and you don't deal with the lady. And you don't gazump, just straw dog

Confess they have a new Thai Chicken Wrap I really like (especially the satay sauce). It isn't very big and it is $11 just for the sandwich though. I remember when a big Mac Meal at McDonalds was $3.24 and that was for a really long time during the early 1990s.

I confess I have taken to ordering just the sandwich at a lot of places and bringing a can of soda/bag of chips from the Sam's Club big box of chips instead of getting "the meal" with a watered down soft drink and fries I don't need the carbs or calories for. Saves a few bucks but mostly to make me feel better about this hyper inflation, like I am "beating the system". I have also noticed you can get a sit-down meal at mom and pop restaurants for about the same price as a "signature" fast food meal these days.

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Confess with my recent military retirement, I tried growing out my hair and was trying a beard - but hated the feeling of both and went back to clean shaven and a military cut after just a couple of weeks. Going to try just letting it grow longer on the top of my head first, maybe a goatee later though not sure how it would look with all the gray hairs...

Confess only had two foreign cars ever - Hyundai Santa Fe and Hyundai Sonata. No issues both were good vehicles but we prefer domestic ( have had lots of Fords, Dodge, Chevy). Well would you call a Mercury Mountaineer an import? My oldest daughter was hit and she got flipped in that. All airbags deployed and she walked away with a small scratch from broken glass. We like the solid feel of the domestic vehicles.

I can get a rash now if I have a pretty good exposure but was pretty immune when I was young. My wife gets it just by looking at it. We always keep Zanfel in the house - this stuff really works but it is expensive.

That is what I have, very effective. Requires a Firearms Owner Identification Card (FOID) in Illinois (over 700 FPS), just like a .22, AR or other long guns or any handgun.

Confess I am also not a huge horror movie fan - suspenseful like "The Others" or "The Sixth Sense" yes - Jason, Freddie or Michael, not so much. I can watch John Wick mow people down all day, but don't care for the I am going to kill the innocent teenagers so much. Combatant vs non-combatant causalities I guess.

Missing a plane in your dream symbolizes you are being concerned that your plans won’t lead you to the fulfillment in your life that you thought about.

Dreams about being late are generally thought to mean you feel that you are about to lose an opportunity that will help you experience fulfillment in your waking life. You realize that time is running out if you want to accomplish this goal.

Strike any bells?

Trying to get people's attention is scared to be alone. But you are not alone, you have lots of friends here on Pinside.

It can also mean you are skeptical of dream interpretation and you love sarcasm or at least are very good at it

This means you probably have outstanding warrants.

My mom told me my grandfather would hit the brakes, reach over to my grandmother, put his had on her chest and say "take a bow" as she went forward. It was only later as adults they realized he was just copping a feel.

OK @johnnypinball007, I am not a dream expert, just pretty good at searching the internet but I will give them a try. FYI Dream interpretation is a little like reading your horoscope, IMO. Nothing unusual that I see in these dreams so I will post here instead of a PM btw.

1. Introducing ex-girlfriend to new girlfriend - past lovers are usually a sign telling you that you should not repeat past relationship mistakes with a new partner; sometimes first girlfriends in dreams sometimes mean regret over lost of first love or wondering how things might have been.
2. Left gun in truck/left out of Dad's employees get-together. Being unprepared can mean fear of failure or you are just critically examining your performance in daily life; being left out/invisible sometimes means you feel no one notices your work and efforts.
3. Found Money can mean self-confidence, power and self worth or a sense of wisdom and richness of life's pursuits. Finding money under adverse conditions (such as ganster's shooting at you) probably means an even deeper sense of self-confidence.
4. and 5. flying, swimming/breathing underwater - same dream, really - either a sense of freedom and independence or a desire to escape from your current situation (I know, complete opposites).
6. Drowning (dying) is fear of the unknown or anxiety about change, or feelings of being overwhelmed or having no control. People sometimes have this dream after losing someone/something important in your life that you can't get back.

Disclaimer: I am not a professional dream analyzer nor do I play one on T.V. and I did NOT stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night.

School dreams are pretty common - as those years are pretty formative for all of us. Dreaming of not completing is different from the not preparing for a test dream. I have had very similar dreams like this myself such as I never completed high school so my college degrees were invalid. Open to interpretation multiple ways including questioning your self worth or maybe paths chosen, but the important part of your dream is you resolve it in the end, meaning whatever problem you were wrestling with in your subconscious has been dealt with.

And since I really did not complete any psychology degrees....

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Looks like you will need a white shirt and slacks too

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Bowling's peak was in the 1950s and 1960s when the automatic pin setters were introduced. It declined pretty significantly up to about 2017, where it started to grow again to about 68 million bowlers in 2018. Ironically, what was once considered a more blue collar sport has grown into more of an upscale experience in a lot of cities. I have bowled at Fulton Lanes in New Orleans (picture below) which is two blocks from the Convention Center and very upscale, but also at the little local lanes in my Hometown too. Within a 20-30 minutes of me is at least 5 Bowling Alleys in small towns. I think it is fair to say most Americans have bowled multiple times, though not in leagues.

Pinball is growing too, and though I have to go a little farther (not counting my basement), within an hour are at least three decent places, and several smaller ones. If I lived closer to St. Louis, that number doubles. I am within a reasonable travel distance of at least five leagues.

However, the fastest growing sport in the US is Pickleball, but at 5 million players it still has a way to go to catch bowling

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I spent most of my career in suits or military uniforms. In the last five years though, my preferred work clothes are polos and beige slacks. I wear a softshell jacket in the fall and early spring to extend polo wearing season. I keep an "emergency" blazer, shirt and tie behind the door - only have to wear it a couple a times a year. I have several suits in my closet but not sure what I can comfortably fit into now...

Confess the first week our last child left for school, we ate out three times had nothing else to do it seems - no school events, games, no house full of her friends, nothing. After a while though, started getting things done at home so I was happy but the wife not so much. Then my youngest graduated from college and bought a house within 30 minutes from us (right on my way home from work). Now wife is happy and I am getting things done at the daughter's house, but not mine!

Yep, 45 minutes to work, easy rural highway. She wanted to be closer to the "city" but still lives on a rural 4 acre lot. Moved to a small town to raise our kids and live on a lake. Didn't want a vacation home to take care of, instead a longer pretty stress free drive. Commute in the City was 13 miles, 35 minutes of bumper to bumber traffic.

@ltg, a true JohnnyPinball007 post tonight!

I used to play it a lot, as a little reward after getting some task done. About 10 years ago my youngest made a comment I played it too much. I said fine and have not played any of the computer games like cards or tetris or angry birds or any of the handheld games since. None on my phone either. I do spend a lotta of time on Pinside now but I consider this research

More common than you think - I have a Steve Gouveia Witch 2.0 waiting for a WOZ I won't be getting anytime soon...

https://pinside.com/pinball/connect/pulse

This will tell you what the pinsiders you are following are doing. I had to search for this, you can get to it from Community link at the top of the splash page, then go to the Follow-Worthy subheading. Click on Pinside Pulse link. Might be able to get to this another way, I don't know.