Machine switched off on you

sir ratholer · Post by **sir ratholer** » Fri Oct 01, 2010 5:24 pm

Scenario: a pub you do several times a week, has a playable in it.

You go in, machine is on. Buy a drink, and they plug it - either from behind the bar or walking over to it.

What's your next move? Sit like a lemon at the bar, do your j20 quick and get to the next pub (maybe going back there in a few days) or have it out with them.

Or indeed any other thoughts?

thecannonball89 · Post by **thecannonball89** » Fri Oct 01, 2010 5:39 pm

pour your j20 over the pool table and leave

kong · Post by **kong** » Fri Oct 01, 2010 5:47 pm

Was it Smash The Cash by any chance?

If so the answer is to go back when its band night, in through the back door, don't buy a drink and get it done! (Don't normally approve of not getting a drink, but they should have the balls to tell you not to play it, not just switch it off!)

Mr McStreak · Post by **Mr McStreak** » Fri Oct 01, 2010 5:48 pm

I'd probably just accept it.

Going into a pub and earning in a few minutes what that person might earn in a shift is eventually going to make them bitter and resentful, no matter how easy going they might be. Kids and those lacking intelligence might get lairy and issue threats etc, but the best bet is to graciously walk out, and then introduce that particular hit to one of your friends. That way you're still gaining something perhaps.

I used to get verbally abusive when I thought it was warranted, and I'm still prone to a flare up every now and then, but usually I know the barring when its coming, so I just shrug it off. Sometimes down the road though I wish i'd dished out some abuse..... Only the naive expect to go about their business without getting banned from places.

However it does rile me when the game goes off after you've purchased your beverage, especially when the staff haven't got the bollocks to tell you the score.

Sometimes when I get banned I say "What, AGAIN??", or "Doesn't matter,
i'll send someone else in for it, you bitter cunt." etc.

sir ratholer · Post by **sir ratholer** » Fri Oct 01, 2010 5:49 pm

kong wrote:Was it Smash The Cash by any chance?

If so the answer is to go back when its band night, in through the back door, don't buy a drink and get it done! (Don't normally approve of not getting a drink, but they should have the balls to tell you not to play it, not just switch it off!)

No, a deadmans, it's not round your way mate.

Mr McStreak · Post by **Mr McStreak** » Fri Oct 01, 2010 5:56 pm

thecannonball89 wrote:pour your j20 over the pool table and leave

Lol, thats a good idea, but the only problem is that seeing as the pool table will most probably be rented they'll just ring up and get it replaced.

Sending a willing participant into the pub armed with some superglue and getting them to glue up any lock they can see is guaranteed to inconvenience them no end, so thats my advice for the spiteful out there!

sir ratholer · Post by **sir ratholer** » Fri Oct 01, 2010 6:17 pm

Mr McStreak wrote:I'd probably just accept it.

Going into a pub and earning in a few minutes what that person might earn in a shift is eventually going to make them bitter and resentful, no matter how easy going they might be. Kids and those lacking intelligence might get lairy and issue threats etc, but the best bet is to graciously walk out, and then introduce that particular hit to one of your friends. That way you're still gaining something perhaps.

I used to get verbally abusive when I thought it was warranted, and I'm still prone to a flare up every now and then, but usually I know the barring when its coming, so I just shrug it off. Sometimes down the road though I wish i'd dished out some abuse..... Only the naive expect to go about their business without getting banned from places.

However it does rile me when the game goes off after you've purchased your beverage, especially when the staff haven't got the bollocks to tell you the score.

Sometimes when I get banned I say "What, AGAIN??", or "Doesn't matter,
i'll send someone else in for it, you bitter cunt." etc.

I do agree with this, what you said about wishing you dished some out down the road is definitely a position I've been in a few times...

You are spot on, you're earning often more off one fruit than they do in their entire shift, but even so it is frustrating. Today I did a touch below my average money wise so wasn't too worried about that, it's just the aggro - gets you down and makes you feel scummy but as you say that's just part of the job.

Mr Move It · Post by **Mr Move It** » Fri Oct 01, 2010 7:16 pm

Funny one for me and my mate who was staying round my place 4 weeks ago:

This one pub had an It's Amazing and a DOND, like the Crazy Chair but the board had inner boards with ↑ and ↓ arrows pointing in and out. We went to the pub a few times and the friendly landlady got to know us to the extent that she knew what drinks we buy. On the final day of my friend's visit, he played the Amazing while I was playing DOND. The friend put in £20 and got £25 - £5 profit. He then went over to me to see how I was doing on DOND. Meanwhile, the bar manager came out and switched the Amazing machine off. It was clear that my friend and I were together, yet they didn't do anything to my DOND or tell me to get out or anything. Mixed signals eh.

thecannonball89 · Post by **thecannonball89** » Fri Oct 01, 2010 7:23 pm

I had just made 50 quid on a holey moley and the barman randomly turned the 25 barmy army off. bit strange

betchrider · Post by **betchrider** » Fri Oct 01, 2010 7:27 pm

Had one switched off on me mid pay so i dragged it across room to another socket when bloke said it was a fault but quizz was still on.

thecannonball89 · Post by **thecannonball89** » Fri Oct 01, 2010 7:29 pm

betchrider wrote:Had one switched off on me mid pay so i dragged it across room to another socket when bloke said it was a fault but quizz was still on.

Would have loved to seen his face.

silent g · Post by **silent g** » Fri Oct 01, 2010 7:44 pm

sir ratholer wrote:
No, a deadmans, it's not round your way mate.

the one with a grail in by anychance?
or even the one at the bottom of the hill with a double monoply in ?

sir ratholer · Post by **sir ratholer** » Fri Oct 01, 2010 7:55 pm

thecannonball89 wrote:I had just made 50 quid on a holey moley and the barman randomly turned the 25 barmy army off. bit strange

I had something like this happen to me yesterday as well, had a superhold in with an empire machine, walked in and an empire machine was in the place of the star wars. Thought they might have switched the locations so I bought a drink, and went to the toilet, as you can see the other fruit in there on the way. It was an empire machine too...and when I came back from the toilet the empire near the bar was off, like I'd play that heap of shit.

Betch - awesome, I'd have paid good money to see that!

Silent - no it's round my way mate.

silent g · Post by **silent g** » Fri Oct 01, 2010 7:59 pm

me and trayhop went in a pub we've never been in b4 at the meet and was not allowed to play

betchrider · Post by **betchrider** » Fri Oct 01, 2010 8:00 pm

Yeah all tvs and shit went off and he was saying they were having probs> i knew it was flamin in there and was watching the two behind the bar in the fruit glass.Seen him whisper to his mate then clkunk!But quizz was still on so i said" if you havent got a problem ill plug it in there"He said i aint got a extension so i says ill drag it over there not heavy.He looked pissed of that id" done him" but spose he had no choice