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Post by librarylady on May 3, 2022 20:23:10 GMT
Is this an activity that is still happening? (inspired by cleaning out a closet and finding a shirt)
DH bowled a lot before I met him. He is/was a pretty good bowler. We bowled some during first years of marriage but have not bowled for many years. I took it as a PE class in college because I didn't have to exert a lot of energy or wear an ugly gym suit.
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Post by Deleted on May 3, 2022 20:26:04 GMT
We go bowling a lot. It's an inclusive activity for both kids and our local alley is nice. Ds also goes bowling a lot for Adaptive PE with district.
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Post by lisae on May 3, 2022 20:26:39 GMT
I love bowling but my husband hates it. The bowling alley that was anywhere close to use closed so I haven't bowled in years. My dad taught me; he and my mother bowled a lot before I was born in when I was young.
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Post by SockMonkey on May 3, 2022 20:28:46 GMT
I bowled in a league for a while. Well, we used to say we joined a drinking league where we also bowled. I even had a ball with my name on it!
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Post by gina on May 3, 2022 20:30:16 GMT
Bowling is still a thing here. One of our Seniors just bowled a 300 game for the high school team last month. Kids still do bowling parties here and my daughter, her bf and couple friends go bowling often.
I personally hate bowling. lol Always have. Something about the loudness of the lanes, the shoes, it always feels dirty to me, I don't know... I have the worst bowling vibes and there are 100 other things I would choose to do if given the choice.
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Post by Gennifer on May 3, 2022 20:30:21 GMT
I haven’t been for a few years, but I love it! I always planned to join a league when my kids were all in school but it shut down, sadly.
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Post by ~summer~ on May 3, 2022 20:30:22 GMT
Among people I know it’s something you do for a kid’s birthday party.
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Post by busy on May 3, 2022 20:35:15 GMT
We have a couple big, fancy bowling alleys in the area that have nice bars, good food, sports bars, other activities, etc. We go to them every once in a while either with adult friends or with other families. I've never played in a league and I'm not a good bowler, but it's fun.
Often the kids go off to play laser tag and in the arcade and the adults have a couple drinks and bowl.
They're also popular places to have causal work parties; I've been to a couple of those for the teams DH works for.
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Post by peabay on May 3, 2022 20:35:55 GMT
My "other" is that I bowled a couple of times a year when I was young and I took my kids occasionally and I'm not against bowling but it's not something I seek out either.
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Post by disneypal on May 3, 2022 20:43:50 GMT
I've bowled a few times...I'm not very good at it though, but it was fun when I've been.
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Post by maryannscraps on May 3, 2022 20:44:27 GMT
We have a couple big, fancy bowling alleys in the area that have nice bars, good food, sports bars, other activities, etc. We go to them every once in a while either with adult friends or with other families. I've never played in a league and I'm not a good bowler, but it's fun. Often the kids go off to play laser tag and in the arcade and the adults have a couple drinks and bowl. They're also popular places to have causal work parties; I've been to a couple of those for the teams DH works for. Pretty much that. And kids bday parties when they were young.
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Post by buddysmom on May 3, 2022 20:44:35 GMT
My DS 30 just went bowling a few nights ago. Was at a wedding and they went out a few days before the wedding.
As for me, I probably last bowled when I was 20. Broke my nails so that was the end of it for me.
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Post by janeliz on May 3, 2022 20:44:53 GMT
I love to bowl, though I don’t do it very often. We have a restaurant/bar/bowling alley downtown that’s fun for a night out with friends, and I keep saying I’m going to do that soon.
A few local high schools have bowling teams, which I love.
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Post by jenjie on May 3, 2022 21:03:05 GMT
I’m not a fan of bowling. That said, ds23 has a PT job at a bowling alley. It seems like they are always busy. They are open 365 days a year.
He loves going to work there. They treat him really well and he enjoys it. It’s become his happy place. He will go in on his time off to bowl or play arcade games.
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Post by elaine on May 3, 2022 21:10:57 GMT
I am in a bowling league - have been for the past 9 years - although I have missed the past 3 months. I will bowl in the summer league, but have to drop regular league because of work.
I love bowling and have treasured the friends that I have made in my league.
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Post by myshelly on May 3, 2022 21:13:01 GMT
We do the Kids Bowl Free every summer, so the kids and their friends bowl once a week for May through September.
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Post by workingclassdog on May 3, 2022 21:15:05 GMT
I have bowled here and there.. I have several friends who bowl on leagues.
Edited to add: one of my best friends now, her dad was a HUGE bowler.. almost to the level of Bowling for Dollars! lol.. I think her uncle was also a big time bowler on a national league... both have past on now.
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Post by cakediva on May 3, 2022 21:20:40 GMT
It isn’t something I’ve done recently, but we have a few bowling alleys in the area and it is always so much fun!
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Post by cadoodlebug on May 3, 2022 21:23:04 GMT
I have bowled several times, once as a kid and a few times as an adult for a charity event. I wasn't very good and my fingers hurt for days afterwards.
ETA: DH had bowling trophies from playing before we were married.
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Post by TXMary on May 3, 2022 21:30:29 GMT
I voted other because I used to bowl some when I was young many, many years ago. I never belonged to a league though. It was just for fun. I couldn't tell you the last time I went bowling but we do have a new nice bowling alley not too far from us and DH recently said we should go bowling again sometime. I'm open to it. I own my own ball with my name on it but I don't know if I can fit my old fingers into it anymore.
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Post by Montannie on May 3, 2022 21:34:02 GMT
I grew up in a bowling alley; my dad fixed the automatic pin setters and managed a couple of places. I bowled in a Saturday morning league as a kid, but only have bowled a very few times since then. I'm surprisingly nostalgic about bowling.
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Post by anaterra on May 3, 2022 21:43:36 GMT
We go every now and then... birthdays meet ups or just a night of rock n bowl....
It used to be a cheap easy way to spend time... now like everything else not that cheap.. but the kids n grands enjoy so we go to hang out
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Post by katlady on May 3, 2022 21:49:45 GMT
I grew up in a bowling family. Both my parents bowled in leagues. I spent many Friday nights running around a bowling alley. When I got old enough, I used to keep score on league nights and earn a few dollars. My uncle was a manager of a bowling alley, and he coached a couple of pro bowlers. Needless to say, I started bowling at a young age, but I wasn’t that serious about it, I didn’t spend extra time practicing or anything like that. My highest average was about 152. I haven’t bowled now in over 20 years.
We still have a few bowling alleys around town. One I hear is very expensive! They charge like $100/hour on Friday and Saturday night. I guess if you split it up among the bowlers it isn’t bad, but what if it is only one family! AND, you have to spend $40 in food/drinks! Outrageous!
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Post by littlemama on May 3, 2022 22:08:16 GMT
Yes bowling is still a common activity
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Post by greendragonlady on May 3, 2022 22:19:54 GMT
I used to bowl (candlepins) when I was younger. It hurts too much now (I can't do stuff that is only one-sided like that...it pains me too much to be off-kilter)
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Post by iluvpink on May 3, 2022 22:21:10 GMT
I voted I've bowled once. But it's a lot more than that, but most of that was as a child/teens. We took dd a few times when younger. That said I don't know if it's our age, but we never knew anyone but older people who bowled. Until recently. Now we know a few peers on leagues. Ack, maybe we're the older people now!
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Post by scrapmaven on May 3, 2022 22:36:42 GMT
I'm officially changing my pea name to Fred Flinstone. It has been pointed out that I stand on my little twinkle toes and throw the ball a'la Fred Flinstone. My top bowling score (with bumpers) is 79. Apparently, I'm such a bad bowler that one friend won't ever go w/me, again, because she has had children and her bladder can't take it. In my defense, I took a bowling lesson and after that I got the 79. I love bowling. According to my friends, everyone in the bowling alley loves when I bowl, because everyone has a good laugh.
Sadly, I've been unable to bowl for a number of years. Those days are over. I have no shame!
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Post by gramasue on May 3, 2022 22:38:38 GMT
I coached a kids' bowling league on Saturday mornings many years ago when my two older DDs were young. I also bowled in a 5-pin league for about 3 years. We had so much fun and made some lifelong friends.
I haven't been in years, though. There is a bowling alley in the next town over, and I've been to it a couple of times, but only for grandkids' birthday parties.
I was so pleased when one of my granddaughters [21 now] told me that her boyfriend of over two years now took her bowling on their first date.
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Post by lesley on May 3, 2022 22:42:20 GMT
I’m not a fan of ten pin bowling, but I actually quite enjoy flat green bowling.
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Post by Deleted on May 3, 2022 22:46:55 GMT
I used to love bowling. It was the one thing that I felt like I was actually accepted and wanted. A few other school teams I was a part of had mean girls that tried to run off anyone that didn't fit their "norm." I was good at bowling. My average was high enough that I had a few teams (teams of 4) asking me to join them. I even placed high in the city tournament and qualified for state, single, pair and team. I did well there too but didn't win anything special.
I met my high school sweetheart there. I realized that he was using it against me right before we were eligible to play in the adult leagues and ended up losing all of my desire for it. Now I only pick up the random ball when dh's company has a family event at the local alley. We've passed on the last two and will again this year. DH hates it.
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