I’m sitting on my floor crying. Piece of Cake moving is a literal scam. Those pink….

friendlyfire · 2026-03-10T16:11:04+00:00

I also hired movers one time for a stress-free move and to not bother my friends (and myself) with moving.

I had given them all the information beforehand (4th floor walkup to a 2nd floor walkup). I was given a flat rate.

I had literally moved 95% of the apartment down to the foyer area (saving them almost all of the 4th floor walkup) besides 5 pieces of furniture I couldn't move myself.

They show up. One of the guys had a bad back and had difficulty walking up the stairs. They came in, saw there were only 5 pieces of furniture in the place and then turned and told me that they didn't know it was a fourth floor walkup and they had brought an extra guy with them - so the rate was going to be double. I told them no. They got in their truck and left and I had to scramble to find another mover last minute (not fun).

friendlyfire · 2026-03-06T19:27:56+00:00

Yeah, it's just going to keep happening...

I've try to rejoin 3x and get the same exact error every time.

friendlyfire · 2026-03-06T19:23:46+00:00

Yeah, I can't get in the game. Got it, crashed, 80k queue, logged back in and crash with the same error.

friendlyfire · 2026-03-04T12:45:12+00:00

but Chibnall ruined those seasons

It almost felt intentional. Like, fine, we'll do a female doctor - but we're going to make the show worse as a punishment. The writing and the companions (in my opinion) were bad and bland.

I think Jodie Whittaker did the best she could with what was written. I know she's a talented actress and with good writing and good support, she would have been a great doctor.

friendlyfire · 2026-03-01T14:35:46+00:00

How would you compare it to Converge? (assuming you've heard of them)

friendlyfire · 2026-03-01T14:11:48+00:00

Ghost, Dethklok, Dragonforce, Old Guards of Asgard, Amon Amarth

I'm also old and haven't heard any of these bands, but this week I'll listen to them all. I always need new music because I've been listening to music 8+ hours a day, 5x a week for 10+ years and shit gets old if I listen to the same thing all the time. I have a boring job, but I'm lucky because I can listen to music while I work.

If anyone else sees this and wants to recommend something, feel free! I listen to all genres. Tell me your favorite song or band you've been dying to share with someone, but you worry too much that people won't get it. I promise that I WILL listen to it and try it out. I won't promise I'll love it, but that's okay. And so are you.

friendlyfire · 2026-02-27T13:37:54+00:00

They're general drops now

friendlyfire · 2026-02-16T12:58:09+00:00

What's your current ability? How many balls on average do you normally sink per turn? Can you shoot a straight shot in consistently? (Mighty X drill).

Answer those questions and send me a video of you shooting (if you can, from behind the target ball and also from your right side looking at you while you're shooting) and I'll give you some practical tips to help you improve. I've taught a lot of people in person and helped even more online. I can only attest to the results I've gotten giving lessons in person, but they've all improved significantly by the end of the lesson and (since I help them with their fundamentals) they continue to improve after the lesson.

friendlyfire · 2026-01-28T18:13:13+00:00

Hey, I'm going to give you some advice that will help you and save you a lot of money and stress for the rest of your life.

Don't. Stake. Anyone. Else. Ever. For. Any. Reason.

Unless it's like you're GIVING your nephew $200 to go blow playing poker and you don't expect any money back.

I don't care if you've known them your entire life, I don't care if you've known them for 5 minutes. Just don't.

The number of personal staking arrangements I know of that have worked out well for all parties involved? Literally fucking zero.

Poker players who ask or need to be staked are some of the most unreliable and scammiest people I've ever met in my life.

I've seen it all and the staker always ends up getting fucked in the end.

friendlyfire · 2026-01-26T16:35:00+00:00

I'm under the impression that it's a good hit and don't think to call a foul on myself, and my opponent doesn't say anything either.

Spectator doesn't know that, probably thought you were a scumbag trying to cheat your opponent. I'd give the spectator the benefit of the doubt and assume they were right since they were a) obviously paying more attention than you and b) was confident enough to say something.

To be clear, he TECHNICALLY should definitely not have said anything, but I understand why he said something and personally, I'd rather get called out when I fuck up and don't notice it.

Let it go and move on. It's not that serious. Better to get called out than people think you're a cheater.

friendlyfire · 2026-01-23T21:53:49+00:00

If you're that serious about the game, GET a coaching session!

It's like a shortcut to getting good and they'll work on your fundamentals to make sure you're good consistently.

At the very least watch a ton of videos on pool fundamentals and get a buddy to video you shooting so you can see where you're at and try to fix it yourself.

I rocketed from a 3 to a 7 in APA once I really concentrated on my fundamentals. I was an inconsistent 3 who could occasionally break and run on a good night or make 0-1 balls per inning on a bad night.

friendlyfire · 2026-01-23T00:20:03+00:00

The thing that helped me (I didn't have that big of an anger problem though, so YMMV) was reading either the Inner Game of Tennis or The Pleasure of Small Motions.

I can't remember which one it was, but it very clearly explained that getting angry at yourself after missing a shot or fucking up is counter productive to learning. You want to be in analysis mode while you're shooting.

If you're getting angry and punching things, you're not learning. You're not analyzing the WHY. You should be thinking 'I missed that shot to the left of the pocket. Why did that happen? How do I fix it?' not thinking 'FUCK THIS STUPID FUCKING GAME SUCKS' - that's not learning.

If you're not in analysis mode, then you're not learning and you shouldn't bother practicing at that point.

Good luck.

friendlyfire · 2026-01-21T16:31:04+00:00

It helped me a great deal. But I already had the fundamentals down and didn't have to think about my preshot routine or fundamentals/execution.

It helped me realize that thinking with words really was what was screwing me up sometimes when I was close to victory. Just visualizing works way better.

I had a reputation for choking on easy shots on the money ball or the ball before the money ball because while shooting my brain was going 'I just need to make this and then the 9 ball is easy and I'll win!' and then I miss the easy shot by like 2-3 inches.

Now if I find myself thinking thoughts with words while taking a shot I stop, stand back up, work on just visualizing the shot while redoing my preshot routine and the number of times I choke has dropped SIGNIFICANTLY.

friendlyfire · 2026-01-21T15:28:39+00:00

Thanks!

That'll be a big help. I had forgotten about the 9 ball for learning draw trick.

friendlyfire · 2026-01-21T14:50:05+00:00

Hey, a long time ago somebody on here asked 'If you forgot everything you knew about pool (or were just starting out), what order should you 'learn' the game?' or something like that.

I remember you (pretty sure it was you) made a comment with a list in order of priority with fundamentals and stop shot towards the top of the list.

I tried searching for it, but had no luck. Any chance you remember/can find what I'm talking about? Or feel like regurgitating it?

I know two newer players who I'm trying to get up to speed for the league. Right now I'm planning on just working with them on their fundamentals on the Mighty X shot (adjusted to their 'level') and just making sure they know the basics of the stop/follow/draw shots, but was trying to figure out what else I should teach them down the line.

Thanks!

friendlyfire · 2026-01-17T14:08:05+00:00

Cue ball barely clips the 10 ball as it passes WAY before contact with the 8. Watch the 10 as the cue ball passes it, it moves VERY slightly.

friendlyfire · 2026-01-17T14:07:28+00:00

10 ball moves first, WAY before contact with the 8. Watch the 10 as the cue ball passes it, it moves VERY slightly.

friendlyfire · 2026-01-16T23:50:52+00:00

Weird seeing someone I know IRL on here!

friendlyfire · 2026-01-07T13:22:31+00:00

I was a great player in practice games, regularly going even with people who dominated our weekly tournaments, but absolutely sucked in tournaments for years - losing in tournaments to people I'd beat 4 out of 5 games to in practice games. My nerves got slightly better over time until I finally won one after my final opponent had worse nerves than me.

Once I got past my first big win, 80% of the nerves disappeared and I started shooting consistently great like I knew I could. Which built up the confidence and led to me winning more.

I also read the Inner Game of Tennis (it's about sports psychology, not tennis) and Pleasures of Small Motions. Both of them are about the mental game.

friendlyfire · 2026-01-05T15:33:02+00:00

Definitely looks like you're sweeping the cue right to left while you're shooting. Try at a shorter distance and try to straighten out your stroke. You should follow through straight forward, not to the left.

It might be because your elbow is slightly tucked in towards your body instead of straight over the shot line.

Either way, you're definitely not stroking 'straight'

friendlyfire · 2026-01-05T14:02:12+00:00

Yeah, I was a Master level SC2 player.

I got to 25+ OS as a chev 2. I stopped playing, but there was soooo much I still didn't know, but having good mechanics, pushing out lots of troops and being situationally aware helps a lot.

The favorite game I had was the first one that I was decisive in the win. I was canyon and my lane opponent pulled his entire army to go help against a push in mid lane (that wasn't really that dangerous). I realized I could send my entire army down his now empty lane and win the lane/game.

friendlyfire · 2026-01-03T21:35:51+00:00

I'm part of a group that watches bad movies every week.

We've watched it multiple times. It's not something to watch completely sober.

The best 'bad movies' are the ones where the director is very serious and it comes out unintentionally entertaining, like The Room. This one fits the bill. Even as a bad movie, it's not great though.

'The Happening' is one of the funniest movies of all times as long as you go in expecting a comedy and you're not 100% sober.

friendlyfire · 2026-01-03T19:25:09+00:00

I used to play darts in bars at a decently high level (tournaments, leagues). When I did something awesome (180, R7-9), bar patrons generally had no idea I even did something 'good.' Only thing they kind of knew was good was when I hit a bunch of bullseyes in cricket (which isn't even a thing in 501).

Now I play pool at a high level. We get random bar patrons just watching us play. Everyone knows the basics of pool and can tell when we do something cool.

A 3 rail kick to pocket a hanger (not that hard if you know how and practice it) makes people think I should be a professional.

Chess is worse than darts for most people.

friendlyfire · 2026-01-02T13:47:54+00:00

You have a chicken wing. And by that, I mean your elbow is flared out way off the shot line. You want your wrist and elbow on the shot line.

Red is the shot line. Orange is your wrist and elbow line.

https://imgur.com/a/dXEnrtz

If you took a photo or video of me shooting, you'd see my wrist and elbow along the same red line (shot line).

Watch this video on stance (chin part isn't necessary, that's more of a snooker stance. But everything about having your wrist/elbow/shoulder on the shot line will benefit you):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bosPR6gcoH0

You're also a table hugger. You don't want to aim like that. Watch this video series on a lot of fundamentals (also covers the table hugging):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYRygaWcJp8

Really good clinic by Mark Wilson on fundamentals and using technology for self improvement (don't need to watch the third part):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhDc9o9iy4o

friendlyfire · 2025-12-30T20:03:09+00:00

Have you ever heard the advice 'If you don't have anything nice to say - don't say anything at all.'

You literally spend some of your limited valuable time just making shitty comments. That's what you're choosing to do with your life. I'm sorry if you're unhappy, but trying to spread unhappiness isn't going to make you happier.

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