I was so good at them I actually never went through that much money
I remember how you had to leave a few 20c pieces on top if there wasn't a coin then someone else would walk up and add a coin claiming that it was their turn when all your games were up
I spent way too much time on pinnies . best pinball story i was in george st sydney at a confrence and was playing pinnies and two undercovers accused of selling pot to kids . bit of a scuffle and i was off and they did,nt catch me till somewhere near dixon st . let me go hours later but worst thing was the tore my Guy Laroche spun cotton top .
If we went to the movies at Hoyts George St we would go across the road near maccas and play. There were always undercover police there but could always spot them. They would have asked why you ran, what did you answer them
I'm a city girl and was very street wise. I would see under cover police and actually go up to them and say ' your not being very undercover ' why arnt you out looking for the real bad guys
In 1980 I worked in Kalbari (about 500km N of Perth). We used to put coins on the pool table edge, and when some-one ran out of beer money, they'd come along and scoop them all up and head to the bar, never any complaints, it just happened occasionally. Same pub, if it got too crowded in the pub, all the guys would simply carry the pool table out into the parking lot and carry on, the parking lot was far from level, good times.
They really were the days. And some great memories
It would be so good to start a thread for people to share photos of themselves, then and now. So then we can put faces to people
This is a great idea, @Suzanne rose! I'll pass it on to the team!
Great story @Wandiwa! Sorry for the randomness, but what's the oddest thing that happened in that pub?
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