savit4l8r
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Chris's son called, he asked if he and his friends can come over to your arcade.
$125 down the drain
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savit4l8r
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Shit happens. Don't worry about it. It isn't a big deal. SERIOUSLY? REALLY? If you're an adult and you want to use someone else's stuff, show it a little respect. Problem solved! This isn't rocket science... Jesus.
Sure! I have camera's up in my arcade to watch players too! : )
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Lukenatme
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Is your game room a museum or an arcade? If it's a museum, put up velvet ropes, bulletproof glass, etc and let people stare and admire the hard work, dedication and time it took to create such masterpieces. If it's an arcade, you have to think in the back of your mind that stuff can and will happen to besmirch the pureness of a masterpiece.
I don't care how well-behaved my friends and family can be. When they play my games, I expect something to happen, be it from negligence, an accident, or some combination of the two. If I don't want anything to happen to them, well then I have a museum and I'm back at the velvet ropes & bulletproof glass.
I don't care how well-behaved my friends and family can be. When they play my games, I expect something to happen, be it from negligence, an accident, or some combination of the two. If I don't want anything to happen to them, well then I have a museum and I'm back at the velvet ropes & bulletproof glass.
rainman154
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Chris, your games are so nice, that I am afraid to look at them, let alone touch them. 
All serious though, my parents moved my Black Tiger and scratched up the ONE GOOD side art that I had. This was after I had purchased a side art for the other side that was crappy. Ah, that's life.
You want me to hide in the bushes outside your house and beat up this kid when he comes over?
All serious though, my parents moved my Black Tiger and scratched up the ONE GOOD side art that I had. This was after I had purchased a side art for the other side that was crappy. Ah, that's life.
You want me to hide in the bushes outside your house and beat up this kid when he comes over?
jcalder8
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Man that sucks. I can't say what I would do if it was my game and I had put that much work and effort into it but it really sucks that it's ruined now.
I don't understand the people who say it's something about today's youth like this is something that hasn't always gone on. There is a reason why people make replacement artwork, overlays... etc because people, young and old, beat the crap out of them.
I don't understand the people who say it's something about today's youth like this is something that hasn't always gone on. There is a reason why people make replacement artwork, overlays... etc because people, young and old, beat the crap out of them.
Roadrunner000
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While little bumps and bruises will happen when others venture into our gamerooms...obviously this is more than that......its pretty easy to respect others property while enjoying them if you have any sense at all...what you have there is your typical youth who until he one day has a passion like yours..if he ever does... won't understand why you are pissed...I however would be pissed...and that sideart will be pain to strip one day and replace...I usually tell people before we play that I"m pretty picky so please note this accordingly and usually they are respectful....
Should I say this..
Pictures or it didn't happen...
Should I say this..
Pictures or it didn't happen...
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JamBurglar
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I also thought you were talking about little kids. I would missle command a foot in somebody's ass.
I would punch him in eye and get fricking out of here. Then to move stool somewhere far away from arcades.
This is exactly what I agreed. It s like leaving black marker next to cabinet while 3 years old kid walking around. What would 3 years old kid do. WHOOOAAA PAINT TIME!
Yes i hear you. Putting nicest art and it s mess up next day would real pissed me off! What I would do is be sure it s in safe enviromental and expect the unexpect.
We need to look at other countries and see what they have. They have nothing. Not even atari. We should please what we have in america. We could handle accidents which we have to expect! Being disrespectful and like it didnt happen real piss me off sometime! PUNK!
haha love that one. yes new condition is mark to be marked
gotta agree with this one. My daughter s friend (neighbor) tend to ride the little motorcycle around my front driveway. She tend to barely hit motorcyle against my arcades. I tend to tell her .. carefully! and stay over there. Supposely one day she will hit and i shall give her purple eye =)
This is exactly what I agreed. It s like leaving black marker next to cabinet while 3 years old kid walking around. What would 3 years old kid do. WHOOOAAA PAINT TIME!
Yes i hear you. Putting nicest art and it s mess up next day would real pissed me off! What I would do is be sure it s in safe enviromental and expect the unexpect.
We need to look at other countries and see what they have. They have nothing. Not even atari. We should please what we have in america. We could handle accidents which we have to expect! Being disrespectful and like it didnt happen real piss me off sometime! PUNK!
haha love that one. yes new condition is mark to be marked
gotta agree with this one. My daughter s friend (neighbor) tend to ride the little motorcycle around my front driveway. She tend to barely hit motorcyle against my arcades. I tend to tell her .. carefully! and stay over there. Supposely one day she will hit and i shall give her purple eye =)
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Should I say this..
Pictures or it didn't happen...
I agree. I want to see the damage so I can feel the pain too!
chris25810, you should take a picture of that damage and hang it in the game room showing the price to repair that damage. Maybe it will help who ever is in your arcade to appreciate what you've done.
Mark H
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Pictures, I want pictures...
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Yes! Let's see some pic's! Damage or it didn't happen!
Adamdiz
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Cry about it and go part out another working game. jeez.
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mickster0150
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most likely the only lesson to be learned is that 'dad' is a anal freak and most likely not worth being around his stuff.
1) While its nice to teach personal responsibility you may want to choose your battles. Be glad the kids wanted to stop over and hang out.
2) While its nice if guests will pay to replace anything they damage, they are guests. Why not take it a step further and have them sign damage agreements/waivers.
3) If you lower your own personal expectations and be less critical, you will most likely be much happier in life overall. Its very easy to get caught up to appreciate the condition of items, when the appreciation should be the item itself. Life is not perfect or pretty many times.
4) Perfect sideart is nice, but you have the rest of your life to look at it (or fix it). The time with your kids at each age is very fleeting. There will be a time when he doesn't have time to spend with you and you will have all the time in the world to fix your precious side art.
I am guy who also has a lot of arcade games (and parties). I try and keep things nice, but I don't freak out if something gets scratched or broken. I remember when I was a kid how many things I accidently broke/scratched/destroyed. I was not mean spirited, but I was hyper/inqusitive/impulsive and also pretty clumsy.
One of the reasons that I think that I am a 'guy that fixes things for a living' is that I broke so many things that I was constantly learning repair.
I can't stress enough how important number 3 that I wrote above is. Everytime you find yourself looking at something checking for imperfections, thats when you know you have crossed the line.
Please note, this is not meant to be mean spirited at all, just trying to show the bigger picture.
1) While its nice to teach personal responsibility you may want to choose your battles. Be glad the kids wanted to stop over and hang out.
2) While its nice if guests will pay to replace anything they damage, they are guests. Why not take it a step further and have them sign damage agreements/waivers.
3) If you lower your own personal expectations and be less critical, you will most likely be much happier in life overall. Its very easy to get caught up to appreciate the condition of items, when the appreciation should be the item itself. Life is not perfect or pretty many times.
4) Perfect sideart is nice, but you have the rest of your life to look at it (or fix it). The time with your kids at each age is very fleeting. There will be a time when he doesn't have time to spend with you and you will have all the time in the world to fix your precious side art.
I am guy who also has a lot of arcade games (and parties). I try and keep things nice, but I don't freak out if something gets scratched or broken. I remember when I was a kid how many things I accidently broke/scratched/destroyed. I was not mean spirited, but I was hyper/inqusitive/impulsive and also pretty clumsy.
One of the reasons that I think that I am a 'guy that fixes things for a living' is that I broke so many things that I was constantly learning repair.
I can't stress enough how important number 3 that I wrote above is. Everytime you find yourself looking at something checking for imperfections, thats when you know you have crossed the line.
Please note, this is not meant to be mean spirited at all, just trying to show the bigger picture.
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chris25810
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Let's not get too carried away with the fleeting childhood memories guys, it's over, the art is peeled and it will be replaced before my son returns for the summer. The boys will be back playing once again and the doritos, popcorn, fast food greasy fingers and chew spit cans will once again adorn my basement like they have for years but the same rule will apply, the stools stay at the bar and not in the gameroom.
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gutsman004
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I'd say you should put the barstool to where it is touching one his friend's cars.Then you should swivel back and forth in the barstool just like they did.Repeat for the other friend's car as well. See if those bastards enjoy having the paint stripped off the sides of their cars.
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chris25810
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I'd say you should put the barstool to where it is touching one his friend's cars.Then you should swivel back and forth in the barstool just like they did.Repeat for the other friend's car as well. See if those bastards enjoy having the paint stripped off the sides of their cars.
That's funny, i've seen all of the cars these guys drive(including my son's) and they all look like they've been attacked with pitchforks and rakes. I guarantee i'd be getting phone calls and visits from every parent if i actually performed the above mentioned task. Shit happens and i dunno wouldn't work for me either.
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gutsman004
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Haha! Well,I guess if they all look like what you described,then they might not even notice the damage if you did it. Regardless,it sucks that happened. Hopefully this will be the first and last time something like that happens to you.
Raven
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I would have made him pay for it too. My boys are just a year old right now, but they will learn to respect my things, or leave them the hell alone.
