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Two side by side range ball dispensers. Guy next to me didn't get balls from his pin. I use my fob, it dispenses balls, he pushes my bucket out of the way and puts his under the dispenser. I said that's my bucket, I paid for it. He walks away. Listen, I get the machine with the pin entry can be troublesome, but isn't the vending machine situation similar? If you didn't get a soda from yours do you take mine when my machine dispenses it?

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Bad form, to say the least.

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That could easily get heated in a hurry. I'd have no problem pressing charges for strong arm robbery.......... 30 years ago he would have been picking himself up off the ground wondering what happened.

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  On 9/12/2021 at 7:39 PM, Esox said:

I'd have no problem pressing charges for strong arm robbery

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Except there was no “strong arm robbery” that took place. Larceny, probably. 

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This has nothing to do with range ball etiquette. This has everything to do with this guy being an arsehole who would be an arsehole in every situation.

  • He doesn't pick up his dog's shit.
  • He litters.
  • He pushes into any queue he can find.
  • He steals when he thinks no-one's watching.
  • He cheats at golf.
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  On 9/12/2021 at 8:20 PM, Shorty said:

This has nothing to do with range ball etiquette. This has everything to do with this guy being an arsehole who would be an arsehole in every situation.

  • He doesn't pick up his dog's shit.
  • He litters.
  • He pushes into any queue he can find.
  • He steals when he thinks no-one's watching.
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Yep. Don’t forget he also drives recklessly. He drives in the fast lane instead of moving over; he cuts people off; darts around traffic; ride people’s bumper; and otherwise behaves in a manner that endangers the lives of people beyond around him on the road. 

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  On 9/12/2021 at 8:23 PM, ncates00 said:

Yep. Don’t forget he also drives recklessly. He drives in the fast lane instead of moving over; he cuts people off; darts around traffic; ride people’s bumper; and otherwise behaves in a manner that endangers the lives of people beyond around him on the road. 

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He would be doing none of those things had he pushed my bucket aside. However, he would’ve gained a very intimate relationship with the vending machine.

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I bet that none of you who are talking a big game would have done anything but use words or something to say "hey, buddy, WTF?" initially.

Which is what I likely would have done.

Or, since I generally get range balls free everywhere… I'd have not given a shit.

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  On 9/12/2021 at 11:25 PM, colin007 said:

Etiquette?? Dude stole from you....

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Darn Skippy, and if the OP were standing right in front of the machine, the thief had to make contact or simply get extremely colse to get between the OP and the machine to purloin his balls.  In MI that's enough for a myriad of charges.


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Wait, I’m confused. @nevets88 did that guy walk away with your bucket of balls or just walk away after you told him it was yours?

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  On 9/13/2021 at 12:01 AM, billchao said:

Wait, I’m confused. @nevets88 did that guy walk away with your bucket of balls or just walk away after you told him it was yours?

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I have the same question.

My bag is an ever-changing combination of clubs. 

A mix I am forever tinkering with. 

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  On 9/12/2021 at 11:01 PM, iacas said:

I bet that none of you who are talking a big game would have done anything but use words or something to say "hey, buddy, WTF?" initially.

Which is what I likely would have done.

Or, since I generally get range balls free everywhere… I'd have not given a shit.

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Nah. But depends on his response. I would’ve stopped him, physically and grabbed my bucket back. Maybe that’s all that would be required. But if he retaliated…game on.

  On 9/13/2021 at 12:01 AM, billchao said:

Wait, I’m confused. @nevets88 did that guy walk away with your bucket of balls or just walk away after you told him it was yours?

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That’s how I read it. Ridiculous. No. I don’t just stand there and kick the ground and say oh golly shucks. 

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I just got this in my Inbox for a course I go to while on vacations:

 

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You are renting them, not buying them 🤣

 

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  On 9/13/2021 at 11:44 AM, Carl3 said:

I just got this in my Inbox for a course I go to while on vacations:

 

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You are renting them, not buying them 🤣

 

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Damn shame. Can’t imagine why people would steal range balls. 

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  On 9/13/2021 at 12:01 AM, billchao said:

Wait, I’m confused. @nevets88 did that guy walk away with your bucket of balls or just walk away after you told him it was yours?

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He dropped the bucket and walked away. The machine also ran out and spit out like 10 balls so I still got robbed in a way by the golf course. Didn’t bother to get reimbursed, bought buckets in volume thus the fob so not losing much. 

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Always amazed how often I find range balls on the golf course and not in places where they simply escaped the range. Happened more often at my old home course, but I found one yesterday at my new one.

It seems there are people that will get a bucket and put a dozen or so balls in their golf bags instead of buy their own. 

 

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