HI just want to voice my frustration over the fact that there are no tennis nets up yet at the Halifax Commons or any other city location other than at Dal. It is annoying for the weather to be so nice, and not be able to play at all. I am aware that the city has general guidelines about when nets go up, but I don’t think they have to be so static. Just saying. Hope everyone is enjoying the nice weather. —Tennisfan
This article appears in Mar 22-28, 2012.
Considering the fact that it’s calling for snow on monday, your bitch is stupid.
It’s been ‘nice’ and warm for what? three days?
FFS.
Not much you can do here, except buy your own tennis net and hang it. The city takes forever to get around to stuff like this.
Did you throw your racket at the nearest city official and yell “YOU CAN’T BE SERIOUS!”
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couldn’t you just lob it back and forth without the net? get your tennis elbow in shape
TENNIS AS A STATUS MARKER
Hello there. I can imagine your frustration over the Commons tennis courts not being open yet but I think you should take other factors into consideration, the primary one being tennis as a status marker.
As we all know, tennis is one of the sports with a higher status coefficient than the rest of the field, particularly the team sweat-sports. Few pursuits, with the possible exception of polo, garner an equal number of status points. But, as with everything else, there is tennis and there is tennis.
In addition to one’e proficiency at the game – being a professional, for example a “club pro” – rather than a “gentleman player” is important. (See my relevant comments on this distinction in “Overrated”.) But it is WHERE one plays in Halifax which is crucial.
You must not be frustrated that the Commons tennis courts are not yet open. On the contrary, you should be pleased since you would not be tempted to venture out onto a low-status court. The courts at Dal are, of course, higher in the status pecking order but I suspect are closed to all but the students and faculty.
My initial suggestion would be to join the Waegwoltic Club which still has a certain “cachet” in Halifax tennis circles. However the Club, while admittedly having an admirable clubhouse with a marvelous view over the lawns to the Northwest Arm and which serves a wonderful tea, admits a range of members which includes the very young and very old, neither of which would provide adequate competition for your level of play.
I think the answer would be the South End Tennis Club on Young Avenue. It is devoted strictly to tennis and features an excellent range of tennis players against whom you might want to test your skills. Most importantly, it has the highest status rating in Halifax.
Don’t forget your whites!
A pleasure as always.
Cheerio!
It’s a city court, and the waether has only just(unexpectedly) turned warm and sunny. It’s typical for there to be
Rain and snow for the next
While, so why don’t you do what Moleman suggest and join the South End Hfx Hellfire Club.
Wait til you see what they use the rackets for.
Wp
Don’t forget your whites.
And your water-based lube.
When raccoons come up on the porch, mama just chase ’em off with a broom!
Shouldn’t this be a “love”? Get it! Like tennis scoring! Love!
jesus fuck there, give the weather a chance to see if it is going to fuck up. after all you dolt, spring only started yesterday, and here you are bitching already. it’s gonna be a lonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnng year folks.
^^^ yeah and long range forecast is calling for snow on Monday.
It’s only supposed to be really nice for the next couple days. Then it’s back to under 10 degree weather. 8 on Friday, 3 on Saturday, 6 on Sunday and 4 on Monday as the listed highs on my weather app.
Don’t think I’d be out there in 3 degree weather freezing my arse off playing tennis.
tennis is gay
Were you the dude I saw playing solo early this morn. OP? ???? ????
Nice serve bro.
Fine form, indeed.
dude? based on the bitch I would have thought it to be a russian teenage girl….
and a screamer. 🙂
WASPishness is as WASPishness does.
I come from a very very poor family. We never had tennis nets….shit we were so poor any sport played with a ball was played with rocks. Ever play soccer with a rock? I remember when I got my first tennis ball. Had no idea what tennis was….assumed it was a brand name for balls. I asked people “Does tennis make soccer balls? Does tennis make things other than balls?”.
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: Forever Wheelie (March 21, 5:42PM)
“… so why don’t you do what Moleman suggest (sic) and join the South End Halifax Hellfire Club. (sic)”
Are you familiar with Aleister Crowley, Wheelie? Do you approve of his activities?
: troondon formosus (7:26PM)
“Should this be a ‘love’?” Should WHAT be a love, Troon?
: Cookerguy (9:44PM)
Sing along after me: “Donairious, here I come!”
: magical punk (March 22, 8:48AM)
Sing along after me: “Donairious, here I come!”
A pleasure as always.
Cheerio!
I’m not much for those high-falutin clubs, they have to check your balls at the door.
Too much “racquet” too. *snicker*
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: troondon formosus (March 22, 10:40AM)
Well, that was better than your first “joke” Troon. Now, get on the bus and return to the Valley.
: magical punk (10:46AM)
I get it, Punk. A play on words. Well done. Now, get on the bus with Troon and return to the Valley. If you meet Donairious there, give him my best.
A pleasure as always.
Cheerio!
Uh ohhhhhh…C’mon Troon….the line judge has spoken. lol Seems he’s found “fault” and doesn’t “love” our little “volley” of jokes.
But, Confucius DID say: “He who take swing at tennis player should beware of follow through.”
So, I guess that should “serve” as our warning. Time to cut it “out”.
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: magical punk (Marh 22, 6:07PM)
But, you dogsbody, I’m the tennis player, not you. Confucius was right. Take a swing at a tennis player and look out for his follow-through! The ball is in your court, you buffoon!
A pleasure as always.
Cheerio!
With Crappy Tire just down the road, go buy a ball of string and string it across. Geeeezzz…some people just don’t know how to improvise! I know mommy and daddy’s house had all the amenities you needed to grow to be such a pompous ass, but clearly they gave you no room for using your imagination.
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: I-Man (March 23, 7:20AM)
Magical Punk, are you going to let I-Man call you a “pompous ass?”
A pleasure as always.
Cheerio!
Aww.. I think Monsieur gave my first joke a “love”.
or get a pack of trunk bungees and string em all together.
it’d be easier to see if it goes over or under since they’re thicker.
ghetto fabulous tennis.
lol…well well…It appears MMan can make a funny too! Welcome to the club, MMan. Glad to see you brought your sense of humour!
As was clearly demonstrated in my previous post (Mar 22 6:07pm), I think you’ll find that I have an ABUNDANCE of room for using my imagination. (I would think that would’ve been quite clear, what with my clever, masterful and, dare I say, genius use of tennis-themed puns.) So, as you can see, I couldn’t possibly have been the person that I-Man was referring to as the “pompous ass”…..that, and the fact that I am not the original bitcher. I can’t stand tennis and the LAST thing I would be doing on a gloriously warm and sunny day is to go looking for a match on a downtown court, let alone bitching about a lack of a suitable net. But, to each their own.
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: troondon formosus (March 23, 9:31AM)
I’m afraid so Troon, but things are different over on “Halifax – Potential Lost.”
Check it out. I just finished it. Another triumph!
: magical punk (9:53AM)
Well, I don’t know, Punk, you sound like a “pompous ass” to me. Are you in the “club?” Does it have a back door?
A pleasure as always.
Cheerio!
So OB, how’s the game today?
Seriously, if you can’t practice or have a fun game without a net…you really must suck.
Lolz – The Waegwoltic Club, “I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member.”