Making sense of those intercom messages at the lanes
We’ve all been at the bowling alley when we need assistance. A pin needs to be reset or removed. Your ball does not return. It could be any number of reasons, but we need help, so we call the person at the desk. They, in turn, get on the intercom and call back to the worker behind the scenes. Bowlers can hear the words being called back even though we may not understand bowling center lingo. A deck jam on 10. Lane 12 is not receiving. Out of range on 16. I admit I have heard all of these sayings. I will also admit that until recently these phrases were a bit Grecian to me. All right, let’s hold off on the formula jokes here. I didn’t know what all the terms meant, but then I didn’t need to. Lift up the phone at Heritage Lanes and you can tell the desk that something isn’t working. They’ll figure it out. Sure, some of the long-time bowlers can tell the desk exactly what is wrong. I guess I didn’t see a need for being specific. That changed last bowling season.
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