My Wed nite league starts Aug 22nd ...... The LAST thing I want to do in August is be inside a bowling alley.  34 weeks -- UGH.  After 30 years of this stuff, I'm almost ready to hang it up.  The issue is, once it gets cold, dark and nasty outside I will miss it.

Why can leagues start when we roll the clocks back and end when we roll them forward -- that would be perfect. 

At the end of last season I had pretty much decided I was done. After battling wrist issues for the last two years and bowling in a league that started at 7:30 and got done around 10:20 I felt worn down. I have bowled in leagues for 46 years, since I was 15 and loved every minute of it. As soon as league night was over I couldn't wait until next week. But, this past year had taken it's toll. On the final night of our league tournament I tried an older 14lb ball and boy what a difference. Practiced a couple of times and decided to make a bold change. I sold every 15lb ball I had and bought two new 14s and now have a decent 3 ball arsenal. I can't wait for league to start. They are going to discuss an earlier start time at our meeting but I'm not hopeful about having that happen and getting done earlier. Plus, we had a helluva time having 5 bowlers every week. That has to change or I'll be bowling on a different team next year.

My Wed nite league starts Aug 22nd ...... The LAST thing I want to do in August is be inside a bowling alley.  34 weeks -- UGH.  After 30 years of this stuff, I'm almost ready to hang it up.  The issue is, once it gets cold, dark and nasty outside I will miss it.

Why can leagues start when we roll the clocks back and end when we roll them forward -- that would be perfect. 

That would be the 21st when your league starts. We start the same night for 33 weeks!

We are 1/3 of the way through our season and I'm jumping ship at the end of August.  Our high school season matches (I'm a coach) is at the same time as my league nights, so I will be missing 3 months of bowling that I would have to pay for and have a sub bowl for free. In mid-November, I'm getting a work promotion, so I don't know what my schedule will be, so I found a replacement, and I'm out. 

I really haven't been having much fun due to recovering from hand surgery, and team mates showing up late all the time (for stupid reasons) and dragging *ss all night, holding everyone up and finishing late.  I need a break, and when everything settles down, maybe I can join another league.