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snowybirdie

(5,812 posts)

4. I can't play

Reply to brush (Reply #2)

Sat Jul 29, 2023, 11:34 AM

Jul 2023

But I see my grandson and his young professional friends playing in a major city. I see my son in law playing with his middle aged friends in a suburban park district, and I see my neighbors here in our retirement community in Florida ripping out our tennis courts and replacing them with pickleball courts. Very popular and growing for all ages. Exercise good for all.

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I can't believe ESPN is televising a Pickleball tournament. [View all] brush Jul 2023 OP

It's taking the nation by storm. jimfields33 Jul 2023 #1

I keep hearing about it. I still can't take it seriously. brush Jul 2023 #2

I don't know about watching. I've played a handful of times. jimfields33 Jul 2023 #3

I can't play snowybirdie Jul 2023 #4

It's a slow time of the year for sports Clash City Rocker Jul 2023 #5

Oh, I hadn't thought of that. No basketball, no football yet... brush Jul 2023 #6

Yeah, weird but true Clash City Rocker Jul 2023 #7

Well, that guy is really good at skipping rocks. brush Jul 2023 #8

There is Canadian football - they are in mid season already rurallib Jul 2023 #11

Tried To Watch A CFL Game Last Night ProfessorGAC Jul 2023 #13

Neither game was much either. Both pretty much runaways rurallib Jul 2023 #14

Yeah, What's Up With Edmonton? ProfessorGAC Jul 2023 #15

Booed off the field by their own fans at he end of the game rurallib Jul 2023 #16

Remember The Famous Robinson Quote About The Bucs ProfessorGAC Jul 2023 #17

yeah - I was thinking of that when I replied earlier rurallib Jul 2023 #18

Even baseball is very hard to find on tv... madinmaryland Jul 2023 #12

I guess you get one team in your area if you have cable or are streaming rurallib Jul 2023 #19

Invented in 1965 FemDemERA Jul 2023 #9

CBS just ended a Formula E race broadcast House of Roberts Jul 2023 #10