Jim Banister

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[Jim Banister @cumulusguy]

Now this is something I'd pay to see.

Just call the live-action "Pooh" with @jackblack as the Bear, Christopher Walken as Christopher Robbin, and Will Farrell as Eeyore. Who would you cast?

[Jim Banister @cumulusguy]

I will *never* buy another @GoPro. Their cameras frequently/unceremoniously overheat, and fail repeatedly when trying to connect to them using their *own* software to control from my iPhone. GoPro used to be great. Now I'm fully @DJIGlobal. And angry about having to switch 🤷🏽

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Paying 50 bucks for the *privilege* of waiting 25 minutes for what used to be a 25 dollar cab ride. i hate #Uber . and i reserve that word for only authentic vitriol

[Jim Banister @cumulusguy]

@Uber We hope you die (as a company) and sent to hell like the last scene in the move "Carrie". We moved countries & my partner no longer has access to her phone or cc you require for changing her account. That we cannot speak to a human is ef'd up. Forcing us to go to Lyft. 😡

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@pennymac wtf? I’ve tried for many weeks now to recast my loan (pay down the principle to reduce the monthly payment). No joy. They just say “send the money and it’ll all be good— trust us”. Nonsense. I need pre-documentation just like I would get for a refi or new loan. Help!

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PART 10
I paid him the full $60 that was recommended by the staff before the round. He did his best with his level of understanding and training. It's leadership who is accountable for how he failed on this day.
The only black spot on an otherwise amazing Pinehurst experience.

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*CADDIES at @PinehurstResort ?*
PART 1
I hired a caddy for my first day there playing #8. It was a waste of my money, and I would have scored better and had less anxiety without him.

HOW does one "qualify" to be a caddy? Requirements? How do *they* know what looks good?

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PART 9
FWIW -- I do not blame the young man, so expect @PinehurstResort not to either. They are accountable for the proper training of a service worker, ESPECIALLY a caddy at such a tony and expensive Mecca of Golf.

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PART 8
I shot two strokes BETTER on #7 (a higher Slope course) the next day without a caddy using the cart digital system and TheGrint, and my own good sense, and feel I would have shot far better on #8 and had less anxiety if I'd forgone the caddy.

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PART 7
I finally did an intervention after hole 7 and observed to him that he "didn't seem into it" and told him I felt he was not helping me and offered him the chance to bail at the turn if he didn't feel comfortable or whatever. He improved some but still was untrained.

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PART 6
He wasn't taking care of my clubs, wasn't speaking to course complexity, wasn't particularly good at reading the greens (any better than my reads, anyway... and I silently overruled him a couple of times to my advantage).

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PART 5
He spent the first 7 holes chatting with the other players, standing on the tee box as others hit advising/watching them, etc, instead of prepping me and my clubs. I didn't know the other players (they were lovely people fwiw). I was randomly paired up with them.

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PART 4
I triple-bogeyed the first hole due to course management (not bad shots in this particular case) that I expected my caddy to counsel me on. Nothing. Alas, that set the tone for the round.

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PART 3
I would expect an experienced service worker would know how to set boundaries and do their job while being mutually friendly. i.e. I don't treat service workers as underlings, and at the same time, it is a transactional relationship where there is expected value for value

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PART 2
He was a sweet kid. Alas, very poorly trained.
For $140 I would have expected a bit of course wisdom and attention, not someone to ride in the cart and be my bro.

Perhaps I was over-friendly at the outset and set the wrong tone for the day? Dunno.

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ALWAYS BETTER. NEVER BEST. A simple practice for #golf improvement. https://t.co/0qOjfriBu9 via @YouTube

[Jim Banister @cumulusguy]

A Tale of Two Nines: A Radical #golf Reversal on Day #4 of the Search for my Swing Tour... https://t.co/0gL4ADikfZ via @YouTube

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NEW FIRST: 2 BIRDIES IN-A-ROW in my journey to par #golf ! https://t.co/4KyuwK3o1U via @YouTube

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MY FIRST EAGLE on my Journey to Par #golf Memorable. https://t.co/WNeGdjoXoS via @YouTube

[Jim Banister @cumulusguy]

Birdie Number 5 on my Journey to Par #golf https://t.co/XaI6PMaGzQ via @YouTube