GeekForce

Ok, so what is the deal with bumpers and bowling? We tried to go bowling on Sunday, and our favorite bowling alley, Tropicana, was closed for a private party. No problem, we went to another bowling alley, and asked for bumpers, since we all suck horribly at bowling and having bumpers is the only way that we can all enjoy the game without sinking gutterballs.
The first place would only give us bumpers for the kids, the adults needed to have their own lane.
“That sucks.”, to quote my daughter.
The next place we went only had bumpers for kids under 8, and wouldn’t give us a lane with bumpers. What? I tried to explain that we just wanted to throw a ball at some pins and weren’t good enough bowlers to enjoy the game without bumpers. No dice.
Is it that tough to set up bumpers?