That is one lucky laneman...

He would've been in a world of hurt hadn't I stopped myself from bowling my turn.

You can see him standing on lane 21 (backlight is off) at the beginning of this clip, and he crosses over the lane I was about to bowl on at 0:20. The funny thing is that he told the people on the pair to the right of us to stop bowling because he was going to the pinsetters, but he didn't bother to tell us.

This was recorded on 3/23/08.

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• bowling
• mishap
• funny
• lucky
• laneman

[benfour44]

start the vid and pause at 0:01

u just saw the cover of the pit close because it was out

lol XD

[NipkowDisk]

What the "pinchaser"/"mechanic" just did there was one of the cardinal transgressions of lane mechanics: you never, never, NEVER walk in front of a pin deck with the deck lights on and/or the sweep not lowered!!!

[SmithAbbott]

look at 21

[thiswilldoblue]

Any mechanic who does that needs a bit of 're-training' which is being polite for a rollocking. Does not look very nice up front or for the people on that lane who have paid good money to bowl at ten pins...not moving targets.

[murray1069]

I would have hit ur stupid ass with a 20 mph spare ball shot...And then YOU would have the serous problem numb nutts!!!

[BowlerScott]

if you're the mechanic, you sound like an idiot... it would have been 100% your fault if you got hit. End of story. And I have no clue what the second part of your comment meant... But the only problems you'd be having is a couple of broken legs.

[xbguy87]

i yet to be hit by a ball when walking on the lane... any mechanic will tell you "if you hit me, were going to have serious problems!!!" btw... its just carry down on the lane... not a big deal

[CoderjoeIsTaken]

Obviously this one didn't, or didn't see the guy on the approach preparing to deliver a ball.

[BowlerScott]

How unprofessional of a mechanic... He shouldn't have walked on lanes that were being used at the time.  I'd have thrown it. Haha:) not really, but still...

[ke3wh]

Set up?