The Threat Meter exists to tell you the current state of the billiards industry. Depending on what’s going on with mainstream coverage, business and sales or people like Kevin Trudeau coming in to kick the industry in the junk, you’ll see shifts in the Theat-o-Meter.
Extreme:
When the industry is in really bad shape or if there is a catastrophic event, you’ll see the Threat-o-Meter hit red. This almost never happens, so short of The Riv and the Splash Bar getting sucked back into the 3rd circle of Hell from where it was spawned, you’ll pretty much never see it hit red.
High:
If things are bad, sales are down and a KT-like snake oil salesman is on the prowl to kick our happy little industry in the junk while we’re down. Any sort of event like that, and we’re in Orange people.
Medium:
This are moving in the right direction. Sales are improving, businesses are bitching less about the industry and there’s a general feel in the air that just maybe the billiards sky isn’t falling.
Low:
Business is booming. New pool halls are opening instead of closing. The industry is getting major play in the mainstream. Remember how it was when The Color of Money hit? Yeah, that was the last time we were in the green. It’s gonna take something huge to get to the mythical green level folks.
