Every Friday (again that would be my "Sunday"), they have a special for their slot club members. Sometimes, it is free money. "Free money? You must be joking! This Vegas truly is a paradise." Yes, Casinos care deeply about people and show it by having members put a hand in a barrel to reveal their prize. The two times that I have gone, I have gotten $3 both times!!!! The joke is on them though. I got my money and left, Ha! Apparently, you can draw a card that let's you spin the "Wheel of Cash". On the "Wheel of Cash", there are prizes ranging from $10 to $1,000. Someday, I'll get it. In the meantime, I will collect my $3 and run, Ha!
Today, however, was not a free money day. Among the choices today, I could get a paper-thin beach towel that says "Station Casinos" on it. The lady behind the counter said, "It folds up, kind of, with a string." ...A folding towel??? Sounded too complicated to me. I passed on that, hoping for something simple.
They had "Station Casino" sandals. They were the height of fashion in black rubber. "They come in size 8 and size 10". I glanced around at the people behind me. Oddly enough, I think that everyone there was of two uniform sizes. Women wore 8's and men wore 10's. I felt like the giant fool that stumbled into the isolated land of the pygmies. In any case, I could not use a pair of pygmy sandals.
There was a metal "Station Casinos" coffee cup. I don't think that metal is the best material for holding a hot beverage. High quality sauce pans avoid metal handles for a reason. Drinking from a metal coffee cup is asking for multiple burns on your lips. Sure metal coffee cups make a statement, but I don't want the statement to be "the person drinking is a stupid fool".
They had a spice shaker. This was by far the most hideous spice shaker I have ever seen. It is what I ended up getting though. It is made from a light-weight ceramic. It has a handle and is poorly painted. The body of the shaker is painted in three horizontal stripes. The bottom color is a pale yellow. The middle color is green with brown polka dots. The top stripe is the most hideous of all consisting of vertical stripes and "x"s painted sloppily in clashing green, ocre, brown and orange. The shaker also came with a plate to rest on. After all, everyone knows that a shaker must have a plate. That's what makes it so fancy. The plate is of a similar design, but in the center of the plate is a hot pepper. Why did I get this? Well, everyone needs a spice shaker with a fancy plate, I guess. I should have gotten the "kind of" folding towel.
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 | OK, this all begs the question ... are you a *slot* player? Isn't that, like, the worst odds you can get in a casino? And do you ever play in Slot Tournaments, because I find the concept of a slot tournament amazingly ridiculous. "Let's all pull the handles really FAST!" In my gambling news, I won $30 in an online Hold Em tournament last night and $25 in an online Hold 'Em tournament this morning. Now I'm going to play the "Lucky Dollar" tournament, in which you are given the opportunity to buy in for one slim dollar and get the chance to win many exciting prizes. I was also really thinking of a road trip next week after my "last day." Burning Man was calling my name. But I'd have to win a lot more tournaments to afford that. Do you know tickets are like $350????? Also my car is a broken down wreck. I know this post is rambling and disjointed, but I had a grilled tuna and cheese sandwich for breakfast, and that's just how it goes. M (Reply to this) (Thread) |
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| Really, I don't gamble at all. When I do, I mostly play slots. Yes, the odds are horrible, but when you are paying pennies, who cares? Yep, I play penny slots. As for table games, I play Paigow Poker, because it goes sooooo slow. You know, Vegas is a little known vacation spot and we have an extra room. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread) |
| Well, I *have* been thinking about a vision quest, and what better place to see visions than Las Vegas? My mom has offered to take the Daughter, and the Husband could keep himself happily amused with his computer. The only question is ... would the car make it? We'll see how footloose and fancy free I'm feeling on Friday. M |
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