Weirdo Trap in the Casino

Let's be clear. Val did not SET a weirdo trap in the casino. Laws, NO! M-O-O-N. That spells "Val was almost trapped by a weirdo at the casino." Everybody knows that. Especially Tom Cullen. [If you're not a Stephen King fan, you might not get it.]

I was at my favorite slot machine, the Wonder 4 Tower, playing away with abandon, hitting Tower bonuses several times. That's not common. What IS common is that I didn't win much on them. So no pictures. At least it's fun to have hope for a few minutes.

Anyhoo... I was sitting on my stool at that slot machine, which is on the end of a row. To my right, I saw a lady pushing an older man in a wheelchair. They moved to the row of slots that was to my right, and a bit behind me. "Oh, how sweet," I thought. "Taking that old man out to play slots."

Next thing I knew, the stool that had been at one of those slots was up against my right side! They're tall stools. The back of the chair was against my right hip-fat. If I gesticulated too wildly, my right elbow would hit that stool. You can't just scoot a casino stool out of your way. You can hardly push them back in with two hands once you have arisen. They are HEAVY! They don't scoot. 

The Pony came up to tell me it was almost time to meet Hick for lunch.

"Looks like I'll be getting up to my left!"

"Yeah. I would say so."

Seriously. That woman did not have to put the unwanted stool right up against me! That's is weirdo's work right there!

Speaking of lunch...

I tried the chicken tenders. In the past, when The Pony had them, the chicken tenders looked just like the Dairy Queen version. Flat, with extra-hard crunchy batter. This time, they were juicy strips of white-meat chicken, with just the right amount of batter. I chose the BBQ sauce for dipping. Shh... don't tell my sister the ex-mayor's wife! Although I had enough that she could have shared it with me. Notice that my combo came with my chicken perched atop a bed of fries. 

In true Val-discriminating fashion, The Pony's combo came with a separate cardboard box of fries!

At least it wasn't full to the top, like they used to give Hick, the payer of the bill.

There's The Pony's main course (and Hick's arm). It was a Catfish Po' Boy. The Pony was both excited and disappointed. He could not pick up the sandwich to eat it! Too much stuffing! So he had to use a plastic knife and fork. Also, the bread was cold. But he DID like the taste. I think that's remoulade sauce drizzled over it.

I didn't take a picture of Hick's food, because he got the Chicken Tenders with BBQ sauce, same as I did. But he DID treat himself to a piece of pie:

That is Cookies & Cream Pie. This slice is twice the size of what they've been serving lately, although it's the regular size they used to give out.

As for the gambling... you might notice that there are no slot pictures. That's because nobody got a big winner. My most successful time was after lunch, when I played Horses of Helios until it was time to leave. I won some money back. In fact, I left with a grand profit of $1.08. I'm happy with that!

The Pony left with money, but also left some there, losing about 1/3 of his bankroll. Hick was the winner of the day! Took home a $72 profit! That's unusual for Hick.

Not sure when we're going back. That $1.08 will be burning a hole in my gambling purse.