The Pony sent me a picture on Saturday afternoon, the day he returned to work after two days off, and his big jackpot at the casino.
"I'd get a lottery ticket if my plans weren't to go home, take a very cold shower, and crash because of this heat."
"Oh my gosh! That's retroactive casino luck! Want me to get you a ticket when I go to town?"
"Yeah. Are those $10 tickets with the 7 still a thing? One of those would probably be the best bet."
"Yes. With the flames? I'll get you a $10 sevens ticket. Symbolic for the flaming heat?"
"And, yknow, 7s."
DUH. Sometimes Val can be so dense! FYI, many casinos list their address as '777' something boulevard. Lucky sevens. Like the lyric in the Alabama song Dixieland Delight: "Lucky as a seven..."
This picture was from a Metris van, not an LLV (Long Life Vehicle). The Pony said they got in a bunch of the Metris vans recently. Hopefully to replace some LLVs! Anyhoo... that was 777 actual miles on it when he took that picture around 3:00 on Saturday. Here's a YouTube video of the USPS Metris from 2020, if you're interested in a tour inside and out. It's 6 minutes long.
Anyhoo... I got that ticket for The Pony. He just scratched it when he came out yesterday. LOSER! Oh, and he showed me another picture from a work vehicle:
"That's what the previous driver left for me! An apple core! It's so desiccated that it has almost disappeared. I'm not touching that thing!"
"Is that on the floor?"
"NO! It's in the little cubby thing on the dash!"
Again, this was in a Metris, not an LLV (Long Life Vehicle). Heh, heh. That apple core would probably be the nicest and newest thing found inside an LLV. Almost like a decoration.
Poor Pony. He's not lucky as a seven anymore.
If that picture was taken at 11:11 I would invest.
ReplyDeleteIf it was taken at 11:11, maybe that ticket would have been a winner.
DeleteI did not get the triple 7 until you explained it. I know nothing of gambling and have never been to a casino, but I am learning from you! It is so far to a casino. Maybe I will know something by the time I get to one...lol.
ReplyDeleteHeh, heh! I gamble so other people don't have to. I'm selfless like that!
DeleteLike they say, You can't win 'em all. I would wrap my hand in a paper bag and clean away that apple core and the other crumbs.
ReplyDeleteYou can lead The Pony to a paper bag, but you can't make him put his hand in it and pick up somebody else's apple core!
DeleteMaybe a trip through a car wash with a vacuum could eliminate the debris. Is that even allowed?
ReplyDeleteI don't think that's allowed on-the-clock. They have a monitor thingy that reports speed and how long they're stopped, and probably has GPS capabilities to show if they veered off their route.
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