Can Val catch a break, please? After all the preparations for Thanksgiving dinner, with the shopping and the cooking and the taxi-ing The Pony here for help, and the cleanup, and the leftover-storing, and leftover-warming, and let's not forget all that DISHWASHING with no dishwasher... you'd think that maybe Val might be rewarded with AT LEAST her usual return on her scratcher tickets.
BUT NO!
For two days, I've been on a losing streak! LOSING! More than normal losing. On Friday, I won NOTHING! A shut-out! That has not happened for over a year. Saturday was snowy and rainy and freezing, so I stayed home. I had seen the forecast, and had saved some of Friday's scratchers for that day. Also, Hick agreed to bring me six tickets that I specifically requested, and paid for. Only three winners from that day. Not even my usual minimum win percentage.
This is Sunday. I'm going to town. The snow has melted. Sunny for now. Windy and cold. Surely it's time for a big winner. Right? I've even upped The Universe's indebtedness by spending a half hour of my valuable time writing checks for Hick's business taxes and business license. Plus filling out the annoying forms.
I'm not asking for the moon. Just a decent percentage of money back for my scratcher allowance. I wouldn't turn down a big winner, of course. I only want The Universe to be fair.
I guess this is why it's called gambling. Not winning.
Oh no! I hope the win streak resumes soon. Meanwhile, I could use one of your breakfast burritos today! :')
ReplyDeleteI'm back! Last night I won $65. Not a fortune, but not a shut-out!
DeleteI cut the rest of the turkey off the bone this morning, and froze it for a future turkey pot pie. I saved enough to make a Thanksgiving burrito for my supper tonight, with the rest of the 7 Layer Salad. Hick is going to an auction, so won't be jealous of my feast!
I read this after my first comment and I immediately thought of you.
ReplyDeletehttps://people.com/man-wins-big-in-lottery-after-finding-ticket-left-on-store-counter-11859151
He must have been meant to win that money. That said, I don't tempt The Universe. If a clerk gives me the wrong ticket, I take it anyway, even if I have to dig real money out of my pocket. You never know why such an "error" could have happened. If somebody else has refused a ticket I want, the clerk usually asks if I'll take that one, since it's already been torn off. I always do.
DeleteI am relieved to know you are resuming the ticket purchases. Now you just need to start talking about your coin finds! Then I know you are really Val.
ReplyDeleteMaybe I'm an imposter! I never stopped ticket purchases, but I did stop looking for coins a couple years ago.
DeleteI have sent Winner vibes.
ReplyDeleteThanks! I think it worked. I just finished scratching today's tickets, and I won $35.
DeleteLosing? Welcome to my world. I know you won't be happy here so we can just hug and then I'll let you go back to your world.
ReplyDeleteHeh, heh! It was an okay adventure, but I wouldn't want to prolong it! Makes me appreciate my usual status.
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