Not All Bandits Have One Arm

Thevictorians went to the casino on Thursday. Only one was victorious. That was Hick, who left with a $400 profit! Part of it came after lunch, on this machine:

Looks like it was a $200 jackpot on a 70 cent bet. Good for Hick! The Pony and I were losers, but not bad losers. We still left with our shirts, but with sleeves ripped off like my lead-mining, hog-raising, hobby-farming grandpa in late July. I lost 1/3 of my casino bankroll, and am not upset. I only take what I'm willing to part with. And last time (in February) I made a good profit. The Pony lost a little less than I did. We all had a good time.

Of course we looked forward to eating lunch there. Even though I consider it a waste of an hour that I could be losing actively gambling on the casino floor. 

Hick had his usual cheeseburger and onion rings.

Pardon his leathery, arthritic hand. And the fact that he couldn't wait until The Pony took a picture to take a bite of the burger, and devour an onion ring.

The Pony had a salad with Cajun Ranch dressing on the side.

That's half my fries that I donated to The Pony. And the unwanted tomatoes from the salad that The Pony donated to me.

I had the grilled chicken sandwich. About which I have a bone to pick!

Here it is, opened up to show the innards. I declined the cheese and lettuce that came with it. So there's tomato and onion and pickles. Plus the remoulade sauce that was just right. You can see a bit on the chicken, and peeping through the holes in the tomato.

Here's the thing. That chicken sandwich is $14. Without the fries or soda. I like the grilled chicken sandwich, and chose it over the fried chicken sandwich, which "only" costs $12. To the best I can figure, the difference is that the grilled chicken sandwich includes bacon. Do you see any bacon on my sandwich??? Nope. So I was charged two extra dollars for bacon I didn't get! Last time, my grilled chicken had two crisscrossed half-slices of bacon. So one actual slice. That cost me two dollars. But was better than getting NO BACON that also cost two dollars.

Not all bandits in a casino have one arm.