The Bus Company combined 2 buses into one as it’s a light day for action. We flew down the Shore on the Garden state- The movie was “The Blind Side” which was better the second time around. I saw it first on an airplane- this time it was way more moving.
I had whipped up some reddish lucky glitter care of Bigfus; special for Christmas..Bring on the luck!
Land 12:20pm
AC was as empty as I’ve seen it—at Bally’s and Taj; we were the only bus- wheee!!!
As odd as it felt,
I got my $30.00 Bally’s voucher when we landed, zipped up against the cold and walked myself to The Outlets stores on a mission.
I got 2 pairs of Sketcher shoes discounted and the second pair ½ off. The clerk could not be more helpful. It’s such a pleasure to see someone give it their all at their job. I was even more pleased to see she took off the ½ off on the more expensive pair of shoes. Isn't that unusual?
2 pairs of Sketchers for $84.92. This is a total score as they are over $100.00 each at the store in Union Sq. by work and online.
You want the Shape-ups, not anything else. I can walk for hours w/ the Shape-ups!.
Mission accomplished
I basked in the winter sunshine as I power-walked back to the casinos. Some stores had signs saying 70% off.
It’s 1:30
I called and met up w/ Stu of Stu & Lou by the dollar progressive—I was jonesin’ to play but after Stu got up to hug me he says “Don’t get comfy, we’re going to see the room.”
Found Louie at penny slots.
They were too late to cancel so they gave me the Bally’s room for my jacket and shoes while they stayed at Showboat. This is the height of decadence.
The Ocean view was a winner in room 3026 Tower. I have a keycard to prove it. I can always come here for coffee, TV and to nurse my wounds if the casino is rough on me .
2PM
Lou goes on to Showboat. Stu has business at Caesars picking up a $175.00 gift card. He turned that into a IPad at the Pier (adding more of his own money) If anyone wants to help him work it- please PM him)
Hoops2, you two should talk..
Stu mentioned Showboat DL is closed for renovations. My warning bell goes off…(yea.sure- they’re saving money) but I say nothing.
I spent $160.00 on dime Ultimate X losing until he showed back up and was happy to go back to Bally’s as he dropped the IPad off in the room so my shoes wouldn’t be lonely.
(I so just love that we has a Diamond room for storage. Tickles me to no end.)
We settle in the smoking dollar progressive and my $100.00 holds for a time but w/ no 4OAK it goes down the sink, we caught up on politics, his office, my office, life in general..Every time Stu stops to talk to me he rests his arm on the machine and it reverts to 1 coin-it confuses him
- he can be as blonde as me and I love it. LOL.
It relaxes me to be around a perfect non-perfect person who’s happy w/ himself. Acceptance is the key to happiness.
sidenote- Stu looks good in a plain white T-shirt..LMAO
3:30PM:
I try his boring JOB (threatening to kill myself or him if I get quad Aces) I don’t.
Try my /Flips bonus poker- a few full houses and 3OAKS but I am getting tapped out , the tummy hunger comes now.
Tell Stu,
- he has a date for Borgata buffet at 6:30 so I go up to the DL alone.
—sure enough/ Closed. I just knew it.
HET is saving money because it’s so empty here. Cheap bastids...
I shoot into to “6”/sit at the counter, order tomato Florentine soup w/lemon water. I power ate. It was $4.80, creamy, hot and hit the spot.
Burp.
Now, I’m pretty much down to bare bones. I have $140.00 left. Have to change things up.
Stu goes to play Craps- I find 2 STP machines but to play nickels or dimes, you have to play 10-play.
F.U Bally’s.
I take a deep breath and play triple-play quarters DDB.
It goes fast. I TITO @ $53.25 , moving to the second machine. I am alone on the aisle… a little old lady in all beige stands to my left shoulder, asks if she can watch.
I smile charitably and say SURE but you don’t want to play this unless you can practice a lot for free at home (or work).
Then she moves to my right side and asks me how much am I playing.
I say $4.50 a spin.
She says: oh MY!.
I say : You’re telling me.
She asks how that STP comes around.
I say “It’s random”
It’s my last hand.
I have $2.75 cents left in the machine......... but wait…!!!!!
I’m dealt 4 aces and a nine.
Holy guacamole~.
I hold the four aces and DRAW.
A 4 on the bottom line for 2,000
A king on the middle line 800
And an 5 on the top line 800!
WHOO-HOO!!
I make $900.00.
TITO for $902.75. I stand, announce to the lady(who's grinning at me): You’ll forgive me but this is a real good hit and I have to run so I can’t show you more.”
I swear she was an angel on my shoulder, a vision in beige. My Mom was a vision in beige at the end of her life...all light ```~~~~ tans and beiges hey--you don't think..., do you..?
I grab my card and book away from there. Thank you, Christmas angel-mom. Muah muah
I find Stu at the craps table and show him the ticket. We’re jumping up and down and hugging. The guy next to him said “I had no idea your wife was so pretty”
We both hear but ignore him.
The croupier takes my TITO and examines it. I am not so comfortable w/ him doing this. He holds it up to the light and says “I don’t see your phone number on here anywhere.”
Funny…now gimme my ticket.
Stu tells me to go straight to the cashier.
(ya think?) Yes, sirirBobs-yer-uncle
I am now ahead $340.00, plus I have all my money back.
I am happy but freaking out on the inside (I won!) so I go towards smoking section and slip a twenty in Stu’s boring JOB to smoke, calm down , sit and relive those dealt aces… any more kickers would have resulting in a W2G… I’m so thrilled!!! …and that old lady…where’d she come from? Thankyouthankyou.
Stu rubs my shoulder.
Hi, honey.
He made $50.00 at craps. We play slowly- he has to get to Showboat but indulges me by letting me drag him to the STP machine where my hit is still on there. Wow, how pretty are you? my sweet aces on DDBP.
I show Stu to the Diamond shuttle but it’s coming once an hour and Baby, it’s cold outside
I zip him up (his jacket I mean) and send him off to the Jitney.
5PM-
back to Caesars downstairs- all 3 Ultimate X’s are busy. I play on the other side on dime STP- losing $40.00, then another $20.00, switch to Joker Poker- get dealt 4 sixes- hit for 5OAK on the top line- up a hundred now.
5 waitresses pass me.
Hey, Can I get a cup of coffee?
No, I’m not your waitress/ yours will be right here.
I say: Boo-Hiss, No she won’t.
The guy next to me chuckles. Sure. His STP is going on every other hand. Not mine…
I get cranky when my caffeine levels go down.
I lose the hundred I won and finally get coffee- keep looking at my watch, my bus leaves at 6:20PM.. it’s finally 6.
I cash out for $79.20, go to “my room” clean up, gather my wits, organize, leave the boys a note and make my way to the bus.
The movie home was Steel Magnolias. There was very light traffic/ home in record time. a seat to myself (thank ya Jesus!)
I am ahead, w/ shoes and starving but oh so happy- Leave for Vegas in a few weeks….. Yay!!
I had whipped up some reddish lucky glitter care of Bigfus; special for Christmas..Bring on the luck!
Land 12:20pm
AC was as empty as I’ve seen it—at Bally’s and Taj; we were the only bus- wheee!!!
As odd as it felt,
I got my $30.00 Bally’s voucher when we landed, zipped up against the cold and walked myself to The Outlets stores on a mission.
I got 2 pairs of Sketcher shoes discounted and the second pair ½ off. The clerk could not be more helpful. It’s such a pleasure to see someone give it their all at their job. I was even more pleased to see she took off the ½ off on the more expensive pair of shoes. Isn't that unusual?
2 pairs of Sketchers for $84.92. This is a total score as they are over $100.00 each at the store in Union Sq. by work and online.
You want the Shape-ups, not anything else. I can walk for hours w/ the Shape-ups!.
Mission accomplished
I basked in the winter sunshine as I power-walked back to the casinos. Some stores had signs saying 70% off.
It’s 1:30
I called and met up w/ Stu of Stu & Lou by the dollar progressive—I was jonesin’ to play but after Stu got up to hug me he says “Don’t get comfy, we’re going to see the room.”
Found Louie at penny slots.
They were too late to cancel so they gave me the Bally’s room for my jacket and shoes while they stayed at Showboat. This is the height of decadence.
The Ocean view was a winner in room 3026 Tower. I have a keycard to prove it. I can always come here for coffee, TV and to nurse my wounds if the casino is rough on me .
2PM
Lou goes on to Showboat. Stu has business at Caesars picking up a $175.00 gift card. He turned that into a IPad at the Pier (adding more of his own money) If anyone wants to help him work it- please PM him)
Hoops2, you two should talk..
Stu mentioned Showboat DL is closed for renovations. My warning bell goes off…(yea.sure- they’re saving money) but I say nothing.
I spent $160.00 on dime Ultimate X losing until he showed back up and was happy to go back to Bally’s as he dropped the IPad off in the room so my shoes wouldn’t be lonely.
(I so just love that we has a Diamond room for storage. Tickles me to no end.)
We settle in the smoking dollar progressive and my $100.00 holds for a time but w/ no 4OAK it goes down the sink, we caught up on politics, his office, my office, life in general..Every time Stu stops to talk to me he rests his arm on the machine and it reverts to 1 coin-it confuses him
- he can be as blonde as me and I love it. LOL.
It relaxes me to be around a perfect non-perfect person who’s happy w/ himself. Acceptance is the key to happiness.
sidenote- Stu looks good in a plain white T-shirt..LMAO
3:30PM:
I try his boring JOB (threatening to kill myself or him if I get quad Aces) I don’t.
Try my /Flips bonus poker- a few full houses and 3OAKS but I am getting tapped out , the tummy hunger comes now.
Tell Stu,
- he has a date for Borgata buffet at 6:30 so I go up to the DL alone.
—sure enough/ Closed. I just knew it.
HET is saving money because it’s so empty here. Cheap bastids...
I shoot into to “6”/sit at the counter, order tomato Florentine soup w/lemon water. I power ate. It was $4.80, creamy, hot and hit the spot.
Burp.
Now, I’m pretty much down to bare bones. I have $140.00 left. Have to change things up.
Stu goes to play Craps- I find 2 STP machines but to play nickels or dimes, you have to play 10-play.
F.U Bally’s.
I take a deep breath and play triple-play quarters DDB.
It goes fast. I TITO @ $53.25 , moving to the second machine. I am alone on the aisle… a little old lady in all beige stands to my left shoulder, asks if she can watch.
I smile charitably and say SURE but you don’t want to play this unless you can practice a lot for free at home (or work).
Then she moves to my right side and asks me how much am I playing.
I say $4.50 a spin.
She says: oh MY!.
I say : You’re telling me.
She asks how that STP comes around.
I say “It’s random”
It’s my last hand.
I have $2.75 cents left in the machine......... but wait…!!!!!
I’m dealt 4 aces and a nine.
Holy guacamole~.
I hold the four aces and DRAW.
A 4 on the bottom line for 2,000
A king on the middle line 800
And an 5 on the top line 800!
WHOO-HOO!!
I make $900.00.
TITO for $902.75. I stand, announce to the lady(who's grinning at me): You’ll forgive me but this is a real good hit and I have to run so I can’t show you more.”
I swear she was an angel on my shoulder, a vision in beige. My Mom was a vision in beige at the end of her life...all light ```~~~~ tans and beiges hey--you don't think..., do you..?
I grab my card and book away from there. Thank you, Christmas angel-mom. Muah muah
I find Stu at the craps table and show him the ticket. We’re jumping up and down and hugging. The guy next to him said “I had no idea your wife was so pretty”
We both hear but ignore him.
The croupier takes my TITO and examines it. I am not so comfortable w/ him doing this. He holds it up to the light and says “I don’t see your phone number on here anywhere.”
Funny…now gimme my ticket.
Stu tells me to go straight to the cashier.
(ya think?) Yes, sirirBobs-yer-uncle
I am now ahead $340.00, plus I have all my money back.
I am happy but freaking out on the inside (I won!) so I go towards smoking section and slip a twenty in Stu’s boring JOB to smoke, calm down , sit and relive those dealt aces… any more kickers would have resulting in a W2G… I’m so thrilled!!! …and that old lady…where’d she come from? Thankyouthankyou.
Stu rubs my shoulder.
Hi, honey.
He made $50.00 at craps. We play slowly- he has to get to Showboat but indulges me by letting me drag him to the STP machine where my hit is still on there. Wow, how pretty are you? my sweet aces on DDBP.
I show Stu to the Diamond shuttle but it’s coming once an hour and Baby, it’s cold outside
I zip him up (his jacket I mean) and send him off to the Jitney.
5PM-
back to Caesars downstairs- all 3 Ultimate X’s are busy. I play on the other side on dime STP- losing $40.00, then another $20.00, switch to Joker Poker- get dealt 4 sixes- hit for 5OAK on the top line- up a hundred now.
5 waitresses pass me.
Hey, Can I get a cup of coffee?
No, I’m not your waitress/ yours will be right here.
I say: Boo-Hiss, No she won’t.
The guy next to me chuckles. Sure. His STP is going on every other hand. Not mine…
I get cranky when my caffeine levels go down.
I lose the hundred I won and finally get coffee- keep looking at my watch, my bus leaves at 6:20PM.. it’s finally 6.
I cash out for $79.20, go to “my room” clean up, gather my wits, organize, leave the boys a note and make my way to the bus.
The movie home was Steel Magnolias. There was very light traffic/ home in record time. a seat to myself (thank ya Jesus!)
I am ahead, w/ shoes and starving but oh so happy- Leave for Vegas in a few weeks….. Yay!!
