I Quit!

It is about 9:30 and the weather man says it is 7 degrees. What's up with that? Anybody in the South wanna trade places for a while? So anyway, I went to Bingo last night. Yes I gave in and allowed my brother to convince me its OK to go out in the freezing cold to make dots on paper with a marker.

So we pull in the parking lot and I tell my brother that it looks empty. We walked in, and yup, E-M-P-T-Y! Where you want to sit? Pick a seat, there's many to choose from! Man, no one was in there. (look at the pic and you will see it looks like I am there all by myself!) Then the guy announces that because of the small amount of people in attendance, the pot will be 1/2 the normal amount. He says there are about 90 people in there. GREAT! I come out in this bone shivering weather, when I could be home playing my PS2 just to find out that if I win anything it will be 1/2 of what I could have won?!?!

I'm not happy. Well, anyway, the games begin and the silence comes. Not that it wasn't already quiet from the small amount of people in there. 1st game begins and 3 minutes later, Bingo! Bingo! Bingo! Bingo! LOL I swear half the crowd was yelling Bingo! Come on! All of you have Bingo??? So yeah, they all get verified and all have to split the pot that was already split. $5 for you. $5 for you. $5 for you. And $5 for you. LOL

Every game was like that. Everyone was yelling Bingo at one point or another, except us! I'm like what is going on? I am now convinced it is a conspiracy. Why is everyone winning but me? I have one board that I only marked one time during the whole game. And that one spot was the free play spot in the middle of the board! I leaned over the table to my brother and spoke to him thru my teeth. You know how you get mad and don't move your lips when you're talking? I said, "I am NOT coming back here again!" Of course he laughed, but I am serious man. I quit. I can deal with the Bingo scene man. Well, maybe not at that location. LOL

We need a new spot. It's obvious they don't want me to win there. Call me paranoid if you want, but I know what it is. I am a newbie. I didn't have the dabber ink under my finger nails. So they KNEW I was not an experienced Bingoer. OK. That's cool. I'm going to the Dollar General this weekend and I'm buying some of them cheap bingo games. I'm going to lock myself in the room for a few hours and practice. I'm going to get the eye of the Bingo Tiger! Then I'm going to go back and guess what!? It's on! And I better not leave there without winning.

Don't worry, I'll keep you all posted. :-) Seriously, if you are a Bingoer, please do not get upset with me. I am only kidding. Don't take it personal. Truth be told, it is a fun time and I see myself getting addicted. LOL. A friend of mine already offered to school me on the Bingo computer. Uh oh. You better watch out!!! If I get that down, it is on.

Have a good weekend. Peace.

B-I-N-G-O

Anyone ever play Bingo? My brother is trying to get me to go. Tonight is a rare night for me. I have nothing to do. I could play my PS2 for a little bit, read a good book, and go to bed at a decent time tonight. But then again, the last time I went to Bingo with my brother, I had a great time. Actually I have gone 3 times in my life, all with him, and I had a ball each time.

To be honest, I always thought Bingo was for old people. You know walkers, canes, and wheelchairs lined up against the walls. Home Health Aid standing behind the elderly like porters, waiting for them to say they have to use the bathroom or that they soiled their pants. Old man raising his shaking hand all slow to yell "BINGO" as loud as he can but it ends up sounding like a whisper. You know what I am talking about. But its not like that at all! I mean yeah, there are some old folks in there, but its nice. People of all ages are in there trying to win money.. And the competition is fierce. HA! It'll be very noisy in there while folks are coming in, but once the games begin....oh man, when the games begin! You hardly hear a peep.

And when they get to the last game...It's on! If they turned off the lights you'd swear you were in there by yourself. No body says a word! At all!

I know I should be in there trying to DAB (all the Bingo goers out there know what I am talking about), but I can't help but to check out the scene behind the scene. Is there a such thing as a Professional Bingoer? If not, there should be. I see people in there with Bingo machines, some have 2-4 boards playing them at the same time. I have a hard enough time keeping up with the one board I get. Maybe if I pay attention it won't be so hard. LOL.
But what I'm going to do, if I go, is take some pictures and hopefully blog about it this weekend so you will know how it went. Who knows, I may win some money!

Wish me luck!