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The flight to Vegas left on time more or less and I’m writing this at 33,194 feet and 7 inches above terra firma. On the Bonebook. Next stop Vegas!
And of course, I will see if I can actually play a movie on this thing when it counts.
Ah flying. It’s so wonderful. You know how there are some things that you experience flying that you just don’t get anywhere else?
There’s that particular smell when they start heating up the for purchase meals… it smells like steamed cheese with an undertown of armpit. Absolute nasal elixir magic!
The Bonebook allowed me to watch my videos no problem. Well, the Arc Welder - VLC solution was a tad finicky, but for the most part, I was able to enjoy some of my traditional airline crash investigation shows. I get bizarre pleasure out of taunting certain death this way.
The flight was pleasant enough, but long. However, we landed on time and the limo was waiting. The bags came out pretty promptly and I would say that everything about this trip ran smooth as silk. It's about time!
Hello Las Vegas!!! |
Time to hit the casino! And we did. We played in the now redone alcove at first, trying various parlays. Generally not much was happening for me. We moved to some slant-tops and the Quad Queen was first on the board with, well, a Quad.
And I broke the ice too. We were playing a lot of 50 cent video poker, looking to parlay up to dollars and beyond. But not much of that was happening.
After an hour or so we ate some dinner at the coffee shop. I had a very respectable Ruben. It was so respectable, that I often referred to it as 'Mr. Ruben Sandwich'. The Quad Queen had the prime rib special, which was odd - it was two thinly sliced pieces instead of one thick slice. But she said it was tasty and that's all that mattered - never mind that it was the dregs of a prime rib, perhaps the sub-prime rib?...
Respectable Mr. Ruben Sandwich |
At one point, in some frustration, I played two hands of $2 video poker. Ten bucks a throw. Got nothing. In went another twenty and back to 50 cent Bonus. A little while in, I held three to a Royal and drew.
"Got it."
The music started and I'd nailed it. My first Royal Flush of 2015, and my first in almost a year. That monkey was off my back and once again I am Royal Flusher! The only thing that would have been better is if they had forgotten to with-hold anything. But that only happens in fantasies, right?...
I did think for a moment that perhaps I'd just missed a $2 Royal ($8000) but that's just a stupid mind game. I'd won $2000 and I was damn glad to have done so. And who wouldn't be??? It's not like I played $2 all day long. Far from it.
What a great start to my trip, and how nice to have the long drought broken at last!
There were a few other quads by QQ and then bed, around 11:30pm, where I slept and dreamed of the Happy Video Poker Orgasm Music.
RF: Day: +$1560 Trip: +$1560
QQ: Day: -$200 Trip: -$200
Combined +$1360
QQ: Day: -$200 Trip: -$200
Combined +$1360
Great start buddy! My experience Has been that royals come in bunches, so am pretty sure this won't be the last one for this trip.
ReplyDeleteGood luck to you and the quad queen and thanks for sharing!
So happy for you!
ReplyDeleteWay to go Flusher! Loving the report, get another Royal!
ReplyDeleteYeah boy! Keep it rolling!!!!!
ReplyDeleteHeaded to MGM Signature in the morning....how long is your savviness gonna be downtown? Congrats on the Half Dollar Royal!!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the great start - keep it going!!!
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