Most Touching Moments
The first is something I witnessed. A player had one credit left at the Wheel of Fortune 25-cent progressive game. On the last credit she got the three jackpot symbols but was paid $10k. She cried hysterically that she didnt have three coins to win the millions.
She was being comforted by others telling her that if she had taken the time to add a dollar bill to the machine she wouldn't have won the 10k.
The second event is one I heard about. A long time player at Caesars as a final wish was brought to the craps pit on a gurney with nurses and IVs connected so he could throw the dice one more time.
Quote: AlanMendelsonI want to reflect on the two most touching moments in a casino.
The first is something I witnessed. A player had one credit left at the Wheel of Fortune 25-cent progressive game. On the last credit she got the three jackpot symbols but was paid $10k. She cried hysterically that she didnt have three coins to win the millions.
She was being comforted by others telling her that if she had taken the time to add a dollar bill to the machine she wouldn't have won the 10k.
The second event is one I heard about. A long time player at Caesars as a final wish was brought to the craps pit on a gurney with nurses and IVs connected so he could throw the dice one more time.
Was he able to Pass before he passed?
There is an aged woman sitting on the aisle, chain smoking cigarettes while sucking on an oxygen tube. A young woman, pushing stroller with another kid in her arms passes by and the old woman looked distraught. She calls over the woman and starts speaking to her but the mother evidently didn't understand English and the women couldn't communicate. The older woman reaches into her purse and hands the mother several $20 bills and the mom smiles, hugs her and Mom and her kids leave.
Either I'd witnessed a moment of true human kindness or a drug deal.
I thought both were touching.Quote: FinsRuleTouching or pathetic?
Quote: Mission146Was he able to Pass before he passed?
You are a joy to read. Forget the moderator thingy and work on your stand-up. Imagine how much fun you could have handling the hecklers instead of suspending errant posters. Much more rewarding too in more ways than one.
tuttigym
Quote: Mission146Was he able to Pass before he passed?
Quote: tuttigymYou are a joy to read. Forget the moderator thingy and work on your stand-up. Imagine how much fun you could have handling the hecklers instead of suspending errant posters. Much more rewarding too in more ways than one.
tuttigym
I was surprised this came from Mission.
Casinos are places to have a good time every once in a while. But anyone who makes going to a casino part of who they are as a person, needs to reassess some things.
Quote: FinsRuleThis thread has bothered me. The thought that someone could love rolling two dice that much… Anyway, so these thoughts have led me to try to think of any “touching” moments I’ve had at a casino. I’ve got nothing.
Casinos are places to have a good time every once in a while. But anyone who makes going to a casino part of who they are as a person, needs to reassess some things.
You think it might be a sign of addiction? That's easy for you to say because lucky you that you're not facing death.
When someone is dying they make requests that may seem strange to the rest of us. But we aren't dying so we dont know.
Right now one of my ex wives (you all know I've had a few) is fighting for her life. First it was lung cancer and now its leukemia.
Between transfusions, and feedings, and facing a feeding tube if she can't swallow because of the painful sores down her throat, she talks to me about her free play offers that she's missing in Vegas and Mesquite and she talks about the worthlessness of being Diamond at Caesars.
She's not addicted to gambling.
She's addicted to living and grasping at straws hoping she'll live.
When she first told me just four months ago that leukemia was identified I immediately started looking online for help and tips for me to be a caregiver. There are many articles about end of life. Many videos too.
One video that stands out is about a woman asking her doctor for a "day pass" from the hospital just so she could go to Disneyland one last time.
She died three days later.
Try to have a heart.
Quote: AlanMendelsonI was surprised this came from Mission.
There’s no way I could have that joke Come in my head and take a Pass on posting it.
I'd say the Odds of that happening would be pretty low.
Quote: tuttigymYou are a joy to read. Forget the moderator thingy and work on your stand-up. Imagine how much fun you could have handling the hecklers instead of suspending errant posters. Much more rewarding too in more ways than one.
tuttigym
Thanks! Don’t forget to tip your waitress.
Quote: AlanMendelsonYou think it might be a sign of addiction? That's easy for you to say because lucky you that you're not facing death.
Well, it seems like the dying guy who had to be wheeled into Caesars wouldn't have a whole heck of a lot to do with the money had he went on the heater of his life.
Is it a sign of something that gambling is one of the last things a person wants to do in life and a person has nothing to do with the money even if he does win? I don't know---I guess maybe not---perhaps he just really likes dice. Someone should have taught him Yahtzee. You get five dice instead of two in Yahtzee.
Quote:When someone is dying they make requests that may seem strange to the rest of us. But we aren't dying so we dont know.
All of us are dying; we just can't as nearly approximate when the final buzzer is going to go off. I wonder where else they might have taken him if he'd had a different idea---can't imagine there are too many limits if the hospital was willing to cart him to the casino.
Quote:Right now one of my ex wives (you all know I've had a few) is fighting for her life. First it was lung cancer and now its leukemia.
Between transfusions, and feedings, and facing a feeding tube if she can't swallow because of the painful sores down her throat, she talks to me about her free play offers that she's missing in Vegas and Mesquite and she talks about the worthlessness of being Diamond at Caesars.
She's not addicted to gambling.
She's addicted to living and grasping at straws hoping she'll live.
When she first told me just four months ago that leukemia was identified I immediately started looking online for help and tips for me to be a caregiver. There are many articles about end of life. Many videos too.
One video that stands out is about a woman asking her doctor for a "day pass" from the hospital just so she could go to Disneyland one last time.
She died three days later.
Try to have a heart.
I'm sorry to hear all of that. Your appeal to emotion has prevailed upon me.
Instead of asking:
Quote:Was he able to Pass before he passed?
I'll amend to:
Quote:I hope he was able to Pass before he passed.
I'm such a softie now. I think I'm going to go adopt a three-legged dog.
I do hope the best for your ex-wife, though. I hope that she recovers to enough of an extent that she doesn't have to worry about day passes and chooses to spend her remaining time somewhere that is NOT a casino. Is she from L.A.? Don't you guys have an ocean out there?
I only hope that everyone has a full life and when it's time to go they can happily say "I'm ready."
An hour ago my ex told me she was able to eat some potato chips. Oh how she has been craving potato chips.
Ocean? She's in isolation in a hospital room. Unable to have visitors. With an immune system destroyed by chemotherapy.
Her wish is to just get out of her room.
Quote: Mission146You'd think that going into the casino and playing Craps would be an easier one to have crossed off the bucket list before then. I'm going to speculate that wasn't his first time rolling those bones, but I'll admit that I'm not 100% sure.
I'll tell you why I was touched by the story.
All of us take for granted being able to go to a casino. We have the time, the money and the good health.
He was near the end. Imagine the planning involved. Nurses, doctors, I'm sure he had an ambulance. It must have meant a lot to him.
It was without a doubt a huge undertaking. Its something we take for granted.
That's why it was touching.
This morning my ex was able to have potato chips. Remember that the next time you open a bag of them.
Quote: AlanMendelsonI'll tell you why I was touched by the story.
All of us take for granted being able to go to a casino. We have the time, the money and the good health.
He was near the end. Imagine the planning involved. Nurses, doctors, I'm sure he had an ambulance. It must have meant a lot to him.
It was without a doubt a huge undertaking. Its something we take for granted.
That's why it was touching.
This morning my ex was able to have potato chips. Remember that the next time you open a bag of them.
I'm hoping to one day have enough money (between writing and +EV gambling) to never feel compelled to walk into a casino again.
Yeah, that definitely sounds like an excellent use of hospital funds and resources.
I agree it meant a lot to him, like FinsRule already said, it's sad.
I'll keep that in mind the next time I eat a bag of potato chips---although I'll pick a different food for contemplation as I do not care for chips. In case you wondered, everybody dies and usually the ability to do activities that one enjoys dies before they do. It's rarely graceful. The lucky ones get hit by a bus and are killed instantly.
I'll tell you why I appreciate it.
I had polio as a kid. I was paralyzed. The Salk vaccine wasn't out yet.
In college I had TB in the bones of my legs.
At 24 I became an insulin dependent diabetic and for 26 years I took two, three sometimes four or more shots a day.
Then my kidneys failed and I went on dialysis. Four hours a day, three days a week hooked up to a machine.
But 13 years ago I was blessed with a kidney and pancreas transplant. My diabetes was cured. No more dialysis. And I say I'm the luckiest guy on the planet.
I'm glad that man got to roll the dice one more time.
(And I'm sure he paid.)
Now go about your day. Be grateful.
Leno- "His final wish was granted. He was buried face down between two pillows"
In my case though, I feel an obligation to my heirs to not blow money, in any way, even if the date is many many years away (and, who knows - no one of us has a set expiration date). Each of us may be here for only a short period of time in the scheme of things but that doesn't obviate our duty to those who come after us. Plus it just seems like a waste to blow money in casinos. Blowing some maybe, okay. Blowing occasionally, all right. But blowing all the time - no way.
What I think is crazy is that some of these gamblers you see dumping millions regularly in casinos would be hard pressed to donate a nickel to charity or to overtip the cocktail waitress. That, I cannot fathom.
Quote: Mission146Thanks! Don’t forget to tip your waitress.
I can't; went broke using your AP math in the casino. Next time I will tip prior to playing.
tuttigym
Quote: tuttigymI can't; went broke using your AP math in the casino. Next time I will tip prior to playing.
tuttigym
If you don't gamble, then you can't lose. The use or real world application of any other math is strictly optional.
Quote: Mission146
I'll keep that in mind the next time I eat a bag of potato chips---although I'll pick a different food for contemplation as I do not care for chips.
What the Hell is wrong with you?
Quote: DRichWhat the Hell is wrong with you?
Peanut-butter filled pretzels is my junk food salty snack of choice.
Quote: Mission146Peanut-butter filled pretzels is my junk food salty snack of choice.
That is a great snack but how does one not like chips? I am a real snacker and my latest craving has been Kettle Corn. I love sweet and salty, BTW, the Walmart brand of Kettle Corn is excellent.
Quote: DRichThat is a great snack but how does one not like chips? I am a real snacker and my latest craving has been Kettle Corn. I love sweet and salty, BTW, the Walmart brand of Kettle Corn is excellent.
I'll answer in Miscellaneous Discussion Thread; I don't want us to be derailing Alan's thread.
I am sorry to hear about your ex. It is good that you are there for her.Quote: AlanMendelsonand she talks about the worthlessness of being Diamond at Caesars.
She's not addicted to gambling.
She's addicted to living and grasping at straws hoping she'll live.
Based on her comments about Caesars Diamond, it sounds like she still has all of her mental faculties, so perhaps that is at least a small blessing.
Regarding the casino stories, I am not sure I know what I would want to do if I only had a week to live. Be around family, I guess. Take a cruise perhaps, even though I have been on many already. So that is not a bucket list thing - it is just something I enjoy.
