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Run to the Border
Oct. 20th, 2018 09:25 pmWith the Mega Millions jackpot so astronomically high, we decided that we'd go buy some tickets. However, inasmuch as Nevada (understandably) doesn't participate in the lottery, it wasn't as easy as popping down to the corner store. Fernley is just under 50 miles from the California border. Fortunately, one retailer has seen fit to fill a demand.
( Verdi, Ho )
After buying our tickets to dream, we walked across the parking lot to the casino planning to have dinner. Inasmuch as the dinner is cheaper with their player's club card, I signed up, and Lisa decided to play the X-Files slot machine. Luck struck, as she hit a pretty good-sized jackpot and walked away with about $72 more than she started with. She gave me part of it. Between that winning and the money she and I have spent on Lottery tickets (both today and last night; we did the same trip and managed to get our tickets about 10 minutes before the 7:45 PM PT cut off), we're about even for now. Oh, and the dinner was okay, too.
Neither last night's trip nor today's was solely to buy lottery tickets. Last night we did our large-scale grocery shopping from Winco, and today we went to Bed Bath & Beyond to get another set of the sheets that Kuma Bear likes. (They were out of stock, but they ordered them, and it's free shipping to us in Fernley.) We also made a short trip to Whole Foods Market. Fortunately, we'd eaten, so the damage to my bank account was minimal.
( Verdi, Ho )
After buying our tickets to dream, we walked across the parking lot to the casino planning to have dinner. Inasmuch as the dinner is cheaper with their player's club card, I signed up, and Lisa decided to play the X-Files slot machine. Luck struck, as she hit a pretty good-sized jackpot and walked away with about $72 more than she started with. She gave me part of it. Between that winning and the money she and I have spent on Lottery tickets (both today and last night; we did the same trip and managed to get our tickets about 10 minutes before the 7:45 PM PT cut off), we're about even for now. Oh, and the dinner was okay, too.
Neither last night's trip nor today's was solely to buy lottery tickets. Last night we did our large-scale grocery shopping from Winco, and today we went to Bed Bath & Beyond to get another set of the sheets that Kuma Bear likes. (They were out of stock, but they ordered them, and it's free shipping to us in Fernley.) We also made a short trip to Whole Foods Market. Fortunately, we'd eaten, so the damage to my bank account was minimal.
