The Infernal Machine BITES!!

 Good Morning!!!  Did that sound all bright and cheery?  It's hard to be bright and cheery when you were up 19 out of 24 hours, worked Bingo at the Magic Castle, then woke up again at 4:00.  Ugh ... so if this blog doesn't really make any sense ... try again tomorrow!

First things first ... the HAY BARN installation began at 6 am ... right on time.  I'll relate that story tomorrow.  Nancy was a good girl and kept out of their way.  

In a very short time after that, I became exceedingly frustrated with the computers, when in a flash, it was time to visit the Magic Castle of Bingo.

First things first ... I listened to several complaints on the way into the building.  I love these folks, but they haven't been members long enough to figure out you've just got to let things slide.  I was the same way for years ... you see stuff you think should be done a better way.  It takes awhile to realize this is an old time organization that is stuck in the 1950's.  

Anyway .... on to the arrival of the peasants and their big bags of chatchkeys and good luck charms.  The dobbers are another thing altogether.  They carry special BAGS in order to bring along twelve different colors with them.  The color they use to play each particular game is mandatory in their eyes ... because three years ago they won a game with THAT color.  

But first ... let's get completely frustrated by the Infernal Machine.  I came THAT close to smashing it on the floor.  I think that was computer frustration.  The cash drawer would NOT open.  It's happened before and we just tip it up, slam it down and VOILA ... it opens.  Not this time.  I worked with it for 25 minutes. NOTHING.  We should have started selling twenty minutes ago ... so the pitchforks and flaming torches were OUT in full force.

I finally got a screwdriver and began the destruction of the machine.  My favorite Knight came over to help and discovered an ink pen in the far reaches, along with one quarter.  No kidding ... that's all it takes to bring Bingo to a crashing halt.  

More work with my screwdriver and FINALLY the drawer was removed completely.  I reached inside it's guts and pulled out the pen and the quarter.  I put it all back together and held my breath ............. EUREKA!!!  It worked once again.  

Now we're late and I'm working like crazy to get the flames put out and the pitchforks put away.  Whew .... that was a CLOSE one!!  They were about to burn the building down!!

Luckily cool heads prevailed and the rest of the night went by without any problems.  Well, maybe a couple when some new folks kept calling BINGO when they didn't HAVE Bingo.  That always brings a rousing BOOOOO from the crowd.  

I balanced to the penny ... except I had an extra quarter that I gave away.  NO MORE change left in the infernal machine EVER!!  It cannot digest what it eats!

I made it home but not in time to get any real amount of sleep.  I was greeted with this when I opened my computer this morning.  Actually, I'm on the OLD machine right now and it knows exactly who I am.  Google is the problem ... it wants to know everything I ever did my entire life before it will let me into this blogger account, and then it still thinks I am anonymous.  

I've had to change every password I have because my old machine saves them ... but they did not transfer over to the new machine.  Anyone remember what their passwords are?  I have a book FULL of passwords, and it didn't like ANY of them.  So now we have to come up with all NEW ones!  If only I had a drop of unicorn blood ... I have everything else!!