Full Moon Strikes Again

Good Morning California!!  Does that sound like I'm awake?  I'm not.  Just when I think Bingo can't get any worse ...... it does.

The day started off well enough ... coffee, puppy pets and meandering out to the garden to pick another dozen little tomatoes ... but I didn't get far.   

Remember I needed to answer every phone call in case the BOYSENBERRIES showed up to the party?  So the first two spoke Chinese.  I kid you not.  I hung up.  The next one was from Xfinity ... CLICK.  Next .... your car insurance has expired.  OH NO ... which one I ask.  They couldn't tell me ... CLICK.  I got bored with that game real quick.

So I called the automatic gate repair company.  I didn't get the spiel of "it will cost you $300 just for us to show up", but they did say ROCKY would call me back.  I didn't hold my breath, but four hours later, he DID.  He's coming this morning for a look see.  I told them I wanted it repaired, but I'm pretty sure he's just a salesman, so we shall see how that goes.  

Since I'm VERY short of pictures today, I'm posting the front of Patsy's card.  Anyone who knows Patsy, will know that this card came from her.  It looks like her Bunky!

And so ... fully encased in armor for the Full Moon Eve party at the Bingo Castle, I was off after a one hour phone call with a volunteer.  I love our volunteers, but I might have loved a one hour nap more.  I didn't get it.

At the lodge, I signed checks, went over bills, freaked out at the cost of the Friends Helping Friends lunch we prepared at the Fair Grounds and spent an hour trying to move costs around.  Much of the lunch leftovers, like chips and stuff, will be credited to our next event ... Father's Day.  Let me just say that Frito Lay boxes of chips are expensive.  $669 expensive!  

With that accomplished, I went to the Castle Turret to meet the King.  Big mistake Nancy, BIG!!  Both of our Kings (yes, we actually have two) will be gone almost an entire month in the future AT THE SAME TIME ... and they need a VICTIM to run the show, or at least hold the mayhem to a minimum.

The full moon struck me in the back with a PITCHFORK!!  That means I have to learn to call Bingo and manage the back room, something that I have successfully stayed away from for about 14 years.  On purpose!!  

And so I was drug up on stage to learn how to control the electronic board, call bingo and verify the pull tab games.  Lucky for me this time, I got to sit and watch.  Can you just imagine ... a new caller catching the slings and arrows of 127 folks???

Add to that trying to figure out what pull tab games to play, each one having a different amount of cards that must be sold before the next box is opened ... keeping track of which games pay out how much ... and knowing when to open the NEXT box, while keeping the best sellers for LAST.  SO MUCH MORE than I EVER wanted to know!!

Silly me ... here I thought I was training a new Infernal Machine operator so I could be off on vacation.

I also learned that instead of going home at 9:30-10:00, I will have to stay and lock up!!  That's a minimum of 10:30 ... meaning I won't get home until 11:00.  I change into a pumpkin at ten, so this should be fun, yes?

Back at the infernal machine, we had THAT player who jumped into the middle of the line for a couple of dobbers.  Cutting in line is not allowed unless you have the exact change.  I asked her to go to the end of the line, but she refused.  So we ignored her.  She of course, got VERY mad.  I'm sorry, but we don't allow cutting in line.  She sort of asked two ladies back if that was okay, and they said yes ... but then she went straight to the front while we were checking out someone else.

FULL MOON MANIA instantly appeared.  She started screaming at me ... you're making me LOSE ... I won't win BINGO NOW!!  That's because you cut in line!!  We don't allow that!  She finally paid and stomped off.  Next time bring the correct cash or get in line.  That's the rules!!  Too bad we don't have the WE DON'T PLAY DURING A FULL MOON rule!!

And so for the next seven weeks, I'll be honing my bingo calling nonexistent skills.  The last thing my calling teacher said was THEY YELL AT YOU, DON'T TAKE IT PERSONALLY.  Okay then .......

Hopefully Rocky shows up after I've had an hour's nap, with good news that my gate controller can be repaired.  

I'll be one the couch ................. recovering.

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