Monday, July 6, 2009

Poker Sunday no Aces again

Well the Odyssey of me and my truck started Sunday with a routine drive to Harrahs' parking garage. I was making my pilgrimage to the Imperial Palace to play "Aces and Kings Cracked" in poker. As most of the "Advantage Players" know the Casinos we play in vary from month to month according to the Promotional offers given by the various strip casinos competing for the locals business. Last month we all played Ballys for 200$ aces but this month there its only 100$ for aces only so we all migrate to the old standby the IP from 8:00AM until 11:00AM (100$ for Aces and 50$ Kings) then were off to Bills except on the weekends when Bills' does not offer the same deal from 11AM until 2PM as it does on weekdays. Oh Yeah back to my truck well I parked there Sunday as usual and went to the IPA next to Harrahs actually they are adjoined twins. When I got don I went to go home the truck started and down the ramp I went I always park on top because the best parking spaces are there almost always and it was Independence weekend and I was up top. on about level 4 the truck engine stopped I tried to restart but nothing but grinding starter noises. I pulled in to a parking space on level one. I cranked and cranked and nothing happened no starting it smelled like it was flooded. I would learn later it was. So I went back in to the casino and played Video Poker for nickles five bucks worth of Deuces Wild and 45 minutes later I tried again to get it to crank. "Nothing" it smelled flooded again so I went inside to get out of the 105 Degree heat and played some more VP after an hour and fifteen minutes and another five bucks of nickle Deuces Wild. I tried again and again nothing. So I walked home In the heat it was really hot and no wind like usual here. During the 40 minutes I had time to formulate a plan for Monday and I did. Monday I got up at six and once again this time in the cool 78 degree breezy morning I walked back to Harrahs and tried to start the truck again. I got there and nothing so I called AAA using the card I am happy I had and have never that I can remember used before. The gal on the phone said help would be there in one hour,,,Yeah Sure it will. Two hours later the AAA tow truck showed up and took me to the repair shop where I had had a belt replaced before and found them to be reasonable and good at stuff a guy from Missouri is the owner and is my age approximately. Well after a ride home and a few hours he called me back saying it would cost me 700$ plus for a completely new ignition system. Gulp!!!!