BINGO ANGER

One would think that playing bingo should be fun and most of the time is it.  This last Monday night our jackpot reached just under $3000 so people were tense, and that is an understatement. 

The evening started by a man coming up to Steve at the payout table telling Steve that he put his bingo stuff down on the table and someone moved the "stuff" from his lucky spot.  He told Steve that after he had a cigarette and came back in, if his stuff was moved there is going to hell to pay.  Well, he came back inside and the ladies moved his stuff from his lucky spot so once again, up to Steve he goes telling Steve that they moved his stuff.  Steve got up and went out to the spot and asked if they couldn't just get along and pointe dout that the room was packed and perhaps they could sit some other place.  He said "she moved my daubber" so the lady said I'm sorry, and moved it back about an inch which really got him going.  Finally a friend of his came along and got him to sit on the upper balcony.Now keep in mind, these are people in their 30's and 40's at least.

For anyone who has played bingo it is usually played "last number called" meaning if thenext number is called and you do't have a bingo you can't call the previous bingo late.  Well, Joyce called bingo just as the caller began the next number thus she lost.  This lady went nuts and it wasn't even the lady who won.  She began yelling at Steve that he (Steve) heard the call and they are being ignored at the bar where they sit.  The call back lady asked if she thought we should be them wireless microphones.  She settled down for a minute then went to the bathroom.  She must have been constapated because she came out more angry and this time she blamed the floor worker at the payout table and we were too noicy.  We finally told her that everyone plays on the main floor and she whould play out there.  She left in a huff.  The call back lady told the caller and he announced that if he does not hear the bingo at the stage it is invalid.  Well, that got her going again.  It as just horrible.  I was sitting there and I heard Joyce call the bingo after the next number was called.  Joyce never said a thing and the call back lady heard the late call all the way across the room.   Steve took the brunt of most everyone's anger that night.  It wsa frustrating but he has a way of handling this with a great amount of composure.  I'd have told her to go -----herself.  She is just mean. 

For those of you old enough to remember Lily Tomlin she had a great line that Steve had altered to fit the event.  "Wouldn't you rather cooperate than lose the game and possibly the use of one eye".  We laughed about it the rest of Monday night.  This next weekend should be a real hoot.  The jackpot will be around $3500.  Steve willneed a body guard.