Thursday, September 16, 2004
here's another story why i don't gamble:
last thursday the radio station that i listen to most of the time (99.9) had a contest to give away lots of tickets. they would play the promo every 99 minutes and you could be the ninth caller and win.
since i spend a lot of my day driving i thought i mught as well give it a try, it's a somewhat new radio station, i may have a chance.
the first time i hear the promo i jump the gun!
bam! i'm calller # 1.
hit redial. i'm caller #3.
hmm. hit redial. caller #5.
sooo close. hit redial. caller # 8.
sigh.
the radio guy wished me good luck and told me to try again in an hour and a half.
...later.
i call the number. caller #4. ...ok
hit redial. # 6.
punch the heck out of redial. the radio dude tells me i'm one off. i don't think to ask # 8 or #10. he thanks me for listening.
...even later.
i'm at home, listening to the radio in my house which i never do.
the promo plays. my heart pumps.
i give it some time, i i dial, caller # 6. cool.
hit me!
i get the guy, he says, hello?
i say hello. did i win?
he says, hello! can you hear me!
i raise my vooice, yes! i can hear you! can you hear me?
he says, hello! hello! can you hear me?
i repeat my last phrase.
i look at my signal opn my phone, i have full signal. my house has always has a good signal.
the problem is on their end.
if i hang up and call back, they just go on and award the next caller.
at this point i'm yelling, YES! I CAN HEAR YOU! HELLO?! ARRRGH!
i have to end the call.
so chances are, since they spent so much time trying to "hear me", i was in fact, caller number 9.
i'm one of the few people i know who can win without winning.
this happens to me way to much. frustrating circumstances.
it just gnaws at my mind.
this is why i find gambling, in my situation..is a bad idea.
i'm a cool guy, i just don't win things.
always a runner up, never a grand prize winner. i'll take my home version of the game and go home now.
last thursday the radio station that i listen to most of the time (99.9) had a contest to give away lots of tickets. they would play the promo every 99 minutes and you could be the ninth caller and win.
since i spend a lot of my day driving i thought i mught as well give it a try, it's a somewhat new radio station, i may have a chance.
the first time i hear the promo i jump the gun!
bam! i'm calller # 1.
hit redial. i'm caller #3.
hmm. hit redial. caller #5.
sooo close. hit redial. caller # 8.
sigh.
the radio guy wished me good luck and told me to try again in an hour and a half.
...later.
i call the number. caller #4. ...ok
hit redial. # 6.
punch the heck out of redial. the radio dude tells me i'm one off. i don't think to ask # 8 or #10. he thanks me for listening.
...even later.
i'm at home, listening to the radio in my house which i never do.
the promo plays. my heart pumps.
i give it some time, i i dial, caller # 6. cool.
hit me!
i get the guy, he says, hello?
i say hello. did i win?
he says, hello! can you hear me!
i raise my vooice, yes! i can hear you! can you hear me?
he says, hello! hello! can you hear me?
i repeat my last phrase.
i look at my signal opn my phone, i have full signal. my house has always has a good signal.
the problem is on their end.
if i hang up and call back, they just go on and award the next caller.
at this point i'm yelling, YES! I CAN HEAR YOU! HELLO?! ARRRGH!
i have to end the call.
so chances are, since they spent so much time trying to "hear me", i was in fact, caller number 9.
i'm one of the few people i know who can win without winning.
this happens to me way to much. frustrating circumstances.
it just gnaws at my mind.
this is why i find gambling, in my situation..is a bad idea.
i'm a cool guy, i just don't win things.
always a runner up, never a grand prize winner. i'll take my home version of the game and go home now.
