Hit the casino in San Diego last night -- Villejas, I think.
It was a long (45 minute) $70 cab ride from Coronado (should have rented a car) and $60 (flat rate negotiated for the trip back). Lots of slots and probably 60 tables. The casino was divided into smoking and non smoking. At the risk of being sexist, there was little to no eye candy. There were several bus loads of Mexicans. Not much glitz. No cocktail waitresses. I could not even find a bottle of water to buy.
We drew some attention when we bought in for $1K each. After just a few hands they brought in a new dealer who dealt about twice as fast -- it made it much more difficult to attempt keep an accurate count. We were both in suits which was also VERY over dressed. The guy I was playing with was up $600 after about 45 minutes. It took me just a bit over an hour to hit the $600 mark. I really had to work for it. I was down close to $1K in the first 20 minutes and had to work my way back. I was getting really crappy cards at first -- even when I had decent hands, the dealer's was just a bit better. I finally hit a streak of 8 consecutive wins. Took my winnings and left.
It was late and I just wanted to win a bit to cover some of the trip expenses.
I would never make a trip here to go to the casino, but San Diego, otherwise, is a beautiful place and I would love to come back. Plane leaves in a few hours and I'll be back tonight.
Troy
Those who shoot from the hip usually end up just shooting themselves.
Plan the grub and grub the plan.
Where is the party tonight? Who is bringng the drinks?
