D-Day

Wups. I'd said 7:30 for the train in yesterday's post. It was really 8:30.

( The road is closed to traffic. Emergency vehicles only )

( All aboard )

( Not the short bus )

( The 50 cent tour )

( Sometimes, you have to just bite your tongue and smile )

( Inside the box )

( How the other half lives )

( The main event )

We were supposed to be back at the buses for the ride back to the trains soon, so folks went quickly to the betting windows to claim any winnings. I'd placed 4 bets. Two that flat out lost, one that won (Bet #12 for show and that's where he came in) and one weird complicated bet that'd been recommended by Scott at dinner the night before. I don't even know how that one worked, I'd just written down what he said to do and rattled it off to the agent when I placed the bet. I'm glad I did. The show-bet paid a whopping $4.60 from the $2 bet. I wasn't sure whether I'd actually won anything on that complicated bet, so I just handed in the ticket. The display showed my total winnings: $53.80. Whatever that fourth bet was, it'd paid off nice, that's for sure.

Next time, the train ride back.