trip to the taj

[BOOPSAHOY]

Saturday was around 9 degrees here. We hadnt driven our car for 14 days (cruise) and -you guessed it-it wouldnt start-arg! We called AAA and they came in around an hour-they had gotten lots of calls like ours. The guy jumped the car-did you know they dont attach the cables to another car anymore, they have a box??? Anyway-he started the car and tested the battery strength and said it was extrememly low-so we cautiously drove to our mechanic and he said yep-batteries almost dead-he changed it right there and then and we were off!
 
The .25 STP machines were all taken so we played together on dollar and only 1 line max bet and we cashed out up a few hundred. We played some .25 STP and i couldnt get arrested so I played some pennies-held my own. Finally we both decided tis is crazy and we played pennies till around 5PM-ith a break for lunch at the Chairmans club. Then we sat down with ur last hundred at a dollar 8/5 Bonus poker machine with only me playing.
 
I really like that 10 coins for 2 pairs! Anyway I played for quite a while and got up with 700 dollars! We fooled around with a few other machines and went to bed with 500-watched Quantum of Solace,IMHO Daniel Craigs a pretty darn good Bond! We also had room service
 
In the morning we both played the bonus poker-hubby got aces and I got deuces. He went to the STP and hit 4 7's with 5x multiplier. We played some more and then we quit with 1/2 our starting bankroll intact-whoopee!
 
Thats all folks!!!!!!!!

[vidopoker]

congrats boops!
 
by the way, AAA can actually put in a new battery in your car at your house. It's a tad more than it would be at say, pep boys, but they warranty it for a year. I'm suprised they didn't offer you that option. Maybe it's just a California thing b/c when I had my new battery put in about 2 years ago, they did it right here in my garage.

[Lizzy15]

Good trip report.Boops.....I have a portable battery charger/tire inflater/jump starter that stays in my vehicle. I have roadside service thru my ins. but don't bother to call them if I can utilize this unit. It needs to stay charged, but can be carried to the nearest outlet (like in a parking garage where the roadside service truck wouldn't fit) and you can charge it there or fill up the compressor with air and then take it back to your vehicle. I came out to a flat tire once on a slanted ramp in a parking garage and boy, did it come in handy! I try to make sure it's always charged by plugging it in especially before a long trip, since there are no electrical outlets on the freeways.Of course, in bad weather or late at night, I'd call my roadside service.

[faygo]

Nothing like single digit temperature to do your battery testing. If it is marginal, it is toast.
 
Sounds like you helped Donald just a little bit. Next time it is your turn.

[cddenver]

Nice trip, Boops!  If you can't be a big winner on a trip, at least come back with something to get you started for the next trip. 
 
My recent battery story:
 
Like Lizzy, I have a battery charger/jumper.  Recently I needed to replace my truck's battery and I decided to save a little and do it myself.  I put the new battery in and...nothing.  I disconnected the cables, cleaned them, put them back on and...nothing.  I hooked up my battery charger and...nothing.  Put the old battery back in, jumped it, and the truck started right up.  Defective battery, I thought, and brought the new battery back to the store.
 
When I got to the car parts place, I plunked the battery on the counter and made ready to do some ranting and raving.  Before I could say a word, the guy glanced at the battery and took off the two plastic caps that protect the posts on new batteries from dings during shipping.  Plastic is non-conductive.
 
That's what happens when software guys try to do hardware. 

[marie meijer]

cd, ty for sharing a funny story and we do not think a lot less of you for your faux pas! We used to have a dark blue '68 Mustang convertible. My husband loved that car more than me, three sons and a dog!  A stranger admired it in our drive way. Who knows why I mentioned we had just put in a new battery. The next morning when I tried to start it, NOTHING happened. One could open the hood without any hood release from the inside. It was not a case of a dead battery. It was a case of NO battery, because it had been stolen! 'Never saw the battery or that stranger again.

[faygo]

Marie, guess the stranger didn't like Mustangs. Easy enough to just take the whole car.
cd, I wonder how many times the guy at the parts place has retold that story.

[cddenver]

Faygo, I managed the job without earning a Darwin award (no electroshocks) so I'll consider it a moral victory.   I'll be sure not to visit that particular store again, though, unless I'm wearing a Groucho disguise.   

[BOOPSAHOY]

Those stories have me grinning! I went to my service station cause the battery I had wasnt that old and they will give a new one prorated if the old one dies before its time! By the way I was ecstatic that I came home with some of my bankroll-that rarely happens without a GIANT win. We just played "smarter" Not going for the big hit but small, slow, and steady hits! Lets see if it works next time LOL

[Tedlark]

Can we get a charger to jump start Eduardo today? Kidding, kidding. Boops you always do a nice job with your trip reports. As for Daniel Craig I watched "The Road to Perdition" starring Tom Hanks & Paul Newman on the flight out to Las Vegas last week and I was surprised to find out that Daniel Craig played Paul Newman's son in that movie. I never caught it before watching it this time. Regards, Ted.