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Old 02-28-2011, 08:54 AM
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Originally Posted by annyroony2
Well, I must confess next to quilting, playing the slots are my next passion. I don't go in expecting to come out a winner. I spend what I allocate (20-30$) and when that is gone then we leave. I don't call it gambling, I just call it entertainment for a few hours.
Ditto!
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Old 02-28-2011, 12:35 PM
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I just got home from the casino...all the way home I told my husband I could have bought a lot of fabric for what I lost....LOL
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Old 02-28-2011, 02:31 PM
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You bet I do. Whenever there is a sale I am there.
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Old 02-28-2011, 04:21 PM
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Both DH and I are just not lucky. My limit on the rare trips to a casino is a $10 donation and then I'm gone. I'll play with what ever piddly amount I win, but haven't ever hit big. I think I'm too cheap to keep playing. I'd rather get something from a quilt shop and then for sure, I have something to show for my $.
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Old 02-28-2011, 05:49 PM
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We have a casino here where I live and I haven't donated a penny to them. I'd so much rather spend my hard earned $$$ on fabric and know I'll come out a winner.
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Old 02-28-2011, 05:50 PM
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Originally Posted by debbieumphress
Well, I do a little but here's my thoughts.
When I lose some money, my thoughts are still on my quilting. It's like "I could have bought fabric".
Then when I win a little , the first thing I think is, "now I have money to spend on the board". This is so funny to me. No I don't spend a lot gambling and do not have a problem.
The problem I do have is my thoughts always come back to quilting and fabric and such. I am definitely addicted to my quilting board.

Do you chose quilting and fabric sales over other things?

And "yes" Davidwent - I broke a leg and then managed to put a cast on it before I came home. LOL. You are so bad..... :-) :-)
My DH still goes out to play cards at the casinos. Not me! Ever since we were burglarized I choose to sew. For every dollar he loses I get another dollar for my hobby....quilting. And on the days he wins, my DH will hand me over a few $ for my hobby. Win win situation.
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Old 02-28-2011, 06:04 PM
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Originally Posted by dreamer2009
always, always thinking about fabric over everything else.
Isn't it funny that when our brains got scrambled, the only clear thought was "I can make a quilt!" lOL! {HUG}
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Old 02-28-2011, 06:17 PM
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I am the same way with gambling. I sit in the car thinking what fabric I could be buying with money that I am going to spent. I got lucky 2 weeks ago and won 1500 quarters and am going Friday to look for a FW. Hope I can find one in good working order.
I just want to see a triple - triple - triple one time!
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Old 02-28-2011, 06:18 PM
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I was just thinking the other day I could take this money and buy a couple quilting items like accuguilt and dies or I could take it to casino and possible be able to get an embroidery machine too. BUT then I told myself you would just probably loose it all. So so far I still have the money
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Old 02-28-2011, 06:26 PM
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My DH likes to go and I liked to go we we got trips. But my DH didn't like to be gone 4 days, so we stopped and drive. All the casinos we have gone to in the last year or so have been tight, tight. We went to Coushatta and haven't done too badly. DH hit a $2500.00 jackpot this last time, he is going to share with me. I like to read or work on a project in my hotel room. I do enjoy it more when we are ahead. I don't like to lose because I think of the fabric I could have bought.

I heard an expression the other day "Vegas was not built with winners".

I forgot to say, Coushatta has a really neat pattern in their carpet.
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