Day 172 of 365 Days of Being Thankful

    Today I am thankful for the fun I had with Priscilla last night!! We went to the Bingo we found out about online. It was in a rather seedy industrial place.  It was at a VFW post and it was the first time we went and the last time we went there.  The Bingo game was at the bar. I never heard of Bingo at a bar on the bar.   Neither Priscilla nor I drink.  There were only two other women there, it was mostly guys.   We walked in and the bingo  markers were set up at the barstools. The wall behind the bar was lined with red, blue, and white Christmas type lights and in between the lights were beer mugs with names on them and service badge from the army, navy etc.   The bar was filled with a lot of men who were drinking and bingo hadn't started.  Priscilla and I asked where the bingo game was and we were told we were at it, take a seat at the bar! Priscilla and I were the youngest ones there and that is saying a lot!  We are far from young chickadees! As the men drank, they got rowdier during the games. One guy was obnoxiously complaining.  The bartender was a female, she told us that they don't usually act that way.  Wherever alcohol and money is involved, it seems there can be problems. It seemed like the men were there to drink and Bingo was just an afterthought for them.  Priscilla won one time and she is the only winner who said YAY!!!   We left after a few games and went to Rita's water ice.  Priscilla and I are willing to try anything once! I am thankful that we went, it is a memory we'll never forget!! They told us to make sure that we came back again!

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