PERSONAL HARVESTING STORIES

KONOCTI VISTA CASINO CLEAR LAKE, CA

By:RICHARD “REGGIE” GUMMER

NANCY AND I HAD JUST VISITED THE TWIN PINES CASINO IN MIDDLETON CA, AND WE WERE TRYING TO FIND THE ROAD INTO KONOCTI VISTA. IF ANY OF YOU HAVE BEEN THERE YOU WOULD KNOW THERE IS A LOT OF SMALL CITY STREETS TO NAVIGATE. AND WITH THE 32 FOOT RV, IT WAS A LITTLE TRICKY TO SAY THE LEAST. IT WAS STILL MID MORNING WHEN WE WALKED THROUGH THE EMPTY PARKING LOT TO THE CASINO. WE WERE GREETED BY AN EX SAN FRANCISCO LINEBACKER SECURITY GUARD. I NOTICED THAT THERE WERE NO TABLE GAMES IN PLAY AND THIS PLACE LOOKED A LITTLE INTIMIDATING. NANCY HAD NO PROBLEM, SHE HEADED STRAIGHT INTO THE CASINO TO HER FAVORITE MACHINES. SO I ASKED THE GUARD; IS THERE A MANAGER HERE? HE SAID DO WISH TO SPEAK TO HIM? I SAID YES IF IT ISN’T TOO MUCH TROUBLE. SO I FIDDLED AROUND LOOKING THINGS OVER AND FINDING OUT WHERE NANCY WAS PHYSICALLY IN THE CASINO FOR A FAST EXIT IF NECESSARY.
FINALLY, THE MANAGER SHOWED UP, I GAVE HIM THE NICKEL SPIEL OF A HARVESTING CUSTOMER, AND HE SAID SO ACTUALLY YOU COLLECT AND TRADE CHIPS LIKE I USED TO TRADE BASEBALL CARDS, I SAID THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT MANY OF US DO. THAT IS WHY I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE 20 OF THESE, 10 OF THESE, 5 OF THESE, AND 2 OF THESE; AND THEN HE SAID WELL I DON’T SEE WHY WE CAN’T DO THAT. I WILL SEND OUT AN ATTENDANT/DEALER AND BRUNO (SECURITY GUARD) WILL SUPERVISE IT, ALONG WITH THE EYE IN THE SKY AND WE FIX YOU RIGHT UP. IT WILL TAKE A FEW MINUTES TO CHASE SOME ONE DOWN. WE WAITED UNTIL THIS BRIGHT AND CHIRPY YOUNG LADY CAME OUT AND SAID WHAT CAN I GET FOR YOU SIR? I TOLD HER; GAVE HER THE CORRECT CHANGE PLUS A TIP, THEN I LOOKED UP NANCY AND WE MADE OUR EXIT. I DID GET AS MANY AS I NEEDED FROM THIS CASINO, BECAUSE SERIOUSLY FOLK I DO NOT EVER WANT TO GO BACK AGAIN…REGGIE
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