It seems like more than just the long drive that I have going back and forth to school has become a wearisome routine. Every time my friends and I go out it seems like we keep doing the same things over and over and going to the same places. It makes me think about how much I want to move away from Shreveport one day. I want to try out the big city life somewhere like Houston or Dallas. So, I proposed to my friends last night that we try something totally different, something so different that none of us would even ever think about suggesting to do. I was so shocked when everyone agreed to go!
So, what was so different to do in Shreveport on a week night that ended up being really fun because it was so different you might be thinking? Well, it was going to play BINGO! We couldn't believe how much fun it was! When I first suggested the idea some of my friends groaned and said that there would be too many old people there. I countered that they would be old someday too and it might be good to get a closer look at what would seem fun when one got older!
We went to the Bingo Hall on Shreveport Barksdale Hwy. If you go at 6:00 you get in for $13 and get to play 13 games. If you go at 7:00 you can get in for $10 and play 10 games. Along with your cards you get something called a dobber. This is what you mark your card with. It is really just a big marker that makes circle marks on the card when you have a number on your card that has been called out. There is a board at the front that tells the players the type of game that is being played. For example, if the pattern of the game is an X, you can win by having all your dobber markings in an X pattern on your card. If the game is Window Pane, you have to fill in all the spaces around the Free Space. There are cash prizes for winning. During the first 5 games you can win $250, game 6 you can win $350, games 7-9 you can win $300, and the prize for game 10 is $1000!
There must have been about 300 people there. There weren't a lot of young people, true, but the crowd was a fun loving group. People at our table were conversational and funny. None of us felt uncomfortable and we ended up having a lot of fun! All of us want to go again although it may be a few weeks before we get to do so. I can't believe how fun it was to go somewhere so different in Shreveport! This adventure showed me that sometimes the thoughts we have about places and people with preconceived notions deserve a chance for a second look.
For a chance at $1,000, I would play BINGO! Maybe my girls and I will have to try this one night. Thank you for sharing the idea. Have you tried the painting place on Youree yet? I think it is Painting With A Twist ? It makes for a fun night with a group of girls.
ReplyDeleteThat is awesome!!! When I was a youngster, my grandmother would sometimes take my brother and I to play bingo at the VFW hall. I will never forget the time my brother won $100!!! The last number called that allowed him to claim the prize was B12, I will never forget that. I actually know where the Bingo Hall you are talking about is located, I have often thought about going there. I cant believe that over 200 people went!!! That is amazing!!!
ReplyDeleteI love to play Bingo!! I use to go with my stepmother when my dad was married to her, but with school, work and kids; I have no time. I think that I might have to make time for it though because I use to have a blast. I also won a few times also.
ReplyDeleteI've been to bingo a few times and I had so much fun even though I didn't win. My dad's girlfriend goes faithfully and she always win!! I'm going to have to go again one day soon, just to do something different. Thanks for sharing a great story.
ReplyDeleteThat is awesome! My coworkers talked me into one night and I was expecting old people too. It was so much fun! Even though we didn't win big, it was an affordable night out. Plus, the night we went helped out the school (band I think).
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