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[foundinlv]

On 6/24/2014 scotttie said:

On 6/24/2014 ILikeShade said:

Late at night some would get really raunchy and depending on where you worked you had to watch yourself. Very few places let you give them back a snappy retort but I never liked being someone's doormat and taking abuse from some frigging moron.

Yeah. I wouldn't like that either. Sometimes waitresses have the same problem. The customers think you are their personal servant. Although I'll say a couple of times the meanest ones gave the biggest tip!

The waitresses can have it bad because they're so close to the customer who sometimes touches them. Good way to get 86'd. I've seen other waitresses though who shamelessly flirted. The ones I knew were happily married with kids and so kind of sickening if that's what it took to get a big tip.

[scotttie]

On 6/24/2014 ILikeShade said:

On 6/24/2014 scotttie said:

On 6/24/2014 ILikeShade said:

Late at night some would get really raunchy and depending on where you worked you had to watch yourself. Very few places let you give them back a snappy retort but I never liked being someone's doormat and taking abuse from some frigging moron.

Yeah. I wouldn't like that either. Sometimes waitresses have the same problem. The customers think you are their personal servant. Although I'll say a couple of times the meanest ones gave the biggest tip!

The waitresses can have it bad because they're so close to the customer who sometimes touches them. Good way to get 86'd. I've seen other waitresses though who shamelessly flirted. The ones I knew were happily married with kids and so kind of sickening if that's what it took to get a big tip.

Yuk! Well, I only waitressed when I was a kid first job type of thing. I was soooo naieve LOL! I couldn't believe how mean people could be! I don't think anyone ever tried to touch me. But then I was "Jailbait" so that probably had a lot to do with that!

[LyndaGee]

On 6/24/2014 ILikeShade said:

On 6/24/2014 LyndaGee said:

I used to work at a Jai-Alai fronton, so sometimes I'd see the ugly side of gambling. But it could be interesting, too: This one man used to carry a small suitcase into the VIP Room. One of the other employees told me it was filled with money!

I went to a Jai-Alai game in Mexico once. Very interesting. But, yes in Las Vegas the MGM Grand now Ballys used to have Jai-Alai games but that abruptly ended with that horrific fire in 1980.

Yes, that fire was tragic.

There were three Jai-Alai facilities here in CT. They were popular for about 20 years, but all three are now closed.

[foundinlv]

On 6/24/2014 LyndaGee said:

On 6/24/2014 ILikeShade said:

On 6/24/2014 LyndaGee said:

I used to work at a Jai-Alai fronton, so sometimes I'd see the ugly side of gambling. But it could be interesting, too: This one man used to carry a small suitcase into the VIP Room. One of the other employees told me it was filled with money!

I went to a Jai-Alai game in Mexico once. Very interesting. But, yes in Las Vegas the MGM Grand now Ballys used to have Jai-Alai games but that abruptly ended with that horrific fire in 1980.

Yes, that fire was tragic.

There were three Jai-Alai facilities here in CT. They were popular for about 20 years, but all three are now closed.

Why did they close? Do you know?

eta: maybe when the economy went bad.

[LyndaGee]

On 6/24/2014 ILikeShade said:

On 6/24/2014 LyndaGee said:

On 6/24/2014 ILikeShade said:

On 6/24/2014 LyndaGee said:

I used to work at a Jai-Alai fronton, so sometimes I'd see the ugly side of gambling. But it could be interesting, too: This one man used to carry a small suitcase into the VIP Room. One of the other employees told me it was filled with money!

I went to a Jai-Alai game in Mexico once. Very interesting. But, yes in Las Vegas the MGM Grand now Ballys used to have Jai-Alai games but that abruptly ended with that horrific fire in 1980.

Yes, that fire was tragic.

There were three Jai-Alai facilities here in CT. They were popular for about 20 years, but all three are now closed.

Why did they close? Do you know?

eta: maybe when the economy went bad.

Milford Jai-Alai, where I used to work, closed in 2001. People just seemed to lose interest. And the two casinos obviously took business away. Too bad, because it was fun while it lasted, and I enjoyed watching the games.

[croemer]

Thought I would add this here for Foundinluv about Molly's Game:

Her life got really terrifying as she tells it when the Mob came knocking on her dorr wanting a take of the games.

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[foundinlv]

On 6/24/2014 croemer said:

Thought I would add this here for Foundinluv about Molly's Game:

Her life got really terrifying as she tells it when the Mob came knocking on her dorr wanting a take of the games.

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Yeah, when you lay down with dogs you get fleas.

Also, my former nic did not have "luv" on the end of it.