Live Journal Idol series 8 Week 30- Entry 3. "Scared money never wins"

[jacq22]

Scared money never wins.

Life in a small town can be stifling, we all know too much about each other. Yet here on a ‘day out’ we are comfortable together. The bus lurches past misty pastures, there is talk of milking, and how cruel dawn starts become; how the prices for milk are bad.

Women with pale, pinched faces, and winter coats lean into the

Comments

[ellakite]

I have been to Vegas twice.

I have never gambled a penny while there. It just doesn't interest me.

I've enjoyed the shows, and the restaurants, and the general feel of the place... but gambling does not interest me.

After reading about experiences like yours, I am *VERY* glad that I don't like gambling.

Thanks for sharing.

[halfshellvenus]

Yet bookies are just nicely disguised money snatchers. It seems that to lose money in buckets you need to dress like landed gentry.
Loved the phrasing here, and the atmospheric feeling of this story in general. :)