The Gambler

Here is our latest Geno story, sent in by one of my favorite readers. Geno never loses a bet. Or so I thought....



Let me just tell you about a bet Geno and I had.

Geno and I went to an outdoor concert in July. To be honest I don't really remember who was playing. That's because the bet soon became the focus of our attention. The concert was held in mid-town on a large asphalt parking lot, which was about 115 degrees.

At this concert you BYOC (brought your on chair), so we are settling in and Geno spits out a piece of gum right on to the hot asphalt. I said Geno you know someone is going to step on that gum. He replied, "You want to bet if it's a guy or a girl?" Before I could choose, he said a girl leaving me with the guy. So then the negotiations started as to what we would bet. The finally decision was whoever lost had to eat an order of nachos with extra peppers (hot ones). I knew at this point I did not want to lose because it was 102 degrees outside in the shade, plus the heat from the asphalt and hot peppers give me hiccups.

So let the game begin, we watched as people came and went all around the gum. Some were so close but so faraway, because in this bet close did not count. There were actually both guys and girls that were literately right next to the gum. If they moved a fraction it would have been on their shoe.

On occasion when there were too many people to see the gum from our chairs. We had to get up and go stand on both sides of the gum. Geno on one side, me on the other, to make sure if someone stepped on the gum, we would know who was eating the extra hot peppers. Geno was so sure he would win that he had his money ready to buy my nachos with extra peppers.
As time went by the bet increased to whoever lost had to eat the extra peppers without anything to drink and in the sun.

We watched and waited and cheered on our opposition to step on the gum. Then here comes a couple. Geno and I looked at each other, he said girl, I said guy and it was like time went into slow motion. As they approached, the girls feet came very close and just as I was preparing to lose, within a split second and a blink of an eye, she stops and the guys foot hit the gum smack dab in the middle of his expensive leather sandals. I laughed so hard I almost wet my pants!!

The greatest part of this day was I had never won a bet against Geno. So watching him eat nachos with extra hot peppers in the sun with no drink was fabulous. Those of us who know Geno it’s either a bet or triple dog dare.

Sweet