March 1st 2016
What a Great Mistake
Last Friday I got this email from the casino saying that they were sending me on a Cruise. It listed a choice of several different places I could go too and the dates. I am not a high roller at the casino. So I called them to see what it was all about. They looked me up on their computer. “Oh I am sorry. You were sent that email by mistake.” “You got me all excited for nothing,” I told them and hung up the phone and deleted the email.
Well, just a few minutes ago the casino called me back and said that they will honor the free cruise to me if I still wanted. “YES!!!, I said. So this Saturday I have to go meet up with the cruise people at the casino and select the place and dates that I want to go. It’s a cruse for 2. I think I remember from the email that it was either a 5 or 7 day cruise. “WOW, , I’m going on some kind of Cruise.” I'll let you know more details after Saturday.
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March 6th 2016
I went yesterday to pick up my Cruise Reward Letter at the casino. The cruise is for 7 days. I have two months to make my reservation and a year to take the cruise. They said that someone would call me in a week to let me know where I can go and the dates. That’s all I know so far. I am going to have to save up for this even though it’s a free cruise, like paying for the plane ride down to the ship. I still have to find someone to go with me since it’s for two. I emailed my daughter to see if her or her family want to plan something. I’ll see what she has to say.
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Sat Mar 12, 2016
I was planning my free Cruise that I won at the casino last night. I found out it isn't so free. For 2 people for 7 days... Admin Fee $400, Gov Tax/Port Exp/Fees $259. Service Charge $189. Then Travel insurance $58, in case I have a heart attack I want to have someone fly me off that boat fast. Then there is the air fare to Miami. I have a year to take my trip. I asked my son if he wanted to go with me. He said "YES." He was happy about going. It's going to be so much fun going with my son. He can't get off of work again until January of 2017 because some creep shot him in the leg while he was working driving a bus on the weekend for some extra money. He had to take his vacation time so his leg could heal. So we booked our cruise for January 2017. That will give me time to save up. I am 70 now and this is another one of the things on my bucket list that I wanted to do. I wish my daughter could come with us though but it's a trip for two and I don't have enough to upgrade my trip and bring her along too.
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May 3rd 2016
I had to make some changes.
Now that I have those new car payments and the increase in my car insurance there is nothing left after I pay all my bills for the month.
I had already paid $717 in taxes and port fees for the free Cruise Trip that I won at the casino
to the Bahamas with my son in January but I had to cancel that. If I
didn’t cancel the trip, I would have had to still come up with another
$1,500 for Airfare and hotels. I just couldn’t do that. The cruise
people said they will give me a refund and credit my credit card. At 70
years old it looks like I’ll have to go back to work…"NOT.” Anyway
that’s about it with me. My health is good and I still go exercise. That
is the “MAIN” reason I have to keep paying those car payments so I can
get to my exercise classes. I want to make my life to last to 100 years old.Some How Everything Always Works Out
