Day 53 Mon Mar 5 overcast, temp @ 9:30 60F (16C), @ 1:00 80F (27C)

The day started a bit overcast but no wind. Les & Dorothy Bullis pulled out heading home about 9 PM. I phoned the propane delivery service to come to the park to fill our tank. It was filled on Feb 2 when we arrived and it has been reading empty for the last 3 days, but the furnace was still going this morning. We are off to Water Volleyball. Back for lunch, Sheila & I split the rib dinner we brought back from the Elks Pig Out Rib Night on Sat. Then I had to have a “rest” period in the afternoon before the evening’s events, so did Sheila. After supper we headed over to the ballroom where the Sand Volleyballer’s are putting on ‘Horse Races’ as a fundraiser. The $1.00 admission includes $140,000 in play money. They run 8 races on a TV screen--real film of real races. You can bet on up to 3 horses in each race, and, if any of them win, you get the payout depending on their finish, (win, place, show) and the odds. Then there is the dice roll at the end of the race, - - they roll a die & whichever number comes up is scratched. Sometimes it’s a winner, I had a $10,000 bet on a horse that would have paid me $30,000 but it’s number came up so nothing. I ended up with a total of $485,000 but lost it all on the last race. Sheila ended up with $370, 000. However the big winner ended up with over 9 million dollars. And there were a lot of people who had over a million in winnings. The top 3 winners won a prize. I bought $10.00 real moneys worth of 50/25/25 tickets, but as usual didn’t win. It ended about 8:30 PM & we returned to the RV to do the usual—supper dishes, journal & expenses. Larry & Judy, Joan & Endre were at our table, as well as volleyballers Nancy & husband Gene. Endre especially seemed to enjoy the races. Sheila’s really glad that she thought to mention it to them.