Bailout
Friday October 3, 2008
I’m paying for some overpriced item at the convenience store in my building when the customer behind me in line says to the clerk, “So somebody won the big jackpot, huh?”
On the wall behind the cash register, a sign displays a much smaller amount for the would-be winnings for Powerball. The clerk replies, “Yep, somebody down in New Mexico.”
After a couple of disparaging remarks about the Land of Enchantment from other patrons, the first customer says, “Well, you just saved me a dollar. Isn’t worth playing when it’s that low.”
I can’t help myself. “Yeah, who could live on $15 million? I mean, c’mon.”
She, a fellow city worker, looks at me with the most serious expression. “You know your odds are much better when it’s high, right?”
