A blind man at my table

[MrJ]

Just when I thought I have seen it all. I was playing last night and a guy sits next to me, he was blind. He had his stick thing and a casino PR lady helped him from the front door (I assume he just walked in) to the roulette table. His buy in was for $500, nickels.  The dealer placed his bets and I did help him out quite a bit.

Here is the weird part...... I was playing a method, all my numbers written down. Maybe an hour into his arrival, another guy sat down. He wanted to play the 35 and 32, his 'lucky numbers'. He asked if those numbers have hit in a while. The dealer who just came on, had no idea.

The blind guy says (too weird) the 32 hit 20 spins ago and the 35 hit 23 spins ago. The other guys says, 'ok thanks'. I checked my numbers and counted backwards. The blind guy was dead on perfect. Anyways, he stayed for around 3 hours, left with a profit. The dealer told floor who then called 'whoever', then came over and walked the guy away. Has anyone else seen blind people at their table?  Ken

[VLS]

Has anyone else seen blind people at their table?  Ken

Not me!

[winwithmath]

Hi Mr j
I forgot to tell you thank you for helping me with the chips Well see you around my friend Oh I forgot You well see me around. Also I saw you pick up the chip I had drop on the floor.
Your friend
james

[VLS]

Hi Mr j
I forgot to tell you thank you for helping me with the chips Well see you around my friend Oh I forgot You well see me around. Also I saw you pick up the chip I had drop on the floor.
Your friend
james

Funny James...

I've seen him at Skype and I can assure you 100% he's not blind at all!

Heck, he even requested to have a webcam session to SEE me!  

[ThomasGrant]

That remind's me of that joke.

Two Irish Men walk into the Bar.
You think one of em would of seen it.

ROFL...

[esoito]

Yes, I've seen blind people at the table...blind with greed and stupidity...

[Wally Gator]

Have experienced it several times.  Goes right in line with Thomas' "intuition" post.  There is something to be said about those "feelings" ya get.  No doubt about it.

[furple]

Some would say people that loose one of their 5 senses can benefit from sensory compensation.

[Carlitos]

. . . . . . .  well i guess, that the number that has spun also is being said. . . . .  so that every one at the table hears it. . . . . .  at least thats what happens at my local casino. . . . . .



Somene who is blind has a better developed hearing sense. . . . . . . .  and learns over the years to use it and his memory. . . . . . . .  so for me it is no surprise at all that he recalls the numbers . . . . . . . . . .




Carlitos 

[VLS]

Well-said Carlitos!

[GARNabby]

Many years ago, while attending university as an undergrad, I had the "pleasure" of briefly having a young roommate who was blind, from Retinitis Pigmentosa.

Thankfully, he was quite a key-boardist (modern pianist), and played "gigs" in a local band... was making something of himself.

Two stories come to mind as I type this:

1.  Occasionally I walked Joe B. to a nearby grocery-store and mall to help him with some his shopping.  Unfortunately, one time I was looking the other way as we passed one of those protruding pay-phone ledges... bam, right in the face.

2.  He came into the apartment one afternoon to tell me that someone had spat on his face at the downtown bus-stop.

Well, actually four.

3.  His (Italian) family had connections to the organized crime in the area... he knew a lot about who wasn't "on the level"; and offered the usual services to me, if I "ever had the need".

4.  Was a pretty-good chess-player.

[VLS]

offered the usual services to me, if I "ever had the need".

Quite a "field of work" there.

[GARNabby]

Quite a "field of work" there.

Things like getting an unregistered firearm, I think.

Maybe I should "look him up" someday, now that we're back in the K-W area.

[VLS]

"Thou who play with fire..."  

[GARNabby]

"Thou who play with fire..."  

Just to see what became of him.