Chester Casino

This past Friday I received three boxes of cables to repair from the Chester Wastewater Treatment facility in Chester, West Virginia. It reminded me of the trip me Pops took there to deliver I believe 75 repaired snakes. It was going to cost so much to ship them that he figured he'd make a road trip out of it. He had me Mom in tow.

After making the drop, Mom and Dad went to a local diner for breakfast. Now Mom, she liked to play the slots. She was always disappointed, indeed dismayed, when she didn't win big. "The winners didn't build the casinos," me Pops would remind her. Pops would play, typically video poker, but he never expected any big winnings.

They entered the diner and were given a table. While taking the order the waitress remarked, "Y'all's from out of town, I can tell. Y'all gonna visit the new casino down the road while you're here?"

Mom's face brightened expectantly. "We are now," me Pops reluctantly conceded.

But it made Mom happy, even as she didn't win.