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Car Forum / Antique and Collectibles / Studebaker / October 2007Hail Caesar !
I've been pondering buying a full package, R2 GT Hawk for a month or so, but could not get the price down the 2K I wanted. Yesterday morning I went out to the my R2 GT and was greeted with a cold rain. On impulse, I picked up the phone and booked a room at Caesar's in Atlantic City and drove up for a day off. To make a long story a bit shorter I won 5K on two slot jackpots, came home and called to buy the GT that Caesar helped pay for and the owner came down $1500 too. Here a sneak peek a "Caesar" my new Superhawk. http://stude.com/superhawk.jpg  SignatureJP/Maryland Studebaker On the Net http://stude.com My Ebay items:http://www.stude.com/EBAY/ 63 R2 4 speed GT Hawk 63 Lark 2 door 62 Lark 2 door 60 Hawk 58 Scotsman 53 Starliner 52 Starliner 51 Commander 39 Coupe Express 39 Coupe Express (body) Nice! If you don't mine, about what did it cost? mike > I've been pondering buying a full package, R2 GT Hawk for a month or so, > but could not get the price down the 2K I wanted. Yesterday morning I went [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > http://stude.com/superhawk.jpg Under market value, not cheap by any means, but less then the 25-40K retail. Over 40K spent in the last few miles by the P.O. with Dave T-Bow. > Nice! If you don't mine, about what did it cost? > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >> >> http://stude.com/superhawk.jpg SignatureJP/Maryland Studebaker On the Net http://stude.com My Ebay items:http://www.stude.com/EBAY/ 63 R2 4 speed GT Hawk 63 Lark 2 door 62 Lark 2 door 60 Hawk 58 Scotsman 53 Starliner 52 Starliner 51 Commander 39 Coupe Express 39 Coupe Express (body) That is one reason it pays to buy what somebody else has restored, rather than restoring one yourself ;) mike > Under market value, not cheap by any means, but less then the 25-40K > retail. Over 40K spent in the last few miles by the P.O. with Dave T-Bow. [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] >>> >>> http://stude.com/superhawk.jpg It depends, I bought my car on the installment plan, cheap but ugly and I make "payments" as I can afford it... nate > That is one reason it pays to buy what somebody else has restored, rather > than restoring one yourself ;) [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] >>>> >>>>http://stude.com/superhawk.jpg Signaturereplace "roosters" with "cox" to reply. http://members.cox.net/njnagel You still working this weekend or are you staying in AC? I was planning on helping you out with the green car but because it's been raining all week so I haven't graded the side yard like I was planning on, need to have it done before Tues (A/C installer is coming to put new unit in then) nate > I've been pondering buying a full package, R2 GT Hawk for a month or so, > but could not get the price down the 2K I wanted. Yesterday morning I [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > 39 Coupe Express > 39 Coupe Express (body) Once Caesar cut me a check I headed home last night so I'd be here for a extra work day with Jeff on his R2 Lark. jeff is coming over again Sun. wrote: > You still working this weekend or are you staying in AC? I was > planning on helping you out with the green car but because it's been [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] >> 39 Coupe Express >> 39 Coupe Express (body) SignatureJP/Maryland Studebaker On the Net http://stude.com My Ebay items:http://www.stude.com/EBAY/ 63 R2 4 speed GT Hawk 63 Lark 2 door 62 Lark 2 door 60 Hawk 58 Scotsman 53 Starliner 52 Starliner 51 Commander 39 Coupe Express 39 Coupe Express (body) > Once Caesar cut me a check I headed home last night so I'd be here for a > extra work day with Jeff on his R2 Lark. jeff is coming over again Sun. [quoted text clipped - 51 lines] > > - Show quoted text - When I was in my late teens, SK1 Thomas invited me down to the 2nd division LQ for my first investment lecture, ie: Crap Game. I lost 2 weeks pay in 20 minutes (but we were at sea for the next twoweeks, anyhow.) Except for tossing a $20 note in the $1 machine and pulling the level 20 times at the end of each of Marilyns sessions just to prove I ain't cheap (which I really am) I don't gamble. Anyhow, over the past ten years, with you using your skill, JP, how much do you figure you have won / lost? All we have heard about is your winings. Obviously, don't count expenses or perks. If it's none of my business, feel free to say so. I do get a win-loss statement from the casino, last year I was ahead about 13K, plus room/food/ beverage comps, doing better this year, but it's more like work. If I win big, and it's early in the evening, I quit gambling and often come home early. If I'm losing, once I get close to my set limit of losses, I quit. Every pro or simi-pro gambler uses money management. If you set say a 2K limit on your losses, you can't lose more, but if you win, say 5K, you're golden. The big money maker is no limit Texas hold-um if you get a good table full of college kids, just go all in on a decent hand and they fold up like a tent with their $100-$200 in chips. <g> Blackjack has been good to me, but learning all the Asian games now, Pia Gow/Asian Poker, still working on Baccarat. Craps and the low money slots are a loser as are high limit slots if you are on a budget. Only play roulette if Dave Lester picks the numbers for you. <g> A five dollar slot can eat $100 in less then a minute, and there are even $100 slots. I saw a lady put 5K it a $100 slot in 10 minutes and left and a hour or so later, a guy hit it for 50K with maybe a grand in. Pat and I use exactly the same system, and neither of us planned it together, it just is the only way to have a chance. Most everyone will piss away any money they win and if you do that, you'll never beat the house. That's why I demand a check for most of my big wins, the casino can't cash it,(New Jersey law) so I can't lose it. >> Once Caesar cut me a check I headed home last night so I'd be here for a >> extra work day with Jeff on his R2 Lark. jeff is coming over again Sun. [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > expenses or perks. > If it's none of my business, feel free to say so. SignatureJP/Maryland Studebaker On the Net http://stude.com My Ebay items:http://www.stude.com/EBAY/ 63 R2 4 speed GT Hawk 63 Lark 2 door 62 Lark 2 door 60 Hawk 58 Scotsman 53 Starliner 52 Starliner 51 Commander 39 Coupe Express 39 Coupe Express (body) > I do get a win-loss statement from the casino, last year I was ahead > about 13K, plus room/food/ beverage comps, doing better this year, but [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > house. That's why I demand a check for most of my big wins, the casino > can't cash it,(New Jersey law) so I can't lose it. Soooo, since I am a lousy card player and have bad luck generally, how much do I hafta "invest" in order to beat the quarter slots? <G> JT All the quarters you have, and then some... <lol> Jeff "Grumpy AuContraire" wrote... > Soooo, since I am a lousy card player and have bad luck generally, how > much do I hafta "invest" in order to beat the quarter slots? > <G> SignaturePosted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com I've never been a gamblin' type of person. The closest I ever came to winning stuff was back in my early 20's when I would go to the track every Saturday. I only won when I used someone elses picks. Participate in a raffle... Not a chance of winning. Who sez that birth and revolvin' planets 'n things don't mean anything! <G> JT (Best to stick at what you do best I guess) > All the quarters you have, and then some... <lol> > Jeff [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >>much do I hafta "invest" in order to beat the quarter slots? >><G> I suppose that's why you bitch so much <lol> Jeff <snip> > <G> > JT > (Best to stick at what you do best I guess) SignaturePosted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com Gambling (to me) is nothing more than 'speculation with discretionary dollars'. Since I have few of those I choose not to gamble. But the few times I have, it is for entertainment purposes only, and whatever loss there is, is payment in kind for the entertainment value. I have done rather well on occasion at the horse track, but it was always with help. I would read the green sheet and look at the horses percentages and the jockeys percentages. Then I would pick three or four in a particular race. Then the wife and I would go to the paddock before the race and look at the horses when they are brought out (before they walk them out on the track). My wife would look at the conformation, the attitude, and the butt and chest of the horse. Then we would pick those we thought were best and go to a quinella. The times we have done that we made enough to pay for our entry fee, valet parking, and food and drink (which aren't cheap), and walked away 'even'. That makes me happy. Jeff "Grumpy AuContraire"wrote > I've never been a gamblin' type of person. > The closest I ever came to winning stuff was back in my early 20's when I [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > JT > (Best to stick at what you do best I guess) SignaturePosted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com That's funny, my dad played the horses too, maybe I got the gambling gene from him. > Gambling (to me) is nothing more than 'speculation with discretionary > dollars'. [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] >> JT >> (Best to stick at what you do best I guess) SignatureJP/Maryland Studebaker On the Net http://stude.com My Ebay items:http://www.stude.com/EBAY/ 63 R2 4 speed GT Hawk 63 Lark 2 door 62 Lark 2 door 60 Hawk 58 Scotsman 53 Starliner 52 Starliner 51 Commander 39 Coupe Express 39 Coupe Express (body) These new computer controlled slots aren't as interesting to me as the old mechanical units. Some joker sitting in the back room can change the odds on you at a whim. I much prefer blackjack but I'm an amateur odds and card counter. Now if only I had some of that "discretionary" money! I like the ponies too. I use the methods taught by Bloodstock Research. The jockey is only along for the ride. It's all about pace and I use that at the track. My wife and I love the horse races and often go home with the same or more money than we came with after betting 10 races and having a nice dinner out at The Keg or the Outback. Now about that discretionary money... Brooksie > That's funny, my dad played the horses too, maybe I got the gambling gene > from him. One Friday evening in the early 1960's while at work, a "consortium" picked two horses to play for my next trip to the "'ganssett" daily double. They won and I had wagered $5 for myself and four other workmates. We each cleared around $200 and you can bet that I left right after the 2nd race. Sooooo, the following Friday, the "consortium" got together again and again, two horses with picked for the following day's daily double. The picked horse in the first race won but just barely. The picked horse in the 2nd race was first out of the gate and stayed in front all the way around and won by about 10 lengths. Pay off... $550 per $2 bet and I again bet $5 for five players. At the last minute, I bet another $2 for myself and again left after the 2nd race. The consortium was not in force the following week as the main player was on vacation. So, I still went to the track with my usual $30 and decided to go to the clubhouse rather than grandstand. I blew the $30 by the end of the third race but I did take time to lean against the $100 window..... I never bet on the nags again.. JT > Gambling (to me) is nothing more than 'speculation with discretionary > dollars'. [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] >>JT >>(Best to stick at what you do best I guess) Biggest win for me was the Avanti II I won at York, that was the seed money for me to get back into Studebakers, second to that was a $9500 jackpot on a five dollar slot in my first five minutes at the casino. > I've never been a gamblin' type of person. > [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] >>> how much do I hafta "invest" in order to beat the quarter slots? >>> <G> SignatureJP/Maryland Studebaker On the Net http://stude.com My Ebay items:http://www.stude.com/EBAY/ 63 R2 4 speed GT Hawk 63 Lark 2 door 62 Lark 2 door 60 Hawk 58 Scotsman 53 Starliner 52 Starliner 51 Commander 39 Coupe Express 39 Coupe Express (body) > All the quarters you have, and then some... <lol> > Jeff [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >> much do I hafta "invest" in order to beat the quarter slots? >> <G> I read part of a book on winning at slots. The crux of it seemed to be that if you have 2K to invest, you can win big on almost any quarter slot machine. > I read part of a book on winning at slots. The crux of it seemed to be > that if you have 2K to invest, you can win big on almost any quarter slot > machine. Enough to pay for the hernia surgery as the result of hauling around $2000 in quarters? >> I read part of a book on winning at slots. The crux of it seemed to be >> that if you have 2K to invest, you can win big on almost any quarter slot >> machine. > > Enough to pay for the hernia surgery as the result of hauling around $2000 > in quarters? Those days are gone. It's bills or in-house debit cards now. I miss the sound of quarters showering into a metal pan. > Those days are gone. It's bills or in-house debit cards now. > > I miss the sound of quarters showering into a metal pan. Now if they could turn down the volume on the slot machine bells/chimes/tunes/etc. and go non-smoking I'd probably be willing to drop $20 every 4-5 years in Las Vegas. It takes me about that long to forget why I left the last time... for me a casino is fun for about 30 minutes. Lee (suffers from gambling ADD) SignaturePosted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com >> Those days are gone. It's bills or in-house debit cards now. >> [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Lee (suffers from gambling ADD) Arizona casinos I've seen all now have smoking only in one enclosed area. Smoking is banned everywhere else. A White Mountain Apache casino named Hon-Dah has the biggest and best champagne brunch I've ever seen every Sunday. Arizona Indian casinos are now becoming destination sites. Many are building big hotels. Good on 'em.... > > Those days are gone. It's bills or in-house debit cards now. > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > -- > Posted via a free Usenet account fromhttp://www.teranews.com I was staying in a small town casino / hotel just outside of Death Valley. Somehow I wandered into another part of the casino and found an unocupied room. No one else was there and I cheerfully lost my money in the machines. The same thing had hapened a few years before in Reno. In Holigans (?) next to the Flamingo in Vagas, I suggested to "someone" that they set up a quiet room where people like us, who like relative quiet, could play. He looked at me like I was nuts! Well, others think I am too, when I mention Studebakers! (I'm glad I didn't mention having mechanical machines!) Karl Don't know about quarter slots but that sort of figure seems to work on the $5 machines most of the time. >> All the quarters you have, and then some... <lol> >> Jeff [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > if you have 2K to invest, you can win big on almost any quarter slot > machine. SignatureJP/Maryland Studebaker On the Net http://stude.com My Ebay items:http://www.stude.com/EBAY/ 63 R2 4 speed GT Hawk 63 Lark 2 door 62 Lark 2 door 60 Hawk 58 Scotsman 53 Starliner 52 Starliner 51 Commander 39 Coupe Express 39 Coupe Express (body) It would take me a long time to spend 2K two bits at a time. I've been up all night trying to get rid of 40 bucks on quarter slots. The best I've ever done is 400 bucks with a straight flush.... > Don't know about quarter slots but that sort of figure seems to work on > the $5 machines most of the time. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >> that if you have 2K to invest, you can win big on almost any quarter slot >> machine. Ah, you play video poker, that takes a bit of skill and if you are good, offers better odds than a traditional slot machine. > It would take me a long time to spend 2K two bits at a time. I've been up > all night trying to get rid of 40 bucks on quarter slots. > > The best I've ever done is 400 bucks with a straight flush.... SignatureJP/Maryland Studebaker On the Net http://stude.com My Ebay items:http://www.stude.com/EBAY/ 63 R2 4 speed GT Hawk 63 Lark 2 door 62 Lark 2 door 60 Hawk 58 Scotsman 53 Starliner 52 Starliner 51 Commander 39 Coupe Express 39 Coupe Express (body) That's all there is anymore, at least in the Southwest. I don't remember the last time I saw a quarter slot one-armed bandit. Five dollar slots are the only ones with arms I've seen for a long time. I'm too cheap to play those(poor). > Ah, you play video poker, that takes a bit of skill and if you are good, > offers better odds than a traditional slot machine. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >> >> The best I've ever done is 400 bucks with a straight flush.... First its raining here in Sydney...That sucks... So to brighten my day I read your story...I loved your story JP and it goes with your good luck...Loved the red colour of the new car too but need to see it all... JP... Wherever you go it never rains less you want it to...<g> Lansing >>I've been pondering buying a full package, R2 GT Hawk for a month or so, >>but could not get the price down the 2K I wanted. Yesterday morning I [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >> >>http://stude.com/superhawk.jpg To e-mail me remove the X from my E - address... I'll post more pics when it arrives in a week or so. > First its raining here in Sydney...That sucks... > [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > To e-mail me remove the X from my E - address... SignatureJP/Maryland Studebaker On the Net http://stude.com My Ebay items:http://www.stude.com/EBAY/ 63 R2 4 speed GT Hawk 63 Lark 2 door 62 Lark 2 door 60 Hawk 58 Scotsman 53 Starliner 52 Starliner 51 Commander 39 Coupe Express 39 Coupe Express (body) Lucy bastard, Only thing I ever "won" was the Selective Service Lottery # 51...........So I signed up for an Air Force Contract at Texas A&M. Jim Beard |
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