During my layover in Reno, NV, I got a glimpse into the life of old retired people. I swear that I was the only young Asian guy on the plane.

In true Reno spirit, the airport had many slot machines spread out across the gates. I didn’t actually think people would think about gambling in an airport, but there they were, happily feeding quarters in hopes of the big win.

As I sat waiting for my plane, I couldn’t help but watch as a short bald man frantically stood up from his slot machine waving his arms frantically. Apparently, he didn’t know how to cash out from the machine, and his plane was leaving in a few minutes.

Finally, he got the attention of an attendent, and his quarters rattled out of the machine to his greedy hands. At this point, all the passengers had already boarded, and the pilot was getting impatient waiting for this maniac. In desperation, the bald guy yelled to the gate attendent that he would be right there. But, the quarters weren’t so quick to come out, and he eventually ran with what he had in his bucket and told the slot attendent to keep the change.

All in all, it was quite a hilarious scene.

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