bingo card: Browse The Strips
Friday, September 11, 1987
Saturday, September 12, 1987
Monday, September 14, 1987
Tuesday, September 15, 1987
Thursday, September 8, 2016
Lynn's Comments: Years later, after a divorce, remarriage and a move to North Bay, Ontario, I was ready to do my civic duty by fundraising for the local Arts Centre. This meant volunteering to work the bingo games. I learned a lot about bingo as I ran down the aisles selling dabbers, candy, and cards.
Friday, September 9, 2016
Lynn's Comments: I learned that bingo was indeed a way of life, and yes, it is taken very seriously!
Saturday, September 10, 2016
Monday, September 12, 2016
Lynn's Comments: Dabbers and disposable cards made the game so much easier. With the new speed and efficiency, players wanted runners to be on the ball. If someone needed a new card or wanted a bag of chips, the runners had to anticipate this and literally run to the side of the player. A winning call wasn't greeted with applause (as it was in the church basements), it was a serious loss, a begrudging acceptance and a chance to start again.
Tuesday, September 13, 2016
Lynn's Comments: After working the bingo games, my husband and I would come home exhausted and reeking of cigarette smoke (thankfully, the bingo halls are now smoke-free). We'd immediately disrobe in the front hall, stuff our clothing into the washing machine and have a shower. We wondered how the players could survive night after night in that toxic atmosphere. Perhaps they didn't.