HAPPY NEW YEAR !!!

IT'S PART OF THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY, WHEN EVERYBODY ELSE IS OFF ON HOLIDAY, WE HAVE TO WORK! THAT WAS CERTAINLY TRUE THIS LAST WEEK AS I ENDED UP WORKING 51 HOURS INCLUDING 9 HOURS ON NEW YEARS EVE. TODAY WE HAVE A "SHORT TURN AROUND", WE GOT OFF WORK AT 3:00 AM AND HAVE TO PUNCH BACK IN AT 3:00 PM.

THE AVI CASINO DOES AN EXCELLENT JOB ON NEW YEARS EVE. THEY HAVE AN OUTSTANDING BALLOON DROP WITH THOUSANDS OF BALLOONS RELEASED FROM THE CEILING AT MIDNIGHT. THEY ALSO PROVIDE ALL THE CUSTOMERS WITH HATS AND NOISE MAKERS TO RING IN THE NEW YEAR. WHEN THE BALLOONS ARE RELEASED THE CUSTOMERS STOMP THEM INTO THE FLOOR TO POP THEM AND IT SOUNDS LIKE FIREWORKS GOING OFF INSIDE. IT GETS SO WILD THAT THE DEALERS STOP THEIR GAMES AND BRING THE LIDS UP TO WAIT OUT RINGING IN THE NEW YEAR. SO EVEN IF WE ARE WORKING, WE ARE PART OF A REALLY FUN CELEBRATION.

I COULD REFLECT BACK ON 2006, BUT WE HAVE THE BLOG TO REREAD IF YOUR INTERESTED IN THAT, AND 2007 WILL BE RIGHT HERE IN THE BLOG AS WELL...............

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYBODY !!!