At about 3:45 I get a phone call from an NFL team with whom I've held over 60 very lucrative season tickets for the past 7 years or so. Each year I sell them for markedly above face value and net a nice profit - all for minimal work. I have come to count on the income - at least for a few more years until their HOF quarterback retires and the tickets shrink back to being worth their face value on an open market.
The voice on the other end of the line is the VP of tickets for this NFL team, and he informs me that I won't be renewing my season tickets this year - that they're being distributed amongst "true fans" who are on the waiting list. I didn't do anything wrong and they thank me for my patronage, it's just that they are acting on their revokable license and are taking my ticket rights from me.
Damn.
It just so happens that my bookie calls me about 2 minutes after this phone call ends - I was down a bit last week and I had gotten his cash payment ready. I say "okay, be down in a sec" and grab the cash and meet him downstairs.
As I reach his car, a thought hits me - I just lost a large chunk of my disposable income. This is life-changing... I haven't fully digested all the financial implications of what just went down with my NFL tickets, but I do realize that I can't afford to be so cavalier with my money now. I have $7000 riding on basketball games tonight, so I ask my bookie if the plays can be negated since none of the games have tipped yet. I explain that I just got some bad news and go into the ticket scenario. He says "wow that's rough man... let me call it in and make sure that the lines are still close and that it can be done."
5 minutes later I get a text. My plays are cleared. I thank him and breathe a sigh of relief, then collapse into an afternoon nap.
Now I wake up and see that (of course) all of my would-be plays are in fantastic shape and I would have stood to gain up to $7000 tonight.
This is a rough one. Probably a top 5 worst day of my life - probably the 2nd worst financial day of my life (only behind the day I got laid off 4 years ago).
The voice on the other end of the line is the VP of tickets for this NFL team, and he informs me that I won't be renewing my season tickets this year - that they're being distributed amongst "true fans" who are on the waiting list. I didn't do anything wrong and they thank me for my patronage, it's just that they are acting on their revokable license and are taking my ticket rights from me.
Damn.
It just so happens that my bookie calls me about 2 minutes after this phone call ends - I was down a bit last week and I had gotten his cash payment ready. I say "okay, be down in a sec" and grab the cash and meet him downstairs.
As I reach his car, a thought hits me - I just lost a large chunk of my disposable income. This is life-changing... I haven't fully digested all the financial implications of what just went down with my NFL tickets, but I do realize that I can't afford to be so cavalier with my money now. I have $7000 riding on basketball games tonight, so I ask my bookie if the plays can be negated since none of the games have tipped yet. I explain that I just got some bad news and go into the ticket scenario. He says "wow that's rough man... let me call it in and make sure that the lines are still close and that it can be done."
5 minutes later I get a text. My plays are cleared. I thank him and breathe a sigh of relief, then collapse into an afternoon nap.
Now I wake up and see that (of course) all of my would-be plays are in fantastic shape and I would have stood to gain up to $7000 tonight.
This is a rough one. Probably a top 5 worst day of my life - probably the 2nd worst financial day of my life (only behind the day I got laid off 4 years ago).
