Candy Machines and Lines of Kiddos

Okay.  This quite possibly might be my worst moment ever as a human being.  My awakening to the fact of the fall of man, the depravity of Dan, and much worse.  Saturday night we took some high school students to the "Mega Fun" Main Event.  7 of us played a round of miniature golf under some backlights and Kirk will probably not admit this, so I will...I beat him by 1 stroke.

Oh yeah.  

Since everyone was exhausted and starving from a long and enduring 18 hole round of golf.  We hit up the Main Street Cafe there at Main Event for some grub.  Kerra Gentzel ordered some popcorn chicken, which I am sure was great, but came out after everyone was finished eating.  I am convinced that there is not a lot of things that are worse than watching other people eat while you are sitting there peckish.  Ummm.  Yeah, I just looked up another word for starving.  Thesaurus.com.  Who knew?

Okay, so let's get to the meat of this story.  Following our din time.  We scattered about and started playing games.  I bought a $10 card to play games with and went on my way.  First of all, my job is to hang out with high school students.  SO....the first thing I did, was abandon the high school students.  

Next, I found myself at a candy machine game.  The object of the game is to drop down the crane, pick up a piece of candy with the crane, and then drop the candy into a slot where other pieces reside.  In this slot there is a sliding board going in and out towards and away from the candy.  The idea is that you drop a piece of candy in and it will then put the rest off and into my hands.  

Okay.  So if you did not understand the game.  Get out of your house and go have some fun!  We are all kids at heart!  LET YOURS OUT>

-----------------Time Out-------

I am a very competitive person.

------------Game On------

I stood at this game for about 20 minutes, spent about $6 ($.25) per play.  I accumulated 3 pieces of mini candybars into the slot, but still none would fall.  I really felt like I was making some progress when I so rudely became interrupted.  

From a few steps behind me, the words of a mom chime, "Hey guys, I will just have to go buy you some candy, because this guy is clearly never going to let you play this game."  HAHAHAHA!  WHAT!  WOW!  I just got called out by a mom with 2 little toddlers standing behind me.  This is quite possibly one of the most confrontational moments I have ever experienced in my own mind.  My first thoughts, "Back off lady, I have been working really hard to get this piece of candy."  My second thought, "Dan, this is a place for kids and you are hogging the game."  Whoa jeez!  This is quite the dilemma.  

I stood there...

...staring at my progess

...and considering my options.  

...I sighed

And I walked away from the game.  (Defeated)

HAHAHA!  Isn't this story pathetic. 

Here is where it gets good.  I returned to the game a while later (bout a minute and a half).  They must have given it one shot and lost and left.  So I was BACK IN THE GAME!  YES!  I decided that I needed to go for a regular size candy bar in the game in order to knock the others off and into my hands.  About $3 later and my feat was accomplished.  

Here are the results:

About 45 minutes

$9

An angry mom

Disappointed kids

Lost high school students

And Dan (with 3 miniature sized candy bars)

I'll let you decided on whether or not it was worth it!  HAHA!