An Important Milestone???

This weekend my odometer will read 77,777.7 miles. Is this a sign that my next trip will be successfull? The placebo effect is well documented in medicine, the power of suggestive healing and all, do you think that this works for blackjack as well? I propose that this will only work on people who believe in "luck" as opposed to fluctuations in probability. Of course if I believe that it will have no effect then I will not notice if there is a positive effect. Ideas or comments on this are welcome as I'm not sure how to take this divine automotive message.

match that number. Given that the vehicle lasts that long. Does that mean EVERYONE will then be lucky? :)

Is this a sign that my next trip will be successfull?

By the tone of your post, I think it was made in jest, and you know better than to give any credence to silly superstitions.

Here's some more that may be helpful:

THREE COMMON BLACKJACK VOODOO MYTHS AND PLOPPY SUPERSTITIONS

Voodoo Superstition #1 � �You shouldn�t play with bad players at the table.�

Whether they play well or badly, it has no long-term effect on your results. Sure, a stupid play made by a stupid player may sometimes affect the immediate hand being played. But, in the long run, bad players have no effect on your results. To think otherwise is to succumb to voodoo superstition.

For most new players, playing at reasonably low stakes with no �cover� needs, it�s important to have as few other players at the table as possible, to maximize your hands per hour. Preferably, of course, there are NO other players at your table.

However, whether another player is a good one or a bad one (and the bad ones outnumber the good ones by at least a 100-1 margin!) should make no difference to you. You shouldn�t even be aware of how other players play, except to count their cards. Tough to do at first, but eventually, it will become automatic

Voodoo Superstition #2 � �The player at third base �took the dealer�s bust card.��

Again, voodoo superstition. This is actually an extension of Voodoo Superstition #1. The play of the player at third base has no greater effect than the play of any other player at the table. It�s just more obvious, since it�s easier to deduce what card the dealer �would have gotten� or �wouldn�t have gotten� if the third base player had played the hand differently. But, again, in the long run, the play of the third base player has no effect on your results.

Voodoo Superstition #3 � �A counter should always sit at third base.�

When counting, it�s slightly helpful to sit at or near third base, if you�re forced to play with other players at the table, so you can see more cards before it�s your turn to make a playing decision. However, it�s not always possible, and has the negative aspect that pit personnel frequently think, �Counters always sit at third base,� and therefore may scrutinize your play more than they might otherwise.

The long-term effect of where you sit at the table on your Expected Win Rate is negligible.

To become a successful player, you must overcome any belief in voodoo myths and ploppy superstitions.

give your car an oil change and a lube job. With a little luck you'll still be driving it when it turns 111,111 miles.

...give it two oil changes. If it breaks down again, give it four.

Mostly this post was made in jest, it was something that I did notice and most people would also notice. It could be used as some cover at a table, a supersticious remark to throw the dealer or PC off guard. The placeboe idea however was serious but if you've found this board then you are probably immune to suggestive superstician.

I haven't been counting for long but I do notice that I no longer notice the third baseman's poor moves. I know everyone used to yell at me way back when I didn't know how to play and sat at third base yet still came out ahead. I admit it I was a ploppy but I have reformed my evil ploppy ways and I'm now walking the straight and narrow path of counterdom. My skills are modest but are constantly growing through practice and I hope to reform my family in the months to come but that has yet to be seen.

Two weeks ago I just had the oil changed, I should really start doing it myself again since I am no longer ruled by the stupid apartment complex rules of "no working on your car in the parking lot" and "no fighting with your neigbors because she's a stupid old lady that won't let you play with your new air hockey table".

Dang Theef, you are a pretty funny dude. Do you happen to know the indicies for an oil change on a 92 Ford Tempo? Also what kind of spread between changes can I get away with, assume normal heat from city driving conditions.

On July 7th I bet $777 on #7 in the seventh race. Of course you know what happened. The horse came in SEVENTH.

The condo commandos would go from unit to unit climbing a stepladder to peer over the eight-foot fence. Then you'd get a nasty letter condemning your clothesline, your kid's tricycle, your barbeque, et cetera and ad infinitum. I was always working when they visited and never had the opportunity to dash outside and shoot them a moon.

change cars.

The casinos most desired customers are helpless jerks. People who really do "believe in things they don't understand" are their favorites. I'll repeat the absurd comments, but do what's mathematically sound regardless. I prefer to sit in the rightmost seat so my bet is settled last. And alone is better for multiple reasons, one being I don't have some ignoramus calling attention to my departure plays. I've enough reasons to hate them. Why, oh why, do they leave some tables unoccupied, then treat me to the sound of their literally running feet as they dash over to prevent solo play, sometimes, playing two hands squeezing out their Royal Matches real s-l-o-o-w.

Someday, I'm gonna snap and strangle a frigging gaggle of these bozos. I wonder what that will do to my comp status.

With modern synthetics, you can safely get 7500 miles of interstate travel in a moist climate. In a dry climate, you get less. If you live in, say Arizona on the Pima reservation, where most travel is on unpaved roads, in less than a thousand your engine lubricant, synthetic or mineral based, will become a slurry of abrasive particulates. When you do change the oil, it looks like mud because it partly is.

That's a good question. Nothing bad happened, I took no precautions, I believe that I did take note but wasn't looking at it while it happened. I guess people in general sweep the bad under the rug and bask in the good. Well I guess that depends on the person really. Anyway nothing bad happened that I remember, maybe I was kidnapped and brainwashed to forget it...

That's the most likely explanation, of course.

the most likely explination. Maybe my neighbors turned me into the condo comandoes and it's all their dirty work. I've said too much already, I hope you know where your dog is because if they ask me about it, I don't know you.

The index for doubling down on 5W30 is 20 degrees using the Fahrenheit count, or -6.7 using the Celsius count. Fahrenheit is the most popular counting system, even though Celsius makes more sense with its initial running count of 0.

Insurance is negative EV for most drivers, but it's still a good idea to use it for cover.

Some roads charge a small collection fee. Fortunately, this practice has not caught on in Nevada, southern California, or Mississippi.

Advantage driving and alcohol don't mix. And it's not a good idea to toke either.

Surrender the 92 Tempo if the dealer shows a 2003 BMW, assuming European rules where he doesn't take a down payment.

Finally, never hit a hard 18 wheeler.

...with lot's of cigarette butts in the ashtray.

Lots of black chips in the passengers' seats.