Howdy
We all been there done that. The questions are what are the options? Here are mine, some tongue in cheek.
Change games.
Increase denomination
Change casinos
Commit Hari Kari
Quit cold turkey
Take a vacation from playing
Stop wining and play on.
Pray.
Replenish your bankroll
Practice at home to tighten up your game.
Find a sympathetic ear
Have more sex.
Got any additions?
Grumpy
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I've been in a slump all year, I like a lot of your ideas 
For me,
it's been "be glad my wife isn't in a slump too!" We both started out
the year slumping, but she broke out. I still haven't hit my first RF
for the year (yuck!)
BANDSTAND54@AOL.COM wrote: Got any additions?
Grumpy
Give me a VP slump any day......this Close Brush with Death is a MUST READ!!
I recall a time not too long ago that I had serious brush with death. I had been experiencing a VP slump and was feeling kind of depressed. I thought it would be nice and enjoyable to take an easy ride on a beautiful stallion not far from where we live. It would be a good change of pace from VP. Since horse back riding was new to me and I did not want my family to be concerned, I did not tell them where I was going or what I had in mind. As I arrived at the location, I noticed a few others were also thinking like me. I patiently waited until it was time to mount and I carefully placed my foot in the stirrup and swung my leg over. I can not tell you the pride I had and the freedom I felt sitting astride this almost picture perfect stallion. Realizing my own inexperience and choosing caution over foolishness, I started out slow. The wind was now gently blowing thru my hair and those watching me stood in complete amazement at what must have been my perfect posture
and riding technique. Feeling a sense of pride, my spirits began to rise and my VP slump depression began to evaporate. Right when I thought this was not to going to be so bad, I began to notice that my beloved stallion started to pick up the pace. Up until that point I had held the reins gently and loosely, but now in probably a premature panic, I quickly grabbed for the saddle horn with my right hand. While this stabilized my position in the saddle, my greatest fears were realized as the stallion, as if keenly aware of my fear, began to gallop even faster. You can imagine my total terror as I felt myself slipping to one side even now as I was gripping the saddle horn with both hands and white knuckles. Fearing that my feet would either slip thru the stirrups or lose them altogether and imagining the total embarrassment of falling off the wild beast now galloping at full speed, I began screaming for help from any soul willing to risk their own safety to come to my
rescue. As I screamed louder and louder I could barely make out those watching as they began to gasp in horror and were pointing and continuing to stand there totally immobilized. I then began to pray to God
.isnt there someone who could help me?? Just when I thought all hope of rescue was lost and I just when my whole life flashed before my eyes and just when I thought I would never see my family again
.a miracle of all miracles happened. A man
a real man of obvious courage and the ability to think quickly on his feet and who I found out later was the Wal Mart manager in our town, reached down and unplugged the machine.
I realize now that my VP slump was not that bad and that it is just an investment of better times to come. I will leave horse riding to the professionals!!
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