The day had been a long one, and I didn’t really feel like stepping out of my comfort zone to try something new.
The evening started with a bit of stress. When I agreed to call bingo, I had no idea what equipment was involved. I pictured a wire ball cage that I would spin before selecting a numbered ball.
I’ve seen boards with circular indents that hold each ball as it’s called.
Instead, I walked into the room to find a large electronically lit board with a full bingo table designed to randomly serve up numbered balls. The setup looked like something straight out of 1970, but I never knew such a thing existed.
As someone handed me the microphone, people sat waiting expectantly for the game to begin. What I also hadn’t anticipated was the need to fill the space between the numbers being called.…