Too Lazy to Scratch

For those who've followed The Dialogue Den for awhile, you know that I pick up California Lottery Scratchers that folks throw away. I pick them up off the sidewalk, parking lots, and yes...I've even pulled them out of trash cans (disgusting...I know.)

I do this so that I can enter them into the 2nd Chance Drawing. One day I'm gonna win, and all my trash digging will pay off.

Recently, during a walk in my neighborhood, I came across the one pictured. I had to do a "double take" because it looked like this one was BRAND NEW...and that just didn't make sense.

Upon closer examination, I realized that it wasn't as "new" as it appeared. It was indeed "used." Whoever discarded it however, didn't even take the time to "scratch" down the row, nor any of the "power spots" to see if they were a winner. Instead, they cut right to the chase...scratched to reveal the bar code, and checked to see the winning status that way.

Wow!

Have folks become so lazy that scratching boxes on a card are now "too much work?" In all my time of picking up discarded scratchers, this was the first time I'd found one that hadn't even "officially" been scratched.

Turns out, it was indeed a "loser," although it hadn't been entered into the 2nd Chance Drawing...so I went ahead and took care of that.

Anyhoo...I hope that this card was just a fluke, and that I don't find more where folks just go right to the barcode. I mean really...doesn't the majority of excitement come from actually scratching the boxes in anticipation of uncovering winners? For me it is.

Well...with that, Let the DIALOGUE begin: What unusual acts of laziness have you witnessed lately?

Talk to me!

Til next time...