I had one in the zone, then they voted and changed the zone and its no longer in the zone, UGH  It's like high stakes poker right now, I'm not playing that game anymore.

Apparently, he earns his living playing poker and tells Uncle Sam he makes no money. 

Poker rooms.

That's unrealistic in Poker, and in REI. 

I'm playing the long game.

@Mindy JensenI enjoy poker, hiking, gardening and talking with others about financial literacy.  

There is a lot more risk, but this game (RE) is full of risk and I've found that those who are willing to take the greater risk are the ones who usually come out with the larger rewards......This is true in life generally. 

While many of your peers are spending their free time trying to figure out how to be online gamers, you're taking action towards real, tangible wealth.

Kind of like poker Variance.D Class . forget  numbers. 

Talking to extended family members daily, playing online poker with old friends.