Canadian Buffoon's Hi Low Vacation - South Central Musings

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Therrrrrre it is.
 
So this is the thing.

I worked Sunday evening.
Monday during the day.
And then Monday midnight.
That's about 24 hours worked
in a 40 hour stretch.

I do have about 3/4 of the last
update done....

But it ain't happening tonight.
Been up since....

I'm too tired to remember since when.

Maybe tomorrow evening?
Maybe?
Excuses, excuses...


Alright, totally legit ones.

Take yer time. As I am well aware, we all have busy lives with stretches of busier times. Catch your breath and we'll be here when you do.
 
Excuses, excuses...


Alright, totally legit ones.

Take yer time. As I am well aware, we all have busy lives with stretches of busier times. Catch your breath and we'll be here when you do.
Possibly tonight....
Maybe not. Taking Kay and a friend of hers bowling.
Possibly tomorrow.

:)
 


The End of the Rainbow


Well!
How about we finish this puppy off?

And what better way to end,
than with a recent
(as in two days ago)
IRL event?


@declansdad was in town
from the East Coast for our
Canada Games.
(Think Olympics... but just in Canada.)

I first ran into Darcy online
on the DIS Caption Contest thread
which I eventually took over
and ran for a couple of years.
So he is quite possibly
my longest running DIS friend.

And yet, we'd never met.


With much conniving, sniveling,
and down-right brow-beating,
I was able to convince him
to have a little DISmeet.

I picked him up from his hotel.
(Sure. Go ahead.
Tell me I go around picking up
strange men from hotels.
Frankly I think it's rude
of you to call him strange,
but I'll let him deal with that.)

I had originally planned on taking him
to a local diner, but...
As luck would have it,
it was a Federal Holiday that day.
And it wasn't open.

What to do?

Give him choices, of course.

"Ya want a burger? Pizza? Pasta? Whadya want?"


(I can be very charming when I put
my mind to it you know.)


Darcy said he could go for a burger.


Good choice.


However, the best burger place in town
doesn't take anything but cash.
Whoops!

A quick pit stop at an ATM solved that crisis.

Moments later, we were at VJ's.
Just a little shack with an extremely
limited menu.
Here it is, in its entirety.
Burger.
Hot dog.
Fries.
Milk shake.
Pop.

That's it.

Yes, there are varieties on those themes.
You can get cheese or two patties.
But that's about it.

I convinced Darcy that to truly have
Winnipeg's finest burger,
he had to have a VJ Special.
(Burger with chili, shredded lettuce, diced onions,
sliced tomato, yellow mustard, dill-pickle spears
and mayo on a white bun... drool...)

I let him take a bite before sticking
a camera in his face.

He seems pleased, no?

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We chatted for a bit,
exchanging sordid bits of our past
and eventually parted ways.
(He said he had a thing at 8pm.
Classiest way I've been dumped in a while!)


It was nice meeting you Darcy. :)


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Meanwhile, back in Vegas.

And... question.
Am I going to be in trouble for
letting stuff happen in Vegas,
but not letting it stay in Vegas?

Perhaps this isn't what
they were referring to.


We woke up the following day.
And that's about all I remember.
I think after our brush with
cholesterol overload the previous evening
neither one of us felt like eating much.

Reasonably sure that I just went down
and grabbed some yogurt or a muffin
or something equally dull for breakfast.


Who knows!


Hmmm... how about this.
There was a large poisonous snake
slithering through the lobby.
People were screaming
and running in panic.
I calmly walked up to the snake
and began to rhythmically move my hands,
effectively hypnotizing it.
Once the snake was swaying in synch
to my hand gestures,
I quickly grabbed it just behind the head,
avoiding the sharp fangs.
Moments later I had fileted the animal
and was serving up fricasseed snake
to the now cheering guests.


Sure. Let's go with that.


I love this "no notes" thing!



I do know that once we were up
and dressed,
we had a destination in mind.
We were going to go to the Bellagio
and pay a visit to Jean Philippe Patisserie
We had both been there before...
on separate trips.
And we both really enjoyed it.
They have amazing sandwiches and wraps
and of course... chocolate!

In fact, they have the world's largest
chocolate fountain.


We strolled over in that direction,
pausing occasionally to take in
whatever sights might catch our eye.

According to Google,
that's a half hour walk.
We took our time,
but that's probably not too far off.

Once at the Bellagio, we paused
to watch the famous fountain show.

We then went inside, made our way
past the lobby with its gorgeous
Dale Chihuly ceiling and stopped again
to view the breathtakingly gorgeous
Christmas display that they put on.

Want to see some photos?
Me too!


I didn't take any.

(Remember, I didn't know
I was doing a TR at the time.

Should have known better.)


After admiring the display...
It's time to eat! Oh, boy!

We giddily skipped over
to the restaurant.

That's roughly when we discovered
that it was closed for renovations.

o_O

Well.... poop.


We made the long walk back to the strip.
So... guess where we ate lunch! Guess!!!

No. Really. Guess.
I sure don't have a clue.
So your guess is as good as mine.

I do know we ate somewhere outside.
On the strip. Somewhere.


But that's about as close as I can nail it down.


We spent the rest of the day popping into
whatever shops caught our interest
and bought a grand total of.... nothing.

Eventually, we headed back to the hotel
to freshen up and snag our car.


This whole trip was really about one destination.


We've really only scratched the surface of Vegas.
The strip is certainly interesting,
but we wanted to go see the famous
(infamous?)
Fremont Street, aka Glitter Gulch.

Fremont street is a mixture of
the very oldest Vegas and the very newest.

Fremont had Vegas' first casino.
Heck its first hotel.
First telephone.
First paved street!

So it goes back a ways.

When you arrive and look East,
it's kind of pretty:

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And even has a place set aside, just for me!

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And the location of
(I believe) the last
Heart Attack Grill.

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Yes. You read that right.
If you weigh 350 pounds or more...
You eat free.

I presume the hope is you will
come in with several of your
lighter friends.


But the real attraction is West.

Four of the most famous blocks
in Vegas are covered in a canopy.

Four blocks.

And it's lit.
With over five hundred lights!

No. Wait!
It's five hundred thousand LED lights!

Impressed?

Well, actually, that number isn't right either.

The canopy has more than twelve million
multi-coloured LED lights.

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And every hour on the hour,
from six pm to one am,
all the casino lights are
temporarily extinguished,
and then relit with a show
on the underside of the canopy.

It's definitely worth seeing.

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Oh. See those cables running the length
of the street, just under the canopy?

If you'd like to get a bird's eye view of the action.
You can take a zip-line down the full length
of the attraction.

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We wandered down the length of the canopy,
pausing to see the sights.
And.... there were sights.
Sights that I'm pretty sure
would make some people blush.

Fremont Street is not for the meek.

However, they did have another place
set aside for me, which is nice.

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At the end of the street, just past the canopy,
I took this photo.
It seemed to encapsulate
what Vegas is all about.
Minus the gambling of course.
Perhaps that's just a given.

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Extremely subtle.

There's a little of, well, everything on Fremont St.

I bought a painting that was done solely with spray paint.
The kid that did it has talent.
We listened to live sax played out of the back
of a pick-up truck.
We saw the entire (faux) KISS rock band.

When in Vegas....
I don't play the slots.
I find them boring.
No skill involved I suppose.

But I had promised a couple of DISers
that I'd take a spin for them.

Photographic proof:

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Sorry ladies.
Two spins (one each) and zero wins.

You each owe me a dollar.


:rolleyes1

On the way out,
we stopped into The Toy Shack.

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More, just to say we did.
Once again, if you're a fan of Pawn Stars,
you'll know about this place.
Anytime someone brings in a toy,
someone from here comes
to evaluate it.
It was mildly interesting.
I suppose if you're big into
vintage toys, this is the place for you.

But it's not a place to eat...
And we were getting a tad hungry.


There was one place,
even before we got to Vegas,
that we knew we wanted to try.

Another TV show that we watch
is Hell's Kitchen.
So when a chance to try a Gordon Ramsay
restaurant came up....

i.e. Gordon Ramsay Steak

... we jumped at the idea.
And then we saw the prices.

A bowl of soup alone is $17.

Don't ask about the entrees.

So we did a different restaurant
following in a similar vein.

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Hate to tell you this, but... no food porn.
I decided to go with traditional
English pub fare and went for the
Yorkshire Ale Batter Fish & Chips.
Ruby had a burger and fries.

Everything was very good.
I'd eat there again.

There was one thing that stood out, however.
My meal came with "mushy peas".
I don't care for peas very much.
If they're fresh out of the garden, yes.
(Like what my grandmother used
to give me when I'd visit. :))

Otherwise.... no. Not usually.
My mom would open up a can,
toss it in a pot and boil the snot
out of it, until it looked and tasted
like... well..... snot.

I just decided to not bother
eating the "mushy peas".

Well... when the food arrived,
I forgot what came with
the fish and the chips.
I saw something green
and didn't know what it was.
I took a forkful and put it in my mouth.

You can guess what happened next.

Except you'd be wrong.

Wow.

This stuff was amazing.

I know! Peas! Who'd've guessed!
But it was actually really tasty!

Just goes to show,
you can't judge a pea by its pod.


After dinner, we headed back
to our resort.
We passed this store with
a rather large statue of Lady Liberty.

Made completely out of
Strawberry Twizzlers.

Because... why not?

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We got back to the resort and Ruby
was set to call it a day.
I wasn't quite ready for bed yet,
so decided to go down to the casino
and see what I could do to prevent
our kids from going to college.

I mean, really.
What's more important?
Their future?
Or me having mindless fun
for an hour or two?

Exactly.
So I went gambling.



I wandered around for a bit
and finally settled on a Blackjack table
with a $10 minimum.
I figured (correctly) that I wasn't going
to find a lower stakes table.

I sat down at an empty chair.

Pro tip. When in a crowded casino,
always sit in an empty chair.
If you sit in one that's already occupied,
you will either get a very angry reaction
or a romantic proposal.
But it's a toss up on which one you're gonna get.

Hmmm... then again... you are there to gamble.

Okay. I take it back.
Go ahead and sit in an occupied chair.


I got some chips and placed a $10 wager on the table.
"Sir." The dealer said. "This is Blackjack Switch."

Huh?

Apparently, this wasn't a regular Blackjack table.
In Blackjack switch, you must play two hands.
(At $10 per hand... so effectively a $20 table.)
The difference being, you are dealt four cards.
Two per hand. You are allowed (if you wish)
to switch the cards to give yourself
a better chance to win.

Well, I was already seated and had one chip on the table...
So I handed over another chip and played.
I got my hands and don't recall if I switched them
or if they were fine as is.
What I do recall is that I won one hand
and "pushed" (That's a tie) on the other.

Sweet! With just one hand,
I'd doubled all my winnings on this trip!

I gathered up my chips and left the table.
I wasn't done for the night,
I just wanted a regular ol' Blackjack game.

I soon found a seat at a table and sat down.
The woman whose lap I sat in wasn't pleased.
She gave me an earful.
So... lucky at cards, unlucky at love I guess.


I played something like 12-15 hands.

I wonder. Should I have kept going?

It took about 30 minutes to play those hands.
And I didn't lose a single hand.

Not one.


I didn't win them all;
a few I pushed.

But I left the table $100 richer
than when I sat down.


Still.... I've never had a streak like that.
But, I keep hearing that a good player
knows when to walk away.

But... I'll always wonder...


And that was it for our penultimate day.


The next morning was a real mixed bag.
We had some successes
and some disappointments.

We hit the buffet one last time
to use up our resort credit.

We then wandered around the resort,
just exploring.

We went back up to our room,
to pack and check out.

We kept hearing a noise.
I looked outside and it was
pretty grey out.
And windy!
That was the noise we heard.
We found out just how windy
a short while later.

I took a snap
(Which will be posted at the end
of this chapter.)
and we headed down to the lobby.

I wanted to check out at the desk
with a human being,
because I had a sneaking suspicion
that our credit hadn't been deducted
for our last buffet breakfast.
But when we got to the lobby,
there was a huge line for the desk.
But there was an automated
quick check out kiosk.

So we used that instead.

When we got back home,
I checked the emailed receipt
and sure enough, they hadn't
deducted the buffet from the credit
and had instead charged it to my credit card.

A quick call to the resort cleared it up, though.


We retrieved our rental and headed out.
Or tried to.
Did I mention it was windy?

There are trucks with signs that
run up and down the strip.
One had been blown over and lay on its side
just at the exit from our hotel.

As a result, there was a bit of a bottleneck
and it took a while to get out.

We didn't have a lot of time
before we'd have to head over
to the airport.

But there was one place that
we wanted to see.


Another TV show that we used to watch
was American Restoration.

The show was about people who'd bring
mostly destroyed items
and have them restored to new-like condition.
Or sometimes have them altered
and repurposed.

I programed in the GPS with
the address I got off the internet
and off we went!

Not long after, we arrived!
Yay!!!

Um... It's here somewhere...
But we're in the general area!
Yay!

Uh... It's around here somewhere,
I recognize the train tracks from the show....

Yay?

We never did find it.
Only after we were back home
did I find out they'd moved.

Oh, well.


Okay. One last stop.

We popped over to Paris.
(I just like saying that.
All the hoity-toity folk do that.)

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And we had a nice meal at Mon Ami Gabi.
The food is good, but the best part
is being able to sit outside.
You can either look slightly down at
the people going by on the sidewalk,
(Great people watching... and you see
all kinds in Vegas!)
or you can watch the Bellagio fountains.
(Yes there are palm trees in the way.
So what?)

And with that,
our Vegas trip drew to a close.
We returned the car,
took the shuttle to the airport,
and without anything note-worthy occurring,
(Which is author-speak for I don't remember)
flew back home.

Where it was frickin' cold!
And I had to shovel!

I'd rather be in Vegas.

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Thanks for following along everyone!
Without your (yes! you!) participation
and wonderful comments and stories,
this TR would be very dull to write
and even more dull to read.

Thank you. From the bottom of my fart.



Heart! Heart!
I meant heart!


Oh.... poop.



 
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Another great report. Vegas is awesome! I've done the zip line on Fremont, by the way. Was a little disappointed when there was no picture of you in a clever costume zooming beneath the canopy. But the pic of you in the robe with the bunnies made up for it though. Thank you for sharing.
 


It was nice meeting you Darcy. :)
Great seeing you guys meet up. I didn't know your history on the Dis. Sounds interesting, a caption thread. I guess with Facebook now so many have moved away from the Dis, especially for "fun and games" type stuff like a caption thread.

In fact, they have the world's largest
chocolate fountain.
You had me at chocolate. It sounds like my kind of place. I do have a sweet tooth.

If you'd like to get a bird's eye view of the action.
You can take a zip-line down the full length
Friends of mine did that zip line. I would actually be tempted to do it, just to say I did.

You can see it written all over my face, right
There's something all over your face but I'm not sure it's guilt! So do you always wear a red bathrobe on vacation or was that a prop they gave you?

I know! Peas! Who'd've guessed!
But it was actually really tasty!
I seem to remember having mushy peas one time before. They didn't make much impression on me one way or the other. Probably something I should try again.

But I left the table $100 richer
than when I sat down.
Nothing wrong with that in my book. You may have won more but you might have lost it all.
 
Let's see...
This trip happened over half a year ago...
And I took precisely zero notes.
This oughta be good...

Thankfully, I took a few photos while
we were there to jog my brain out of park.


Not that neutral is much of an improvement.
I don't know... it depends where you are parked when you get it into neutral.

I personally think that the best part
of the restaurant is that the waitresses
are all dressed as naughty nurses.

And since:
1. This is a family board. And;
2. Ruby was with me.
I refrained from taking any photos of them.
Just ruin all the fun...

If it was popular... wouldn't it be
almost impossible to get into
after just opening?
Hmm... well, one would think so.

Apparently, if you don't finish your meal,
you will be subjected to a spanking.


Uhh....

To quote Danny Glover in every
Lethal Weapon movie ever made
(I believe there are 62 of them)
and subsequently every movie
he was in thereafter...

I'm too old for this shi..... stuff.
:rotfl2::rotfl::lmao:

How was it?
I can definitely give the food there
a resounding "Meh".
I've had wayyyy better burgers.
Not the worst, not even close.
But just... well, considering the hype,
a bit disappointing.
Well, that just makes me want to get on a plane and fly to Vegas so I can try it.

Oddly enough, the two original
Heart Attack Grills in Tempe, AZ
and Dallas, TX have closed.
And the one we visited,
lasted less than two months.
That says a lot right there.

Again, light on the photos,
but I did take this one of
just the Hershey's Kisses.

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Darn. It's too bad they have them in wrappers. Otherwise, I'd just stick my head under the dispenser and pull the handle. I guess that's why they have them in wrappers.

Morning all.

Went for a coaster ride last night.
Well.... an emotional one, but it still counts.

My sister is in town for a visit
and she loves our football team.

So... nice to see her,
nice we went to the game together,

but not so nice when the opposing team
scores a touchdown with one minute
and forty seconds left on the clock
to take a 12 point 40-28 lead.

Oh, well...


I turned to her and said
"No problem.
Just march the entire length of the field,
score a touchdown,
get the ball back right away
with an onside kick,
and score another touchdown...
In a minute and a half."

So that's what they did,
winning 41-40.


Most insane ending to a game
I've ever seen.
Awesome! Sounds like a fun game to attend!

One of these days I'm going to do
one of two things.
1. Book a dessert party at Disney. Or;
2. Start with dessert and work my way backwards.
I've done number 2 on more than one occasion.

Some of you may have heard
of or even watched a show called
Pawn Stars.
::yes::

There are a few characters that show
up on pretty much every episode.
Obviously Danny "The Count" Koker,
the owner of the shop.
And a few others, including this guy:
Horny Mike is great! One of my favorites on the show. I'm glad you got to get a picture with him.

There's another guy who shows up
on occasion.
His name's Roli.

When I asked him for a photo,
he told me to buy a T-shirt
and he'd sign it.

1. Not what I asked.
2. I don't collect autographs... and I definitely don't want yours.
3. I did buy a T-shirt... and I don't want it ruined by someone scribbling on it.
And I can kind of see Roli being like that too. Too bad he didn't want to play along.

So we went... to the mall.
Just off the strip,
the Fashion Show Mall
houses about 250 stores.

I think we went in all of them.
Oh the joy... :faint:

It must've taken over a minute
to deal out the 6 cards.

I think I played for about 5-10 minutes...
And played a grand total of two hands.

Good news is you won't go bust
very quickly sitting at her table.
You run the risk of dying of boredom...

But you won't go bust.
Sounds like my kind of table. I'm not much of a gambler anyway so if I can sit there slowly playing, not losing money and drink for free... hey, why not?

It was nice meeting you Darcy. :)
I'm glad you had a chance to meet up! At least I think you met up. Since you weren't in the picture. We at least know Darcy was there.

And... question.
Am I going to be in trouble for
letting stuff happen in Vegas,
but not letting it stay in Vegas?
::yes::

Hmmm... how about this.
There was a large poisonous snake
slithering through the lobby.
People were screaming
and running in panic.
I calmly walked up to the snake
and began to rhythmically move my hands,
effectively hypnotizing it.
Once the snake was swaying in synch
to my hand gestures,
I quickly grabbed it just behind the head,
avoiding the sharp fangs.
Moments later I had fileted the animal
and was serving up fricasseed snake
to the now cheering guests.
You've been spending too much time around @Captain_Oblivious

Want to see some photos?
Me too!
:rotfl2:

I spotted something when we walked down
to the end of the street.
And as we walked back, I stopped.
I looked at Ruby.

"Honey..... I have to.
I'm sorry. But the teen-age boy in me
is insisting that I do this."

She was a good sport.
Just shook her head sadly and said:
"Go ahead. Do what you have to do."

Heck. She's the one who took the photo!
:rotfl2::rotfl::lmao:

i.e. Gordon Ramsay Steak

... we jumped at the idea.
And then we saw the prices.

A bowl of soup alone is $17.

Don't ask about the entrees.

So we did a different restaurant
following in a similar vein.
Yikes... I don't blame you. I'd rethink that decision too.

We passed this store with
a rather large statue of Lady Liberty.

Made completely out of
Strawberry Twizzlers.

Because... why not?
Only in Vegas...

Pro tip. When in a crowded casino,
always sit in an empty chair.
If you sit in one that's already occupied,
you will either get a very angry reaction
or a romantic proposal.
But it's a toss up on which one you're gonna get.
:rotfl2::rotfl::lmao:

Hmmm... then again... you are there to gamble.
And best of all, this type of gamble doesn't cost you any money.

We never did find it.
Only after we were back home
did I find out they'd moved.

Oh, well.
:headache: I applaud your effort anyway.

(Great people watching... and you see
all kinds in Vegas!)
::yes::

Thank you. From the bottom of my fart.



Heart! Heart!
I meant heart!
Oh, we all know what you meant. :rolleyes1
 
It was great finally meeting you as well and yes it was a fantastic burger.

For the record there many other pictures (but one in particular) in your final update that I like better than the one of me.
 
Another great report.

Thanks! :)

Vegas is awesome! I've done the zip line on Fremont, by the way.

You have!
And what did you think of it?


Was a little disappointed when there was no picture of you in a clever costume zooming beneath the canopy.

Two reasons.

Still wasn't sure
if I was doing a TR.

Had done one of the best
in the world in Whistler.
Didn't think this one compared.


But the pic of you in the robe with the bunnies made up for it though. Thank you for sharing.

Oh, don't thank me. :rolleyes1
 
Great seeing you guys meet up. I didn't know your history on the Dis. Sounds interesting, a caption thread. I guess with Facebook now so many have moved away from the Dis, especially for "fun and games" type stuff like a caption thread.

Yep. I ran the thread for two years.
By the time I stopped,
pretty much everyone had left
except for maybe 4-5 readers.


You had me at chocolate. It sounds like my kind of place. I do have a sweet tooth.

::yes:: Me too!

Friends of mine did that zip line. I would actually be tempted to do it, just to say I did.

See above comment. :)

There's something all over your face but I'm not sure it's guilt! So do you always wear a red bathrobe on vacation or was that a prop they gave you?

Wait.
You don't wear a read bathrobe
on vacation???


I seem to remember having mushy peas one time before. They didn't make much impression on me one way or the other. Probably something I should try again.

I probably wouldn't try it
anywhere other than at
a Gordon Ramsay restaurant.

Or a really, really good one.


Nothing wrong with that in my book. You may have won more but you might have lost it all.

::yes::

I'll never win big,
because I'll always stop
when I'm a bit ahead.
 
Just a little shack with an extremely
limited menu.
Here it is, in its entirety.
Burger.
Hot dog.
Fries.
Milk shake.
Pop.
More options than Casey's Corner though, no? :laughing:

In fact, they have the world's largest
chocolate fountain.
I need to go!!! Are there rules against jumping in?!

If you'd like to get a bird's eye view of the action.
You can take a zip-line down the full length
of the attraction.
What?!?!?!? Sign me up!!!

A bowl of soup alone is $17.

Don't ask about the entrees.
I won't. :scared1:

But I left the table $100 richer
than when I sat down.
Sweet! :thumbsup2

Thanks for giving us a detailed account (okay, well an account with some details :rotfl: ) of your trip. Much enjoyed, as I do all your TRs :hug:
 
I made it back just in time to see the end of the story! I checked in when you had the near disaster of being shut down. anyway thanks for recounting your Vegas Adventure! I have to say, after several conventions there, I have no desire to return. I've been really busy closing down one business at my old job and getting settled into my new one. Not so bad, just no vacation for awhile. The kids are working on adopting a 7th child. Baby sister to their two youngest. Of course we will love her, but I don't feel like I have the energy to take care of 7. but they aren't asking us, until they need a babysitter. :rotfl2:
 
This oughta be good...

Apparently not!

I don't know... it depends where you are parked when you get it into neutral.

Uphill.

Always uphill.


Always.


Just ruin all the fun...

It's what I do.

Hmm... well, one would think so.

I think the end result
(two months later)
would make that seem so.


Well, that just makes me want to get on a plane and fly to Vegas so I can try it.

Just don't try to find the
one on the strip.


Darn. It's too bad they have them in wrappers. Otherwise, I'd just stick my head under the dispenser and pull the handle. I guess that's why they have them in wrappers.


:lmao: I can just picture you doing that.

Heck! I can picture me doing that!


Awesome! Sounds like a fun game to attend!

Actually, it was fairly uneventful
right up until that point.


Everyone was filing for the exits
and while I didn't feel like joining them,
I totally understood.


I've done number 2 on more than one occasion.

Do we really need to know
about your bowel habits?


Horny Mike is great! One of my favorites on the show. I'm glad you got to get a picture with him.

He's a nice guy.
I'm not sure I like that
they're making him out
to be more of a clown
and not that talented.


And I can kind of see Roli being like that too. Too bad he didn't want to play along.

Was not impressed.

Oh the joy... :faint:

:sad2:

Sounds like my kind of table. I'm not much of a gambler anyway so if I can sit there slowly playing, not losing money and drink for free... hey, why not?

I'm not really much of a gambler either.
Prior to that, it had been a couple of years
at least since I'd last set foot
in a casino


I'm glad you had a chance to meet up! At least I think you met up. Since you weren't in the picture. We at least know Darcy was there.

I was there by proxy.

You've been spending too much time around @Captain_Oblivious

Haven't we all!

Yikes... I don't blame you. I'd rethink that decision too.

Need to win the lottery first.

And best of all, this type of gamble doesn't cost you any money.

No?
You guys don't have bail
in the states?


:rolleyes1

:headache: I applaud your effort anyway.

Was disappointing.
Guess we'll just have
to try another time. :)


Oh, we all know what you meant. :rolleyes1

:rolleyes1

And nice to see you back, Andy! :)
 
More options than Casey's Corner though, no? :laughing:

:laughing: You may be right!

I need to go!!! Are there rules against jumping in?!

Yes.
Shower first.
No clothes.

Still wanna?


What?!?!?!? Sign me up!!!

Got to Whistler, BC.
Trust me.



Wise decision.


Better than the opposite!

Thanks for giving us a detailed account (okay, well an account with some details :rotfl: ) of your trip. Much enjoyed, as I do all your TRs :hug:

You're welcome! :goodvibes
 
I made it back just in time to see the end of the story!

Hi! Just in time!

I checked in when you had the near disaster of being shut down. anyway thanks for recounting your Vegas Adventure!

You're welcome!

I have to say, after several conventions there, I have no desire to return.

Then you're doing it wrong!

(Or maybe you're not.... 250 mall stores... <shudder>)


I've been really busy closing down one business at my old job and getting settled into my new one. Not so bad, just no vacation for awhile.

Busy!
How are you?


The kids are working on adopting a 7th child. Baby sister to their two youngest. Of course we will love her, but I don't feel like I have the energy to take care of 7. but they aren't asking us, until they need a babysitter. :rotfl2:

:laughing: Always the way!

Your kids are amazing.
Have I ever told you that?
 
Finally have some time to catch-up, just in time for the Vegas wrap-up. Sounds like you had a nice little getaway together. Fremont street was a one and done visit for me. Our trips to Vegas have changed over the years. We pretty much stay away from the strip now - unless there is a particular show we want to see. Can't wait to read about anything you care to write about next.
 

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