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OK, so we're in Las Vegas.

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  • LuFins DadL Offline
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    LuFins Dad
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    #23

    Shows you how long it’s been since I was there… Actually, it would have been 2012… And that trip was the one with the thunderstorms. I remember thinking I could cross this one street, the water was only 3 inches or so… Then I saw the police officer get bowled over…

    The Brad

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      Mik, I highly recommend driving up to Valley of Fire State Park while you are there. It about 45 minutes out of Vegas. It is truly other worldly.

      Elbows up!

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      • MikM Offline
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        #25

        We'd be there tomorrow if it weren't for Hilary. We'll be back at Christmas.

        The thing I really want to do is take the girls out to show them the dark sky desert at night. Nothing like it. That'll be close to 100 miles out.

        “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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          It lives forever on YouTube

          Link to video

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          • RenaudaR Offline
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            Renauda
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            #27

            That’s right, you have that hurricane.

            Seems to be something everywhere. We’re burning up here.

            Elbows up!

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            • MikM Mik

              Went out to Red Rock Canyon yesterday, was next to a big storm. Not much rain on us but we got to see flash flooding in the desert up close. Pretty cool. Beautiful scenic drive. I wish this pic did it justice, but you just have to see it. IMG_3877.jpeg

              AxtremusA Away
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              Axtremus
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              #28

              @Mik, beautiful picture!
              I took a horseback riding tour in that area before, different time of year. The red color in your picture looks more vibrant than what I saw.

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              • MikM Mik

                We also cruised the strip yesterday. I haven't been here since 1976. It's like Times Square x 1000. Grotesque, like in a sci-fi dystopia.

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                jon-nyc
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                #29

                @Mik said in OK, so we're in Las Vegas.:

                We also cruised the strip yesterday. I haven't been here since 1976. It's like Times Square x 1000. Grotesque, like in a sci-fi dystopia.

                Agree. And you constantly smell pot. Every second you’re on it.

                "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
                -Cormac McCarthy

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                • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                  @Mik said in OK, so we're in Las Vegas.:

                  We also cruised the strip yesterday. I haven't been here since 1976. It's like Times Square x 1000. Grotesque, like in a sci-fi dystopia.

                  Agree. And you constantly smell pot. Every second you’re on it.

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                  #30

                  Agree. And you constantly smell pot. Every second you’re on it.

                  that's my impression of new york

                  and yes vegas, its pretty ridiculous

                  last time there i stayed at the venetian. the fake venice with the gondolas and fake blue sky, it just seemed so weird and disney like.

                  but i guess if you are a provincial american and never strolled thru the calles of venice, or seen the grandeur of the ponte di rialto or the grande canale, its something to experience

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                    Yes NYC is like that now too. Not as bad, I mean it isn’t constant. But you can’t walk 15m without smelling it.

                    "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
                    -Cormac McCarthy

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                      #32

                      I was walking around Howard University this week and got a contact high…

                      The Brad

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                      • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                        Yes NYC is like that now too. Not as bad, I mean it isn’t constant. But you can’t walk 15m without smelling it.

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                        @jon-nyc said in OK, so we're in Las Vegas.:

                        can’t walk 15m

                        That European shit still hasn't worn off, I see.

                        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                          I remember a couple blocks near 42nd street where there were dozens of drug sellers operating in the open - coke and smoke.

                          Outside those few blocks were 2-man teams of police on just about every corner. It's like they yielded these couple blocks to the dealers.

                          Of course this was 30 years ago. I have no idea how it looks now.

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                            #35

                            Times squares looks also looks like Disneyland

                            But at least in New York it’s a change for the good

                            When I lived in New York 42 street was only porn theaters whores and drug dealers. Now, it’s 90% gawking tourists and brand name stores

                            The other 10% are New Yorkers who accidentally wandered into a tourist zone.

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                              Well, Hilary was not a huge deal here. We got 1-3" of rain over three days in bands, never really heavy. It'll be good for Lake Mead but dwarfed by the record snowpack this past winter.

                              “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                              • George KG George K

                                @jon-nyc said in OK, so we're in Las Vegas.:

                                can’t walk 15m

                                That European shit still hasn't worn off, I see.

                                AxtremusA Away
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                                Axtremus
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                                @George-K said in OK, so we're in Las Vegas.:

                                @jon-nyc said in OK, so we're in Las Vegas.:

                                can’t walk 15m

                                That European shit still hasn't worn off, I see.

                                Depends on whether he means 15 meters or 15 minutes.

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                                  At the airport, ready to go home. One thing I really love about this town is the cornucopia of healthy, lower calorie fresh food. We learned in Hawaii that Vegas has a big Hawaiian population, so Poke joints are everywhere. They also have a lot of great soup, sandwich and salad places.

                                  “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                    #39

                                    You know where else there's a cornucopia of healthy, lower calorie fresh food?

                                    Buc-ee's

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                                    • MikM Offline
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                                      Mik
                                      wrote on last edited by
                                      #40

                                      I didn't see any.

                                      “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                      • MikM Mik

                                        Well, Hilary was not a huge deal here. We got 1-3" of rain over three days in bands, never really heavy. It'll be good for Lake Mead but dwarfed by the record snowpack this past winter.

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                                        @Mik said in OK, so we're in Las Vegas.:

                                        Hilary was not a huge deal here.

                                        Screenshot 2023-08-22 at 11.57.39 AM.png

                                        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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