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OK, so we're in Las Vegas.

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    Renauda
    wrote on 19 Aug 2023, 18:13 last edited by
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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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      Mik
      wrote on 19 Aug 2023, 18:40 last edited by Mik
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      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.

      "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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        Copper
        wrote on 19 Aug 2023, 18:46 last edited by
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        It lives forever on YouTube

        Link to video

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          Renauda
          wrote on 19 Aug 2023, 18:49 last edited by
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          That’s right, you have that hurricane.

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

          Elbows up!

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          • M Mik
            19 Aug 2023, 13:31

            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

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            Axtremus
            wrote on 19 Aug 2023, 19:10 last edited by
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            @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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            • M Mik
              19 Aug 2023, 16:41

              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
              wrote on 20 Aug 2023, 05:49 last edited by
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              @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.

              They’ll end up, after a lot of drama, with the same formula they use every time they have a trifecta: take away health care and food assistance from low income families and use the money to fund tax cuts for their donors.

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              • J jon-nyc
                20 Aug 2023, 05:49

                @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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                bachophile
                wrote on 20 Aug 2023, 12:45 last edited by
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                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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                  jon-nyc
                  wrote on 20 Aug 2023, 13:55 last edited by
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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.

                  They’ll end up, after a lot of drama, with the same formula they use every time they have a trifecta: take away health care and food assistance from low income families and use the money to fund tax cuts for their donors.

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                    LuFins Dad
                    wrote on 20 Aug 2023, 14:03 last edited by
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                    I was walking around Howard University this week and got a contact high…

                    The Brad

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                    • J jon-nyc
                      20 Aug 2023, 13:55

                      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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                      George K
                      wrote on 20 Aug 2023, 14:18 last edited by
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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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                        Copper
                        wrote on 20 Aug 2023, 17:13 last edited by
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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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                          bachophile
                          wrote on 20 Aug 2023, 17:15 last edited by bachophile
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                          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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                            Mik
                            wrote on 21 Aug 2023, 14:49 last edited by
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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.

                            "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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                            • G George K
                              20 Aug 2023, 14:18

                              @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.

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                              Axtremus
                              wrote on 21 Aug 2023, 15:40 last edited by
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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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                                Mik
                                wrote on 22 Aug 2023, 03:54 last edited by
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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.

                                "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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                                  89th
                                  wrote on 22 Aug 2023, 16:19 last edited by
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                                  You know where else there's a cornucopia of healthy, lower calorie fresh food?

                                  Buc-ee's

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                                    Mik
                                    wrote on 22 Aug 2023, 16:30 last edited by
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                                    I didn't see any.

                                    "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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                                    • M Mik
                                      21 Aug 2023, 14:49

                                      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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                                      George K
                                      wrote on 22 Aug 2023, 16:59 last edited by
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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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