Things I did and learned in Vegas....

I went to Vegas for a few days. Here are a few things that I realized:

1. After not being there for years, I will find it even more irritating when people automatically assume that if you are from Nevada, you are from Las Vegas.


2. It is VERY dirty. There was trash everywhere!!


3. Everything costs more than it should. There are not that many 'good' deals. Whatever happened to 99 cent breakfasts? Oh that's right, we are in a recession.


4. A lot of sarcasm from service people - ie that bell boy that made sure to let me know that he would not the one there when I picked up my bag. After being so snide, I quickly put away the tip that I was gong to hand him. After all, my bag only contained a few clothes and dirty underwear. So what if he 'misplaced' it? Should have been nice, taken your tip and then been done with it. Customer service was not a strong point where I was staying. But I also wasn't staying at the Bellagio or Trump Towers. The Stratosphere was cheap and worked.


5. Stratosphere was not close enough to the Convention Center to walk in the shoes I was wearing. I am now nursing a HUGE blister on the bottom of my foot.


6. The Monorail sounded like a great quick way to get there the first morning. Upon arrival to the stop, I found that it was $5 for one way!!! I was only going two stops. I was duped and had no choice.


7. Since I sat at the blackjack table for 4 hours and gave you all the money I had, you could at least buy me breakfast. The older gentlemen that I played with kept commenting on how they used to just give you free things and now you have to beg. I begged and got a $15 comp for breakfast. It was a LOT less than I had lost and I only could choose from half of the menu. (Again, everything costs too much.) I guess it is true that beggars can't be choosers.


8. The person staying in the room next to me must either have passed out or not been there. No one needs to listen to the TV that loud.


9. The water out of the sink smelled like sulfur. It makes me sick even thinking about it. I contemplated the idea of going down to the casino and brushing my teeth in one of the bathrooms.


10. I had a great view of the air conditioners on the roof. Yep. Nice view.


11. The sandwich was really worth the $8 that I paid for it. I was starving.


12. I missed my family while I was gone. I am so used to being with someone - I can get lonely really fast.

I think that Reno should market themselves a bit better. We aren't as big as Las Vegas, but we have a lot of the same commodities. It is so much cleaner here, smells a lot better, and a tad bit greener. It is good to be home.