Las Vegas

[Sgt. Pate]

Hello, thinking of going to las vegas in december for my birthday, Never being there, is there any things i might need to know, ie were to stay, eat etc. Any of you guys out there i could visit.

Leave your money at home!   

Oh yeah, have fun! 

[Mikekoz13]

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I felt like letting some of the locals in on a little secret ...... the Civil War is over!  Or, as some called it, The War of the Northern Aggression.

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   Schro-

              Yeah I know some locals that are Civil War re-enactors....... Most of them have a card or two missing from the deck.


 

[Timmay]

I guess what I was refering to was.....Vegas is not like you see on TV. My expectations were really high.  You dont see the show girls parading around  ( although I did see one and got to have my picture with her)  the beers actually arent free.....cause you feel inclined in giving the lady a tip for bringing it to you.   To get anywhere..you walk...and you walk...and you walk.  Although I really did enjoy the roller coaster at NY NY....but overall....its not a destination that I am planning on returning to anytime in the near future. 

[nomad]

Hey Rodger I think he said he was goin in December and from what I remeber of the Jersey Shore it sucks in December, cold grey , gloomy.  Yuck

And What part of Vegas have some of you been to its the only place put west that I really care to go back to i had a great time there, no its not TV  but better.

[schro]

I go to Vega$ several times a year for family. To be honest, if it wasn't for family, I'd never go. If we ever have the desire to play some cards, The Lovely Mrs. Schro & I go to Lake Tahoe. They have a couple of casinos & one the prettiest lakes I've ever seen.

[JDog]

Last time I was in Vegas(early '06), I actually left the city $600 in front. My 2 trips prior you could say that I left with literally the clothes on my back. My bank account was about 5 figures less too.

[wpruitt]

Gettysbury is cool; so is the Amish Country.  If you want to see the real horror of "The Wah-ah" (as they say down here), go to Andersonville. 

Chicago is a great place to see all the American styles of architecture. 

I don't have a problem with Razor..... He's cool. I get a kick out of cynics.

Hey Razor is there anything to see in Jersey?

Looks like Rodger already beat me to answering that question.  Not sure if the real Jersey shore can actually live up to the glowing description he gave, but it can be a fun place to visit.

I would actually like to visit Gettysburg sometime and the Luray Caverns would also be worth seeing.  But I'm just trying to look at this from the point of view of someone in another country who wants to visit the US for a two-week stay.  There's not enough there to keep you occupied for an entire vacation, so you do get more bang for your buck (or quid) by visiting the major tourist attractions.  If I lived in the UK and was planning to visit the US for the first time, I'd be thinking of visiting Washington, New York, perhaps Disney World, perhaps Vegas.  As a history buff, I'd probably also want to see Philadelphia, the birthplace of the nation.  It would never cross my mind to visit the midwest and see the heartland.

[nomad]

When you go to Vegas you have to set limits on your self or don't go, because if you don't you will leave with only the shirt on your back if your lucky. Play only what you expect to lose and if you win its a bonus and if you lose its no big deal.

[nomad]

Pruitt thats what I love about going to all the major cities in this country is the awesome architecture.

[wpruitt]

   Schro-

              Yeah I know some locals that are Civil War re-enactors....... Most of them have a card or two missing from the deck.
 

Just a card or two ? The ones I know only have a card or two in the deck!

[schro]

I paid for the furniture in my family room with one crazy night at the blackjack tables (including a leather couch and a loveseat). That weekend, my brother left with a smokin' hot blackjack dealer and we ate out at Ruth Chris' (twice), got sloppy drunk, and I still got on the plane +$6,000. I planned out how I was going to tell the Lovely Mrs. Schro about my winnings. This is how it went:
TLMS: "So, how was the weekend?"
Schro: "Honey, how long would I have to wait for sex if I told you I lost a grand?" I could see her getting steamed, so I quickly told her "Don't worry, I didn't lose a grand. In fact, I won a little". Before I walked into the bedroom, I took the 60 or so $100 bills and put a few in each pocket and then untucked my shirt and put the rest inside the waistline of my jeans. I then proceeded to pull the $100's out of each pocket and threw them on the bed, a la "Indecent Proposal". The Lovely Mrs. Schro was quite happy that night. 

By the way, for you young parents, leather furniture cleans up a lot easier than cloth.

[JDog]

I paid for the furniture in my family room with one crazy night at the blackjack tables (including a leather couch and a loveseat). That weekend, my brother left with a smokin' hot blackjack dealer and we ate out at Ruth Chris' (twice), got sloppy drunk, and I still got on the plane +$6,000. I planned out how I was going to tell the Lovely Mrs. Schro about my winnings. This is how it went:
TLMS: "So, how was the weekend?"
Schro: "Honey, how long would I have to wait for sex if I told you I lost a grand?" I could see her getting steamed, so I quickly told her "Don't worry, I didn't lose a grand. In fact, I won a little". Before I walked into the bedroom, I took the 60 or so $100 bills and put a few in each pocket and then untucked my shirt and put the rest inside the waistline of my jeans. I then proceeded to pull the $100's out of each pocket and threw them on the bed, a la "Indecent Proposal". The Lovely Mrs. Schro was quite happy that night. 

By the way, for you young parents, leather furniture cleans up a lot easier than cloth.

  Schro that is gold mate, gold!

[Sgt. Pate]

The Lovely Mrs. Schro was quite happy that night. 

So since Mrs. Schro was "quite happy"... then you must not have scored! 

[dinosaur]

!!!!!!! best story ever the schro!!!!!

[Tyler]

Great story Schro!

Like Nomad said, if you plan on gambling you need to set a gambling budget and stick to it.  I love to play cards, specifically Blackjack, when I'm in Vegas.  At my bachelor party I started off with $200 (out of my $500 budget) and hit the table with a buddy.  There was also another guy that sat down at the same time, he also cashed in with $200.  7 hours later we all left the table with a combined $50,000!  Though my portion was only $4,000 and my buddy was at $6,000, but the other guy left with $40,000!  I would have had close to $10,000 but I lost two $2000 hands right near the end and a few $500 hands.  It was a wild ride and we had the pit bosses going crazy because they didn't know what to do to shut us down.  About 5 min later my buddy and I took another $1000 from the roulette table.  We noticed that it kept hitting within the same 5 numbers about 70% of rolls.  Because of this, we each bet $5 on each of the 5 numbers.  It hit those numbers 6 out of the 8 rolls that we played.  It's a $160 payout everytime we hit the number.  It was nuts.  Needless to say that pretty much paid for the honeymoon.