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Live/LOTS of pics/Mostly solo. 23 Days. 9 Hotels. Vegas/Reno/Some very unusual sightseeing. Enjoy!

Discussion in 'Vegas Trip Reports' started by notfromconcentrate, Jun 18, 2018.

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  1. GoGrizz

    GoGrizz Tourist

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    Excellent TR!!
     
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  2. BlueBellThunder

    BlueBellThunder VIP Whale

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    Why not share your credit card number with us lol.
     
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  3. NotFromConcentrate

    NotFromConcentrate It’s a Cassowary :)

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    I never said it was my credit card :) I could have bought an expired one on eBay so I could flash it to bypass lines.

    Come to think of that, I shoulda done that...
     
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  4. dmr

    dmr Registered Abuser

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    Or, just play enough to squeak by Plat. :) Or join the military. :) :)
     
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  5. the nuts

    the nuts VIP Whale

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    Great job on the report. Finally caught up and I was very entertained, thanks!
    I thought you did a great job dealing with the criticism in this thread. There was quite a bit of it. Good for you!
     
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  6. ffejry

    ffejry #1 Bears Fan

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    That's not a bad idea............
     
  7. Spock

    Spock Low-Roller

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    Amazing read. Thanks for the share.

    Again congratulations on the finish and getting through the entire trip in one piece.

    Good Luck.
     
  8. the nuts

    the nuts VIP Whale

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    If every month or two, you and @tdhoier alternate taking trips to vegas, my trip report fix would be satisfied.
     
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  9. marcianofan

    marcianofan High-Roller

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    This has to be longest (days wise) trip report ever on VMB right, with pics and commentary and everything else?? Has to be way up there on views all-time but I’m just curious on days covered, even if there was some non-vegas time in the 23 days. Anyways, tks a lot, it was very fun following along and I’m sure I’m not the only one who felt they/we were right there with you.....
     
  10. NotFromConcentrate

    NotFromConcentrate It’s a Cassowary :)

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    Gonna be doing a few more updates of this trip report soon, covering...

    - replies to comments I haven’t replied yet
    - pictures I forgot about (one involves the lamps at the Plaza)
    - final tally of costs (I still have to audit my credit cards and hotel folios)

    In the meantime, I did nail down a chunk of this evening to get in some cooking - one of my favourite pastimes. Made a lobster and asparagus risotto.

    Being both foodporn and the “glimpse into the daily life of NFC” that some of you seem to desire, I thought I’d share some photos with you :) sorry that it’s only three pictures, my hands were dirty quite a bit of this time.

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  11. monkey

    monkey Low-Roller

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    Thank you for your fabulous live trip report. I thoroughly enjoyed following along even though I’m generally not a fan of live trip reports. It had something for everyone and the fact that you did stuff most regular Vegas regulars don’t, really kept me interested, and tuned in every day, to see what you’d do next. Loved you style of writing, too, and can’t wait for your next trip?
     
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    Grid Well-Known Member

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    That there is "Loser Money" my friend. Dont take the chance on a casino jinx like that. That there nickle is what was left from a much larger buyin I assume. And it represents what was left after they lost.

    I never grab a junk TITO even if it was next to a machine, let alone in a trash can. Since it represents a fellow gamblers failures!

    Now if it was a few bucks... :hmmm:
     
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  13. Travel Fanatic

    Travel Fanatic The Arbiter of Taste Caviar Kid

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    Actually, its not even in the top twenty for all time views on a TR (which is not to disparage this report). The most viewed ones all time had four times as many views as this one. As for longest trip reported, its up there. I recall a couple other reports that were three weeks or so, but I cannot recall very many
     
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  14. BlueBellThunder

    BlueBellThunder VIP Whale

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    I think I remember one guy staying at Bally’s for a month. This TR was more entertaining however.
     
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    grosx2 Have fun storming the castle!

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    I would assume the top 20 list is largely dominated by natedog and beejay?
     
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    Travel Fanatic The Arbiter of Taste Caviar Kid

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    And Packer. I think Nate had the most viewed TR with over 450k views. That was also one of the three or four week reports I mentioned above. The live reports always have more views and responses. Three plus weeks of reporting is hard to keep up! I think the longest live TR report I did was a little over a week and i remember being totally exhausted writing the last few entries
     
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  17. the nuts

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    Watch what you claim I guess.....LOL
     
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  18. Crawfordesquire

    Crawfordesquire High-Roller

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    NFC mentioned that it was most viewed, but i believe he did give the time frame qualifier. this site's older materials have been purged so i guess any claim needs an asterisk.
     
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    Travel Fanatic The Arbiter of Taste Caviar Kid

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    I suspect it was just an error. I know my TRs that are almost eight years old are still available to be viewed. And the other ones I mentioned above are just a few years old
     
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    Farner High-Roller

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    I am missing the updates. This TR was so long, it became part of my daily routine to follow along.
     
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