Main Street Station TR Aug 4-7

My first Vegas trip as a senior citizen! No, you young whippersnappers and wanna be
Hipsters of 50, 55 and 60 do
Not really count as true seniors!
I am legit! The big six five!
Now, get off my lawn!

This is trip approximately 35 or
So.

Spoiler alert: the Royal Flush
Still eludes me after 22 years!
Sigh...




Quick cheap solo trip!
Frontier Air, 4 nights at
Main Street Station, 2 comped,
Just under $400 for room and air.

I chose the first row, window
Seat going, 1F. As I boarded,
A young man was in my window seat
And a young woman was in the
Aisle seat. ( everyone is young
When you are 65! )

The flight attendant, who I
Had told my seat assignment to,
Questioned the man as to his
Seat. Of course he was in mine.
As I put my bag in the overhead
Bin, he moved to his aisle seat.
But the lady moved out of his
Aisle seat and into my window
Seat!!! I said nothing, but the
Attendant knew it was my seat
And directed her to move.
Then the lady has the nerve
To give me a dirty look as I
Take my rightful place on my
Throne!

What is wrong with these people?
They knew as well as I did what
Seat you selected! Wow!

Finally, Vegas.




At my room, checked in!



Made my way over to the Cal
To try the Oxtail Soup. I had tried
It years ago and not liked it. But
Upon hearing so many people loving
It gave it a second try.

This time, I liked it!
On my to do again list!
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Lady sitting two seats away from
Me at the counter gave the 70
Year old waitress such a hard time!
Claiming she did not order eggs
Benedict and now her visit to
The Cal was ruined!

Please! 99 times out of a 100
You know this whiner messed up
Her own order! Leave that
Hard working waitress alone!

Late Sunday night arrival,
Off to bed!

Monday morning! On the
Prowl now for marijuana
Edibles!

Googled a pot shop 0.8
Of Mile from Main Street.
Advertised As 24/7

Started there about 730 AM

Walk a little dicey, do decided
To Uber back with product.

Security guard there at NuWu
Informs me only the drive through is
Open now, inside access opens
At 9, but I can walk up.

Ok.

Pick out some hard candy and
Chocolate only to find out
They do not accept credit cards,
Only cash or debit.

Sigh...

I decide to Uber ftom NuWu
To Planet 13. I tried calling first
To check their payment policy,
But my phone was not working to
Call them. My Uber app
Worked so I went ahead
And used it to go there.



Inside




Mistake. Same payment policy!
Sigh...

Uber back to downtown!
As we were standing still to
Enter the freeway in the Uber,
An SUV squeeled up behind
Us and I heard a touching metal
Sound! We were not sure if it
Actually hit us! But later that day
I received a text from Uber apologizing for the accident and
Refunding my trip fare! A win!


At this point I had given up
On obtaining any legal marijuana
As I did not want to rack up
More Uber fees.

Off to breakfast at the Cal,
Aloha Specialties.
Scrambled eggs, spam and sausage over white rice.

MEH. Less than good.

Made. $40 baseball 2 team parlay.
One win, one loss, I lose!

Sat down at Main Street Station for
25 cent 10/7 Double Bonus.
Put $60 in.

Got down to $20
Then, in about 15 minutes,
Hit four 4OK

Up to $300!

Played down to $250, cashed
Out plus $190!












Forgot to get scratch cards, so
Essentially threw away $8

With my newfound winnings,
I decided to try another
Pot Run via Uber!

I made my return back to
Planet 13! This time, I walked out
With some cinnamon gummies
And some liquid berry juice.

Almost $80 for both.

Back to Main Street Station

And over to Nacho Daddy!

2 Strawberry Margaritas and
Some queso dip I head back
To Main Street Station.

Going back by way of El Cortez
And the Downtown Grand
Where I Dropped $40 and
$50 each on VP!










When I got to The California,
I tried calling you, but all I got
Was 1992!




Sad to report, no high or effects from
The Marijuana! I guess using
Pot 3 times in the last 40 years
Has made me immune to it!

Happy to report that as a recently
Diagnosed lactose intolerant person,
Using lactaid tablets with
Lapperts Ice Cream worked perfectly! Yum! I am alive again!

Around 3 pm, had the Cal prime
Rib special. It was ok, usually better!

Made a late night run for a Binion
Burger. Merely ok.

Off to bed.

Tuesday, breakfast at Magnolias
At the Four Queens!

Pretty good.



Heading back to Main Street Station,
And losing 3 Las Vegas Advisor
$25 Matchplays along the way,
I awkwardly stepped off a curb
To cross the street, been having
Vertigo issues and ended up
Falling down and got this
For a Las Vegas souvenir!





Last day, Main Street Station buffet
For breakfast and then a couple of
VP sessions, ultimately losing
$25
















This time I remembered to
Collect the scratch off cards!
$8 Thank you very much MSS!

Triple 7 Pub for a root beer float!






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That’s it!
Made it home!

Final Gambling Stats:

Baseball -$40

Matchplays 0 for 3 at $25 each

Blackjack (includes MP’s) -140

Free slot play promo +9

4OK Scratch cards +8

Video Poker +75

Total. -48

And in tribute to Stungazed, James
In NY,

I will add an “ EFF YOU!”
Going out to the two
Idiots that attempted to
Steal my window seat!

Bob in Cleveland

 

Nice write, yeah screw those guys who tried to steal your seat.

I verbally said ouch when I saw your leg, hope you stopped at Walgreen’s to get some alcohol to clean the wound and bandage.

Enjoyed your nice write up, you seem to run even worse than me on matchplays.

 

Leg looks worse than it felt!
Yeah, cleaned it up!
Nobody bothered to help me up!
Just another drunk down I guess!
( it was vertigo!)

Yeah hard to go o for 3 on
Matchplays!

I win them, I have a winning trip!!!

Oh well...

 

LOVE IT,

 

At the end of my trips my wallet looks like your leg. Fun read!

 

enjoyed this report... sorry you fell and no one helped you up!! and the idiots trying to take your seat on the plane -ugh!

 

Well just think your expected profit is like $16.50 per $25 matchplays. Your up like $49.50 in EV.

 

I got one of those Vegas souvenirs on my December trip waking from Hogs and Heifers back to Fremont...can’t blame Vertigo though, just a drunk from a dive bar who wasn’t paying attention to the curb for my fall!

 

Nice report! Hopefully you'll eventually get that pesky royal!

 

Hmmmm.... could be a connection? In all seriousness, that raspberry looked painful.


Thanks for the great report! Love the humor and the pictures!

I believe every dispensary in North America is cash only due to the federal laws. Y U NOT CARRY CASH?!?

I absolutely agree with the EFF YOU to the seat stealers. Boo!

 

Enjoyed your report....but sorry for the banged up leg. Thanks for sharing with us!

 

Sorry to hear about your bout of Vertigo. I suffer from it too occasionally, and it is no fun. When I get Vertigo, I am usually bed-ridden for 3-5 days. I have to have all lights dimmed and no turning of my head or the room will feel like it is spinning and I get so nauseous. Glad yours was not as severe. Enjoyed your report.

 

Thanks @BobLasVegas for the report. I am thinking of trying oxtail soup myself at The Cal. Was there much of line at night at the Market Street Cafe?

 

Yikes, and the bad part is you now have deal with it on vacation, keeping it clean and bandaged if needed. Falling down like that is always something I worry about especially walking in Vegas. I've come close many times on steps or escalators dealing with depth perception issues.
Nice report.

P

 

I had a vertigo issue getting off my plane and a woman helped me. She asked me a bunch of questions to make sure I was ok. First time happening and I was solo so scared me.‍♀️‍♀️

 

There was a line, but I was alone
And opted to dine at the counter
So I avoided waiting in line!

 

I love having the oxtail soup when I'm in vegas. I always need to have at least 1 when I'm in vegas. Much of the time I just eat at the counter (I'm a solo) because I don't want to wait in the line.

Now to eat the oxtail soup, put the parsley in the soup. Take the ginger and put it in a separate container and add soy sauce to it. Then dip/soak the oxtail meat into the ginger/soy sauce to enjoy the meat and ginger.


I also suffer from vertigo. I usually can tell when a bout is coming (had it for over 10 years) so I usually step to the side (or pull my car to the side) and wait until it goes away or gets a little better. Sometimes it takes awhile (like an hour or more), sometimes it is only for a few minutes. A lot of times I just go to my room and take a nap, luckily I'm usually better after I get up.

Not sure what causes my vertigo but after my dr. changed my bp pills the vertigo bouts have lessened. I would get a bout of vertigo at least once a month but after the change in pills I get it every few months. I also used to get it real bad when I swam laps in the pool in my condo. After the laps I would collapse and fall into a heap on my bed. Hmmm, guess I should try to put in some laps again, hopefully I won't suffer from vertigo so I have another way of exercising and losing weight.

I'm a light eater for breakfast so I usually just go to the plaza and order a big breakfast (no pancakes) from McD's. And I usually pick up drinks before I get to the hotel so I usually get a bottle of OJ for breakfast. I only go to the buffet if I get a comped meal, my prize for putting in enough play.

 

Excellent trip report..thanks. On a side note, you are a very young looking and fit 65 year old. I would have deducted 10 years if guessing your age, and my wife said the same thing. Clearly you stay active or have very good genes. Well done.

 

Thanks for sharing. What was that biatch thinking when she moved to your seat? I guess she thought you would just shut up and take the middle?