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March 26-30. Downtown.

Discussion in 'Vegas Trip Reports' started by bubbakitty, Mar 26, 2021.

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  1. bubbakitty

    bubbakitty Doing retirement again and happily so....

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    My Trip Report

    Flew swa. Met @Sparky4 on the way to the airport and reminisced about various establishments gone by in the greater austin area over the last 30 years. If you weren’t there you weren’t necessarily square but you missed a lot!! :rolleyes: She was very interesting to converse and reminisce with over a pancake and coffee. And a very down to earth person considering her position and employment. AND proves again what a small world it is indeed.
    Instead of cans shown on the card of choice SWA offered small cups of chosen beverage :( as in the olden days. Oh well. I snoozed :snore: so not sure of refill status but the cup and empty bag of mixed snacks was gone when we were beginning our descent into Las Vegas :blink: (25 minutes before actually touching ground).
    Ubered to downtown. 4 minute wait for a driver to be located :thumbsdown: and a 6 minute wait :thumbsup: for pick up.
    Driver stated it was pretty common due to the number of drivers out for whatever reason ($) and the rush of March madness. Plan to take CX back to airport Tuesday pm. :biker:
    Uneventful trip. Questioned about the lack of surge pricing being shared. She confirmed. :cry: Then asked approximate fare for my trip. It was between 23-24 $’s. She said she would get approximately 10-11. I:eek: I am naive and was shocked. :confused:Thought it was at LEAST 60-40 in the drivers favor but apparently not. :woot: And tips in cash were appreciated as those tips online might / will probably be distorted.
    Checked in to a room on 20th floor (actually 10th) facing MSS. Eerily it seems with lights outside MSS being lit but building dark. o_O
    Played JoB @ 1$ for an hour or so and met up with cousin Ty :blowkiss: for some dual play until dinner at redwood.
    The menu has shrunk considerably ;) and social hour is :cry: gone......and not to be resuscitated anytime soon. Worst news is no more cream corn OR the 7 layer cake. :eek: My wife will be PISSED :bang: to learn this turn of events. It better be rectified by May or their could be physical :woot: altercations I don’t even want to read about that in the LVRJ. A sugar high is the WORST to kick, especially on vacation
    Dinner was the usual....and company Devine.
    Played a little more and called it a night at the wimpy hour of 8:30 or 8:45 pm. Up 35$. 7DB69C06-F0AD-4E9B-B230-DB4F74AA9EED.jpeg Only one 4oak 7440F80C-AD15-44FA-896C-F19DFE385D87.jpeg But had the kicker at least.
    Not sure where the data disappeared to but was 895 or so points and 505 tier credits or so. 24B8BC17-D162-404C-9962-76D218A3ABEE.jpeg Now not so much.
    Upcoming events include NCAAM stupid bb bets and some kind of nascar race on dirt Sunday......before dinner with the legendary @annbrown who supposedly / allegedly is going to show us the secrets of the multiple royal trip without the dreaded w2g.....as one of many topics of conversation in a round table format...stay tuned or tune in turn on and drop out as a famous or not so man of the experimental period once espoused. Of course as the moody blues vocalized; he’s dead. :cool:
    Battery on the phone is Apple weak—-just a part of the process apparently so reliability or future real time is weak. :blink:Stay tuned for for whatever you might least expect. :licklips:
     
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  2. Philonous815

    Philonous815 Well-Known Member

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    Following. Just checked in at 4Q myself for a weeklong trip.
     
  3. 3OfDiamonds

    3OfDiamonds Waiting For “Very Good” Video Poker @ Rio…

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    Wow that’s pretty decent TC earning there :) Get some royals and have fun :thumbsup:
     
  4. annbrown57

    annbrown57 VIP Whale

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    Great start Bubba! I expect multiple Royal from you & Ty to get the machines ready.

    See you Sunday!
     
  5. bubbakitty

    bubbakitty Doing retirement again and happily so....

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    Conversation of the evening was rather philosophical...:hmmm: :allegedly what happens in vegas remains there supposedly forever. :poker:
    So Bob and Tom meet in Vegas a lot as they were / are almost cousins. :blink: Many a story is traded :) and multiple transgressions :eek: are witnessed by each. Fortunately the adage WHIVSIV has preserved such acts from the general population.
    Now the twist; Bob’s wife goes along on this trip :kiss: and at dinner :feedme: questions Tom as to what exactly she has missed and needs to know in order to “catch up to speed”. :confused:
    The quandary is whatever happened is still there :kill:as they were all in Vegas now.
    Does Tom feign Alzheimer’s and deny any knowledge :ssst: of anything or spill the beans? :popcorn:
    After retrieving his fork from the floor for the 3rd time hoping Bob would drop his and then give some under table direction :cool: as to how to proceed, it was then Tom remembered in Vegas Bob almost always ate with his fingers..........:poke:......certainly to be continued. :D
     
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  6. Jimbucc

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    NO, NO, HE'S OUTSIDE LOOKING IN. :poke:
     
  7. Sparky4

    Sparky4 VIP Whale

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    I’m so glad I was able to meet you and your wife yesterday morning before your flight. It’s nice to put a face and a name to a VMBer. I really enjoyed our visit!
     
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  8. bubbakitty

    bubbakitty Doing retirement again and happily so....

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    Us too. She commented she hasn’t met one person on the board that wasn’t interesting at least.
    Although I have shielded her quite heavily from some......:cool: You know who you are.....
     
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    bubbakitty Doing retirement again and happily so....

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    Going to breakfast after a brief morning session of baileys and coffee. 296EFFB7-EB17-4910-86BC-14C1E92266CA.jpeg 8B5A78FF-10AE-41BF-8592-BA1A9231E64D.jpeg

    apparently kickers are the norm this trip. What a short normal trip it’s been. 7338720B-5C32-4D16-A4F7-1D7E2275167F.jpeg seems late for breakfast but they don’t open until 8. AND Ty was granted a larger room than normal. + turns out he didn’t bring his daughter after all. :eek:
     
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    oldschoolvegas Low-Roller

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    Good Luck and many RF's. It looks like about $4 played equals 1 tier point . They must have changed since a couple years ago.
     
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    bubbakitty Doing retirement again and happily so....

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    Stil just plodding along. But it’s a nice trail this far....:whistle: 7F2F6385-DD97-427E-A1B2-E429DC1F9844.jpeg 6457D4D9-1D03-4819-9D30-65D7FE8E9351.jpeg BD1C253B-57E4-4ECE-BC52-6C8057496406.jpeg
     
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    oldbrewzer High-Roller

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    Have not played at B-connected casino since last summer, but if still $2 coin-in per point then it looks like based on above screen shots, it takes $10 coin-in per tier credit. Be interesting to see if this formula holds true on all video poker machines.
     
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    Keep on keeping on, following your TR.
     
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    rooster42000 Goat of all Goats , My Hero

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    bubbakitty Doing retirement again and happily so....

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    Pretty much done what I need to do at California so moved over to 4 Queens. And of course...... 25606992-AAD1-43BB-8493-4EF02E58C4B6.jpeg previous meal @ redwood ... see @Ty’ ‘s trip report... I’m too full. :rolleyes:
     
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    bubbakitty Doing retirement again and happily so....

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    I’m dying here. E18E1AE9-1E8D-4921-8218-3D0A7A0E099D.jpeg
     
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    bubbakitty Doing retirement again and happily so....

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    Seriously. Intervention needed ASAP F0569AFB-36C6-4B02-BC59-A2B8E5509C0B.jpeg
     
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    bubbakitty Doing retirement again and happily so....

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    Yikes.... 4A40D04D-BA3B-43BC-9F60-024822B9B851.jpeg
     
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    bubbakitty Doing retirement again and happily so....

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    DF8B58F0-F82F-4270-AEFA-2C7E3EC957C3.jpeg Uhoh......what awaits tomorrow? Could there be ONE more silly ignorant bet for the whole package? Stay tuned.
     
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    bubbakitty Doing retirement again and happily so....

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    Slight drought but no kicker so that’s a positive.... 28B5F931-0A51-42A9-948F-2F3072E46029.jpeg
     
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