Other_Dave
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Our Vegas trip for the month of August consisted of two whole days in our favorite city. Yes, we packed a lot into the two days, but it was a short trip, and a fun trip. My group consisted of me, my wife Peggie, and our buddies Jim and Tim
Our flights were perfect. Two of us flew on Northwest Airlines, and two flew on American airlines. From what we can tell from these flights, airlines don't give meals any more, just peanuts, cookies and pretzels. That's fine, but I will remember to bring some kind of sandwich on board from now on.
Renting the car at Dollar took just a few minutes. For the third time in four trips, the smaller car I contracted for was not on the lot, and we got a mini-van, and it was wonderful.
We dropped our friends off at Caesars late Thursday night, then tried to head to our home at Sun City Anthem in Henderson, but something happened to the mini-van, and it somehow steered itself to Green Valley Ranch. Since we were there, we decided to have a bite to eat at Fatburger, then we gambled. Within seconds at a Deuces Wild machine, I set the pattern for gambling for the entire trip. I went up $10, then went down over $100, then made a comeback to an $80 loss. (One funny note about this gambling session. I did not have my Green Valley Ranch slot card with me, so I was going to play without it, since by the time we got there the Rewards Center was closed. I found a card that belonged to a person name Jeff Oppenheimer, so I put it in the machine and brought his point total from 16 to 344 points by the time I was done.)
My wife Peggie and I gambled more during these two days then we had gambled the previous four trips combined. We spent those trips setting up our new house. Except for a light cleaning and pulling some weeds in the front and back yard, so we took advantage of our previous handiwork and had some really fun gambling sessions.
On Friday morning, we trekked down to Caesars to pick up the boys bright and early. We brought them to Green Valley Ranch, and all of us gambled for a few hours there. Peggie did well, Jim and Tim had some good hits, and I came back to losing about $30 for the trip instead of $80. Then, we went to Fiesta Henderson, where we gambled for quite a while again, and I won again, almost coming to even for the trip. After grabbing a quick pizza there, we then brought the boys to the house (it was Tim's first visit, and he said he liked it). After a short visit, we headed to Dave Berman and his wife Roz for a quick hello, then headed to Dave's brother's house to see their new furniture.
After a pleasant visit there, we all headed to Sweet Tomatoes in Henderson, where I did myself proud. I actually ate so much that when it was time to go, I *almost* couldn't get up. I had New England Clam Chowder, which was excellent, and of course, I had their superb Chicken Soup (two hearty bowls full, and then another for dessert). Top that off with some wonderful salad, delicious pasta from their pasta bar, a warm Toll House cookie, and enough ice tea to fill a camel, and the evening's meal was a true success. More gambling followed, as my crowd went with Dave and Roz to Sunset Station for another pretty successful gambling session.
Saturday, we did something we had not done for a couple of days. We slept. We were so wide awake Thursday night when we arrived, that Peggie and I did not go to bed until 3:30 a.m. We got up around 7 a.m. to do some cleaning, then headed out to pick up the boys at Caesars. We gambled and ate all day Friday, and did not get home until very late that evening, so we decided we would not pick up the boys at Caesars until 3 p.m. Saturday, so that gave us a welcome chance to get some rest.
During the trip, I was beginning to get a toothache (I still have it -- root canal and cap coming up soon), so that night I took two Advil and two Tylenlol PM (and a wine cooler). I got a great night's sleep. We cleaned a little more, did a little bit of yardwork, then I took another quick nap before we headed to Green Valley Ranch (we really like this place) and did some more gambling. We picked some full-pay Deuces Wild machines that Dave B told us about, and we both hit for small, but nice wins.
Back to the house to freshen up, then we picked up the boys and headed to the Orleans for a decent gambling session there. Once again, I started out losing, then made a nice comeback with a couple of Wild Royals, and a couple of decent hits of five-of-a-kind with a bonus payout of 200 coins for each.
We then headed back to Caesars Palace for a great comped meal (thanks to Jim) at their 24 hour coffee shop, Cafe Lago. I had the most delicious prime rib I've had in years, and everyone enjoyed a wonderful meal.
Then we headed to the Aladdin to see the Elvis show that is touring the country. It has Elvis on a big screen, surrounded by members of his original band, a great orchestra, and his back-up singers, The Sweet Inspirations. I thought the show was memorable. They did it so that Elvis on the screen blended with others on the stage that were on separate screens, and there were times that it looked like he was right there. Just a wonderful show. Almost forgot to mention, I played three hands on a Double, Double Bonus VP machine and scored three "3's" for a 400 coin payout. My friend Jim, who had just left the machine, gave me the old dirty look : - ).
Basically - that's it. We had a vacation...a quick getaway, with some great company that we enjoyed very much. The beauty of it all??? Peggie and I head back for an 11 night stay in just 37 short days!!! : - )
http://home.attbi.com/~dariccio/vegaslinks.html
http://home.attbi.com/~dariccio/Daves_Favorites.html
Our flights were perfect. Two of us flew on Northwest Airlines, and two flew on American airlines. From what we can tell from these flights, airlines don't give meals any more, just peanuts, cookies and pretzels. That's fine, but I will remember to bring some kind of sandwich on board from now on.
Renting the car at Dollar took just a few minutes. For the third time in four trips, the smaller car I contracted for was not on the lot, and we got a mini-van, and it was wonderful.
We dropped our friends off at Caesars late Thursday night, then tried to head to our home at Sun City Anthem in Henderson, but something happened to the mini-van, and it somehow steered itself to Green Valley Ranch. Since we were there, we decided to have a bite to eat at Fatburger, then we gambled. Within seconds at a Deuces Wild machine, I set the pattern for gambling for the entire trip. I went up $10, then went down over $100, then made a comeback to an $80 loss. (One funny note about this gambling session. I did not have my Green Valley Ranch slot card with me, so I was going to play without it, since by the time we got there the Rewards Center was closed. I found a card that belonged to a person name Jeff Oppenheimer, so I put it in the machine and brought his point total from 16 to 344 points by the time I was done.)
My wife Peggie and I gambled more during these two days then we had gambled the previous four trips combined. We spent those trips setting up our new house. Except for a light cleaning and pulling some weeds in the front and back yard, so we took advantage of our previous handiwork and had some really fun gambling sessions.
On Friday morning, we trekked down to Caesars to pick up the boys bright and early. We brought them to Green Valley Ranch, and all of us gambled for a few hours there. Peggie did well, Jim and Tim had some good hits, and I came back to losing about $30 for the trip instead of $80. Then, we went to Fiesta Henderson, where we gambled for quite a while again, and I won again, almost coming to even for the trip. After grabbing a quick pizza there, we then brought the boys to the house (it was Tim's first visit, and he said he liked it). After a short visit, we headed to Dave Berman and his wife Roz for a quick hello, then headed to Dave's brother's house to see their new furniture.
After a pleasant visit there, we all headed to Sweet Tomatoes in Henderson, where I did myself proud. I actually ate so much that when it was time to go, I *almost* couldn't get up. I had New England Clam Chowder, which was excellent, and of course, I had their superb Chicken Soup (two hearty bowls full, and then another for dessert). Top that off with some wonderful salad, delicious pasta from their pasta bar, a warm Toll House cookie, and enough ice tea to fill a camel, and the evening's meal was a true success. More gambling followed, as my crowd went with Dave and Roz to Sunset Station for another pretty successful gambling session.
Saturday, we did something we had not done for a couple of days. We slept. We were so wide awake Thursday night when we arrived, that Peggie and I did not go to bed until 3:30 a.m. We got up around 7 a.m. to do some cleaning, then headed out to pick up the boys at Caesars. We gambled and ate all day Friday, and did not get home until very late that evening, so we decided we would not pick up the boys at Caesars until 3 p.m. Saturday, so that gave us a welcome chance to get some rest.
During the trip, I was beginning to get a toothache (I still have it -- root canal and cap coming up soon), so that night I took two Advil and two Tylenlol PM (and a wine cooler). I got a great night's sleep. We cleaned a little more, did a little bit of yardwork, then I took another quick nap before we headed to Green Valley Ranch (we really like this place) and did some more gambling. We picked some full-pay Deuces Wild machines that Dave B told us about, and we both hit for small, but nice wins.
Back to the house to freshen up, then we picked up the boys and headed to the Orleans for a decent gambling session there. Once again, I started out losing, then made a nice comeback with a couple of Wild Royals, and a couple of decent hits of five-of-a-kind with a bonus payout of 200 coins for each.
We then headed back to Caesars Palace for a great comped meal (thanks to Jim) at their 24 hour coffee shop, Cafe Lago. I had the most delicious prime rib I've had in years, and everyone enjoyed a wonderful meal.
Then we headed to the Aladdin to see the Elvis show that is touring the country. It has Elvis on a big screen, surrounded by members of his original band, a great orchestra, and his back-up singers, The Sweet Inspirations. I thought the show was memorable. They did it so that Elvis on the screen blended with others on the stage that were on separate screens, and there were times that it looked like he was right there. Just a wonderful show. Almost forgot to mention, I played three hands on a Double, Double Bonus VP machine and scored three "3's" for a 400 coin payout. My friend Jim, who had just left the machine, gave me the old dirty look : - ).
Basically - that's it. We had a vacation...a quick getaway, with some great company that we enjoyed very much. The beauty of it all??? Peggie and I head back for an 11 night stay in just 37 short days!!! : - )
http://home.attbi.com/~dariccio/vegaslinks.html
http://home.attbi.com/~dariccio/Daves_Favorites.html
