On May 8, 7:49 pm, SMS wrote:
> y_p_wwrote:
> > I could have sworn I saw you working a booth at Comdex some years
> > ago. Maybe that's your basis for your opinion of LV?
>
> LOL, I worked in many booths at Comdex, for several different companies
> and trade groups, as well as at CES, and NAB.
>
> I actually don't mind Las Vegas. I know where to go away from the strip
> for good restaurants at good prices, and I know how to get around the
> city avoiding traffic, especially at trade shows. But it's not a place
> I'd go on vacation unless I was into gambling. I guess it's interesting
> to see the whole thing once, especially before the whole house of cards
> collapses as hotels go bankrupt like the Tropicana just did. The utter
> tackiness of it all can be fun.
Good restaurants at good prices? What ever happened to per diem and
finding a decent buffet dinner? The last few times I rather liked the
Palms buffet because it was cheaper than Rio across the street, the
lines weren't nearly as long, and the prices were reasonable (I think
$12 back in 2004). |