Posted by Deneb on December 18, 2012, at 9:50:56
In reply to Re: Anyone else travel solo? » Deneb, posted by 10derheart on December 17, 2012, at 4:18:07
I'm in Vegas now!Getting to the airport was kind of an adventure because my Dad and I kept missing the exit overuu and over again in the unfamiliar darkness of early morning.
We headed for the airport at 3:50 am but missed the exit 3 times. Each time we went past the exit and had to backtrack. It was so annoying!
The trip should only take 10 mins but we didn't to the airport until 4:30 am LOL.
My Dad and I both have very poor senses of direction.
Anyways it all worked out because getting there earlier wouldn't have made a difference anyways because the border people or customs didn't open until 5 am. Even though I got to the airport I still had to wait 10 mins for customs to open.
For the flight from Ottawa to Newark we got delayed a bit because the entire plane had to be de-iced. I thought I wasn't going to make my connection but I got there just in time for boarding.
It was neat having the plane de-iced while we were still inside. They sprayed this soapy looking liquid at high pressure over the plane, focusing on the wings. I'm sure it wasn't soap but it looked like soap. Maybe our planes during winter already take into account the time for de-icing a bit because while we were late, we weren't so late that people missed their connections.
United has a heck of a lot of different boarding classes! Of course I was 7th, having bought the cheapest seats. My seat mates were really annoying. They basically wanted 1st class treatment but then again the airline call centre really misled them into thinking United would be able to accommodate their food allergies. As it turns out only people in first class get special food for health reasons. Economy class was out of luck.
The plane to Vegas was a 747 and it was so empty. People started switching seats and many got to lay down across all three seats to sleep.
Anyways the flights were super long and my butt fell asleep several times lol. It was extra terrible because I had only gotten an hour of sleep that morning and I was so sleepy but couldn't because it was too noisy and uncomfortable. I was nodding of so much but couldn't sleep.
I took a shuttle to my hotel and I must say that I'm really impressed with my room! It's larger than I thought it would be and it's clean and quiet. I'm impressed because I'm only paying $34 a night for it.
I walk around a few surrounding casinos for a bit. I explored Bally's, Paris and Caesars palace. All the smoke I. Caesars palace really irritated my eyes. I put $20 into a slot machine at Paris and lost $2.50. I stopped at that point and cashed out mt $18.50 lol. But then I tried my luck at anothe slot machine called Wheels of Fortune. This time I only put $5 into it. I lost twice but then I won about $17.88. I decided to quit at that point. I tried on hand on a table game, roulette. The minimum bet was $5 so I bet $5 on red. I won $10 so again I decided to quit despite the person trying to convince me to get more practice.
In all it wasn't too bad of a day gambling wise lol but I know that the longer I play those games with terrible odds, the higher chance I will lose money.
I had wanted to learn the optimal strategy for jacks or better but I haven't learned it enough yet. That is one of the few games where it is possible to come out ahead if you play very well according to statistical analysis. I doubt I will master it these few days so I think I will avoid it.
I have to get up early for my Grand Canyon tour tomorrow so even thought it is only 6:12 here now, I'm going to bed lol. I don't think most people have even started to have fun yet.
I'll tell you how it goes tomorrow.
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