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From: ]v[etaphoid on 1 Jul 2010 11:09 "Pope Pompous XVIII" <popepompousxviii(a)iol.ie> wrote in message news:pan.2010.07.01.14.59.20(a)popesnews.invalid... > On Fri, 02 Jul 2010 00:57:36 +1000, ]v[etaphoid wrote: > >> "Pope Pompous XVIII" <popepompousxviii(a)iol.ie> wrote in message >> news:pan.2010.07.01.14.47.24(a)popesnews.invalid... >>> On Fri, 02 Jul 2010 00:33:06 +1000, ]v[etaphoid wrote: >>> >>>> Hello sports fans, >>>> >>>> Question of the day; >>>> >>>> If you were me (and I realise that's a big stretch - particularly for >>>> those in the leedds group), what would you inscribe on your wedding >>>> band? >>>> >>>> Best answer gets to sleep safe in the karmic serenity of knowing >>>> they've contributed to the happiness of a lovely young lass who is >>>> punching well below her weight. I'll even shout you a cover at our >>>> Reception in Vegas at the end of August, if you're free to come and >>>> join the party... >>>> >>>> Go at peace... >>> >>> Veni, vidi, velcro. >> >> Veins, I saw velcro? >> >> A tad on the crypic side, but it's got a nice ring... > > I came, I saw, I stuck around ... Not bad pope. I almost like this humour you seem to have developed in your old age...
From: RickyBobby on 1 Jul 2010 11:24 "]v[etaphoid" <]v[et(a)phoid.con.au> wrote in message news:4c2ca71a$0$1030$afc38c87(a)news.optusnet.com.au... > Hello sports fans, > > Question of the day; > > If you were me (and I realise that's a big stretch - particularly for > those in the leedds group), what would you inscribe on your wedding band? > > Best answer gets to sleep safe in the karmic serenity of knowing they've > contributed to the happiness of a lovely young lass who is punching well > below her weight. I'll even shout you a cover at our Reception in Vegas at > the end of August, if you're free to come and join the party... > > Go at peace... > > -- > ]v[etaphoid > - Friend of the football fan since 1999 > My heart is yours. Treat it kindly. or... My heart is yours. Treat it gently. or.. Two hearts beat as one or Forever and ever Any one of those should do. If you two come to Las Vegas in August give me a ring at 702-328-3152. I drive a taxicab from noon to midnight and can offer you unlimited free cab rides and expert local advice. If you do not call me let me give you some expert local advice up front.... Be sure to see the water fountain show in front of the Bellagio Hotel after dark. It is twice as good at night as in the afternoon. Take a walking tour of the Forum Shops at Caesars Palace. See the volcano show in front of the Mirage Hotel at the top of the hour after dark And be sure to see the Sirens of TI show in front of Treasure Island at 1900 2030 2200 or 2330. They best place to watch is actually at the incoming valet area of the Palazzo Hotel across the street. I know that sounds odd but the wooden nautical sidewalk directly in front of the show is always dreadfully crowded. There are still a couple of reasonable priced places on the Strip. O'Sheas and Casino Royale are the first two that come to mind. You can get a beer or a mixed drink at either of them for two or three USD but in the megaresorts the same drink will be like ten to fifteen USD. So if you are thirsty do not order a drink in a megaresort unless you just do not care about money. I do not want to go on about saving money but if I were a first time visitor to Las Vegas this is what I would do.... Grab a taxicab at the airport and tell the driver to avoid the tunnel and take Tropicana Avenue and stop at the first convenience store. Buy some chips and soda pop and beer so you have some snacks. When you get to your hotel you will find that your room has an enormous bath and two sinks. Put your soda pop and bottled water and beer in one sink and cover it with ice from the ice machine down the hall and then cover it with one of those huge thick bath towels. There you have a perfectly good frigde. You can grab a drink as quick as a wink. If your room does not offer two sinks in the loo you will notice that it has plenty of rubbish pins with sanitary plastic liners. Just put your beverages in the bin and cover them with ice from the ice machine down the hall. And if you have some time to fill in the daytime I would suggest a trip to Premium Outlets. The Levis that you may pay 100USD for in England can be purchased for 20 USD at those shops. And they have all of those foo-foo shops such as Armani and Juicy Couture and 140 others that I do not care to list. And be sure to go to a buffet one time. It is great fun that first time. Everything from soup to nuts in unlimited quantity. You have to serve yourself but that is the main part of the fun. And if you do not mind spending a few USD go to a steakhouse one time. Every hotel has at least one and there are numerous ones just outside the hotel area. I would recommed Del Frisco steakhouse which is just like an eight USD cab fare off of the hotel strip and they do a fine job. Another thing that I would suggest for a first time visitor is to go to the Mandalay Bay Hotel and go down to the pool area and at least take a look at the pool. It has been rated as the best pool in America. I have no idea of what your honeymoon budget might be and I am just trying to suggest the things that are no cost or low cost. Las Vegas is truly the City of Entertainment and you can have loads of fun without going into your pocket if you know what is what. You can have just as much fun at O'Sheas or Casino Royale as you can at the megaresorts where they charge an arm and a leg for everything.
From: stan lee on 1 Jul 2010 13:06 you are a very sil;ly billy Xposting arnt you "]v[etaphoid" <]v[et(a)phoid.con.au> wrote in message news:4c2ca71a$0$1030$afc38c87(a)news.optusnet.com.au... > Hello sports fans, > > Question of the day; > > If you were me (and I realise that's a big stretch - particularly for > those in the leedds group), what would you inscribe on your wedding band? > > Best answer gets to sleep safe in the karmic serenity of knowing they've > contributed to the happiness of a lovely young lass who is punching well > below her weight. I'll even shout you a cover at our Reception in Vegas at > the end of August, if you're free to come and join the party... > > Go at peace... > > -- > ]v[etaphoid > - Friend of the football fan since 1999 >
From: ]v[etaphoid on 1 Jul 2010 17:42 "RickyBobby" <nascar42(a)cox.net> wrote in message news:OOidnatrcuoYLrHRnZ2dnUVZ_j6dnZ2d(a)giganews.com... > > > "]v[etaphoid" <]v[et(a)phoid.con.au> wrote in message > news:4c2ca71a$0$1030$afc38c87(a)news.optusnet.com.au... >> Hello sports fans, >> >> Question of the day; >> >> If you were me (and I realise that's a big stretch - particularly for >> those in the leedds group), what would you inscribe on your wedding band? >> >> Best answer gets to sleep safe in the karmic serenity of knowing they've >> contributed to the happiness of a lovely young lass who is punching well >> below her weight. I'll even shout you a cover at our Reception in Vegas >> at the end of August, if you're free to come and join the party... >> >> Go at peace... >> >> -- >> ]v[etaphoid >> - Friend of the football fan since 1999 >> > > My heart is yours. Treat it kindly. > > or... > > My heart is yours. Treat it gently. > > or.. > > Two hearts beat as one > > or > > Forever and ever > > > Any one of those should do. > > > > If you two come to Las Vegas in August give me a ring at 702-328-3152. I > drive a taxicab from noon to midnight and can offer you unlimited free cab > rides and expert local advice. > > If you do not call me let me give you some expert local advice up > front.... > > Be sure to see the water fountain show in front of the Bellagio Hotel > after dark. It is twice as good at night as in the afternoon. > > Take a walking tour of the Forum Shops at Caesars Palace. > > See the volcano show in front of the Mirage Hotel at the top of the hour > after dark > > And be sure to see the Sirens of TI show in front of Treasure Island at > 1900 2030 2200 or 2330. They best place to watch is actually at the > incoming valet area of the Palazzo Hotel across the street. I know that > sounds odd but the wooden nautical sidewalk directly in front of the show > is always dreadfully crowded. > > There are still a couple of reasonable priced places on the Strip. > O'Sheas and Casino Royale are the first two that come to mind. You can > get a beer or a mixed drink at either of them for two or three USD but in > the megaresorts the same drink will be like ten to fifteen USD. > So if you are thirsty do not order a drink in a megaresort unless you just > do not care about money. > > I do not want to go on about saving money but if I were a first time > visitor to Las Vegas this is what I would do.... > > Grab a taxicab at the airport and tell the driver to avoid the tunnel and > take Tropicana Avenue and stop at the first convenience store. Buy some > chips and soda pop and beer so you have some snacks. When you get to your > hotel you will find that your room has an enormous bath and two sinks. > Put your soda pop and bottled water and beer in one sink and cover it with > ice from the ice machine down the hall and then cover it with one of those > huge thick bath towels. There you have a perfectly good frigde. You can > grab a drink as quick as a wink. If your room does not offer two sinks in > the loo you will notice that it has plenty of rubbish pins with sanitary > plastic liners. Just put your beverages in the bin and cover them with > ice from the ice machine down the hall. > > And if you have some time to fill in the daytime I would suggest a trip to > Premium Outlets. The Levis that you may pay 100USD for in England can be > purchased for 20 USD at those shops. And they have all of those foo-foo > shops such as Armani and Juicy Couture and 140 others that I do not care > to list. > > And be sure to go to a buffet one time. It is great fun that first time. > Everything from soup to nuts in unlimited quantity. You have to serve > yourself but that is the main part of the fun. > > And if you do not mind spending a few USD go to a steakhouse one time. > Every hotel has at least one and there are numerous ones just outside the > hotel area. I would recommed Del Frisco steakhouse which is just like an > eight USD cab fare off of the hotel strip and they do a fine job. > > Another thing that I would suggest for a first time visitor is to go to > the Mandalay Bay Hotel and go down to the pool area and at least take a > look at the pool. It has been rated as the best pool in America. > > I have no idea of what your honeymoon budget might be and I am just trying > to suggest the things that are no cost or low cost. Las Vegas is truly > the City of Entertainment and you can have loads of fun without going into > your pocket if you know what is what. > > You can have just as much fun at O'Sheas or Casino Royale as you can at > the megaresorts where they charge an arm and a leg for everything. I'm actually on my way to work, so don't have time right now to comment on all posts - but a big heartfelt thanks to you, RickyBobby for going to so much effort and including so much detail. I've actually been to Vegas three times in the last few years, so most of your tips I'm familiar with - but it's a great summary for the uninitiated or the value-conscious. I'm actually heading over from Sydney, and the travelling party has expanded to 50 people as word has got out. I'm yet to book transfers to and from the airport, as well as some of the other group bookings we were planning - so if you or your company have access to the limo/coaches which can handle circa 30 people at a time, I'm happy to throw the business your way. Whilst I appreciate your generous offer of unlimited free cabrides, I'm nore than happy to pay the going rate if there's any business we can do. Thanks Again.
From: RickyBobby on 1 Jul 2010 19:31
> > I'm actually on my way to work, so don't have time right now to comment on > all posts - but a big heartfelt thanks to you, RickyBobby for going to so > much effort and including so much detail. > > I've actually been to Vegas three times in the last few years, so most of > your tips I'm familiar with - but it's a great summary for the uninitiated > or the value-conscious. I'm actually heading over from Sydney, and the > travelling party has expanded to 50 people as word has got out. I'm yet to > book transfers to and from the airport, as well as some of the other group > bookings we were planning - so if you or your company have access to the > limo/coaches which can handle circa 30 people at a time, I'm happy to > throw the business your way. Whilst I appreciate your generous offer of > unlimited free cabrides, I'm nore than happy to pay the going rate if > there's any business we can do. > > Thanks Again. > Best of luck with everything and it does not sound like you need a taxicab. You need a couple of those big stretch limos. My advice for the four best tourist attractions stands for everyone no matter where they are from or what their budget. But for practical advice, just call the concierge at your hotel. They will get you anything in the state of Nevada instantly. I am glad to read that you are a multi repeat visitor to Las Vega and that you agree with most of my tips. I am sorry to say that I cannot help you with group bookings but I am sure than anyone in a uniform at the airport can help you with that. And of course anyone at a hotel-resort will fall all over themselves to help you with that. Here is one more local tip.... Try to get a booking for 30 at Del Frisco Double Eagle Steakhouse. It is may be a bit dear once you start adding on all the sides and drinks but I have never heard anyone complain after the meal. And if any of your thirty want a bargain then send them to the Premium Outlets which is like 140 shops with discount prices. And if you want to see what Las Vegas used to be you should take your thirty to the piano bar at the New York, New York resort-hotel. I have gotten quite good reviews on that singing pub. Please to not let any of your group go to see the Criss Angel show at the Luxor Hotel Resort. That show sucks and nobody likes it. Every other show up and down the Strip is worth the money other than that one. And it terms of tourism all of the good resort hotels are from the Mandalay Bay on the south end to the Encore on the north end. I do not want to talk bad about Circus-Circus, Riveria, Sahara, and Stratosphere but they are kind of run down and collect a low class crowd. |