Vegas

“I'm outta here for a week in Vegas. Wish I could say I'm gonna backpack the Grand Canyon...But nooooo...I can't even bring my boots. Later people ;~)”

“I'll be there Sun-Wed for a bachelor party.



























God Help Us.”

“Vegas is only a gateway for me to get to the wilderness....Zion, Death Valley, Mojave, The Canyon, Red Rocks Canyon...any direction you go is better than stayin in sin city...but, since your fate is what it is...have a blast and don't loose too much money. If you have an opportunity, go up to Red Rocks Canyon for a day trip. It is only 20 minutes to get there. Just outside of Vegas.

Red Rocks website
Red Rocks Photos”

“don't forget about us when u hit big!

i'd like a new sleeping bag.”

“Nice pics Stikmon.”

“What's your name?”

“gonna fly to vegas this winter for the ol' drive thru weddin.

prolly do a 4 or 5 day weekend trip.

neither one of us care much for casinos and all that stuff.

we want to rent a car, see the sights, grand canyon(?) do some hiking(?) ect., ect.

how 'bout some other suggestions?

what about the best dates?”

“Make sure that there's not a BIG convention in that weekend. The weekends that LV doesn't have a convention at all are pretty few and far between (nonexistant?) but picking a weekend without a big one will make your room cheaper.”

“Let me get this right sacko, you're going to get married AND you're looking for dates?

I give this marraig two months tops...”

“Maybe his bride-to-be is really understanding. Or kinky.”

“Make sure that there's not a BIG convention in that weekend. The weekends that LV doesn't have a convention at all are pretty few and far between (nonexistant?) but picking a weekend without a big one will make your room cheaper.”
how do i do that?

i don't know that we'll even stay in vegas. we might just get off the plane and hit a drive thru wedding place on our way outta there.
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“umm sacco, don't you think you should consult with me about OUR wedding plans?? the nerve!

yeah there'll prolly be a convention for police officers about drugs, the marijuana and all that...but i bet if you crash it, you could learn that they call roaches that b/c they look like cockroaches!”

“4 or 5 day weekend??...i must be a sucker, my weekends are only 2 days..i need to get me one of those jobs
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“well, i'd be taking a couple sick days
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“nigal, please keep your dumbass comments to yourself.

i know you think you're funny but i'm looking for real advice here, not childish jokes.

thanks bit.”

“yw”

“As a rule of thumb, The National Association of Broadcasters is a huge convention. It's so big, that they decided 10 years ago or so to just leave it in Las Vegas, instead of moving it around the country, because LV was the only place that could accomodate it. Next year's NAB is expecting 135000 attendees, so try to avoid a weekend with a convention that big.

Of course, most of the really big conventions are week-long.”

“Real advice then? Give her a wedding she can be proud of and remember for the rest of her life. If your just going to go for the shotgun wedding save the money and go down town.
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“i'm sorry lyra, but i just can't wait any longer for you to ditch that rat.
i know the last time we were together i told you i'd wait forever and a day for you, but it's just too hard.

vaya con dios, mi amor”

“sacco, this months issue of Outside has a great article about traveling in Nevada, it may have some helpful info.”

“lol@Nigal's deleted post”

““i'm sorry lyra, but i just can't wait any longer for you to ditch that rat.
i know the last time we were together i told you i'd wait forever and a day for you, but it's just too hard."

that shlts not funny. This is about real information here. I know you think you're funny but we're trying to give you some help here. LOL!”

“o the humanity!”

“nigal, please keep your dumbass comments to yourself

nigal, i didn't think your post was dumbass...smartass maybe but not dumb”

“real wedding?

she doesn't want one anymore than i do.

for one thing, we'd have to pay for everything ourselves and she's a tightwad about most things. we'd both rather spend the money on a nice horse trailer, a nice vacation, or something.

BTW, you do realize i was j/k right? teeheehee”

“but for real, congratulations! in advance. :-)”

“thanks birch!


i feel cheated, what did nigal's deleted post say?”

“real wedding?

she doesn't want one anymore than i do.

sacco
12:44:06 PM
8/26/05

then don't get married!!!”

“that's it lyra. keep a stiff upper lip, you must be strong for both of us.”

“"BTW, you do realize i was j/k right? teeheehee”

Considering the fact that most of your posts in response to me are of the same nonsense vein, yes, I figured you were kidding...or ragging. LOL!


Had I to do it all over again, we would have scaled back the wedding a lot and used the money for a down payment on a house. Good luck with it all! :)”

“ewk, it's really just for practical/ financial reasons.”

“There’s nothing wrong with that sacco if you don’t require a traditional church type wedding. Then again, you’ve always struck me as the type to burst into flames were you to step in a church.
LOL!”

“Had I to do it all over again, we would have scaled back the wedding a lot and used the money for a down payment on a house. Good luck with it all

i hear ya nigal...when we got married my father in law said he would either give us $5k or spend it on a wedding...now we wish we took the cash”

“LOL @ nigal

remember that scene in devil's advocate where he puts his finger into the holywater and it boils?”

“How far is Zion NP from Vegas? That might be another place to check out if you get bored with the GC.

I'd probably consider, GC, Hoover Dam, Zion, and spend one day in Vegas just for the heck of it. I recently read where only only 30-40% of folks actually go to Vegas to gamble.”

“My wife and I toured Southern Utah/Nevada, and Arizona 2 christmas's ago. I might suggest Route 66 towards Winslow, AZ (so you can stand on a corner in Winslow, AZ) to Meteor Crater, real cool, the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, AZ, just as cool,
Dead Horse State Park (a parking lot overlooks the Colorado and Green Rivers) cool views, or you can try hiking the narrows of Zion national park, the needles of Bryce Canyon, there is also Arches National park, easy drive to see arches, and Capital Reef National park, or got to Salt Canyon???? in Canyonlands National park to see the America Man Pictograph, Hot Hike, also hike to Havasu Falls in the Grand Canyon, 10 mi one way, but year round temp @ 74, at the falls. Enjoy”

“ewk, it's really just for practical/ financial reasons.”
sacco
12:49:16 PM
8/26/05

sacco, I totally understand. I got married at the court house...lol”

“so how about the GC?

what's the best way to do it?

is it really cool? or one of those over-rated, hyped up deals that leave you a feeling disapointed, like so many other famous monuments & landmarks.”

“Sacco, I got married out there about 3 years ago. Don't go on a weekend when there is a football playoff game. You'll have to get you marriage certificate at the Clark County Court House which is very close to Fremont street. The Hoover Dam is very close, as well as Lake Mead. I've also read that there is a book called something like 60 hikes within 60 Miles of Las Vegas. The Grand Canyon is Amazing. I was at the Southern Rim and couldn't believe the scope of it. It'll be a few hour drive from Vegas though. Hope this helps.”

“I hear that the GC is bigger and better than you can imagine. The hype isn't big enough.”

“sacco getting married?
very very cool
you got to get married by elvis for sure!!


major congrads!”

“Maple said what I was going to say.

Thanks a lot!”

“narrerr nanerrerer”

“thanks guys, especially for the info.

ox, just for that, i'll cover your football league fee.”

“Please! It's "naarrneeerr"!”

“I think the Vegas wedding sounds fun.

My only 2 cents. A lot of people don't know this, but winter time in Vegas is not warm. I figured it was, because it is in Los Angeles. *shrugging* I've been there in January and another time in February and both times were chilly! Just something to keep in mind.”

“PS, since this thread is about Vegas.

I was supposed to be there this weekend. In fact I would have been waiting for my flight at Sea Tac right now had it not been for that stupid hurricane in Florida. Damn!

What does Florida have to do with it, you ask? My friend who lives in Tampa was taking me. Paying for it too, cause I'm so po. *sigh*”

“define chilly pix?

like 50's or like teens?

it's gotta be warmer than central new york in jan-feb”

“i was out there in Jan the one and only time I went. It was mild, cool - not cold. Jacket or sweater weather. But - I wasn't doing any outdoor stuff other than from one hotel/casino to another.”