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July and August, and some years one or two months on each side, are pretty bad. Even a 10 minute walk in the sun is harsh when it is 105+ out. The most unexpected thing to me is that it stay really hot all night long - it doesn't cool off after sunset too much. Everywhere is air conditioned and people just generally hide inside though. Personally I like the weather all winter long here, because the daily high temperature from like November to April ranges between 45 and 80 which is all a good range for me. It get below freezing at night but not too often (in the winter, it might get down to 20-25 at night for a couple weeks total). I also hate humidity so I like the dryness, but a lot of people have a lot of problems with it (bloody noses, allergy issues, etc).
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What about in the shade? How much of a difference does that make if I'm sitting poolside but under a parasol or whatever I'm from Oregon so I don't understand how hot/dry things work I live in Tokyo now which is 95F / 90+% humidity for 5 months (May-Sep) and 15F / 0% humidity for 5 months (Nov-Mar), the weather is this continent is hellish Teikanmi fucked around with this message at 21:34 on Oct 19, 2016 |
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Oct 19, 2016 21:30
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Teikanmi posted:What about in the shade? How much of a difference does that make if I'm sitting poolside but under a parasol or whatever It makes zero difference. The heat consumes everything, and the shade only prevents the pavement underneath from getting supercrazy hot. The good news is that every place you would ever go has air conditioning, and quick walk to/from parking.
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Oct 19, 2016 23:42
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Teikanmi posted:Here comes stupid: So is the weather in Las Vegas summer really that hot or is it the kind of thing where you're either in the shad and it's okay, inside a building and air conditioned, or in a car and air conditioned most of the day? I'm usually there in Nov/Dec for a trade show, but when I visited family in late Spring we basically were only ever outside for a few minutes going from air conditioned house to air conditioned car and vise versa. To me it seems like the only way to survive there is to try to never be outside at all during the hot months. Yeah, it's really that hot.
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Oct 20, 2016 01:20
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If you were digging ditches for a living it'd be insufferable. If you're doing anything that requires driving to and from and being inside, I don't find it that bad. It's hot - really hot - but it's not any worse than snowfall in NY or rain in WA or wind in KS. You just deal with it or move to San Diego and pay $600k for a 1br/1ba.
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Oct 20, 2016 01:56
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That's kind of what I figured. So long as you're just walking from door-car-door, it's tolerable. God bless air conditioning, insulation, and God bless 'murica. Does building/home construction just never happen in the summertime? Like, do immigrant roofers just escape to some other part of the country for 4 months?
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Oct 20, 2016 14:32
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I don't know for Vegas specifically, but anywhere else I've ever lived the construction guys just start at sunup and work 8 hours. It's hot by the end, but the really insufferable part of the day is the afternoon. They work like 5a-1p or whatever. The guys I knew in Phoenix / Vegas who were delivery-driver types, the workplace had a fridge full of water and gatorade that was for the guys working outside. I go to Las Vegas from SoCal and I find a nice mid-day walk in the extreme dry heat kinda nice. Kinda nice in the way that it's nice to go back into A/C when you're done, and I wouldn't want to be digging ditches, but house -> car -> store -> car -> event with a couple of minutes of extreme heat in between is kinda nice.
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So, for Lotus of Siam, is it recommended to make an online reservation, call them, or just do a walk-in? Also, what are some absolute must try dishes?
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http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3419635&userid=0&perpage=40&pagenumber=50#post465021668 Lotus good primer. One page back. And if you're going for dinner, make a reservation. Call em.
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Giovanni0109 posted:So, for Lotus of Siam, is it recommended to make an online reservation, call them, or just do a walk-in? Call and make a reservation Aside from the stuff listed, braised beef or duck Penang, grilled prawns, and anything they have with soft shell crab.
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I'm going for a week in Feb. Since I can't eat Lotus of Siam for 7 days in a row, what should I have otherwise?
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Oct 21, 2016 22:56
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bunnyofdoom posted:I'm going for a week in Feb. Since I can't eat Lotus of Siam for 7 days in a row, what should I have otherwise? Sort of depends on your budget
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Is the Players Club card, or whatever it's called, the same at all the MGM-owned casinos across the country? They are building an MGM casino in Massachusetts, and I was wondering if by playing there I could earn discounts on rooms at one of their Vegas hotels?
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MLife is multi property but you'll probably mostly receive offers based on where you play /volume of play. Speaking of which, they have a MLife MasterCard now that gives you pearl status as a bonus.
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bunnyofdoom posted:I'm going for a week in Feb. Since I can't eat Lotus of Siam for 7 days in a row, what should I have otherwise? Kabuto. Make reservations. Yes it's worth the money
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JaySB posted:Sort of depends on your budget Well, not too pricey, I am a student, so no $100 entrees. But, not like $1 all you can fill your feedbag either.
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So basically, anything between $1 and $100 would be good. Does that help narrow it down?
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....not really what I meant. What I meant was midrange. I was using hyperbole. Sorry.
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Oct 23, 2016 05:54
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If you're from the West coast eat at White Castle and if you're from the east coast eat at In N Out.
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bunnyofdoom posted:....not really what I meant. Dude could you please just be reasonable and post a dollar range
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Oct 23, 2016 08:56
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Ellis Island bbq ribs dinner is cheap and fuckin delicious. You're welcome. Doubly so if you like beer that isn't Coors Banquet.
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Alright so between $15-30 a dish? Is thay good enough?
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So, I'm staying at Caesars Palace and so far Vegas has been great. And I haven't even spent a cent gambling. Mostly been eating, and walking up and down the strip. Meeting a cousin of my dad for a lunch on the top of Stratosphere was nice. Especially since he used to be a city planner and could tell us much about the city. Now; tomorrow is my 30th birthday, and we're driving to Death Valley at first, and then going out for dinner. We're thinking a steakhouse, but have no idea where to go. There seems to be loads of options to choose from here, but many of them seems to be formal or dressy, and I'm casual at best. Any tips to where we can go? Price range I guess $30 - 60 per head. I just want my "birthday" steak and a glass of a good, Italian red wine or two. Maybe a drink on the side.
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It may be slightly at the top of your stated price range but I'm a big fan of Carnevino, Mario Batali's Italian steakhouse somewhere in the Venetian/Palazzo complex. It's good quality without being gently caress off expensive ala CUT et al. I say splurge a bit and enjoy your birthday! http://carnevino.com/menu/
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That seems interesting and delicious. My father talked about The Palm and Old Homestead Steakhouse, but so far, Carnevino is on the top of my list.
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Insane Totoro posted:Kabuto. Yui is better than Kabuto
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Went for The Palm after all, we had a long day in Death Valley and the walk was a bit shorter, so we had time to charge up for a night on the town. Great food, not too many people, good service. Then I spent a dollar on a slot machine and didn't win anything, so I've done my share of gambling, before we walked around the strip looking for a place to get a beer without loud music or too many drunk people. Ended up at The Tilted Kilt. Okay prices for beer (I'm Norwegian, so everything here is cheap by my standards). Today we're just chilling. Done too much walking the last days, so it's good to not have anything planned. All in all, a good visit to Las Vegas. And I know I have to come back again, just so I can see "LOVE" one more time, and spend more time in Death Valley.
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Is that exotic animal petting zoo still around?
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nikosoft posted:Is that exotic animal petting zoo still around? Roos n more and yep
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Here's a few thoughts from my September trip to Vegas. Did Sunday-Friday in mid-September. Enjoy the dump: -Signature at MGM Grand rocks the socks. The jetted tub was ginormous, valet parking right outside the elevator was rad, and the 10 minute walk through the breezeway and MGM Grand to get to the strip isn't bad at all. Please don't tell anybody though, I don't want the demand/price to go up. -Top Golf driving range was a nice diversion for the early part of the morning. I never golf but still enjoyed it, definitely worth $30 for an hour. -Lotus of Siam is crazy insane packed. I made the mistake of waiting until one week before my trip to make the reservation, had the choice of either 5:00 or 9:00 p.m. on Tuesday for dinner. Definitely going again, definitely making reservations well in advance. -Penn and Teller are dog poo poo. I've seen all the magic shows that they did on TV over the last 30 years and thought it would be a really great show, ended up being a huge letdown and worst show I saw out there. Each "trick" is just Penn giving a tedious ten minute monologue on some dumb poo poo followed by a really anti-climatic "here's a woman stepping out from behind a huge set prop that is so obviously hollow  . They're clearly just skating on name brand recognition and don't really give two shits about doing a decent show.-If you really want to see a magic show, Mac King is still the best drat value in Vegas, and really the best drat show after Absinthe imho. Absolutely hilarious and his illusions are fabulous. -Nathan Burton's magic show was also pretty drat amazing, just one illusion after another like he was on coke the whole time. Definitely would put him on a must see list for a first time in Vegas. He had all the energy that Penn and Teller lacked. -Seriously, if you're in Vegas you have no excuse to not see Mac King. He plays at 1:00 and 3:00. What the gently caress else are you doing at that time of day? Go see him. -Absinthe was just as great as everybody says it is, go see it. Spring for the premium tickets in the back (I sat in the barber chairs). Very intimate stage and you'll have an amazing view but you won't be crammed like sardines in the cheap seats. Show is really impossible to describe because it goes through such a gamut of baudy jokes and really beautiful/impressive/hilarious acrobatics. If you have the money to see it, see it. If you don't have the money then why the hell are you going to Vegas in the first place? -Jabbawockeez was... okay. Not bad, not great, not really sure if it was worth the money. It was entertaining but felt like there could have been a lot more. I probably would have liked it more if the ticket was $40 cheaper. For $80, I was expecting to see a lot more technically impressive and acrobatic break dancing and less generic hip hop dancing. -Cirque's Love was alright. Way too busy of a show to really watch and understand what the gently caress was going on. Don't think I would bother seeing another Cirque show again but that's just me. Everything was very well choreographed and executed and sets were impressive but there's never any fewer than half a dozen different things happening at any one time. Just too much to process, especially if you hit the bar right before the show. -V: The Ultimate Variety Show was okay but had a couple acts similar to what I saw at Absinthe (Absinthe's being way better) and Nathan Burton, who I literally just saw an hour before I saw V. Good show if you are on a tight budget but if you're already seeing Absinthe and Nathan Burton you can just skip this. -Driving through Red Rock canyon was pretty neat. If you're renting a car, definitely worth hitting up in the morning for a break away from the neon. -Hoover Dam also pretty neat and ditto hit this up if you rent a car. -Nuclear testing museum was meh. If you're really really into engineering and nuke history, definitely worth going and there's a ton of exhibits and information. I got bored after twenty minutes of reading and just briskly walked through the rest. -Holy poo poo is shark reef at Mandalay Bay depressing. Just don't bother unless you absolutely have to see a fish right this loving minute. -Pinball hall of fame is a great way to kill that last hour while waiting for your return flight. -The barbecue restaurant at Ellis Island is legit. -The buffets at Cosmopolitan and Caesar's were both great. If you only want to do one, I give the edge to Cosmopolitan which had a bit more variety. Overall a great trip and looking forward to going again next year.
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Were you Vegas'd out after 5 nights? I find my max is 3 days/2 nights, but I'm a SoCal guy so I get there once a year or so.
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Yeah, by Friday I was definitely toast. First real vacation in years though, so I went nuts with it. Next time, think I'll just do a Sunday through Wednesday trip. Really, my one big regret is that I picked the date of my vacation before really looking at what was happening in Vegas that month. Had I waited a week or two, I could have caught some cool concerts.
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Comptroll The Forums posted:Yeah, by Friday I was definitely toast. First real vacation in years though, so I went nuts with it. Next time, think I'll just do a Sunday through Wednesday trip.
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Comptroll The Forums posted:Signature at MGM Grand rocks the socks. The jetted tub was ginormous, valet parking right outside the elevator was rad, and the 10 minute walk through the breezeway and MGM Grand to get to the strip isn't bad at all. Please don't tell anybody though, I don't want the demand/price to go up. Another option in a similar vein nearby is Marriott Grand Chateau. Nice rooms with kitchens and large tubs and washer & dryer (at least the larger rooms), closer to the strip and across the road from the Planet Hollywood shops and no resort fee. Comptroll The Forums posted:-Nuclear testing museum was meh. If you're really really into engineering and nuke history, definitely worth going and there's a ton of exhibits and information. I got bored after twenty minutes of reading and just briskly walked through the rest. One of these trips I keep hoping to line up with the bus tour of the nuclear testing sites but it tends to book up early since they only do it like once a month for a small group.
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How are the rooms at the Linq? I'm headed out to Vegas this December and can get comped rooms at The Linq, Harrah's, or The Flamingo. I've stayed at the latter two, and The Flamingo is nicer, but it seems like with the recent renovations, The Linq will be the nicest of the bunch, right?
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fordan posted:Another option in a similar vein nearby is Marriott Grand Chateau. Nice rooms with kitchens and large tubs and washer & dryer (at least the larger rooms), closer to the strip and across the road from the Planet Hollywood shops and no resort fee. having stayed their frequently, I can attest. Also, Polo towers is my usual jam for similar reasons + sweet rooftop pool Has anyone stayed at Desert Rose near Excalibur btw?
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Imaduck posted:How are the rooms at the Linq? I'm headed out to Vegas this December and can get comped rooms at The Linq, Harrah's, or The Flamingo. I've stayed at the latter two, and The Flamingo is nicer, but it seems like with the recent renovations, The Linq will be the nicest of the bunch, right? The Linq is the nicer of the three but the regular rooms are super tiny with the beds small as hell so you can walk around the room. It's like staying in one of those Japanese closet hotel rooms. The Flamingo is dated and rooms aren't as nice but they are at least normal size. The best part of the Flamingo is their drink service at the tables is worlds better than anywhere else. They are coming around every 10-15 minutes. My vote is to pay to upgrade your room at the Linq or stay at Caesars and then walk across the street to play at Flamingo. jabro fucked around with this message at 18:35 on Nov 1, 2016 |
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So my trip is drawing near and I was wondering where the best place to play craps is?
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Here is a listing of all the casinos that offer it. Casino Royale offers 100x odds and a $3 minimum, but isn't very luxurious and has few amenities. Other than that, Main Street Station is the best downtown with 20x, and Stratosphere and SLS are the best "luxury" Strip casinos with 10x odds.
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In my craps experience downtown, the Plaza has the best dealers (conversational without being overbearing), the Fremont has the best crowd (rarely find anyone who's being too serious or angry), and the Golden Nugget has the best atmosphere. I also have a soft spot in my heart for the El Cortez.
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