09/17/2006 .. update from mK

[misterKeno]

Hi, everyone...

Greetings from the outskirts of LV, NV. I'll give a rundown of my week and such. Meanwhile, i hope each and everyone of you is doing well!!!!

It's sunday afternoon & i'm enjoying my first of 2 days off. I have sun/mon as my off days now. Yesterday (sat) i worked. It was a relaxed day... and the amount of Managers @ the shop is very very minimal. That's a good thing. I finished up the week with few hours altogether... so, i need to make my next week a 'full' one. Oh well, not much i can do with sickness.

Speaking of which, i am feeling better. I had strep throat since wed night. It was a doozy. I feel as if i'm about 85 to 90% right now. I slept pretty well last night. It may have to do with the weather.

At noon today it was 74... and that's a good temperature i tell ya!!! Gasoline here is (i dont know why i mention gas, but i do each week) $2.72 if you look for it. I was reading on the news that LV does not get gasoline trucked in. It's brought in by fuel-lines. It's the same for the jet fuel out at McCarran. How cool is that. Well, maybe a lot of cities are like that... i guess i just dont know.

Tomorrow i wont do much except drop off my truck & pickup my rental car that's supposedly supposed to be waiting for me at the facility. The weather is fantastic... but i may just relax & do laundry.. have to watch my pennies to a 'point'.

Yesterday evening i made it out to the SILVERTON. This is south of the strip. Not as SOUTH as the SOUTHCOAST... but it's down there a bit. I have to say i wasnt too impressed. Although, the dice tables were 10x, that's about it. The cocktail waitresses werent eye-candy, that's for certain. Nothing was really luxorious in the place. They had full pay VP, which was a good thing. I guess i'd have to sum it up as good playing conditions... just no frills. Hmmm, wonder if that makes sense? I did a walk-thru through their buffet. It's called Seasons. It looked 'fair'. Nothing really stood out as appealing. But, i cant judge til i eat it. I wasnt hungry, so i wouldnt have sat down even something did look groovy. For those of you who know... the exit / interchange off the I-15 to get to the Silverton is a royal MESS. End of story.

Friday i was at the Gold Coast to cash in a TITO ticket & a sports wager ticket... had about $41... but the dice table got it from me... slight sigh.

Otherwise, my only other gaming was over at FIESTA HENDERSON. This included a good amount of sports wagers (see my other Post on here), and some roulette. I, again, did well on their 50-cent wheel. I had some good hits where they paid me in red chips (rather than my color)... and that did me well.

Eating... not much to report... just the boring stuff. I did make it into ELLIS ISLAND this morning (late morning). The place was at capacity at 10:00am, but they got me a table right away. When i left, they were on a 25 minute wait-list. I ordered something different... the meatball sandwhich. It was tasty & filling. Not spectacular, but it did the trick. I was out the door (meal, soda, tax, tip) for $8. Oh, i played their STAR WARS penny slot machine. Eighteen spins & got ZILCH!!!!!!! Not too many people playing machines there (nor at their 3 open tables). Just a PACKED bar and a PACKED restaurant. I guess my luck was i found a good parking spot, he he.

Today i went bowling for the first time since moving here. Went to the SOUTH COAST.... did three games for (i dunno) $2-something / game. I did alright & got in the 190's. Not bad for not picking up my bowling ball in 7 months. The SOUTH COAST casino at 9am was quiet (real quiet). The line for the buffet was zero. The only place that had a good amount of people was their Seattle-Best coffee parlour & the Sportsbook.

I like the lanes at the SOUTH COAST. Well, i ought to... it's very close to new. I wish they offered their yearly lockers for rent to anyone, but you need to be a league member to rent one out. I'm doubtful i'll join a league this season (as i'm new with my job & know my hours/days can change at anytime). But, no biggie i guess. I can always 'open' bowl.

The Flaming-O still has all of it's windows pasted with Toni Braxton's image on it, lol. And, the upper floors of the Mirage have the Beatles show pasted on it's windows! I would hope they have some kind of fancy stuff, so the people in THOSE rooms can still look out?

That's mostly it. Talk to all of you later on.

mK

[doctor_al]

Yeah, those stickers are like the ones on the buses, you can see thru from the back.

Sounds like you're settling in a bit. Glad you're feeling better.

[FL Mary]

Gasoline there is still high. It is down to 2.35 here. Sorry you get strep but I'm glad you are feeling better. Good that you are finally getting your truck fixed.

[misterKeno]

thank you mary !!

As ever enjoy reading about your life in Vegas. Gas is at $2.49 here.

[GREGRIO]

(i've got a bit of gas this morning......)

Hey Matthew, anything happening with the Bowling Team yet?

[misterKeno]

greg.. nothing brewing right now.. i did, however, do some practice bowling a week ago at the SOUTHCOAST.. i did pretty well (considering i havent bowled in 7 months).

i may HOLD OFF on joining up this season... my work schedule can change at anytime--- and leagues are structured.

mK

[GREGRIO]

OKYDOKE...

[misterKeno]

he he he he gotta love the graphics !!

mK