Las Vegas thread and MSE guide 2009

pennylane99

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ferf1223 wrote: »

...so you're likely stuck with a random stranger next to you.

hmm..I travel on my own...so am always stuck with random strangers sitting next to me..:p

jackieblack

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pennylane99 wrote: »

hmm..I travel on my own...so am always stuck with random strangers sitting next to me..:p

And you also are that random stranger! :rotfl:

Cand

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I always feel sorry for randoms when they get sat near me and I start feeling ill... last thing anyone wants including me! Am sure they must be thinking why all the people I could have got sat with did I have to get her haha!

ferf1223

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jackieblack wrote: »

And you also are that random stranger! :rotfl:

Very true! I'm pretty sure that penny is a nice random stranger though.

I used to fly solo when I still lived in the US and my (then) fiancee lived here...most random strangers were fine, but boy do the bad ones stand out...the very, very large (and I am not a petite thing), very, very sweaty man who wanted to talk about his daughter ('about your age') and how his relationship with her was strained due to his years of alcohol abuse before he "found salvation in the lord Jesus Christ" may have been the winner.

So I'm a bit touchy when it comes to random strangers...;)

ferf1223

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Cand wrote: »

I always feel sorry for randoms when they get sat near me and I start feeling ill... last thing anyone wants including me! Am sure they must be thinking why all the people I could have got sat with did I have to get her haha!

Hey, if it makes you feel any better, a few trips ago the guy next to me was sick on landing...totally took him (and us) by surprise...I felt sooooooo bad for the guy, especially when the flight attendant wouldn't let him get up to get something to clean himself up...I know safety and all, but offer to get the fella some paper towels or something, don't just leave him like that in front of the whole plane (front exit row).

Cand

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ferf1223 wrote: »

Hey, if it makes you feel any better, a few trips ago the guy next to me was sick on landing...totally took him (and us) by surprise...I felt sooooooo bad for the guy, especially when the flight attendant wouldn't let him get up to get something to clean himself up...I know safety and all, but offer to get the fella some paper towels or something, don't just leave him like that in front of the whole plane (front exit row).

God I cant think of anything worse for me or anyone else the poor guy. Touch wood I havent been sick on a plane for years I just get to the point where if the landing etc went on for any longer am sure I would, but I know what you mean about the attendants the first thing I always do I look for the sick bag and when I got on the Virgin plane last time there wasnt one so I asked for one just incase you should have seen her face, I thought well surely its better me gettin one off you now that at the last min!

funkyfin2000

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jackieblack wrote: »

We did the open top red double-decker bus tour. There are three loops that intersect and you can hop on and off all day. It goes from outside Graumanns Chinese Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard. It was great!
http://www.city-sightseeing.com/index.phtml

(I think FunkyFin did this one too!)

Yup We did that one and it was pretty darn good for a day!!!

debtfreelondon

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Does anyone have any experience of using the site cityandshow.com to book hotel rooms? They appear incredibly cheap, especially if you prepay for the entire stay but i'm dubious of a site that's selling rooms for so much less than other sites. Has anyone booked with them?

pennylane99

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debtfreelondon wrote: »

Does anyone have any experience of using the site cityandshow.com to book hotel rooms? They appear incredibly cheap, especially if you prepay for the entire stay but i'm dubious of a site that's selling rooms for so much less than other sites. Has anyone booked with them?

yes, I have used them several times with no problem....they also have another site lowcostlasvegas.com

davidmcg2u

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pennylane99 wrote: »

yes, I have used them several times with no problem....they also have another site lowcostlasvegas.com

I used them to book 3 nights at Planet Hollywood on pennylane's recommendation - no issues at all everything was nice & smooth & the price was great!!