Re: G2E 2009 Get-Together and news

[fiddlefarter]

G'day I am currently planning my trip to the G2E and since I have never been before any advice or help to organise my trip would be greatly appreciated, if you are going let me know and we can catch up while I am in the USA

[Brianzz]

You're certainly starting off on the right foot, making your reservations WELL in advance. Mind you this post is referencing the 2008 G2E, Mods may need to close this one and start a new one for 2009

[jay]

If you have never been to Vegas before you don't really need a car however you might want to check the various car rental rates.
I was able to pick up a car for 9.99/day and keeping it for a week (parked) was cheaper than two taxi rides to/from the airport. Not sure if they are still that cheap.
Vallet parking is free other than a tip. So there is no penalty to have a car like there are at some hotels. In Sanfrancisco I paid $40/night for parking.

There is an airport shuttle for about $15/head (cheaper than a taxi) but if you are traveling with someone it kind of balances with a $28 taxi fare + tip and you don't need to wait for two hours going from property to property.

The G2E conference has a series of  buses broken up by strip location (north strip, south strip etc)  that runs numerous times a day to most of the hotels so again you don't need a car. The mono-rail also runs to the LasVegas convention center.

Even if I don't get such a cheap deal I usually rent a car for at least one day so I can drive out of Vegas to Laughlin/Bull Head city and visit Joey at the NLG head quarters and get to places like the Outlet malls for shopping. There are also other sites to see like the Valley of Fire, Hoover dam etc that all require a car. Getting a car from a non-airport location is sometimes cheaper than the airport so again if you don't need it full time getting it from a strip location is usually more convienient and saves a few $$.

[fiddlefarter]

Thanks for the tips I don't think that I would like to drive in the city as we drive on the opposite side of the road here and our steering wheels are also on the opposite side, I might make a few people very cranky if I forget where I am. I am looking into different things to see and do while I am there so I will bite the bullet and hire a car to do a bit of travelling while I am there for my 2 week holiday. Hopefully I will be able to meet a few members while I am there 

[jay]

I wouldn't worry about that too much in Vegas. The traffic is conjested enough you just go with the flow at 3mph and no one follows any particular set of rules.

I once was driving in Manchester and I was coming back at 3.00am from the plant (after a major IT change) and I went around a traffic circle the wrong way.
A guy on his motor bike came flying around the opposite way and layed it down to avoid an accident. I felt bad about this ..
He was cranky but also very drunk so he didn't want any trouble and was up and on his way again.

Vegas is 24/7 and there are no traffic circles in Vegas it just feels like a merry go round.

If your a player booze is free and if your not its still cheap with lots of places offering $1 draft.....so thats another good reason not to drive....
Taxis are not too expensive so as noted before you don't need a car, but I would not use the brit standard as the excuse for not driving.

[CaptainHappy]

You're certainly starting off on the right foot, making your reservations WELL in advance. Mind you this post is referencing the 2008 G2E, Mods may need to close this one and start a new one for 2009

Topic split and made into a 2009 topic! Thanks for the hint and the good observation Brian! K+

CaptainHappy
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[rickhunter]

There's also the Deuce (Double decker buses) which you can get to go up and down the strip and to the convention center.  I believe the fare is like $15 for 3 days of unlimited riding. It will even go all the way to downtown.  If you want inexpensive food (old Las Vegas) stay in downtown.  There's still coin out casinos there, and you can still get $7 buffets.  It's not as glitzy as the strip, but you can always ride the bus to the strip and hang around until you have to go back to your room to sleep (if you choose to do so).

[StatFreak]

That's good advice Rick.

Given the economy, I would have said that you could find some real bargains if you wanted to stay on the strip, but it's unlikely that they would be available for the dates of the convention. Still, it might be worthwhile to check the websites of each of the major casinos and see what they have to offer during the time of your stay.

[Ron (r273)]

fiddlefarter, you might want to download Google Earth if you don't already have it and get a 3D tour of Vagas streets.

Ron

[Billythekid]

I booked 4 nights at Excalibur for $31 a night for the show.

[dpalmi]

Hello all!

If you use the link below you can book Excaliber for $22 a night for the show - looks like promotion ends on the 19th - so book it quick!

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Dan #2

[Op-Bell]

I think I'll throw a G2E party this year - all visiting NLG members invited.

From fiddlefarter's profile:

I am a workshop based electronics repair technician, as far as I know there are no other women working in this field.

Fiddlefarter, I must introduce you to Operatrix Bell when you visit, then you'll know another.

[fiddlefarter]

Yipee I'm in I always love a good party  My name is Sharron or fiddle what ever you feel comfortable with. Will it be hot or cold in November ?

[brichter]

It's the colder season, if that's what you mean. Rarely does it ever get that cold in Las Vegas...

[Op-Bell]

It will be bloody freezing - temperatures hardly ever going much above 90F and sometimes as low as 70F at night.

[StatFreak]

It will be bloody freezing - temperatures hardly ever going much above 90F and sometimes as low as 70F at night.

   Now come on! It does get cold at night in the desert in winter.  You can expect lows in the 40's F in November. It could get into the low 30's. But it's a DRY cold.

[Op-Bell]

True, we had winter last year - it was on a Thursday. The weight of snow broke a branch off one of my olive trees. But it was all gone by Friday.

[fiddlefarter]

  Thats they way I like it nice and cold I have enough of the heat here in oz

[StatFreak]

Thats they way I like it nice and cold I have enough of the heat here in oz

Realistically, expect it to be in the 70s or 80s °F during the day and in the 40s or 50s at night, although it definitely could end up being in the 30s. November is a nice month to visit Las Vegas if you're not there to bake by or in the pool.

[fiddlefarter]

So I guess I don't need to pack my bikini then  It would'nt be a good look for me anyway, way too old for that

[jay]

age is a state of mind.....

most of the pools are shut down in November but the hot tubs are usually available.

Some of the casinos have evening pool parties....that have little to do with swimming albiet I would research that a bit on the internet.
You might want the bikini top under a top or something....

[brichter]

age is a state of mind.....

+1 Most folks that know me well freak out when they find out my age...

[jay]

Bill,

We've told you before and we will tell you again NO ONE wants to see YOU in a bikini......  

Knowing Lindas age .... and factoring in that you were biologically capable at 12 with a pendence for older women I would say your 32....   give or take 6 months ..... Does this earn me the friend of the month award  

[Ron (r273)]

age is a state of mind.....

+1 Most folks that know me well freak out when they find out my age...

There no shame in being 82, no wait that's another Bill I know.

[StatFreak]

age is a state of mind.....

+1 Most folks that know me well freak out when they find out my age...

There no shame in being 82, no wait that's another Bill I know.

I know brichter, and you're not far off... Oh wait, he only LOOKS 82!!  

Bill,

We've told you before and we will tell you again NO ONE wants to see YOU in a bikini...... 

Knowing Lindas age .... and factoring in that you were biologically capable at 12 with a pendence for older women I would say your 32....    give or take 6 months ..... Does this earn me the friend of the month award   

He should be so lucky! Which one of us red blooded males didn't lust after a teacher or two in our day?  Looking at this from the other side of the coin, an 82 year old is also biologically capable, so he could be over 100.