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So if I learnt anything in my Economics major is that because there has been an increase in demand for a blog, I should increase the quantity supplied. So here I am writing one. Knew the major would be useful at some stage!
Going to do this bullet point style:
·Independence Day is a big affair in Vegas, didn't notice anything different during the day. Herd that there was going to be fireworks on the hour from 9pm - Midnight on the Strip, so went out at 10pm....didn't see none....Midnight....didn't see none.....apparently they were all at 9pm
·Bellagio Water Fountain, was told to go see it at night. So I did. It was ok, not as cool as everyone was saying it was though I think. It's just water going up and down, the music that goes with it is what makes it an attraction I think. If you jucked me in the middle of the pond it is in and asked me to swim to the edge, you would probably have a water show nearly of the same quality. Just would not be so graceful.
·Cleaners ride on the job is style here, have seen them on Segways and pushbikes.
·It appears to have been recently introduced.....but aluminium beer bottles - Why did I not think of that!
·Going to try sort Studylink stuff out this avo, hard enough when they are in the same city....going to be a b**** on the other side of the world.
·Due to the US living in the past. I now know that 1.6 miles = 1 kilometre and Degrees = (F- 32)/1.8. At least I can roughly know what people are telling me.
·Poker is s*** at the moment. But I am winning on the slots!
·You can live for as much or as little as you want in Vegas.
oYou could go to a Designer store and buy 100$+ Shirts, or you could head to one of the stalls around the corner and get four T-shirts for 9.99$.
oYou could buy a bottle of water from a souvenir store for 2.50$, or you could buy one for 1$ off the people who are on the bride walk way things, all they say is "Water, water, Ice cold water, 1$, 1$ water, 1$ Ice cold water" etc. Would dislike that job.
oYou could go to a nice restaurant and pay 20$+, or you could go to McDonalds and buy Double Cheeseburgers for 1.19$ (+8.1% Nevada State Tax)
·Seen a homeless guys sign today, was quite honest: "Need Weed (insert image of horrifically drawn plant here). I got a hole in my bowl and I needa nugget to plug it cause I'm gonna get HIGH tonight".
·This state tax thing is a b**** and I still forget all the time. The price tag will be 25$ for example. I think: "cool, I will get a 20 and a 5 to pay for it". Attendant: "That will be 27.02$ Sir". So stupid, I end up fumbling around looking for 2 one cent coins, but inevitably just get 1$ bills out, which is leading to a substantial collection of 1c coins.
·Customer Service people always say "Sir or Ma'am", could get quite use to that back in NZJ
·You can easily gamble underage here, most of the Casinos I have played at thus far, I have been gambling and at no stage am I asked for ID or looked at suspiciously. Unless I look way older than 21, which would be weird as NZ still wants to ensure I am over 18
That is all for now. Crikey, wish I could have written essays as quick as I wrote these things. 629 words written in no time. Once I finish this sentence word count will be 645.
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