Sunday, October 14, 2007

Finally in the Room, More Problems - Laughable Ridiculousness

Well, I finally made it to my room.

The kind Westin frontdesk ladies gave me a key to room 628. No problem, I went to 628.... guess what I found there... I barged in on someone already occupying my room.

It turns out he has the same last name, so no big deal there.

NEXT,

I get my real room key on the 10th floor....

I get in the room only to find that I cannot connect to the wifi Internet in my room because my COX cable box needs to be reset or some crap like that.... so I am stuck waiting for 15 minutes after waiting half a day to get a room after flying to Vegas early, arriving at 8am this morning local time....

So the technician checks the TV, pulls the plug out and puts it back in and it works.

I could have done that myself, but I was warned by COX cable on the phone that I would be held accountable for any damages that may occur due to my activity.

I actually laughed at the COX cable guy as I logged onto the internet.

I knew it would make a good blog entry.

So continues my virginal day in Vegas. I think I may head downstairs and play some slots, why not. The hotel credited my room fifty bucks for the whole identity mix up and connectivity debacle... so I might as well waste it wisely.

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Waiting for a Taxi at Panera Bread

Well I am on hold trying to get a cab from Panera Bread back to the Westin Hotel...

Vegas is dirty so far.

Low men have tried handing me cheap girl thrill flyers and others have enticed me to enter their casinos under the guise of "free money". There are no free rides cowboy.

I think I am going to head back to the hotel and see if I can check in yet... (how long does it take them to prepare a room)

 

I haven't had any urges to gamble yet, just a healthy thirst for a cool drink and some good seafood.

First Thoughts on Vegas

Well, here I am in Vegas.

I am at a Panera Bread, which cost me a 15 dollar taxi cab ride and 10 minutes in the opposite direction from the main strip.

Why?

Turns out that my room is not ready at my hotel, which I am not surprised about considering I tried to check in at 9am...

So I had to find free wifi to start things up for the conference I am helping with, and to generally waste time until I can check in.

NO Free wifi in the lobby. Ridiculous.

NO pay wifi at all at the Starbucks adjacent to the lobby. Unheard-of.

NO wifi within five miles?

Now that I am logged on and checking out the wifi locations, I see that there allegedly is wifi access at the starbucks about 1 block from the hotel, so I will probably go there tonight. There is also a local chain called "Its A Grind", their website is crap, it looks like it hasn't been updated since 1983, so hopefully they are still in business.

Coffee and delicious free wifi just go together don't they?

Wait, I am in Vegas, I should head to the slots.

Its a grind, where Nancy Botwin from Weeds gets her Java

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First Day Pictures

Scary

weirdo faces inside the prestigious Caesars Forums Shopping Center

Mirage

Outside Caesars

ceasars

Across the street from Caesars

Airport slots

Off the plane at Las Vegas airport, and of course there are slots before I even get to the baggage terminal.