Carter Cattle Company

Carter Cattle Company

Hello, all. Back from Vegas. What a ride! I never knew a week could go by so fast. Had a great time. A week gave us enough time to sleep in when we wanted, kick back in the hot tub, leisurely meals, etc. I am collecting a metal dollar coin from each casino we visit. So far, I have 35, with 10 more to go. For some reason, I forgot to get one a Hooters when we ate there. Guess I was hungry (or distracted). Wish I was still there (Vegas). The craps tables are great when you have a hot shooter. Found a couple. Remember, never bet even odds, or the house has the advantage. Always be on the odds, like $6 will pay you $7, etc. We finally visited the Stardust Casino. Just in time, too. Starting Nov 1st, they are tearing it down. The final implosion will be televised live in January. What a land mark. The Paris Casino is absolutely georgeous. I like it more than the Venetian. The very high ceiling (4 stories?) looks just like an evening sky. You think it's only 6:30 - 7:00, then you look at your watch and it's after midnight. The high ceiling really helps get rid of that DAMN cigarette smoke. I still think it would be worth a fortune for someone to put in a smoke-free casino. I did see a few non-smoking blackjack tables. Had dinner/breakfast at Terrible's one night. Big mistake. The steak was like boot leather, I could only finish about 1/4 of it. We thought about renting a car, but the city busses run 24hrs and about every 20 minutes. $5 will get you a 24 hr pass all over the city. That way you don't have to worry about gas or parking. The cheapest gas we saw was $2.69. All the animals were still alive when we got back. There was some pieces of newspaper scattered about. While we were gone, we got 1 1/2 " rain. We came hom on Saturday, and on Sunday we got another 1 1/2". I'll take all I can get. We flew out there on Continental, without a hitch. As usual, coming back on American, we missed out connecting flight in Dallas, and were stranded for a couple of hours. I swear, American Airlines can not make a connecting flight, if there is less than 2 hours between them. From now on, if American is the only way I can get there, I'll stay home. I wouldn't have used them this time, except we had about $650 in coupons we needed to use before they expired. Some of that was because they stranded us in Dallas the last time. Are we noticing a pattern? Well, back to the grind! God, I need to retire!!!!!!