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Mdot21

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Re: 2019 Offseason Stream of Unconsciousness
« Reply #1372 on: June 25, 2019, 09:43:26 PM »
Quote from: MrNubbz on June 25, 2019, 08:41:12 PM
Well if they're that snobby/stuffy I'd dine & dash,even though i've lost a step believe it or not
It’s not that they are snobby, it’s a just a very historic, popular Italian restaurant in NYC that is incredibly small. The restaurant has been there since the 1890s and they might have 10 tables.

It became famous or infamous I should say because of the mob. It was a favorite restaurant of mob bosses from the Genovese, Gambino, and Luchesse mob families like John Gotti in particular. Those guys made it well known and the actors and celebs like Frank Sinatra and Robert De Niro became regulars and made it even more popular and popular and in demand. 

The tables to the NYC restaurant are purchased for yearly rights. Almost like season tickets. That’s why it’s so hard to get a seat in there.
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Re: 2019 Offseason Stream of Unconsciousness
« Reply #1373 on: June 25, 2019, 10:11:42 PM »
The Frosted Orange is worth getting, especially with kids in tow.  It's a tasty sugar high.  I wouldn't eat the food either, and I love street/junk food as much as the next guy.
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Re: 2019 Offseason Stream of Unconsciousness
« Reply #1374 on: June 25, 2019, 10:50:25 PM »
Quote from: MarqHusker on June 25, 2019, 05:30:29 PM
I'm not attracted to Vegas.  Need the right reason and combination of people for a quick visit. 
Ditto. I don't hate Vegas, but I've never been enamored with the place. You can only ask "Who thinks of this stuff?" so many times. Plus it's not cheap anymore, not with $25/day parking and another $30-50/day in resort fees for stuff you don't use.

Once you cut through the eminence front, it's a really grimy city. 

I've been to Vegas during the National Finals Rodeo, and with friends from the horse business there it's not too bad. 
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Re: 2019 Offseason Stream of Unconsciousness
« Reply #1375 on: June 25, 2019, 11:12:10 PM »
Bellagio 

Caesar's

Venetian


I hate those places and the entire strip

Vegas isn't bad if you stay away from the strip, and much cheaper
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Re: 2019 Offseason Stream of Unconsciousness
« Reply #1376 on: June 26, 2019, 07:01:01 AM »
Quote from: Mdot21 on June 25, 2019, 09:43:26 PM
It’s not that they are snobby, it’s a just a very historic, popular Italian restaurant in NYC that is incredibly small. The restaurant has been there since the 1890s and they might have 10 tables.

It became famous or infamous I should say because of the mob. It was a favorite restaurant of mob bosses from the Genovese, Gambino, and Luchesse mob families like John Gotti in particular. Those guys made it well known and the actors and celebs like Frank Sinatra and Robert De Niro became regulars and made it even more popular and popular and in demand.

The tables to the NYC restaurant are purchased for yearly rights. Almost like season tickets. That’s why it’s so hard to get a seat in there.
Exactly.

Mrs. 847 correctly pointed out that I was incorrect about having to go to Vegas to get in though. They recently opened in Hollywood too. I'll check it out when we go out there for Christmas this year.
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Re: 2019 Offseason Stream of Unconsciousness
« Reply #1377 on: June 26, 2019, 07:19:30 AM »
Quote from: FearlessF on June 25, 2019, 11:12:10 PM
Bellagio

Caesar's

Venetian


I hate those places and the entire strip

Vegas isn't bad if you stay away from the strip, and much cheaper

Exactly. The strip is just a place for people that want to be seen. I've found that downtown on and around Fremont St. to be more my style. However, I was just out there last month on business and even downtown has "jumped the shark" so to say. It used to be that you get eat and have a few drinks downtown without breaking the bank. But when I was there last month, I found that the prices are starting to go up there also. 
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Re: 2019 Offseason Stream of Unconsciousness
« Reply #1378 on: June 26, 2019, 07:40:56 AM »
Quote from: MrNubbz on June 25, 2019, 08:36:29 PM
I'm aware your dining acumen's prolly a notch above a gussied up hotdog joint.But like Bogart said ""A hot dog at the ballpark is better than steak at the Ritz"
I like hot dogs.  And burgers.  A place near us is called "Killer Burgers" and it's our kind of place except it's packed all the time.  I often get a dog at Costco, which the wife does not like.  She's more picky than I for some reason.  The dogs at MB Stadium are $2, which is amazing to me still, but that's really indoors.  I don't think they open the roof once in a blue moon. 

The wife likes Hattie B's, which is a small chain chicken place out of Nashville.  It is quite good, but always crowded.  She also like ChickFilA a lot, and a new one opened just up the street complete with a minipark.  At lunch it is so packed nobody goes there any more.

Filled up at Costco yesterday for $2.60/gal for premium.  The wife wanted 4 items inside, so we went, came out with a cart full and a $423 bill.  That place is lethal.  I do own stock in it though, should have bought more.

https://www.atlantamagazine.com/50bestrestaurants/
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Re: 2019 Offseason Stream of Unconsciousness
« Reply #1379 on: June 26, 2019, 07:42:26 AM »
Vegas has cheap rental cars and cheap flights, so it's a nice place to go to for touring Utah, which is quite beautiful.
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Re: 2019 Offseason Stream of Unconsciousness
« Reply #1380 on: June 26, 2019, 08:06:38 AM »
I thought I'd hate Vegas - I'm not much for opulence.  But I actually enjoy it.  Of course, I'm not ordering $50 meals or anything.  The strip is fine if you're just going for a walk and not trying to be impressed by everything.


It's funny Vegas came up here, as yesterday I happened to tell a friend of mine in an odd conversation - the only place with quality toilet paper in public restrooms that I've ever experienced was in the Venetian.  That fact is truly remarkable.  They actually spend money on the public restroom toilet paper.



The rest of the Vegas area is just like every other big, western city.  A neighbor hood with chains, drive 5 miles, another neighborhood with the same chains, etc.
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Re: 2019 Offseason Stream of Unconsciousness
« Reply #1381 on: June 26, 2019, 08:27:56 AM »
The wife and I mused about moving to LV for retirement a few years back.  We had a car so we drove around in the 'burbs and I checked out some houses on line.  We could get a pretty nice house with a large pool - important for her - and income taxes are zero of course.  But, the more we drove the more sameness we found, as OAM notes.  It was boring, it was not walkable, it was same same everywhere, with traffic and no real options for getting around.

It's more expensive to live here obviously, but we can walk nearly anywhere we'd want to go, or take the train.  It's a big plus for us.  And we do have a pool, and oddly enough few people use it during the week.  We often are the only people down there.  And I don't have to clean it. 

This place works for us.  It's not for everyone.

https://atlanta.curbed.com/2019/6/25/18744428/report-midtown-construction-zone-office-development

This is true, it's a bit concerning, almost as if we're at an economic top, and the traffic may get "bad".
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Re: 2019 Offseason Stream of Unconsciousness
« Reply #1382 on: June 26, 2019, 08:49:54 AM »
Quote from: 847badgerfan on June 25, 2019, 06:04:20 PM
Bachelor parties suck.
I’ve always kind of enjoyed them because I live far from home and they often mean an excuse to see old friends. Granted, I don’t go to a whole ton of them.

After the Vegas one, there was a large gap, then a cosmopolitan coastal city, which was super cool beyond the two stripper related events, then a southern semi-college town with an NHL game (would’ve been a bigger town but for an Air BnB mishap) and BBQ. Coming soon is an more outdoorsy one with hikes instead of strip clubs, and a weekend in Madison.

So those are mostly pretty OK.
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Re: 2019 Offseason Stream of Unconsciousness
« Reply #1383 on: June 26, 2019, 08:52:46 AM »


My fav photo of the 'hood.  I guess someone took this with a drone.  That is Kennesaw Mountain upper left, the park is foreground.  More trees than in Vegas.
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Re: 2019 Offseason Stream of Unconsciousness
« Reply #1384 on: June 26, 2019, 08:54:57 AM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on June 26, 2019, 08:52:46 AM


My fav photo of the 'hood.  I guess someone took this with a drone.  That is Kennesaw Mountain upper left, the park is foreground.  More trees than in Vegas.

Heh, yeah, maybe a couple. I like Atlanta, haven't been in years though so I'm sure it's changed a great deal.
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Re: 2019 Offseason Stream of Unconsciousness
« Reply #1385 on: June 26, 2019, 10:47:42 AM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on June 26, 2019, 08:52:46 AM


My fav photo of the 'hood.  I guess someone took this with a drone.  That is Kennesaw Mountain upper left, the park is foreground.  More trees than in Vegas.
Absolutely love Atlanta. Last time I was there was for 3 days a couple years ago. Went to the Porsche center and the Aquarium and ate at a fantastic pizza place called Antico. 

My brother just moved there for his work. He’s been there 2 weeks and he absolutely loves it. I’m going to visit soon when I get the time.
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