So, I'm back from working in Las Vegas for 2+ months. I had a lot of fun out there. I'll try to write about some of my experiences in my upcoming posts.
The flight out there sucked. I'd been flying Southwest recently, but I found a much cheaper flight on American so I went with them. I'd been flying with Southwest so long that I forgot that other airlines charge you to check bags. The woman behind the counter was unsympathetic and frankly was a fucking bitch. Another AA employee I encountered later was also being shitty, so needless to say, I won't be using AA for my travel needs in the future.
I went with United on the way back (two months later) and the people I encountered with them were much more friendly. There were issues with the flight that were out of their control but they handled them as well as I can imagine. My flight back to Louisville had an hour layover in Denver. As I was getting ready to board in Denver, there was a slight delay as storms moved into the area. They stopped long enough to let us get on the plane, but then more storms kept us trapped on the plane for another hour.
The flight was fine after that, but then once again, more storms in the Louisville area and we had to circle for 45 minutes. Eventually, the pilot told us we were in danger of running out of fuel, so we had to land in Indianapolis to refuel. By the time that happened, the storms in Louisville were over and the airport was reopened. We landed a little after 2am, instead of the scheduled 11:15pm. To top off the wonderful night, the power was out when I got home and didn't come back on until 9am the next day.
Okay, I guess I'm done bitching for now. I had limited net access while I was in Vegas, so I have lots of blogs and tweets to catch up on. I'd really like to write a lot about dealing in the WSOP but I want to doublecheck the legality of doing so as to not endanger my working relationship with Caesar's/Harrah's. I believe their terms specify badmouthing the company, but I don't have any plans to do so. I'd rather be safe than sorry however.
One quick note though: they were talking on the radio about whether or not the Yankees should bat Jeter lower in the order. If your immediate answer isn't "yes, of course they should" then you need to take Jeter's dick out of your mouth and start asking yourself what the ultimate goal in baseball is. Is it to pander to once-great players egos or is it to win games? Too many people are concerned about the former.
