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AngelsSix
05-21-2005, 20:59
Just returned from the AF Silver Flag Exercise, fun stuff....I cannot wait to return to Nevada!! Anyone have some cool Nevada stories?? ;)
I tremendously enjoy Nevada. I was never there while I was in the service, but I go to Elko (which is Nevada's third largest city, located in north-central NV along the 80) every summer to work. It really is a great place; the people there provide a welcome relief from all the BS I have to deal with living in California. I enjoy the cowboy culture and past, I enjoy being around real down-to-earth folks, I enjoy the libertarian spirit (versus the socialist-type 'legislate everything!' spirit that pervades Santa Barbara). I enjoy the bars that have signs that say "Open 9AM - ?"; I enjoy the Basque steakhouses where you can get a filet the size of a softball (which you get after they've already stuffed you full of the first five courses). I enjoy the old-school bars that (cover your ears, FS) have piss troughs under the bar so that you don't even have to get up off of your stool; I enjoy the ranching and farming.
One of these days, when I actually have a chance to settle down, it'll definitely be in Nevada.
The Reaper
05-21-2005, 21:13
Just returned from the AF Silver Flag Exercise, fun stuff....I cannot wait to return to Nevada!! Anyone have some cool Nevada stories?? ;)
Sure, but have you forgotten rule #1?
What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.
TR
NousDefionsDoc
05-21-2005, 21:20
I went to ride the wind tunnel there. Army paid for it. Very nice.
....I cannot wait to return to Nevada!! Anyone have some cool Nevada stories??
glad you enjoyed yourself...hope you gambled while you were here...
gotta love that state income tax rate (0%)...
NousDefionsDoc
05-21-2005, 22:09
Never cared for gambling. I did enjoy the breakfast buffet at circus circus and running down the strip at sunrise though.
Never cared for gambling.
i don't gamble...but it is a staple of the local economy...heck, you can't buy groceries in this state without walking past a row or two of slot machines...
Smokin Joe
05-22-2005, 04:09
Just returned from the AF Silver Flag Exercise, fun stuff....I cannot wait to return to Nevada!! Anyone have some cool Nevada stories?? ;)
I grew up in Reno.
My parents still live there and my Brother went to UNLV.
So what do want to know?
How I took a buddy to the Mustang Ranch for his birthday, Creepy Area 51 type of stuff, seeing a prop airplane get escorted by two Cobra's while driving North of L.V., or walking through the woods and be totally convienced you just say Big Foot...but too hung over to believe your own eyes?
Just let me know. :lifter
Kyobanim
05-22-2005, 04:13
I'm going to Vegas in June. What do people do there besides gamble?
I grew up in Reno.
My parents still live there and my Brother went to UNLV.
So what do want to know?
How I took a buddy to the Mustang Ranch for his birthday, Creepy Area 51 type of stuff, seeing a prop airplane get escorted by two Cobra's while driving North of L.V., or walking through the woods and be totally convienced you just say Big Foot...but too hung over to believe your own eyes?
Just let me know. :lifter
I'll have "Creepy Area 51 stuff and the Cobra escort" for $50 thanks, Joe.
I'm going to Vegas in June. What do people do there besides gamble?sweat...
AngelsSix
05-22-2005, 19:28
I love you guys and your sense of humor.....about those "aliens"............they aren't grey. But don't tell anyone. Oh, and it gets cold as hell there at night....I wish I knew that BEFORE I left!! Froze my arse off at the ECP. And you do see some weird shit out there at night when you have nothing else to do for 15 hours on post.
I was quite fascinated by the size of the crater at the Mercury site....for anyone brave enough to get close or get the opportunity, you have to see it to believe it.
I did get to play the nickel slots.....spent 80, left with 102. Not bad for a non-gambler.
I will definitely go back!!
I will definitely go back!!especially if the chain of command says so.... :D
glad you liked it...loving what you do while serving is a good thing...
Bravo1-3
05-23-2005, 02:21
loving what you do while serving is a good thing...
Seconded. The irony comes after you get out and realize you really loved (and miss) a lot of the stuff you thought you hated.
My big Vegas vacation involved several exercises in "Diversity Training" (diversity of types of women, diversity of types of booze, diversity of places to do the afformentioned diverse activities) so consequently I don't remember much. :D