Think you had a bad day?

[Coffee Warlord]

Where am I right now? At the office.

Where was I supposed to be right now, had things worked out? Las Vegas. My flight would have landed oh, about 2 hours ago.

Where would I have been till Monday? Las Vegas. Where will I be? At the office.

(I felt the need to rant and rave. I deserve it.)

[korme]

what happened?

[mrsimperless]

Please provide more information. Did Las Vegas explode? Did you super-glue yourself to your chair? Have the monkeys landed?

[Coffee Warlord]

What else? Money.

Flights out to Vegas were outrageous, and after running the numbers, I just couldn't spend that kinda money. Still too fresh off of 8 months of unemployment to feel comfortable dropping that kinda cash.

[ice4277]

Originally posted by Coffee Warlord
What else? Money.

Flights out to Vegas were outrageous, and after running the numbers, I just couldn't spend that kinda money. Still too fresh off of 8 months of unemployment to feel comfortable dropping that kinda cash.

Well, look on the bright side...at least you are sitting at work getting paid and not sitting at home still unemployed :)

[Esquared1]

Originally posted by Coffee Warlord
What else? Money.

Flights out to Vegas were outrageous, and after running the numbers, I just couldn't spend that kinda money. Still too fresh off of 8 months of unemployment to feel comfortable dropping that kinda cash.

What C.W. also left out is that it is a pain in the ass to fly out of the Quad Cities. He would have to get a plane to St. Louis to Vegas, and it is almost twice as much as flying direct from Chicago to Vegas.

I'm originally from that area, and it stinks living in the sticks sometimes.

[Coffee Warlord]

Eh. I usually fly out of Peoria or just drive up to O'Hare. Usually there's a layover in DIA (denver int'l airport), which is probably the best airport I've ever been to.

2 years ago, my flight cost me 200 some bucks round trip.

This year, the CHEAPEST flight I could find that was close to the times I wanted was over 400. Ridiculous.

[JeeberD]

At least now you can update Ham Baseball... :)

[Esquared1]

Originally posted by Coffee Warlord
Eh. I usually fly out of Peoria or just drive up to O'Hare. Usually there's a layover in DIA (denver int'l airport), which is probably the best airport I've ever been to.

2 years ago, my flight cost me 200 some bucks round trip.

This year, the CHEAPEST flight I could find that was close to the times I wanted was over 400. Ridiculous.

That's true, you are pretty close to Peoria. I'm from Savanna, which is 1 hr. north of the QC. Therefore, the QC would be the only alternative.

Hey, it stinks that you cannot go. Besides, you should wait for football season anyhow. I recommend going during the WS and see a football/baseball. I was there all day for football, and then for Game 7 of the World Series. That was the best day I have had in Vegas, though I lost a little money.

[tucker342]

That sucks!

[lungs]

I'm flying from Madison WI, to Los Angeles on Saturday, round trip for $300. My brother is picking me up in LA and we're headed to Vegas for my 21st on Monday.

[cthomer5000]

If you didn't already have tickets, you weren't supposed to be anywhere, am i right?

[Abe Sargent]

Vegas is overrated anyways.

(though trying the "Fox and the Grapes" might help)


-Anxiety

[finkenst]

Hey, CW, I live down in peoria... incidentally, found this on southwest.com:

$79 each way, to/from Las Vegas, NV frmo Midway Airport in Chicago.

best regards,

f

[thealmighty]

"At least now you can update Ham Baseball... "

i heart JeeberD. :)

[mrskippy]

Originally posted by Anxiety
Vegas is overrated anyways.

Watch what your saying buddy.

Vegas fucking rocks!!!

Every job listing I see there, given my current state of unemployment, I'm tempted to beg, plead and grovel until hired.

Two jobs opened in the past month covering the gambling industry.

Only problem with living in Vegas: Get paid on Friday, be broke before returning to work on Monday.

[Daimyo]

[i]found this on southwest.com:

$79 each way, to/from Las Vegas, NV frmo Midway Airport in Chicago.
f [/B]
Southwest kicks ass... I almost always fly out of Midway now because of them and its usually half the cost of flying United or anyone else out of O'Hare. Save you some driving time too if you're coming up from downstate I imagine.

[mrskippy]

Southwest is great when you get singing flight attendants, even better when those singing flight attendants are babes.

Of course, it's bad when you fail to take the hint and not go to their open party at Hard Rock Hotel. DOH!!!

Word of advice, if the flight attendants are hot, flirt like mad with you and talk about hanging out at the Hard Rock by all means don't be a fuck up like I did and worry about the tables. Tables can wait. Those hotties can't. :) Gawd, I was an idiot.

Seriously, these women were hot and I blew a golden opportunity.

[Easy Mac]

Originally posted by Esquared1
What C.W. also left out is that it is a pain in the ass to fly out of the Quad Cities. He would have to get a plane to St. Louis to Vegas, and it is almost twice as much as flying direct from Chicago to Vegas.

I'm originally from that area, and it stinks living in the sticks sometimes.

It took 2 hours to get from Detroit to the Quad Cities. It took only 1:15 to get from Charlotte to Detroit. From Quads to Minneapolis was about 2:45. Minneapolis to Charlotte was about 2.

Quad cities sucked.

[sooner333]

Originally posted by Esquared1
What C.W. also left out is that it is a pain in the ass to fly out of the Quad Cities. He would have to get a plane to St. Louis to Vegas, and it is almost twice as much as flying direct from Chicago to Vegas.
.
But, But...I thought it was the Quad Cities International Airport. At least that's what the sign said when I passed by it on my baseball trip.

[cuervo72]

Originally posted by mrskippy
Southwest is great when you get singing flight attendants, even better when those singing flight attendants are babes.

Or, there's Hooters Air (https://reservations.hootersair.com/Criteria.aspx) . Of course, they don't fly to Vegas....

[CamEdwards]

Originally posted by mrskippy
Southwest is great when you get singing flight attendants, even better when those singing flight attendants are babes.

Of course, it's bad when you fail to take the hint and not go to their open party at Hard Rock Hotel. DOH!!!

Word of advice, if the flight attendants are hot, flirt like mad with you and talk about hanging out at the Hard Rock by all means don't be a fuck up like I did and worry about the tables. Tables can wait. Those hotties can't. :) Gawd, I was an idiot.

Seriously, these women were hot and I blew a golden opportunity.

:rolleyes:

Was it your cockiness or funniness? Because you know, people who get paid to be nice to you obviously just want to bang you.

[Esquared1]

Originally posted by CamEdwards
:rolleyes:

Was it your cockiness or funniness? Because you know, people who get paid to be nice to you obviously just want to bang you.

Do you mean that I did not have a chance with the Hooter's chick either? :D

[CamEdwards]

Strippers love me.

[KWhit]

Originally posted by cuervo72
Or, there's Hooters Air (https://reservations.hootersair.com/Criteria.aspx) . Of course, they don't fly to Vegas....

How can Hooters Air not fly to Vegas?

I mean, are they missing a golden opportunity or what?!

[lynchjm24]

Originally posted by mrskippy
Southwest is great when you get singing flight attendants, even better when those singing flight attendants are babes.

Of course, it's bad when you fail to take the hint and not go to their open party at Hard Rock Hotel. DOH!!!

Word of advice, if the flight attendants are hot, flirt like mad with you and talk about hanging out at the Hard Rock by all means don't be a fuck up like I did and worry about the tables. Tables can wait. Those hotties can't. :) Gawd, I was an idiot.

Seriously, these women were hot and I blew a golden opportunity.

Forget your WWJD bracelet on that trip?

[mrskippy]

Originally posted by lynchjm24
Forget your WWJD bracelet on that trip?

Gambling is not a sin!!! Neither is picking up women!!!

[ice4277]

Originally posted by mrskippy
Gambling is not a sin!!! Neither is picking up women!!!

THE SIXTH COMMANDMENT
Exodus 20:14

You shall not commit adultery.

(Goal) - to be pure and modest in our behavior.

Sins - All impurity and immodesty in words, looks, and actions, whether alone or with others; masturbation; impure conversations; dirty jokes; looking at impure pictures or movies; impurities with others; undue familiarity with the opposite sex ; homosexual activity.

[mrskippy]

Originally posted by ice4277
THE SIXTH COMMANDMENT
Exodus 20:14

You shall not commit adultery.

(Goal) - to be pure and modest in our behavior.

Sins - All impurity and immodesty in words, looks, and actions, whether alone or with others; masturbation; impure conversations; dirty jokes; looking at impure pictures or movies; impurities with others; undue familiarity with the opposite sex ; homosexual activity.

Yes, but, if I'm single (unmarried and no girlfriend) it isn't adultery. And if I merely flirt, dance with, dine with, or otherwise enjoy the company of, it also isn't a sin.

As for your list of sins, I think some of them are open to interpretation. Indeed, man has come up with most of those.

[Coffee Warlord]

Originally posted by ice4277
Sins - All impurity and immodesty in words, looks, and actions, whether alone or with others; masturbation; impure conversations; dirty jokes; looking at impure pictures or movies; impurities with others; undue familiarity with the opposite sex ; homosexual activity.

Well god damn. Looks like I'm in trouble.

Hey, may as well enjoy it! More porn for me!

[lynchjm24]

Originally posted by mrskippy
Gambling is not a sin!!! Neither is picking up women!!!

This is why a lot of Christians rub me the wrong way. It's only a sin if someone else does it.

[mrskippy]

Originally posted by lynchjm24
This is why a lot of Christians rub me the wrong way. It's only a sin if someone else does it.

Not in my book. If another Christian goes to Vegas to gamble. Awesome baby!!!

One thing that pisses me off is when Christians I know say they can't go to Vegas, because it's sin city and gambling is a sin, yada yada.

I only want to know, what exactly makes gambling a sin?

And don't say "It's about stewardhip."