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From Army Times:
This is BULLSHIT and it has got to stop. It keeps happening around the country even though it has always resulted in a dinner of crow and apologies from the management in the incidents I’ve seen. When will the assholes out there learn? How many lawsuits? Dawn and Charlie Price have my support. UPDATE FROM THE COMMENTS:
How about letting them know how you feel? UPDATE – THE MANAGEMENT CAVED!!!OK, so I expected this, but it’s still good news  I got to sleep a bit later than I’d have liked last night due to editing the pics and video and getting the post together for all the snowy goodness up on Mt. Charleston. No biggie – I’d be fine. It’s not like I’ve never done anything like that before, right? Wrong. You see, there’s one big problem with CPAP machines – they don’t work when there’s a power outage. I woke up at 0630 to find the power out not just in my apartment (I did pay the bill And when I can’t sleep with my CPAP machine, it’s not a good thing at all. Six hours of sleep without that machine is like 45 minutes to the average person. It’s really rather important. Somehow I still managed to make it through the day. Oh well, it could be worse, right? See y’all tomorrow when I’m not about to doze off It was a long weekend, but not the type that’s usually thought of as a good thing. Yes, I worked both days as I’ve said before which is why it was long, but it was still good due to the extra money which is most certainly welcomed these days So the weekend was long and I didn’t use most of the time for fun stuff like going to the Clark County Shooting Park. That doesn’t mean there wasn’t some sort of fun activities to be enjoyed I’ve got to say that it strikes me as pretty unusual to have snow near Las Vegas when we’re only about a week away from June. If we’re still dealing with “global warming” then I’m glad we have it – I’d have frozen my tail off if we didn’t Folks, I’d planned to do some sort of commentary on each pic and whatnot, but it’s way too late/early for me to do that now. Editing the pics and the video took quite a bit of time as did choosing the best music from YouTube’s “audio swap” function. Throw in the time it took to upload all these pics (I upload the full size files so you can get ‘em big if you click on them in the post), so they’re not all that small and it takes some time. Therefore, please see the captions for descriptions and be sure to comment or ask any questions in the comments With all that out of the way, let’s get to the pics  23 May 2010 - Clouds rolling in on what started as a clear day  23 May 2010 - Heading toward unsettled weather  23 May 2010 - I'm not the only one interested in the strange atmospheric happenings  23 May 2010 - Stormy conditions ahead but sunshine behind  23 May 2010 - Getting closer...  23 May 2010 - Snowflakes on the HHR  23 May 2010 - Snow on the sage and aloe vera  23 May 2010 - Fog hovering just above the road  23 May 2010 - Sunny mountains in the distance  23 May 2010 - More snow on the HHR  23 May 2010 - I've never driven on a road with this much snow on it!  23 May 2010 - The HHR did great in these strange conditions  23 May 2010 - So different from the middle of summer!  23 May 2010 - The snow wasn't too deep here, but rather dry and powdery  23 May 2010 - I love doing stuff like this  23 May 2010 - Why do I feel like I was in C.S. Lewis' book The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe?  23 May 2010 - I had to get a pic with the HHR and the sign for the area  23 May 2010 - Just more snowy forest - sorry, but I can't quite get enough of this 8)  23 May 2010 - Yours truly up as high as it's possible to drive on Mt. Charleston  23 May 2010 - This is actually a parking area for the Las Vegas Ski and Snowboard Resort  23 May 2010 - Sunset from a ways off from the mountain That does it for the regular pics – now it’s time for some panoramas  23 May 2010 - Panorama - Storm on the mountains  23 May 2010 - Panorama - Sun and shadows on the other mountains  23 May 2010 - Panorama - A dusting of snow and some low clouds  23 May 2010 - Panorama - A dusting of snow and some low clouds  23 May 2010 - Panorama - Snowing on the semi-desert part of the mountain  23 May 2010 - Panorama - Lower Lee Meadow on Mt. Charleston  23 May 2010 - Panorama - This might have to be part of a Christmas card! Last, but not least we have a new video that I managed to put together and upload to YouTube tonight 8) It’s a combination of still pictures in a slide show that I added some video from the trip to and swapped out the (mostly non-existent in the original) audio with YouTube’s “audio swap” to make it a bit better. Here’s hoping y’all like it Well, that does it for tonight – I’ve gotta get some rest so I can get to work on time tomorrow morning. Have a great week everyone So, everyone’s wondering about just where in the heck the post with pics from Thursday’s journey down to the strip is. OK, at least Kath’s got to be wondering about theat  20 May 2010 - Kristen and Steven at Margaritaville Like I said before, I got a call Wednesday night from Kristen saying she was pulling into town. Sadly, it was getting pretty late and she wouldn’t be ready to go out for a few hours. We agreed to get together Thursday for some food, drinks, and good times at Margaritaville. Food as in Volcano Nachos Kristen is a friend I’ve known for quite a few years now. I met her and her now ex-husband when I was working at Captain’s Cove in Seaport Village in San Diego. Yeah, she’s a Parrothead, too. Kristen is also a person I’d classify as incredibly nice and a wonderful friend – hey, she puts up with me, right I hadn’t met Steven before but he’s a great guy, too. He’s respectful of everyone, easy to talk to, and a great guy to hang out with  20 May 2010 - Margaritaville at the Flamingo  20 May 2010 - The Imperial Palace hotel and casino  20 May 2010 - Those ain't guitars - they're booze transportation systems  20 May 2010 - Margaritaville!!!  20 May 2010 - I'm not so sure about an open top tour in the Las Vegas summer...  20 May 2010 - Did I mention it's easy to gain weight in this town?  20 May 2010 - Panorama - The Flamingo on the Las Vegas Strip  20 May 2010 - Panorama - Caesers Palace on the Las Vegas Strip The rest of the pics were taken shortly after we left Margaritaville. Sadly, I didn’t get to hang out with Kristen and Steve for all that long – they had a prior engagement with one of their friends who paid for their trip. Their friend is getting married and they were in town to plan the wedding. I thought I’d hang around the intersection by Margaritaville and get a few pics and panoramas out of it. Make sure to click on the panoramas for full size – they’re BIG That’s all for now – have fun everyone  Cute, Ain't it? The result of the radiator overflow bottle’s cap coming off in an overheated condition. Along the I-5 in crawling traffic, just a ways south of the 5/14 split to the AV and home. It hurt. Like hell, it did. Car is in shop in Pacoima. We are driving a rental. Yeah, Sucks. Hats off to Engine 91 paramedics of the LA County Fire Department. More details at Old Retired Petty Officer. From Fox News:
The money quote is the part about “messing with a bomb” Yeah, I’ll have a better weekend now No, literally. And no, I’m not kidding. From Fox News:
I hereby call for Mayor Daley to prove to us that what he proposed is not some form of torture by undergoing the experience himself. I’d also suggest that one of the Chicago PD owned “patrol rifles” be used in this demonstration. Anyone else want to see Mayor Daley shove a gun up his ass? I suspect we could make it a pay-per-view event… [EDIT] I just thought of something else. I can’t imagine this being considered anything other than a “terrorist threat” if you or I had said it. Hat tip to The Real Gun Guys So, I got a call last night from one of my old friends who I met while working at Captain’s Cove in Seaport Village. Kristen is an absolute sweetheart Normally, I’d have gone out at midnight, gotten in at 0300 and to hell with the consequences, but they’re here for today as well, so we decided we’d get together after I’m out of work at 1630. As you can imagine, there’s likely to be very little posted this evening but I hope you’ll understand Something tells me we’re going to either end up at Margaritaville (Kristen loves the volcano nachos) or Mr. Lucky’s (she’s never been there before) Have fun You’ve no idea how glad I am that I’m not in school these days. Here’s another reason why: From ABC:
I have a problem – I’m a bit of a loud mouth. It’s gotten me in trouble more than a couple of times before, but I just keep thinking about how what’s right ain’t always popular or easy. Whether this was an “unwritten rule” (and just how in the hell is that supposed to be enforced???) or something else, it’s just flat wrong. Don’t even try to sell me on the “endangering safety, health, morals, or welfare” line of bullshit either. Hat tip to Weasel Zippers Don’t try eating or drinking while you read the rest of this! From MSNBC.com:
Something tells me they don’t quite get the concept of capitalism. Or maybe they do, but I don’t quite know how this is supposed to end other than as a train wreck. I suppose it might work in places like Hollywood with wealthy, hippy cultures. Other places not so much… The evil, greedy capitalist in me is screaming that this is one helluva business opportunity. Just think of how many pot heads would buy pipes, bongs, and hookahs if their smoke shop were located next to a place where they could get a meal for a penny Of course, I can see where a non-profit restaurant would be a good thing. Helping those in a community who can’t afford all that much on a voluntary basis is a good thing. I just think they’re doing it wrong. Don’t let the people choose how much to pay. Instead, figure out a good price based on cost and make the restaurant work financially while still being non-profit. Of course, I’ve also been told that I have as much common sense as I have hatred for firearms, so your mileage may vary Hat tip to Mike Vanderboegh at Sipsey Street |
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) but also in the surrounding area. I’d planned on sleeping until 0700 or 0715 but I wasn’t about to try to go back to sleep – I tend to sleep through alarms and other loud things when I do that.
But at least I got a decent picture of Kristen and her boyfriend Steven 