Comments on: The city that never sleeps http://urbanhennery.com/2008/04/15/the-city-that-never-sleeps/ thoughts on country living, farming, gardening and eating locally Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:21:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Finspot http://urbanhennery.com/2008/04/15/the-city-that-never-sleeps/comment-page-1/#comment-1129 Finspot Thu, 17 Apr 2008 21:59:40 +0000 http://urbanhennery.com/2008/04/15/the-city-that-never-sleeps/#comment-1129 Vegas is a bad acid trip. I'll be there next weekend for my brother's bachelor party. What I remember from my last visit years ago was all the bored kids sitting around the rooftop pool, having already played Marco Polo for 72 straight hours while their parents blew the vacation money on one-armed bandits. Truly a sad spectacle. We got out of there asap and hit the real desert. Vegas is a bad acid trip. I’ll be there next weekend for my brother’s bachelor party. What I remember from my last visit years ago was all the bored kids sitting around the rooftop pool, having already played Marco Polo for 72 straight hours while their parents blew the vacation money on one-armed bandits. Truly a sad spectacle. We got out of there asap and hit the real desert.

]]> By: Allie’s Answers » Blog Archive » What’s Going On http://urbanhennery.com/2008/04/15/the-city-that-never-sleeps/comment-page-1/#comment-1128 Allie’s Answers » Blog Archive » What’s Going On Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:41:42 +0000 http://urbanhennery.com/2008/04/15/the-city-that-never-sleeps/#comment-1128 [...] Hennery hits Vegas and questions the city’s [...] [...] Hennery hits Vegas and questions the city’s [...]

]]> By: Shibaguyz http://urbanhennery.com/2008/04/15/the-city-that-never-sleeps/comment-page-1/#comment-1125 Shibaguyz Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:45:46 +0000 http://urbanhennery.com/2008/04/15/the-city-that-never-sleeps/#comment-1125 I'm right there with you. I hate going to LV for conventions and meetings. And there is at least one per year that I have to attend. I spend a lot of time walking around people watching but it's a little hard to watch all the waste when we work so hard to be sustainable. It's kind of culture shock the first time it happens and I wasn't really expecting to be so resentful that first time. Then it just turned to being sick in my heart over it. Driving in is the worst!! All that garbage everywhere! Ugh... Get back home soon!! I’m right there with you. I hate going to LV for conventions and meetings. And there is at least one per year that I have to attend. I spend a lot of time walking around people watching but it’s a little hard to watch all the waste when we work so hard to be sustainable. It’s kind of culture shock the first time it happens and I wasn’t really expecting to be so resentful that first time. Then it just turned to being sick in my heart over it.

Driving in is the worst!! All that garbage everywhere! Ugh…

Get back home soon!!

]]> By: Denise http://urbanhennery.com/2008/04/15/the-city-that-never-sleeps/comment-page-1/#comment-1124 Denise Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:27:04 +0000 http://urbanhennery.com/2008/04/15/the-city-that-never-sleeps/#comment-1124 Ouch. It really is a different world there, isn't it. I haven't been to Vegas in many years, and with the perspective I have now I doubt I'd enjoy it much. I'm sure if there is a way to make less of an impact this week, you'll find it. Ouch. It really is a different world there, isn’t it. I haven’t been to Vegas in many years, and with the perspective I have now I doubt I’d enjoy it much. I’m sure if there is a way to make less of an impact this week, you’ll find it.

]]> By: Kim http://urbanhennery.com/2008/04/15/the-city-that-never-sleeps/comment-page-1/#comment-1123 Kim Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:56:42 +0000 http://urbanhennery.com/2008/04/15/the-city-that-never-sleeps/#comment-1123 I know what you mean. I flew in and out of Vegas this August, and I was very, very happy that I wasn't staying. It made my heart sink to see all those lawns and pools, and then fly over the Hoover Dam and see how much the water level in Lake Mead has dropped. I had a physical, emotional reaction to be looking down on all that. I was happy to get back to my little corner of the world where I have my own well and water is plentiful. I do believe, though, that water will be a national crisis for us, sooner than we think...and Vegas and southern California will be coming for my water! I know what you mean. I flew in and out of Vegas this August, and I was very, very happy that I wasn’t staying. It made my heart sink to see all those lawns and pools, and then fly over the Hoover Dam and see how much the water level in Lake Mead has dropped. I had a physical, emotional reaction to be looking down on all that.

I was happy to get back to my little corner of the world where I have my own well and water is plentiful. I do believe, though, that water will be a national crisis for us, sooner than we think…and Vegas and southern California will be coming for my water!

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