In Denver, I took the autobus to the airport which takes a scenic route through Denver. It was quite odd to see things like the Pepsi center, a building I always thought was enormous and think, "Well, it's big enough for a medium-sized casino." The buildings in downtown Denver all seemed so small. The yuppie areas looked like a joke, and everything seemed so spread out.
It made me realize Vegas is missing so much. Everything here is new and huge, but that leaves all sorts of architectural styles out in the cold. Denver has character. Las Vegas doesn't. (And, no, a gigantic swimming pool in the middle of a city doesn't really add character. :-)
I've seen some unusual things this week. On the highway, a car in the left lane was getting tired of going 10 miles over the speed limit, so he moved into the emergency lane (space between the median and the left-most lane) and tried to get around the guy in front of him. Well, the guy in front of him didn't like that, so he blocked him. The guy got mad and started swerving all over the place to get around traffic. It's a little startling to see road fights in real life at speeds over 65mph.
I'm sure we've all seen the typical girlfriend fight in traffic. This was a little more extreme than usual, though. At a stoplight on a fairly major street, the fight came to a climax. The girl kicked her door open. The light turned green. The guy starts going. Just after he starts, the girl hoped out of the car and calmly walked across several lanes of traffic to the shoulder of the road. The guy apparently got really mad and cut across all the lanes and screeched to a halt in front of her. It was kind of amazing she didn't get run over by all of that. Tip for you all -- don't do that in Lakewood. I saw some Lakewood snowplows box in a car and pull it over.
Here in Las Vegas, the buildings are bigger, there are LED billboards, there are more than two Spanish radio stations, and any store you've ever heard of is within 20 minutes of you. There are even injury lawyers on every corner, but the problems seem to be proportionally worse.
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"And, no, a gigantic swimming pool in the middle of a city doesn't really add character."
Oh, it totally does. Without it, you couldn't have the annual massive drownings at the "Free Swim Suicide Week" for everyone who's lost everything from gambling.
"It's a little startling to see road fights in real life at speeds over 65mph."
You must not drive on I-25 enough. :-D
"I'm sure we've all seen the typical girlfriend fight in traffic."
Well, not too often, but how about the typical girl-hanging-half-out-car-door-being-dragged-around-the-neighborhood-by-carjacker scenario?
I love Denver. :-D
"Here in Las Vegas,...there are more than two Spanish radio stations..."
Uh.. well, I hate to break it to you, but we have like 10 Spanish stations here five alone in the Denver metro area.. I only programmed 2 into your radio. :)
Ok, ok Sally. You've got me :-) Maybe I should hang out in the bad areas at night. I might get to see a lot more!
As far as Spanish radio, sorry... FM. Tell me there's no more than two FM stations in Denver and then I'll not feel quite so much like an idiot. :-)
There're three. :-P
Ah, well, there's something like 5 here, so THERE! :-)
Thanks Tina. May your Tummy forever speak truth.
My, what a big Tummy you have, Tina. All the better to eat you with, my dear!
LOL -- sorry. That picture just reminded me of Little Red Riding Hood. Hey, it was a cool book. How many fairy tales do you hear where the main character is a biker?
HEHE! I heard one version where the woodsman cut the belly of the wolf open and pulled Grandma and Little Red Riding Hood out :-)
How would you like having a name like that? First, Second, Third, and Last name!
My second name is "Red," named after my ancestor, Eric the Red. I was born riding a chopper, so my third name is "Riding," and, of course, my father is Robin Hood.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Random.
Here's a site that will answer all your questions about Spanish radio.
http://www.radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/locate?select=city&city=80110&x=0&y=0&sid=
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I think it really is illegal to post this much... like not illegal in certain states... like illegal to the United Nations illegal.
I think it may even have the same effect as a small chemical weapon going off... :D
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