Sam's Town

We are staying at the Eastside Cannery hotel for a few days and our room overlooks Sam's Town RV park and the casino.  We always stay at Sam's Town RV when we have the motorhome with us, but since we are only going to be here for a few days, we came up in the car.

Sam's Town RV park & Casino

We got a great rate for the hotel room, but they want $6.00 for room service coffee and $12.99/day for internet service.  Ouch!  Monday is half price day for food for 55+ patrons with the club card.  We meet the criteria for 1/2 price and had a late breakfast here.  In order to get the 1/2 price you have to get a voucher at the Player's Club  center which was at the other end of the casino.  We had to make two trips to the center to get the voucher and spent 1/2 hour or more doing so.  It seems the hotel gives a great room rate and then tries to recover the reduction with prices such as above.  I guess it is the nature of the business environment now.

Gerry and I spent some time gambling this morning and I was up $19 and Gerry was losing.  I finally got tired of the games and gave her my winnings and came back to the room.  She will be down there turning that hand crank for a while.  No problem, I am happy to take it easy and catch up on some much needed rest.

It sounds like we dodged the bullet getting out of Tucson when we did.  Cousin Al & Sharon said they had 70mph winds, rain and snow near Willcox, AZ and Ron K. said they got buckets of rain yesterday and snow this morning.  Crazy weather patterns out here in the Southwest.  It is nice here in Las Vegas and a little cooler than usual.  Maybe we will get out of the hotel today, but I am not sure.

I am watching ESPN talk show hosts running on and on about Peyton Manning signing with the Denver Broncos.  It is amazing how much time is given to this subject by all the talking heads.  Peyton had a few neck injuries the past couple years and may only last one play if he is hit in the neck again.  How would you like to be the owner who signed him for $95 million and see him go down after one play?  Then again, if he stays healthy and can play up to his previous years, he could lead them to the Superbowl.  Roll the dice they say. 

Gerry made the local tv in our hotel room.  She is famous.