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Old 02-15-2021, 05:21 PM
 
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Originally Posted by City Guy997S View Post
I've been to Vegas a handful of times (as a tourist).

2 types of people stand out: The "blue collar big shot" that wants to go to Vegas 1-2 times a year and be the big shot that he/she is NOT in Hometown, USA. I went to the SEMA show years ago with a buddy that actually rented a hotel room BIGGER than his whole house! I rented on the same floor of the same hotel a regular room that was literally 1/4 of the price of his corner unit apartment!

The other type is the seedier side of Vegas, the down on their luck, the schemers, the hookers propositioning you in the casinos, the street "sellers" of entertainment offer or trying to get you into a certain establishment. I can only consider Key West as a rival to people that moved there to "make it big" only to be a loser in a new location.
Not sure what those have to do with moving to Las Vegas unless you are suggesting one probably shouldn't move to the strip or Fremont Street unless they know what to expect!?

 
Old 02-15-2021, 05:26 PM
 
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I only lived there for two years...about the only thing I can say is:


The good...It's Las Vegas!


The bad...It's Las Vegas!


Lol, I'm serious though. Some of the same reasons that it is good also make it bad.
 
Old 02-15-2021, 05:47 PM
 
Location: Lone Mountain Las Vegas NV
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I have been around a bit.

Born in upper Manhattan.

Moved to rural Ohio for a couple of years as a toddler.

Grew up in Louisville Ky...K-11.

Did a year with my Aunt on Long Island...12th grade.

Moved to Queens NYC for a couple of years. Then up to the upper Bronx for 4 years. Went to Manhattan College. Neat to be able to walk to school.

Married my high school sweetheart in 62. Lived in the basement apartment at the house in the Bronx.

Graduated with an EE degree in 63.

On graduating moved with wife to Rochester and Xerox.

Lived in Rochester for almost a decade. Than moved to S. CA.

Lived in S. CA for 5years.

Back to Rochester for 4 years

Back to S CA. until 1996. Retired.

Moved to Las Vegas after rejecting Maui and Scottsdale AZ.

Have now lived in LV for 25 years...longer than I have lived anywhere else.

So I know a number of climates very well. And I could live in any of them again. But LV is home and I believe the best tradeoff other than multiple homes. My legs are bad so I do not consider anywhere with snow or ice. I know that climate well from Rochester but no way with trouble walking.
 
Old 02-15-2021, 07:19 PM
 
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Moved to Las Vegas after rejecting Maui and Scottsdale AZ.
Just curious, why the Maui rejection? Expensive?
 
Old 02-15-2021, 07:25 PM
 
Location: Lone Mountain Las Vegas NV
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Just curious, why the Maui rejection? Expensive?
That was actually our first choice. Been thinking about if for over a decade. And we were well experienced Maui fans. But we move there for a couple of months and decided no. Did not care for the weather and the basics of Maui society did not turn us on as we explored buy a home up the hill. Kind of funny - I would have sworn we were bound for Maui as we went in...but after a month - no way.
 
Old 02-15-2021, 08:30 PM
 
Location: Las Vegas
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Some places are nice to visit, but not to live. That's what I found with Naples, FL and Chicago. Much happier living in Vegas.
 
Old 02-15-2021, 10:13 PM
 
Location: Lone Mountain
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I've never been to Maui but I'm sure hubby and I will get out to Hawaii at some point.
I'm sure I'd like it but I would think it would be crazy expensive to live there.

On this last move, we considered Southern Cal over Las Vegas but Las Vegas
was the much better financial option. Now that I am here, I kick myself that
we didn't do this 10 years ago...
 
Old 02-16-2021, 08:08 AM
 
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That was actually our first choice. Been thinking about if for over a decade. And we were well experienced Maui fans. But we move there for a couple of months and decided no. Did not care for the weather and the basics of Maui society did not turn us on as we explored buy a home up the hill. Kind of funny - I would have sworn we were bound for Maui as we went in...but after a month - no way.
It's different than just visiting, huh. I moved to the Jersey Shore 20 years ago and thought, what did I do, then left. I visited many times and even lived in northern jersey. I lasted 3 weeks, never returned to jersey again.
 
Old 02-16-2021, 08:25 AM
 
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It's different than just visiting, huh. I moved to the Jersey Shore 20 years ago and thought, what did I do, then left. I visited many times and even lived in northern jersey. I lasted 3 weeks, never returned to jersey again.
Maui I can imagine living there.

Jersey Shore not so much.
 
Old 02-16-2021, 08:55 AM
 
Location: Henderson, NV
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Originally Posted by City Guy997S View Post
I've been to Vegas a handful of times (as a tourist).

2 types of people stand out: The "blue collar big shot" that wants to go to Vegas 1-2 times a year and be the big shot that he/she is NOT in Hometown, USA. I went to the SEMA show years ago with a buddy that actually rented a hotel room BIGGER than his whole house! I rented on the same floor of the same hotel a regular room that was literally 1/4 of the price of his corner unit apartment!
Crazy, right? People coming here on vacation or business and acting like they are on vacation.

Wasn't there some long running ad campaign about people acting like they were someone else in Vegas?
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