You might ask yourself the same questions somewhere deep inside your mind if you drive to Las Vegas along I-15 from the California side!

While driving to and in Las Vegas, some thoughts always flash through my mind and then immediately fall right out again. I don't re-think them till a few weeks later if I even re-think them at all.

I'll try to re-think of a few. Some I even answer! Maybe you can add your own re-thinks!

a. Should I gas up in Baker or just keep right on going? (I always gas up in Baker! Then I go into the store and look around for cookies and a soda or a beer and buy ten dollars worth of Lotto tickets. It's an old habit, I guess! The cookies from years gone by!)
b. Oppps! I forgot to look at the World's Tallest Thermometer! (I always let it pass me by! I just think it's too dumb to look at, I guess!)
c. Exactly how far is it from the top of the hill (Searchlight overpass) to the Nevada border? (If I recall right, it's close to 11 miles! I always check it out on the speedometer but I always forget to remember!).
d. How come they built the Primm Valley Golf Course on the California side? Where does the water come from to keep it green? (I would think that the state of California would be happy to give all that land northeast of Baker to Nevada free of charge just so they wouldn't have to maintain the highway! I wonder if they ever considered that?)
e. I wonder if this Primm Valley ever floods in winter? (I do recall seeing seeing about 4 inches of water covering the entire valley once after a heavy winter rainfall. I wonder how often that occurs?)
f. Whatever happened to Whiskey Pete? (I did some research on his life once, but no one in Primm has the slightest idea of what happened to him later on in his life. The dealers simply say, "Who?" and the Pit Bosses simply smile like crocadiles.)
g. Should I stop in Primm or just keep on going? (I usually stop for the best chicken in the world at the Whiskey Pete Buffet and always poke my head into the kitchen to yell, "Great chicken, chef!" and then head off into the sunset.)
h. How many times a week does that train supply Las Vegas? (I don't know!)
i. What's the story on that prison over there!? (Looks awfully hot to me on that stretch of desert wasteland! They may fry them instead of the electric chair!)
j. Should I stop at Nevada Landing or just keep on going? (I never stopped yet!)
k. Where the hell is Jean, Nevada? (Beats me, but I see that sign everytime!)
l. Where the hell is Goodsprings, Nevada? (Beats me again!)
m. Should I stop at Silverton or keep on going? (Did once but their Craps table minimum was too high, so I never stopped again! They messed up once, and that's their mistake cause I always lose while playing Craps!)
n. Should I take Russell Road or keep on going? (I usually always take Russel Road cause Russel Road used to be the only road to take! Habit, I guess!)
o. I wonder if the glass pool is still there? (Was still there last September! One day it will be gone, and I will be completely lost!)
p. I think I passed Vacation Village! (I only saw it once but I swear it used to be on the opposite side of the road and was a two story building that looked like apartments. Am I crazy or was it just the desert heat?)
q. Should I check in now or wait till three? (I always wait!)
r. Should I park it myself or go to valet? (50/50)
s. Should I request an upgraded room or not? (I never do this!)
t. Should I use the Bellboy or do it myself? (At the fancier places I use the Bellboy.)
u. Should I gamble now or have a drink? (Stupid question? Who asked this one!?)
v. Should I order a Vodka or a Gin Martini? (Usually Vodka, Up, Two Olives, Please!)
w. Should I have another? (Who asked this Stupid question!?)
x. Should we eat or should we gamble? (Let's do both and try the buffet!)
y. Craps or Blackjack? (Usually it's Blackjack!I like to sit for a while.)
z. Should I tell her she's playing stupid or not!? (I usually just leave cause I firmly believe she's causing an adverse effect on the table! Stupig, huh?!)

Got lots more but no more letters to place in front, so I will stop with "z" and continue later wiith "a" again as I think of more re-thinks.

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will800

Howdy Will, did I miss a trip report from a recent trip of yours, or did you not post one? I wish I had the pleasure of driving to Vegas from California and making some of your decisions. Here are a few of my recycled thoughts, which mostly start as the plane begins to descend towards Las Vegas. Mine aren't as good as yours though. BTW, this is an excellent topic.

Is the weather going to be perfect?
Does the pilot have to tell us that Hoover dam is on the left?
Is the pilot gonna wish me good luck?
Does he really mean it?
Will the plane tilt over if everyone crams to the left side of the airplane to see the dam?
What's in the water that makes those ponds different colors?
Remember when Boulder Highway was like a highway?
Is there any green grass that isn't associated with a golf course?
Why do they build schools shaped like that?
Look, there's plenty of land for developments.
Where's Wayne Newton's house?
There's Wayne's house. I wonder if he is home.
Time to look out to the left and see how much gas prices are at the 7-11.
Will it be the same runway we always use?
Should I bounce around like I'm on a roller coaster when the plane touches down?
I didn't realize Mandalay Bay was that far south.
If the flight attendant could have just one wish, would it be for me to "go out have a great day" or "win lots of money"?
On the terminal C tram going towards baggage claim, I am with 2 airport employees in the front car. There are 128 people crammed into the back car. Are they all first timers or not thinking, and how many times will I see them on this trip?
Is the Alamo driver gonna yak yak yak?
I hope I don't get a red car.
I hope the Alamo Express Quicksilver is working.
Tunnel, strip, or freeway?
7-11, Fatburger, or hotel?
Why did I go this way, since I knew traffic would be bad?
I remember that store from COPS on TV.
I wonder if my room will be ready.

[This message has been edited by JMT (edited 17 September 2000).]