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Topic: 50th birthday! |
stan_allen
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Views: 37008
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Forum: Trip Reports Posted: Dec Fri 01, 2017 12:06 pm Subject: 50th birthday! |
Hello, friends - sorry to be so out of touch! Got way off-track in my usual perambulations, but Reno is never far from my mind...with that in hand, I offer a brief recount of my 50th birthday trip, wh ... |
Topic: Remember this photo of me from May 2016? |
stan_allen
Replies: 7
Views: 61263
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Forum: Comments Posted: May Tue 09, 2017 11:42 am Subject: What's new! |
I think I've got it - you got a new bowling ball! |
Topic: New post of old stuff |
stan_allen
Replies: 3
Views: 24723
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Forum: Reno Comments Posted: Mar Tue 21, 2017 5:28 pm Subject: That great casino in the sky... |
Wow! Quite the artistic endeavor...at least now I know what casino they have in heaven! |
Topic: Belated trip report... |
stan_allen
Replies: 10
Views: 82248
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Forum: Trip Reports Posted: Mar Thu 09, 2017 12:26 pm Subject: Always deal from the top deck... |
Thanks, all - no, the birthday trip hasn't been scheduled yet, 'cuz March will be busy, due to some other obligations - but that leaves me with an "ace" up my sleeve!
It's been many a moon since I ... |
Topic: Silver Legacy - February 25-28, 2017 |
stan_allen
Replies: 15
Views: 133593
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Forum: Trip Reports Posted: Mar Thu 09, 2017 12:02 pm Subject: Another win! |
That's the gold standard of a trip report, there! Sadly, I can't live up to those photos - it just never seems to occur to me to take pictures when I'm there; don't know why...
Great job, and thank ... |
Topic: Belated trip report... |
stan_allen
Replies: 10
Views: 82248
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Forum: Trip Reports Posted: Mar Wed 08, 2017 5:26 pm Subject: Belated trip report... |
With all that anticipation, how could a trip or a trip report possibly live up to expectations?
Answer: it can't, so this will have to do instead.
My slovenliness in getting to this is blamed on ... |
Topic: Super Bowl Weekend: a good time to visit? |
stan_allen
Replies: 13
Views: 70826
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Forum: Reno Comments Posted: Feb Fri 03, 2017 5:56 pm Subject: Next time... |
Shucks! But I promise to drink deeply of Cal-Neva's inimitable milieu in your honor! |
Topic: Super Bowl Weekend: a good time to visit? |
stan_allen
Replies: 13
Views: 70826
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Forum: Reno Comments Posted: Feb Thu 02, 2017 5:59 pm Subject: Stupid cancellation policies... |
They seem to be saying there's no cancellation on the day of, which means if Caltrans *closes* I-80, I'm outta luck! It's one thing with just chain controls, but tomorrow night is when it's supposed t ... |
Topic: Super Bowl Weekend: a good time to visit? |
stan_allen
Replies: 13
Views: 70826
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Forum: Reno Comments Posted: Feb Thu 02, 2017 1:36 pm Subject: Will probably have to wait... |
*sigh* it all sounds very attractive - the problem now is that a significant storm is supposed to be in place tomorrow night, which is precisely when I'd need to be traveling..have to go over the Sier ... |
Topic: Super Bowl Weekend: a good time to visit? |
stan_allen
Replies: 13
Views: 70826
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Forum: Reno Comments Posted: Feb Wed 01, 2017 3:58 pm Subject: Bowling in Super style... |
Thanks for that input - I'm more interested in Blackjack than football or amusing commercials, which is why I have to figure out whether there's a 'scene' so big that it does or does not make sense to ... |
Topic: Super Bowl Weekend: a good time to visit? |
stan_allen
Replies: 13
Views: 70826
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Forum: Reno Comments Posted: Feb Wed 01, 2017 1:35 pm Subject: Super-duper bowl... |
Actually, that was a help, 'cuz I got to read your trip report again!
We'll see...average $160 per night at Peppermill seems a bit steep...but man, am I in the mood for Reno! |
Topic: Super Bowl Weekend: a good time to visit? |
stan_allen
Replies: 13
Views: 70826
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Forum: Reno Comments Posted: Feb Wed 01, 2017 11:52 am Subject: Super Bowl Weekend: a good time to visit? |
I may just be looking at a triumphant return to Reno, purely for fun - spontaneity notwithstanding, is Super Bowl weekend a bad time to indulge? Room rates do look a little heavy...what's anyone's exp ... |
Topic: 3rd Street Flats |
stan_allen
Replies: 2
Views: 23689
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Forum: Reno Comments Posted: Jan Mon 30, 2017 6:50 pm Subject: The Royal treatment... |
Wow, yeah, what a wait! And as fascinating as abandoned buildings are, they're really not what's needed...all hail the new King's Inn! |
Topic: 40 hours in Reno |
stan_allen
Replies: 9
Views: 80458
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Forum: Trip Reports Posted: Jan Mon 30, 2017 5:35 pm Subject: Good job... |
Good stuff; thanks for sharing! Fighting that post-storm drive from Sacramento is not for the faint of heart, and you are clearly undaunted by such - of course, having a big truck probably helps! |
Topic: My favorites |
stan_allen
Replies: 46
Views: 392062
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Forum: The Best of Reno Posted: Jan Fri 20, 2017 8:12 pm Subject: It's "Cal-Always" to me... |
Welcome! And glad to hear you've become a Cal-Neva fan, too!
I, too, love that place for its reasonable Blackjack, and of course, its unique ambience...many are the pleasant hours I've spent at tho ... |
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