Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas from the Wobbling Duck!

FREMONT STREET

MY REPORT ON FREMONT STREET

WE SPENT A COUPLE OF DAYS ON FREMONT STREET DOWNTOWN LAS VEGAS WITH MARK AND JAYNE.  THE BEST NEWS IS SOMETHING THAT HASN'T CHANGED:

YUP, I CAN STILL BUY $3 BUD LIGHTS ON FREMONT STREET.

FIRST UP IS THE UPGRADING OF THE CANOPY LIGHTS. SEVERAL MILLION DOLLARS AND EIGHT MONTHS OF WORK.  THE RESOLUTIONS IS LIKE A VIDEO SCREEN AND THE LIGHTS ARE SEVEN TIMES BRIGHTER MAKING IT POSSIBLE TO USE THE SCREEN DURING THE DAY.  MY PICTURE WAS TAKEN IN THE DAY LIGHT.

NEXT UP ON THE REPORT IS THE NEW CASINO CALLED "CIRCA". LAST YEAR MY BLOGS SHOWED THE DEMOLITION OF THE OLD VEGAS CLUB WHERE CIRCA IS BEING BUILT.

THE NEW CASINO IS SCHEDULED TO OPEN NEXT DECEMBER. AT THIS POINT YOU'RE LOOKING AT 17 FLOORS AND THE TOTAL IS GOING TO BE 37 FLOORS. THEY ARE WORKING 24/7 AND ADDING ONE FLOOR A WEEK.

WE CHECKED OUT THE NEW WHISKY LICKER UP  BAR AT BINIONS, BUT THEY HAD A NO-SMOKING POLICY DESPITE SLOT MACHINES SO WE LOOKED AROUND AND WALKED OUT.

CIRCA SPORTS IS A NEW SPORTSBOOK DOWNTOWN VEGAS AND WE FOUND IT INTERESTING THAT WHILE THE OTHER SPORTSBOOKS FAVORED THE VIKINGS BY 3 POINTS TO BEAT THE PACK, CIRCA SPORTS FAVORED THE VIKINGS BY 5.5 POINTS.  MARY AND I BET $40 ON THE PACKERS TO WIN AND COLLECTED $123.20 ON THE WINNING TICKET BEFORE WE WENT TO BED.

WE ENJOYED VEGAS AS USUAL AND HAD OVER 20,000 STEPS BY THE END OF THE DAY AND A PACKER WIN, BUT IT WAS NOT "SUNNY & 80".

MERRY CHRISTMAS

THINGS ARE FINE HERE ON THE LOWER DESERT AT WINTER CAMP. DESPITE MORE RAIN THAN USUAL WE'VE HAD OUR SHARE OF NICE WEATHER AS WELL, WITH SUNSHINE AND TEMPERATURES IN THE MID-60'S.

MARK AND JAYNE HAD A REAL TREAT FOR US A FEW DAYS BACK AS MARK FRENCH FRIED YELLOW RIVER TROUT AND ONION RINGS OUTSIDE ON THE PATIO.

WE HAVE OUR FIRST VEGAS TRIP OF THE SEASON PLANNED FOR THE MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL GAME BETWEEN THE PACKERS AND THE VIKINGS IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS.  GO PACK GO !!!

IT'S LOOKING A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS HERE IN THE RV PARK.

A DESERT CHRISTMAS TREE:

AND A TUMBLEWEED SNOWMAN:

WE HOPE YOU ARE ALL READY FOR CHRISTMAS.

Spooner Snow

By Uncle Hans

Now I'm headed to town to go to the grocery store and for a beer at Snag's

Uncle Hans

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

WE HAVE BEEN AT WINTER CAMP FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS AND WE WERE VERY HAPPY TO HAVE ZERO START UP COSTS THIS YEAR COMPARED TO LOTS OF BROKEN STUFF LAST SEASON.

OUR FRIENDS MARK & JAYNE ARE CAMPED RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET ON THEIR FIRST WINTER AS SNOWBIRDS. WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT 20 SOME YEARS AGO SITTING AROUND THE CAMPFIRE AT YELLOW RIVER STATE FOREST IN ALLAMAKEE COUNTY THAT WE'D BE NEIGHBORS ON THE LOWER MOHAVE DESERT.

ENJOY YOUR THANKSGIVING DINNER WHERE EVER YOU ARE AND BE SAFE OUT THERE!