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Guest Column: Nick the Cabbie – “Step on it.”

Guest Columnists, Hotels, Las Vegas, Nick the Cabbie, Stories, Taxicab Confessions
Posted November 25th, 2009 by Nick the Cabbie - 2 comments

police-comfortInstead of getting in my cab, this guy walks around to my window and says, “Can you get me to the airport in ten minutes?”

I quickly consider a multitude of factors like (A) where I am,1 (B) which route I will take,2 (C) how long it normally takes from here,3 (D) what day it is,4 (E) what time it is,5 (F) how much traffic will there be,6 (G) how much I want this ride,7 (H) what I need to say to get it,8 (I) what will happen if I take longer than ten minutes,9 (J) how big my tip will be if I miraculously get him there in time,10 (K) what are the most important details of this story that I may forget to mention,11 and (L) which trenchant author I will need to rip off when I finally write this down.12

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Las Vegas’ McCarran Airport Now Has Free Wi-Fi

Blogs, Blogging, and Podcasts, Las Vegas, Nevada
Posted October 10th, 2008 by Christopher - 3 comments

A lot of people have complained over the past couple of years that Las Vegas’ McCarran International Airport does not have free Wi-Fi connections for laptops computers, iPods and iPhones, et cetera.  I’ve personally felt a bit nonplussed about these gripes, because while a few airports do offer free Wi-Fi connections, many, many airports around the world charge, and charge through the nose, at that.

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Right Turn, Clyde…

Las Vegas, Nevada, Political and Social Awareness
Posted May 17th, 2007 by Christopher - 10 comments

For many months now, there has a been a “controversy” in the local media. No, it hasn’t been the ill treatment of Las Vegas’ homeless population – that one lost it’s appeal back in the fall. It hasn’t been a number of other thought-provoking, socially-conscious issues that are very active in our community and should be taking up space in the local news – issues that should remain in focus until workable solutions to the problems are found and decisive actions are taken… Oh, no, not those issues… We’re [still] talking about the flight path for departures out of McCarran International Airport. Seriously important, life-changing stuff.

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