Recently Brad and I took a short road trip down to Laughlin, something we do every few months when we get a particularly good offer from Harrah’s there. As usual, I try to find extra dips for this ice cream cone trip. During this visit we had free play to collect plus we could play in a tournament.
We also had a “drama dip” – but not one we would exactly choose. At about 11 p.m. one night there was a fire in a room on the 2nd floor in the tower where we were staying and everyone had to evacuate. Of course the elevators were shut down so we had a long trek down the stairs from our 15th floor suite, with many in their nightclothes, and out to the pool area where we found two empty lounge chairs. The night air was only slightly chilly, and employees were passing out water and blankets, so the 90-minute wait for the All Clear was not uncomfortable. But the episode did bring home to me a forgotten lesson: Always read the “In Case of Fire” instructions on the back of a hotel room door.
We also had another “dip” for our basic ice cream cone this trip – but not a gambling one. Brad was due to have his driver’s license renewed. This had to be in person and going to a DMV is definitely not a fun activity for Vegas locals. However, the little DMV office in Laughlin is a wonderful alternative. No line and Brad was in and out in about 10 minutes.
A special note about this trip: We learned of a new green program. Caesars Entertainment (new name for Harrah’s) helps fund “Clean the World,” a nonprofit that collects and sanitizes discarded soap and shampoo products to distribute to impoverished people worldwide. There was this note in our room: “You can help. Leave your unused shampoo and soaps in the room when you check out.”
It’s time! After 27 years I just bought – with real money! – two big bottles of shampoo. Nobody has to feel sorry for me any more because I have run out of little hotel shampoo bottles.
Going Green. It sure gives a nice warm fuzzy. Let’s see the soap and stuff has to be sanitized (of course has to be shipped to a facility to do that). Then it goes worldwide. All this requires no energy or resources, WOW. It would be much more eco-friendly if you just took it on a trip you will make anyway and use it in the soap dish at home.