Day 23
Thursday December 31, 2015
We were up really early today with out flight now set for 9:00am. Once we were ready we packed up the last of our stuff and headed out to the car.

I stopped to gas up the car and then we headed to the rental car facility. Returning was quick and it was pretty slow at the car facility. We waited a while for the shuttle but the ride to the airport was smooth sailing.

Once we were in the airport checking in was quick. Then we were on to security that also went well. It was pretty slow in the airport this morning probably because it was NYE and everyone else was staying in town today.

When we finally boarded we were part of the pre board process so Dee could get to our seats without people slamming into her.

This is flight 677 scheduled to depart at 9:00am to Philadelphia with a scheduled flight time of 4 hours and 41 minutes. Once we were all settled in the captain came on and told us it was going to take 3 hours and 30 minutes due to some serious tail winds.

The flight was smooth and I passed most of the time be sleeping and playing games on my tablet. Dee slept through most of the flight too. During the flight the captain came on the PA and said we were well ahead of schedule thanks to 165 MPH tail winds and we were moving at close to 650 mph because of them. That was very impressive!

We arrived in Philly and shuttled to terminal F where we would catch the second leg of the flight. Once we were boarded and pushed back the captain told us it would take 45 minutes. This was flight 4812 from Philly to Stewart – Newburgh and was smooth. It was neat seeing the local area from up above.

We arrived in Newburgh at 6:30 pm. I got our luggage and set Dee up where she could wait for me to come back. I walked down to the plant where I work to pick up the and then back up to the terminal to get Dee.

Fifteen minutes later we pulled into the driveway and yet another Christmas/Birthday came to an end.

Total win/loss for the day $0
Total Comps for the day $0
Total Coin - In for the day $0
Room(s) $0
Cash/Free Play $0
Food $0
Shows $0
Gift Shop $0
Other $0

Final Thoughts

• It was nice to fly out of the local airport and avoid pre trip hotels
• It was even better to fly for “free”
• It was good to finally stay at the Imperial Palace/Quad/Linq
• The Linq became the 52nd different hotel I've stayed at in Las Vegas
• They did a heck of a job converting Imperial Palace to the Linq
• The rental car prices I got were pretty good but not the greatest
• It was pretty nice of the Linq to send up a birthday cake
• Playing at the Riverside was a good change of pace in Laughlin
• This was my 51st trip to Las Vegas
• It was nice trying out some new restaurants with the 7* folio credit & celebration dinners
• It was great to spend so much time with our friends this trip
• The weather was streaky this trip with temps in the 20's some nights and up to the 70's during some days
• It was fun to play more deuces wild this trip
• We played 229,000 hands of video poker this trip
• We got 106 scratch cards at Main Street Station worth $225 (99 @ $2, 4 @ $3, 3 @ $5)
• We hit only 3 royals this trip all at the quarter level
• I hit 1 royal this trip
• Dee hit 2 royals this trip
• This win/loss brings my Las Vegas record to 29 – 21 – 1
• This was the worst loss I ever had
• The next trip will be June/July 2016

Eff Yous

• Eff you to the long flight
• Eff you to luggage fees
• Eff you to people that twirl around in circles and block everyone else
• Eff you to the ridiculous rental car taxes
• Eff you to Duet at for giving me a beef pot pie instead of chicken
• Eff you to the cafe prices at the Beach Cafe at Harrah's Laughlin
• Eff you to video poker the first 3 days of the trip (among others)
• Eff you to 12% loss rates
• Eff you to Harrah's Laughlin for closing El Burro Borracho during the week
• Eff you to Cafe Aquarius for giving me a moldy strawberry for breakfast
• Eff you to Main Street Station for not having the room my host blocked available OR any other handicap accessible rooms for Dee
• Eff you to hitting royals and breaking even for a session
• Eff you to Main Street Station's 15 Days of Giving Promo for giving me $25 food credit when I already have a silver card
• Eff you to the food voucher only being good the day it's earned
• Eff you to the Cortez Room at the Gold Coast for going “a la carte”
• Eff you to the Market Street Cafe at the California for eliminating the hot turkey sandwich
• Eff you to 15 Days of Giving again for the $15 Food credit I won
• Eff you to video poker swings
• Eff you to American Airlines for changing our flight to 2 hours earlier
• Eff you to me for being a total loser this trip
• Eff you to the Rio for being assholes when it comes to room upgrades
• Eff you to people that can't follow simple instruction while flying
• Eff you to luggage fees
• Eff you to this whole trip!

Total win/loss for the trip - $9200 (- $8350 VP, - $950 slots, BJ & Craps)
Total Comps for the trip $9521
Total Coin - In for the trip $228,970
Rooms $2080
Cash/Free Play $4077
Food $1620
Shows $254
Gift Shop $17
Other $1473