Saturday morning, and we're about to head off on our grand adventure....
Hanging around what can only be described as an enormous "neighbourhood" casino has been very eye-opening to say the least.
There are so many people who are struggling around with such impaired mobility, on a variety of "wheels" that I cannot believe how dull their lives must be - to persist in hanging about the slot machines. Truly, they wheel themselves up to the machines, and appear to be in a trance - I'm so dumb, that I cannot even work how to play them!!
The eating establishment favoured by many is an "all you can eat" buffet for something like $9. They are SO enormous, honestly startlingly..... and they just keep on stuffing their faces. I'm sure the reason so many of them are riding around in "gophers" is that they are just too fat and lazy to walk. Even at the local Walmart (where we stocked up on goodies for the trip), there are young, enormous men going around on the (store provided) gophers..... as well as mothers with several children piled on board. It's like being on Mars....... I do not recognise these people!
When we were stocking up at Walmart, we were amused to note that a brand new toaster cost $7 but to hire one with the Van would have cost us $10.... Go figure.....
Alcohol is SO cheap in Nevada you wouldn't believe it. About 1.75 litres of Bacardi Rum for about $16. Actually, EVERYTHING is cheap here, and the poor buggers can't afford to live with their shocking wages.
There are so many fully employed people (often couples) here who cannot afford to live in a house, that they are living in their vans... And of course there are millions of under-employed as well, just working a few hours a week. The local government authorities here (not just Nevada) have set up "Safe Car Parks" for them to park their vans in!!!!! OMFG..... Now that's a good long term solution methinks!
We were all thrilled to learn that Collingwood was thrashed over the week-end. Yay... Poor Arch is now nervously waiting for the North game.
Anyway, we're about to head off - Arch is just attending to the washing, and we'll string it up in the van to dry whilst we travel.
Cheers to everyone......
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