driving from LA to vegas - Page 2

OtisTheMarsupial · #11 07-13-2005, 12:17 AM

Will ou please stop at the Mad Greek and pick me up a falafel? Thank you.

lastsamurai · #12 07-13-2005, 12:34 AM

Is mad greek good? i always wanted to go in there...

Oh yeah...take a picture right next to the xyxzz road sight

OtisTheMarsupial · #13 07-13-2005, 12:41 AM

No, it's Zzyzx. You can actually pronouce it.
Say it with me. Zizz - ix. Very good.

And yes, Mad Greek is good. Except now they've expanded a bit and no longer offer some of the essential traditional greek foods that they used to, like yogurt. Stop laughing.

AsiaKurosawa · #14 07-13-2005, 01:53 AM

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Is mad greek good? i always wanted to go in there...

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Say yes to the Mad Greek milkshakes!

Dynasty · #15 07-13-2005, 02:02 AM

It's going to be 113 tomorrow in Las Vegas and possibly hotter in the desert between L.A. and Vegas. That puts a lot of strain on your car. It's very common to see lots of cars broken down on the highway in the summer.

You should be absolutely sure that you have a car that can make the trip over the mountains. And, no matter what, have a phone and water in your car just in case you do have a problem.

wonderwes · #16 07-13-2005, 02:41 AM

When we traveled from TX to Vegas then the Rose Bowl we drove from Vegas to LA at 3am New Years day. Half way through the trip driving on I-15, we passed through a vegetative check point. Since it was 3am it was closed. What is that thing for anyways? I have never seen a random check stop like that on a basic freeway. What is its purpose?

jason_t · #17 07-13-2005, 02:58 AM

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When we traveled from TX to Vegas then the Rose Bowl we drove from Vegas to LA at 3am New Years day. Half way through the trip driving on I-15, we passed through a vegetative check point. Since it was 3am it was closed. What is that thing for anyways? I have never seen a random check stop like that on a basic freeway. What is its purpose?

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I've done the drive from Las Vegas to Los Angeles dozens of times now at all times and I have never seen that checkpoint in use. Its existence confuses me. It's so far from the NV/CA border that it's unlikely to stop anything CA doesn't want inmported from being imported (whether it be animals, flora and fauna, vegetables or Mexicans).

BOTW · #18 07-13-2005, 03:49 AM

I think it is for the fruit fly. They wouldn't let me take a banana once.