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Old 10-28-2005, 01:37 PM
Irieguy Irieguy is offline
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There's an ATM machine at the Hard Rock Casino, at the Northeast section of the casino floor that will let you withdraw $2,000 from a Neteller card at 11:59pm, and then another $2,000 at 12:01am.

If you have 2 Neteller cards, like any self-respecting SNGer, that means you can get your hands on $8K in cash in 2 minutes without talking to a human being.

And, of course, they pay it in Benjis.

Irieguy

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wtf I only have one neteller card. How do you go about getting two exactly?

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All you need is a bank account and an email. Those are both easy to get under any name you'd like.

One thing that amazes me on this forum is the fact that so many people don't seem to have checking accounts (not you, Curtains, the young blokes), as evidenced by how difficult it seems to be to send me a check for STTF-HUC.

As old-fashioned as it might seem, having a bank account is actually the best way to move large amounts of money from somewhere else into your hands.

Plus, you need one for each Neteller account if you want to be able to do everything instantly, and Neteller is the best way to move money around on line.

Irieguy
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Old 10-28-2005, 01:47 PM
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Default Re: Help Johnny out.

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I'm about to move in with some cool guys for $375/month.

It's like more or less down the street from where Skipperbob lives, [img]/images/graemlins/smirk.gif[/img].

Yugoslav

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There is "NFW" that you & dudes you describe as "cool" will be allowed to live within 20 miles of my house [img]/images/graemlins/crazy.gif[/img]
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Old 10-28-2005, 01:53 PM
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I honestly can't for the life of me figure out why everybody in the world doesn't live in Vegas. I'm glad they don't, but I don't understand how they choose to live somewhere else.

I really, really don't get it.

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Irie, I'm curious why you think this. Having only visited Vegas a few times, I've often wondered why so many people are moving there. Not that it's not a fun city to visit - but what is it about LIVING there that makes it so great? I'm just not feeling it when I'm there.

I guess some people just love the desert, but I'll take the ocean anyday.

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It's so funny that people think that if you live in Vegas, you essentially live in a casino and whores walk around in your front yard.

Vegas is a great desert community with a thriving economy. It's just like Scottsdale or Palms Springs in terms of weather and housing, but you have the luxury of unlimited gourmet restaurants and some of the best entertainment in the world.

I'm not sure why everybody has the impression that you would be forced to become a low-life casino dweller destined to gamble away your life.

The majority of people who live here go to a casino less than once a month unless they work there. I spend less time in casinos now than I did when I lived in California.

Why live in Vegas?

1. It's sunny every day
2. No hurricanes, tornados, or earthquakes. The worst weather catastrophe you can face here is a sunburn.
3. Great food.
4. Great entertainment.
5. Everybody that lives here makes a lot of money because a lot of money moves through this town.
6. Everybody that comes here wants to party.
7. It's still half as expensive as SoCal.
8. No state income tax.

If I had a bajillion dollars I'd live in Malibu. Otherwise, Vegas baby.

Irieguy
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Old 10-28-2005, 02:35 PM
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I'm about to move in with some cool guys for $375/month.

It's like more or less down the street from where Skipperbob lives, [img]/images/graemlins/smirk.gif[/img].

Yugoslav

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There is "NFW" that you & dudes you describe as "cool" will be allowed to live within 20 miles of my house [img]/images/graemlins/crazy.gif[/img]

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Dude, it's literally 1/2 a mile from your doorstep.

Right off of Cannon at Serreno then first house on your left on McKinley.

Ship it old man!

Yugoslav
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Old 10-28-2005, 03:25 PM
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Just for the sake of debate...

Why live in Vegas?

1. It's sunny every day

This is a misleading statement. Vegas has plenty of weather. It snows a little at least once a year. The winters get cold. It has a decent rainy season every year. Driving sucks in the rain in Vegas. Lots of mini-flooding.

2. No hurricanes, tornados, or earthquakes. The worst weather catastrophe you can face here is a sunburn.

Sun damage is always underestimated. Id rather die in a hurricane then of skin cancer. Even outside of Vegas you should wear sunblock most every day during summer months.

3. Great food.

I found Vegas restaurants to be run of the mill cookie cutter cafeterias. The casinos house some excellent fine dining places, but half of them are simply bogus overpriced food you can get anywhere. I found little character in any place to eat outside of a casino. Many experienced diners enjoy looking for quaint private places providing an atmosphere. There are 100 privately owned restaurants with character in the bay area for every one you might find in Vegas.

4. Great entertainment.

I have little to argue about this. Vegas has by far the most entertainment of any city I have ever lived. Every form of entertainment, and lots of it. Provided you have management over your spending/gambling habits...May I remind you that 90% plus of people do not posses the same will power a typical 2+2er has.

5. Everybody that lives here makes a lot of money because a lot of money moves through this town.

Taken literally this statement is funny, but... To say the economy is great and there is massive potential to do well in Vegas is very true.

6. Everybody that comes here wants to party.

This is just as much a reason as any for some people to not want to live in Vegas.

7. It's still half as expensive as SoCal.
Ug, no argument here.

8. No state income tax.
indeed indeed.
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Old 10-28-2005, 03:41 PM
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If you move to Southern California, make sure NOT to live in Orange County. Despite what you may see on TV, the OC is full of boring, white, conserative families.

Move North or South to LA or San Diego respectively. Stay out of the middle.
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Old 10-28-2005, 03:43 PM
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I voted vegas by reputation alone. Everything I've heard or seen on tv?? Sounds like paradise.
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Old 10-28-2005, 03:49 PM
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If you move to Southern California, make sure NOT to live in Orange County. Despite what you may see on TV, the OC is full of boring, white, conserative families.

Move North or South to LA or San Diego respectively. Stay out of the middle.

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I have friends already out in OC. But Irvine was pretty boring imo.
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Old 10-28-2005, 04:25 PM
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Default Re: Help Johnny out.

Here's the thing: how long are you relocating for? If its for a long time, then definitely Socal- more balanced life, great place, etc., etc...

If its for just a year or two, then I'd say Vegas. Endless parties, tons of poker, a great time for a few years...
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Old 10-28-2005, 04:29 PM
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Default Re: Help Johnny out.

Dude, how far is Oxnard from the LA casinos? I grew up in Camarillo, and I know it's a shot distance mileage-wise, but not so short time-wise into LA.
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