Dying alone in a casino
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The question for the poll is: would you want to die alone in a casino?
But no, I don't think I would want to die alone in a casino in that, or any other scenario.
Am I missing something? Is there anybody that would actually want to die alone in a casino?Quote: smoothgrh
The question for the poll is: would you want to die alone in a casino?
I'm sure nobody ever compared this episode to 2001: A Space Odyssey, but I feel like Col. Richey's fate mirrors the bedroom scene at the end of 2001. So at least there's a casino to live out one's life!
I'd rather be stuck in some alien casino than die in a space capsule somewhere in deep space after running out of oxygen.
Quote: smoothgrhI liked how Data kept the dice in one hand the entire time. No casino rules were broken—
He blew on the dice, and let the Texan's girlfriend blow on them, too... Pretty sure that's against the rules.
Quote: TigerWuIf I was in that exact specific situation, I can think of plenty of worse ways to die.
I'd rather be stuck in some alien casino than die in a space capsule somewhere in deep space after running out of oxygen.
I vaguely remember something like that in the original Planet of the Apes. Right at the beginning. Gosh, I can't believe how long ago that was. I was just a kid when that movie came out.
By the way. Casinos have lots of amenities. Im sure they have emergency ambassadors for this situation
Quote: jjjooogggI have no siblings or descendants or girlfriend. I am quite sure that i will die alone. If im doing something i enjoy like mountain biking. Thats better than dying alone at home I guess.
By the way. Casinos have lots of amenities. Im sure they have emergency ambassadors for this situation
Sounds like my situation. I worry about dying before my cats. Who will treat them as well as I do?
Quote: bobbartopI vaguely remember something like that in the original Planet of the Apes. Right at the beginning. Gosh, I can't believe how long ago that was. I was just a kid when that movie came out.
The female astronaut of Charlton Heston's crew died (conveniently for the story) when her cryo tube leaked. I recently saw that movie in its entirety for the first time because I figured I should see what started the whole franchise. Good movie—despite knowing the twist end.
I think of sci-fi ways to die in outer space probably too much. In the ST: TNG episode "Relics," the Enterprise-D crew rescues Engineer Scott ("Scotty") after he rigged a transporter to keep him and his shipmate to be in a perpetual transporter loop for 70+ years. However, his shipmate didn't make it because the pattern buffer decayed. What a terrible way to die!
The article also addresses the legendary balcony dives at the Luxor, major room thefts, and the fact that, evidently, every surface in your Vegas room has probably had people having coitus on it. Good times.
Quote: GialmereThe interesting part is what the hotels do with the bodies when they find them.
Buffet?
Quote: GialmereThe interesting part is what the hotels do with the bodies when they find them.
Assign them to be dealers at Casino War ?
Quote: rxwineBuffet?
With seafood becoming scarce, Tuesday is now steak and Soylent Green day.
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Quote: GialmereAccording to this interesting but macabre article at Vital Vegas, around 1,100 people die in Vegas hotel rooms every year. "The coroner’s office says 67 percent of those deaths are the result of accidents, 15 percent committed suicide and 11 percent were the victims of homicide. No cause of death could be determined in six percent of the deaths." The interesting part is what the hotels do with the bodies when they find them.
The article also addresses the legendary balcony dives at the Luxor, major room thefts, and the fact that, evidently, every surface in your Vegas room has probably had people having coitus on it. Good times.
The number of homocides really surprises me. It seems like a very strange and stupid place to kill someone.
Quote: GialmereAccording to this interesting but macabre article at Vital Vegas, around 1,100 people die in Vegas hotel rooms every year. "The coroner’s office says 67 percent of those deaths are the result of accidents, 15 percent committed suicide and 11 percent were the victims of homicide. No cause of death could be determined in six percent of the deaths." The interesting part is what the hotels do with the bodies when they find them.
The article also addresses the legendary balcony dives at the Luxor, major room thefts, and the fact that, evidently, every surface in your Vegas room has probably had people having coitus on it. Good times.
Interesting how there can be 122 Vegas hotel murders a year and no one blinks an eye, but if 58 happen all at once at a concert everyone loses their mind.
Same with car accidents. I’m pretty sure car related deaths add up to about a 9/11 every week.
I was at ceasars. Overheard a customer try to pick up a friend's 30k of forgotten cash in a hotel room safe. The cage told him that only the owner of the cash can take it. He said that the owner already left vegas.
In the past, the risk of robbery drastically increases if people know you are carrying 500. Today, it might be 1000.
I thought it was a "terminal sexually transmitted disease".Quote: rainmanLife is a comedy that ends in tragedy.
As far as death goes, as in life, you will never walk alone.
Quote: GialmereAccording to this interesting but macabre article at Vital Vegas, around 1,100 people die in Vegas hotel rooms every year. "The coroner’s office says 67 percent of those deaths are the result of accidents, 15 percent committed suicide and 11 percent were the victims of homicide. No cause of death could be determined in six percent of the deaths." The interesting part is what the hotels do with the bodies when they find them.
The article also addresses the legendary balcony dives at the Luxor, major room thefts, and the fact that, evidently, every surface in your Vegas room has probably had people having coitus on it. Good times.
I just noticed you completely misread that article. It says 1,100 VISITORS die in Vegas every year, only SOME of which are in hotel rooms.
I bet the majority die in traffic accidents.
Even the LVPD claims a total of 121 murders in the ENTIRE CITY in 2018, and only a fraction of those would be in hotels.
Source
Quote: TigerWuLike most homicides (like 90+%??) , the Vegas ones are probably people who know each other, e.g., a spouse who got mad at another one for blowing all their money. Also, I bet more than a few are drug deals gone bad or something. Being murdered is not something I worry about when I go to Vegas. Keep your wits about you and you probably don't have to worry about being robbed, either.
After a cash out of ~ $2500. I turned around in a parking garage. Saw skethy young man follow me. He looked at the ppl around and turned back inside.
Las Vegas for the most part is a very safe city for tourist. The major tourist area (the Vegas Strip) is well light, patrolled by metro police on bicycles and horse back and have cameras at every corner looking out for the safety of tourists. ... NEVER, NEVER venture off the Vegas strip especially at night.
What are the bad neighborhoods in Las Vegas?
Detailed List Of The Worst Neighborhoods To Live In Las Vegas For 2019
Rank Neighborhood Population
1 Cultural Corridor 12,643
2 Downtown East 7,843
3 Umc 3,994
4 West Las Vegas 20,217
Is Las Vegas dangerous?
Generally speaking, Las Vegas is safe for travelers; some even consider its secure casinos to be among the world's safest places for tourists. ... Overall, though, Las Vegas does have a higher crime rate than the national average, both for property crime and violent crime.
Is it cheaper to live in Las Vegas than California?
Despite the fact that the cost of living in Nevada is 4% higher than the US average one, it is still much more affordable than in California. ... A median home price even in Las Vegas, the most expensive city to live in Nevada, is only $256,300. In Los Angeles, the sum is almost three times higher – over $600,000.
(I used to live in an area of LA where home prices were the lowest in the Valley at around $250K, but it had 80% of the violent crime.)
Quote: ChumpChangeIs it safe to walk the Vegas strip at night?
Las Vegas for the most part is a very safe city for tourist. The major tourist area (the Vegas Strip) is well light, patrolled by metro police on bicycles and horse back and have cameras at every corner looking out for the safety of tourists. ... NEVER, NEVER venture off the Vegas strip especially at night.
I listened to a creepasta youtube just off the strip.
Quote: JoemanCommander Data was king of all DI's in that episode! I bet there were all kinds of AP opportunities in that place.
But no, I don't think I would want to die alone in a casino in that, or any other scenario.
Data legit thought that hard 13 against a 10 was correct basic strategy. The episode played it out as if he was right and the woman was a fool for hitting. Worst episode ever, pardon my french. At least in the recent season of GLOW, when Sam tells Ruth to stand on 12 against a 3, it's forgiven cause he's a bit of an idiot.
Quote: TigerWuHe blew on the dice, and let the Texan's girlfriend blow on them, too... Pretty sure that's against the rules.
For a guy betting what he was betting, he could have swallowed the dice, shat them out on to the table four hours later (insert "passing the dice" joke here) and the roll would have counted.
Quote: rxwineWhen I lived in Vegas if you paid attention you noticed sirens all the time. Doesn’t mean it was murder or even crime, But it certainly didn’t make the place inviting. I’ve lived in two bigger cities and never noticed so many sirens.
When you lived in Vegas, did you live near a major highway or thoroughfare? I've noticed more sirens where I live in Oklahoma vs. when I lived in New York City or LA, but that's only because I live right near a highway and some major roads.
Quote: CharlesMousseauData legit thought that hard 13 against a 10 was correct basic strategy. The episode played it out as if he was right and the woman was a fool for hitting.
Plot twist: This scene happened after Data read the book up in the hotel room. Since everyone is acting out their characters from the book, Data "recognized" the scene of the woman being dealt those exact cards and asking the Texan if she should stand or hit. Data was subtly trying to tell her he knew she would bust so she should stand instead.
Quote:For a guy betting what he was betting, he could have swallowed the dice, shat them out on to the table four hours later (insert "passing the dice" joke here) and the roll would have counted.
They weren't betting that much at the beginning of the session. They were only playing with the complimentary chips given to them by the front desk.
Quote: AxelWolfAm I missing something? Is there anybody that would actually want to die alone in a casino?
It was a silly poll question just to get people talking, and I'm pleased it went from Star Trek-specific to actual issues in Vegas.
I've had a subconscious thought that when I'm old and I were to collapse at some random time, it'd be good to do so in a casino where security are monitoring the floor. Of course, if I'm alone in my hotel room, I'd likely be found by the housekeeper. I'd be OK with that if I'm staying in the casino in the first place.
Quote: smoothgrhIt was a silly poll question just to get people talking, and I'm pleased it went from Star Trek-specific to actual issues in Vegas.
I've had a subconscious thought that when I'm old and I were to collapse at some random time, it'd be good to do so in a casino where security are monitoring the floor. Of course, if I'm alone in my hotel room, I'd likely be found by the housekeeper. I'd be OK with that if I'm staying in the casino in the first place.
You need this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myfGdhZtKa4
Quote: rainmanYou need this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myfGdhZtKa4
or this...
Quote: smoothgrhIt was a silly poll question just to get people talking, and I'm pleased it went from Star Trek-specific to actual issues in Vegas.
I've had a subconscious thought that when I'm old and I were to collapse at some random time, it'd be good to do so in a casino where security are monitoring the floor. Of course, if I'm alone in my hotel room, I'd likely be found by the housekeeper. I'd be OK with that if I'm staying in the casino in the first place.
Well that’s two different questions then ..
If you’re asking would someone prefer to collapse or faint or lose consciousness in a casino (not die) then yes it is probably a good location for that. Maybe right below a hospital/doctors office in terms of ranking the best places for that to happen.
But you asked if someone would want to die in a casino. That implies that whatever happened to you, you were not able to be saved no matter who was around.
Quote: rxwineWhen I lived in Vegas if you paid attention you noticed sirens all the time. Doesn’t mean it was murder or even crime, But it certainly didn’t make the place inviting. I’ve lived in two bigger cities and never noticed so many sirens.
This is definately true. I've lived in several places and never seen anywhere close to the number of ambulences using sirens.
A person on another board said it was partly because there is a private and public unit dispatched to every call.
Another likely reason is the high number of retirees.
There may also be different laws/regs regarding siren usage. I've noticed that a lot of the time the sirens are on but they don't seem to be in much of a hurry. I suspect they are using the sirens when transporting someone with say, a broken wrist.
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Cardiac arrest after falling down the stairs. Lots of blah-blah about how he died doing what he loved, but doesn't sound like a quality way to die.
Quote: gordonm888Last week an 88-year old "super-fan' of the Memphis college basketball team died while attending one of their games.
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Cardiac arrest after falling down the stairs. Lots of blah-blah about how he died doing what he loved, but doesn't sound like a quality way to die.
He loved climbing stairs ?
Quote: gordonm888Last week an 88-year old "super-fan' of the Memphis college basketball team died while attending one of their games.
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Cardiac arrest after falling down the stairs. Lots of blah-blah about how he died doing what he loved, but doesn't sound like a quality way to die.
Clearly a case of quantity overcoming quality...
Quote: gordonm888
Cardiac arrest after falling down the stairs. Lots of blah-blah about how he died doing what he loved, but doesn't sound like a quality way to die.
Quote:Will Rogers — 'When I die, I want to die like my grandfather who died peacefully in his sleep. Not screaming like all the passengers in his car.'
Quote: LovecompsIt doesn't really matter where you are...we all die alone.
This is very pessimistic, I do not think that we all die alone.
I believe that we reunite in the afterlife
Quote: AxelWolfAm I missing something? Is there anybody that would actually want to die alone in a casino?
Apparently a lot of people do. It turns out Las Vegas is one of the top destinations for folks wanting to commit suicide. The preferred method is to OD on pills
Quote: GialmereAccording to this interesting but macabre article at Vital Vegas, around 1,100 people die in Vegas hotel rooms every year. "The coroner’s office says 67 percent of those deaths are the result of accidents, 15 percent committed suicide and 11 percent were the victims of homicide. No cause of death could be determined in six percent of the deaths." The interesting part is what the hotels do with the bodies when they find them.
I'm not sure I trust these stats as there doesn't seem to be any "death by natural causes" in the mix. George told me that the rate of cardiac events (fatal or otherwise) is about 1 per 10,000 visitors per day. For example, at the time the MGM Grand averaged about 35,000 visitors per day and the Fire Dept planners therefore assumed 3 to 4 calls per day to the Grand for heart attacks.
Quote: rxwineWhen I lived in Vegas if you paid attention you noticed sirens all the time. Doesn’t mean it was murder or even crime, But it certainly didn’t make the place inviting. I’ve lived in two bigger cities and never noticed so many sirens.
During the years that George was there, Fire Station 1 was the busiest in the US with 90% of the call-outs for medical events.
I also asked George if there were any weird or unique deaths that stuck in his mind. He told me about a guest who was into auto-erotic asphyxiation. No surprise that he ended up dead. What made this incident to memorable is that this guy liked to set up a cam-corder to film his activities. George said the look on this guy's face when he realized he had misjudged and couldn't get back on his chair was unforgettable.
Quote: RigondeauxThere may also be different laws/regs regarding siren usage. I've noticed that a lot of the time the sirens are on but they don't seem to be in much of a hurry. I suspect they are using the sirens when transporting someone with say, a broken wrist.
Laws vary by state, but in PA ambulances are supposed to follow the posted speed limit when transporting a patient.
They also rarely use lights and sirens when transporting, only when initially responding to the call. Immediately life threatening conditions are an exception of course.
