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Quote: rxwinePet peeve solution
Was getting gas, and noticed someone had written in magic marker “mute” with an arrow pointing towards the second black square on the right next to the screen. Below that, someone else wrote “bless you!”. So, I pressed it, and ‘gas station TV’ shut the hell up.
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This seems to be the location of the GSTV mute control on many pumps. Right side, second from top. Certainly worth a try.
Quote: DieterQuote: rxwinePet peeve solution
Was getting gas, and noticed someone had written in magic marker “mute” with an arrow pointing towards the second black square on the right next to the screen. Below that, someone else wrote “bless you!”. So, I pressed it, and ‘gas station TV’ shut the hell up.
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This seems to be the location of the GSTV mute control on many pumps. Right side, second from top. Certainly worth a try.
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Yeah,to update it, on some pumps, but not all.
Quote: rxwineQuote: DieterQuote: rxwinePet peeve solution
Was getting gas, and noticed someone had written in magic marker “mute” with an arrow pointing towards the second black square on the right next to the screen. Below that, someone else wrote “bless you!”. So, I pressed it, and ‘gas station TV’ shut the hell up.
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This seems to be the location of the GSTV mute control on many pumps. Right side, second from top. Certainly worth a try.
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Yeah,to update it, on some pumps, but not all.
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I'm not above button mashing. :)
Quote: mcallister3200I am SO fed up with indoors smokers. On the verge of pushing me out of gambling altogether, which has far the most freedom, and for my skill set income of any job I’ve had. I simply feel I cannot tolerate their indiscriminate self centered nonsense anymore before I go postal one of these times. None of the casino employees should have to deal with burning eyes and clothes smelling like feces every day when they go home simply to earn a living either.
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Why not go to casinos that have non-smoking sections or don't allow it at all? Although there are not many in Vegas, they do exist around the country.
Quote: DRichQuote: mcallister3200I am SO fed up with indoors smokers. On the verge of pushing me out of gambling altogether, which has far the most freedom, and for my skill set income of any job I’ve had. I simply feel I cannot tolerate their indiscriminate self centered nonsense anymore before I go postal one of these times. None of the casino employees should have to deal with burning eyes and clothes smelling like feces every day when they go home simply to earn a living either.
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Why not go to casinos that have non-smoking sections or don't allow it at all? Although there are not many in Vegas, they do exist around the country.
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As far as attempting making money from casinos go, the non smoking sections in smoking casinos are just not sufficient. For a recreational player it might be different. If the percentage of the area of the casino that allowed smoking was proportionate to the number of smokers rather than at best the complete opposite it would be more acceptable.
There are some jurisdictions with no smoking but questionable if enough for my style of play, when you add in the consideration that spending a considerable amount of time in the northeast is a non starter for lifestyle considerations (ex: Maryland, Massachusetts, and non smoking AC sections are a no go despite being non smoking.) There is really even no argument for allowing it anymore beyond “but it’s a casino.”
For that, I'm just saying that most of the main floor will be nonsmoking. I expect to see the small "nonsmoking slots" areas in a few places converted to "smoking slots" areas, but most of the games will be in non-smoking.
I expect to see tribal properties switch before corporate properties. A few already have.
I also expect that the combination of mask requirements and reports 12-18 months after some properties switch to nonsmoking will be enough data for a few more places to switch.
I wouldn't be surprised if the kicker is cleaning crews. It's just easier to keep a nonsmoking room clean to semi-glamorous standards, and if staffing shortages persist, ES staff will want the job to be easier.
Quote: mcallister3200Well I think one thing we can all agree on is that whether casinos are smoking or not, dudes will still be peeing on the floor around the urinal rather than in it.
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I can see how that would annoy someone.
That will never happen. Never. It's simple. Smoking is a poor life choice, Generally gambling is as well. Casinos know if you doing one, you're probably doing the other. Smokers are some of the most inconsiderate and obnoxious people. They are disgusting with the way they blow their smoke with total disregard for anybody around them. They leave the machines filthy with their cigarette ash. But they lose all their money and that's all the casinos care about.Quote: DieterI give it three, maybe four years before nonsmoking casinos are common, if not the norm.
For that, I'm just saying that most of the main floor will be nonsmoking. I expect to see the small "nonsmoking slots" areas in a few places converted to "smoking slots" areas, but most of the games will be in non-smoking.
I expect to see tribal properties switch before corporate properties. A few already have.
I also expect that the combination of mask requirements and reports 12-18 months after some properties switch to nonsmoking will be enough data for a few more places to switch.
I wouldn't be surprised if the kicker is cleaning crews. It's just easier to keep a nonsmoking room clean to semi-glamorous standards, and if staffing shortages persist, ES staff will want the job to be easier.
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Is there even one non smoking casino in a smoking market? Only Palace in Biloxi that I know of. Consistently one of the lowest revenue casinos. All of PA and NJ casinos have resumed smoking since the regulations were lifted.
Quote: SandybestdogThat will never happen. Never. It's simple. Smoking is a poor life choice, Generally gambling is as well. Casinos know if you doing one, you're probably doing the other. Smokers are some of the most inconsiderate and obnoxious people. They are disgusting with the way they blow their smoke with total disregard for anybody around them. They leave the machines filthy with their cigarette ash. But they lose all their money and that's all the casinos care about.
Is there even one non smoking casino in a smoking market? Only Palace in Biloxi that I know of. Consistently one of the lowest revenue casinos. All of PA and NJ casinos have resumed smoking since the regulations were lifted.
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Fair counterpoints, and good insight.
I spend a fair bit of time in a tribal casino state.
Two of the tribes have gone non-smoking.
Yes, the casinos are generally distant from each other by an hour.
At least one of the casinos went non-smoking more than 5 years ago; I believe it was their test balloon.
Attendance fell off for a few months, then the place got busy again.
Now they've switched all their properties to non-smoking, with no plans to bring it back.
Other tribes have started following suit, starting generally with larger properties.
I used to think that nonsmoking casinos would never happen, along the lines of "We encourage bad behaviour! Come, indulge in poor choices!", but am seeing now that they really want players' cigarette money to be going through one of the Buffalo machines.
I won't lose sleep if I'm wrong about this.
Dieter, did we just learn your sex? If there is anything consistent about various casino bathrooms, it's the puddle around the urinals ... I suppose this is true anywhere there's a lot of drinking, not just casinos.Quote: DieterQuote: mcallister3200Well I think one thing we can all agree on is that whether casinos are smoking or not, dudes will still be peeing on the floor around the urinal rather than in it.
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I can see how that would annoy someone.
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Quote: rxwineSmokers would be fine in casinos without smoking if the nicotine stimulation lasted long enough from their last cigarette. It's the nicotine talking that argues for it being necessary. Let's see, a pack a day smoker consumes 20 cigarettes in 16 hours awake approximately. (hard to imagine how some people got through 4 pack a day habits.)
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Most states that started up with no smoking casinos have rather elaborate semi indoor smoking patios including slots. They seem to have it figured out to cater to them more than any other type of business tries to imo. Colorado doesn’t have the slots but does have the heated patios where you don’t have to go out a primary exit and re-enter.
Quote: odiousgambitDieter, did we just learn your sex?
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My name is no, my sign is no...
Does a person's sex matter on the internet?
Does it matter in any context where you're not getting frisky with them?
If they hide it on their profile.Quote: Dieter[snip] Does a person's sex matter on the internet?
Meh, it just makes it something to discover, I don't really care. There is some reason you replied as if you didn't know that's what you often find at a urinal. Some people fancy themselves as detectives, but I should give it up according to my wife, who says I am way too unobservant in general.
Quote: odiousgambitDieter, did we just learn your sex? If there is anything consistent about various casino bathrooms, it's the puddle around the urinals ... I suppose this is true anywhere there's a lot of drinking, not just casinos.
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"Dieter, did we just learn your sex?" Hmmmmm. I'm been packed into the tiny moderator's closet for 4 months with Dieter and that never even occurred to me. Hmmmmm. Not completely out of the question, IMO. Something to ponder.
And, btw, that part of the male body was not designed for accuracy. Particularly during the 'pressure up' and 'pressure down' stages of its operation.
Quote: gordonm888Quote: odiousgambitDieter, did we just learn your sex? If there is anything consistent about various casino bathrooms, it's the puddle around the urinals ... I suppose this is true anywhere there's a lot of drinking, not just casinos.
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"Dieter, did we just learn your sex?" Hmmmmm. I'm been packed into the tiny moderator's closet for 4 months with Dieter and that never even occurred to me. Hmmmmm. Not completely out of the question, IMO. Something to ponder.
And, btw, that part of the male body was not designed for accuracy. Particularly during the 'pressure up' and 'pressure down' stages of its operation.
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Some of the best advice of my life I received from a picture in the men’s room at a dive bar: Stand closer. It’s not THAT big..
Quote: Mission146Quote: gordonm888Quote: odiousgambitDieter, did we just learn your sex? If there is anything consistent about various casino bathrooms, it's the puddle around the urinals ... I suppose this is true anywhere there's a lot of drinking, not just casinos.
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"Dieter, did we just learn your sex?" Hmmmmm. I'm been packed into the tiny moderator's closet for 4 months with Dieter and that never even occurred to me. Hmmmmm. Not completely out of the question, IMO. Something to ponder.
And, btw, that part of the male body was not designed for accuracy. Particularly during the 'pressure up' and 'pressure down' stages of its operation.
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Some of the best advice of my life I received from a picture in the men’s room at a dive bar: Stand closer. It’s not THAT big..
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That is the crux of the problem. When you stand close, you inevitably are standing in a puddle. I prefer to avoid the puddle and an happy to blast away from long distance, sacrificing some accuracy for the sake of my soles.
Quote: SandybestdogThat will never happen. Never. It's simple. Smoking is a poor life choice, Generally gambling is as well. Casinos know if you doing one, you're probably doing the other. Smokers are some of the most inconsiderate and obnoxious people. They are disgusting with the way they blow their smoke with total disregard for anybody around them. They leave the machines filthy with their cigarette ash. But they lose all their money and that's all the casinos care about.Quote: DieterI give it three, maybe four years before nonsmoking casinos are common, if not the norm.
For that, I'm just saying that most of the main floor will be nonsmoking. I expect to see the small "nonsmoking slots" areas in a few places converted to "smoking slots" areas, but most of the games will be in non-smoking.
I expect to see tribal properties switch before corporate properties. A few already have.
I also expect that the combination of mask requirements and reports 12-18 months after some properties switch to nonsmoking will be enough data for a few more places to switch.
I wouldn't be surprised if the kicker is cleaning crews. It's just easier to keep a nonsmoking room clean to semi-glamorous standards, and if staffing shortages persist, ES staff will want the job to be easier.
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Is there even one non smoking casino in a smoking market? Only Palace in Biloxi that I know of. Consistently one of the lowest revenue casinos. All of PA and NJ casinos have resumed smoking since the regulations were lifted.
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Mgm Park in Vegas is non smoking.
Quote: billryanQuote: Mission146Quote: gordonm888Quote: odiousgambitDieter, did we just learn your sex? If there is anything consistent about various casino bathrooms, it's the puddle around the urinals ... I suppose this is true anywhere there's a lot of drinking, not just casinos.
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"Dieter, did we just learn your sex?" Hmmmmm. I'm been packed into the tiny moderator's closet for 4 months with Dieter and that never even occurred to me. Hmmmmm. Not completely out of the question, IMO. Something to ponder.
And, btw, that part of the male body was not designed for accuracy. Particularly during the 'pressure up' and 'pressure down' stages of its operation.
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Some of the best advice of my life I received from a picture in the men’s room at a dive bar: Stand closer. It’s not THAT big..
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That is the crux of the problem. When you stand close, you inevitably are standing in a puddle. I prefer to avoid the puddle and an happy to blast away from long distance, sacrificing some accuracy for the sake of my soles.
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If the first guy had started off standing close, then there wouldn’t be a puddle.
Guys who pee in a public toilet without putting the seat up have to rush in one day and sit on a messed up one. Yeah, I can understand not wanting to touch it. Just use your foot to put it up.
Quote: mcallister3200Vital Vegas. What a giant douche.
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I used to be a loyal reader of Vital Vegas, but Scott is slowly eroding my support with his fixation on tippers who win jackpots and most recently, his knock on "Weird Al" Yankovic's notice that mostly original songs will be performed at his Las Vegas tour date.
Close, personal friends of "Weird Al" know all about his original songs and enjoy most of them as much as his parodies!
Quote: smoothgrhQuote: mcallister3200Vital Vegas. What a giant douche.
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I used to be a loyal reader of Vital Vegas, but Scott is slowly eroding my support with his fixation on tippers who win jackpots and most recently, his knock on "Weird Al" Yankovic's notice that mostly original songs will be performed at his Las Vegas tour date.
Close, personal friends of "Weird Al" know all about his original songs and enjoy most of them as much as his parodies!
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If I paid to see Weird Al, I'd be pissed if he did mostly original stuff.
Quote: billryanQuote: smoothgrhQuote: mcallister3200Vital Vegas. What a giant douche.
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I used to be a loyal reader of Vital Vegas, but Scott is slowly eroding my support with his fixation on tippers who win jackpots and most recently, his knock on "Weird Al" Yankovic's notice that mostly original songs will be performed at his Las Vegas tour date.
Close, personal friends of "Weird Al" know all about his original songs and enjoy most of them as much as his parodies!
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If I paid to see Weird Al, I'd be pissed if he did mostly original stuff.
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At least if it's announced up front you can decide whether to go.
I hate when artists do a medley of their hits. If I wanted to hear that, I'd buy a recording of them doing 60 seconds of their well-known songs strung together.
The band, not the show. I wasn't a big fan but liked a few songs and I noticed the tix included two free drinks so I graciously accepted two. This was was August.
We get there and the place is mostly empty and they ask everyone to please move down to the front so at least the first few rows look crowded. There are huge signs on either side of the stage announcing this is being videotaped for a possible television special.
Eight o'clock comes and the band starts right on time. They come out and break into a rousing version of Run, Run, Rudolf and for some reason, they are all decked out in Christmas outfits. They perform another Christmas song and only then does someone explain that they have done an album of Christmas songs and this is a possible Christmas Special that they are taping.
After another half hour, it seems pretty obvious they will be doing only Christmas music, not their hits, and we left.
my pet peeve is going out to eat somewhere and the food was disappointing - happens a lot
you spent time driving and more money than if you cooked yourself and it was totally not worth it
also, getting caught at the very beginning of a long red light - it's torture
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Quote: billryanAbout twenty years ago, I was in a bar in Atlantic City when a suit walked in and was offering everyone free tickets to see Chicago,.
The band, not the show. I wasn't a big fan but liked a few songs and I noticed the tix included two free drinks so I graciously accepted two. This was was August.
We get there and the place is mostly empty and they ask everyone to please move down to the front so at least the first few rows look crowded. There are huge signs on either side of the stage announcing this is being videotaped for a possible television special.
Eight o'clock comes and the band starts right on time. They come out and break into a rousing version of Run, Run, Rudolf and for some reason, they are all decked out in Christmas outfits. They perform another Christmas song and only then does someone explain that they have done an album of Christmas songs and this is a possible Christmas Special that they are taping.
After another half hour, it seems pretty obvious they will be doing only Christmas music, not their hits, and we left.
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I really hope the two free drinks were all things like peppermint candy cane hot chocolate.
This isn’t exactly the same but about 10 years ago my parents saw an advertisement that a particular singer they liked would be performing in AC. They got tickets, along with several of their friends. They were surprised at how reasonable the ticket prices were. What they didn’t appreciate was that it was billed as “a loving tribute to [the singer they liked].” They didn’t realize “a loving tribute” meant cover band. They were pretty bitter about driving 2 hours and buying tickets for a cover band.
yes, and people who go walking around on streets with no sidewalks at night when it's pitch black outside wearing all black or very dark clothing - very, very hard to see them - ridiculous
it I hit one of them there's a good chance I'm going to jail
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.....the rampant shoplifting at the CVS by BALLY's bugs me. I guess it would be one thing if the street people were just taking sandwiches, but nearly every time I am in there I see someone shoplift a 12 pack of beer, or two.
And apparently corporate policy is not to confront them, which I understand. But why can't / won't they hire some off-duty police to arrest them. Revolving door ? Is the amount they are stealing too little to prosecute ?
You and I end up paying for it. And I guess we end up paying for it if they go to jail overnight. Lose/Lose situation.
The tech already exists for an automat type store where you swipe your card and your purchase appears in a window that opens for you. In Queens, most bodegas have a walkup window at night where you tell the clerk what you want, they get it for you and you pay, without ever entering the store.
A store like CVS could reduce its floor space by at least half, which means paying half the rent and it would eliminate most shrinkage. You'd also be able to cut down on staff.
I don't know when, but soon you'll do most of your shopping without ever leaving your car, and maybe even your home.
I was getting 98% of my groceries by the web and just recently switched to almond milk so now I get that from Amazon, as well. I'm saving a good bit of time and money and avoiding those impulse items that generally aren't good for me.
Quote: JohnnyQOK, yes I know I should be thankful that I am not in their position, and I AM THANKFUL, but.....
.....the rampant shoplifting at the CVS by BALLY's bugs me. I guess it would be one thing if the street people were just taking sandwiches, but nearly every time I am in there I see someone shoplift a 12 pack of beer, or two.
And apparently corporate policy is not to confront them, which I understand. But why can't / won't they hire some off-duty police to arrest them. Revolving door ? Is the amount they are stealing too little to prosecute ?
You and I end up paying for it. And I guess we end up paying for it if they go to jail overnight. Lose/Lose situation.
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Most places where this is that blatant and rampant law enforcement policies are to not prosecute under a certain dollar amount like $400-$900, so nothing happens unless they can tie it to organized crime. This is the case in Las Vegas, I believe it’s under the $400-$600 range. It’s more or less incentivized. Yes I agree it is very agitating.
I really don’t believe most disadvantaged people in America struggle to find food or clothing, there’s plenty of resources and people willing to help available for that. Nutrition on the sort of food easily available is another issue. I do believe they very much struggle with affordable housing and access to decent/affordable non emergency room medical care.
A couple of years ago, my cousin was an NYPD Sargent and had about a dozen rookie cops, still in the academy, out on a short patrol. Some homeless guy came up and punched one of them in the face. When arrested, he said he had a toothache and needed a dentist so he wanted to get arrested.
How does a civil society deal with people who think like that?
Quote: billryanA homeless guy steals a six-pack. If he gets away with it, he gets a buzz on and his struggles continue. If he gets caught, he gets a bed for the nigh or two, a couple of meals and starts the cycle over again. There has to be a better way. if I know what it is, though.
A couple of years ago, my cousin was an NYPD Sargent and had about a dozen rookie cops, still in the academy, out on a short patrol. Some homeless guy came up and punched one of them in the face. When arrested, he said he had a toothache and needed a dentist so he wanted to get arrested.
How does a civil society deal with people who think like that?
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If you are convicted of theft, chop off their hand. Problem solved.
Full story at USA Today
(You can't make this stuff up.)
Wasn't there a scandal involving the former owner of the 49ers that involved unreported income from bribes, and as most people know, Al Capone was taken down for failure to report illegal income?
Quote: GialmereJust remember, if you do steal something, the IRS is now demanding you report it as part of your gross income for the year.
Full story at USA Today
(You can't make this stuff up.)
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"Now"? Isn't that the way it has always been?
Also, if you made money through, say, insider trading, and you had to pay it back as part of a conviction or plea deal, you still had to pay tax on it; the payback is considered a fine, and fines are not deductible.
Quote: ThatDonGuyQuote: GialmereJust remember, if you do steal something, the IRS is now demanding you report it as part of your gross income for the year.
Full story at USA Today
(You can't make this stuff up.)
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"Now"? Isn't that the way it has always been?
I also thought that has been the case for as long as I can remember.
People just don’t seem to care though and want to inflict their bratty spawn upon you, expecting you to think their bratty behavior is adorable. I kind of want to open up a mid level restaurant not caring if it loses money just so that I can kick out families with misbehaving children mid meal. Only those whose parents don’t remove them when they start acting up mid meal.
I hope I don’t become a hypocrite about this some day, I suspect many if not most people hate it but go ahead and do it anyway when they become parents.
