Las Vegas road problems

We all know that the city of Las Vegas in Nevada is a very wealthy city. Well, at least it has a lot of wealthy inhabitants. So why are the roads in Las Vegas always such a mess? Because the roads do not have noticeable markings that divide lanes.

I have been driving around Las Vegas for years. I used to come here with my parents over 40 years ago. Every time I come here the landscape has changed. Hotels are gone and newer, bigger hotels emerge. So, of course, the roads change also. But after moving, changing or adding a road, can't they just mark the damn thing?

It's a damn good thing that Las Vegas gets very little rain or the roads would be even harder to read. I know that the lack of proper lane marking must be accountable for a certain number of traffic collisions here. It just has to. And then add to the mix the number of Taxis that drive the streets of Las Vegas and wammo, an accident waiting to happen.

I can understand if I was driving around say, Yuma Arizona or some rural area of Texas but this is a big city and a very rich city. Rich enough that the residents do not have to pay state income tax. Why you ask? Because the gaming industry pays it for them. It's their little gift to the citizens of Nevada for allowing these casino owners to stay in business.

So come on Las Vegas. Quit embarrassing yourselves. Put a few bucks into your roads and mark them so that us old, night blind people can tell which lane we are in when we are driving to some casino to make a deposit.

Thanks for listening and good luck to you gamblers.

Idiots that sell Motorcycles & other stuff on Craigslist without photos

I am and always have been one of those wanna-be bikers. I want a Harley so bad I can taste it. But I am in my 50's now and figure that if I can't afford one by now then I should just forget about it. But I keep looking and shopping. Maybe someday, someone will put an ad online to give one away. I don't want to miss that opportunity so I just keep shopping.

My complaint is about the clowns that try to sell their bikes on on-line classified ad websites such as Craigs List. Here is an actual ad:

2003 HARLEY DAVIDSON ANNIVERSARY FATBOY - $12500

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 2003 HARLEY DAVIDSON ANNIVERSARY FATBOY, new pipes, seat, ape hanger bars, lights, grips, levers, fast bike, really nice and reliable. Flat black old school look. call me 949)xxx-xxxx

Who in the hell would even give this ad another thought when you can just skip to the next ad with a picture? I could not imagine attempting to sell something on the Internet without having a picture of the item I am selling especially if the item is something major and custom such as a car or a motorcycle.

How in the hell can you bike sellers even think that someone may show some interest in your bike if you don't include any pictures? You can describe your bike until the cows come home but there is nothing like a photo to answer most of the basic questions that a possible buyer may have.

My job here would be remiss if I didn't mention one other thing. I applaud you bike sellers that upload or link photos to your ads but then there are the sellers that actually include pictures of their bikes that you almost wish they hadn't. This is the way I picture those bad shots must originate-

A bike seller is busy on his computer hunting and pecking to create his ad like crazy. He is sweating and his tongue is hanging out of the side of his mouth when all of a sudden he remembers that he has that disposable camera in his drawer that he has had since Uncle Geezers funeral 13 years ago and he thinks it may have 1 or 2 shots left on it. He runs into his room and spends 20 minutes looking for that damn camera. He finds it and sees there are 2 shots left. He stops to admire his amazing memory when it comes to remembering useless stuff like this. He runs out to the garage where his bike is parked amidst storage boxes and cans of paint and the usual garage type crap. He stops as soon as he steps into the door and snaps the first picture. The flash didn't go off. Damn, "I didn't wait for the little light to go on". Now the little light is on and he quickly takes a picture of his motorcycle with the last picture on the roll of film inside that disposable camera. He quickly runs up to his wife (or girlfriend) and tells her that she must get the film developed right away. She tells him to do it himself. He replies with the best reply you can use in this type of situation; "You are the one that wants me to sell this bike so if you want me to sell this bike then you better get the film developed or I'm not going to post the ad". Of course she relinquishes and runs the disposable camera down to the local drug store or wherever.

The results of this little scenario are most of the pictures you see on Internet classified ads such as Craigs List. Dark, bad angles, out of focus. You know the type I am talking about.

Now this is a bad picture of a bike for sale. You really can't see what the bike looks like from this angle. It needs a side shot. At least the exposure seemed to have turned out OK.

To sum things up here folks, even bad pictures are better then no pictures at all. You can buy a digital camera for $50 anymore so indulge and join the digital age. Then when you upload the crappy pictures that you took with your digital camera, it will be all your fault. So don't make us use our imaginations. Pictures tell the stories that we want to hear.

By the way, anyone giving away a good Harley? Give me a call and I will take it off your hands for you. Until then I will continue to dream.

Thanks for listening.