UPDATE: Ordered the acrylic sheet on Saturday, while we were in Vegas. No shipping info yet. They require 2 days to make a custom cut, and then 2 more days to process, iirc. Lost the feet and screws at some point, so I ordered more from McMaster. Got 'em at home. Have yet to find time to install them.
(Aside: Wife's oldest little brother's first kid (baby girl) was born on Wednesday night. Both of our first niece, so that's pretty fun. Been taking up a bit of our time, too, naturally. We got to spend some time with her before we left, and we've been over there twice since we got back.)
I expect the next update will contain pics of the assembled APEX 1000 complete with acrylic lid.
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MISC. CHIT-CHAT:
How did Vegas go? I was tempted to rally the troops
@horseshoez and
@TKO to head over from Orange County and meet up.
Would've given me an excuse to break away and get a little live poker in. I never seem to find time when it's just me and her. We actually still like hanging out even after 21 years together. It's weird.
Vegas trip was ok. Wife and I went to/gambled at Park MGM for the first time. That was a cool little casino. Halfway decent VP pay tables and they had a single 0 video roulette machine that supported my degen'ing $5 VP (JoB) in the high limit room all evening Saturday. Didn't hit a $20,000 RF like I wanted, but broke even for the night. Lotta 20-something kids there. Could be obnoxious at times. I also liked that they had a snack/drink shop right there on the side of the casino floor. Better than waiting for a cocktail waitress to bring you a 4oz Coke.
Did most of our playing at Red Rock and
CP--love the Triple Wheel VP at RR cuz it always treats me good and their BJ machines are fairer than on the strip--
CP, wife just likes the atmosphere and their multi-hand DDB VP. Caesars, I like that they have the food court right there by all the games I like to play. I get a $5 20oz soda from Earl of Sandwich--which is ridiculous--and make it a point to stick it to Caesars and get as many refills as possible from the fountain before I quit the place for the night. I pride myself on how low I can get the avg. cost per refill. If I can get 5 refills, I'm happy, cuz it puts the cost per cup at around 83.33¢. If we're not going to be there for at least a couple of hours, I don't bother with the drink, cuz it would be -EV.
Also went to Cosmo for a bit, just to see what's what. (Last time we were there, I'm pretty sure I caught a glimpse of Corey Taylor from Slipknot/Stone Sour walking the floor. My son flipped out at the news.) Lurked Bellagio and Palazzo a little, but didn't play. MGM Grand VP beat me up a little, so I quit there early. Got an eyeful or two of the chick with the weird hair that dances in the blackjack pit at Rio. I don't know her name, so I call her Tong Po. She's become the center of a running gag between me and the wife. (At my expense, not Tong Po's.)
Food (what's a vegas trip report without a food section?):
Tried Senor Frog's across from Palazzo on the strip. Expensive for what you get, service wasn't particularly good, but the shrimp fettuccine was.
Also went to some bar & grill sort of place in the LINQ Promenade--don't know the name. Kinda cramped, servers were a little snobby and/or apathetic, but the 20oz Ribeye was pretty good. For $40, it better be.
Wife got a 45-oz pina colada in a football-shaped plastic job from one of those places on the Promenade. Complained it tasted more like a milkshake than a mixed drink.
The buffet at Silverton is a staple for our family. Can't beat it. 10 bucks apiece and pretty good food most days. Try the fish tacos near the dessert bar.
The Feast buffet at RR was a little disappointing. Skip it and just go to Fatburger in the food court, if you wanna save some money and get a better meal.
And, of course, we made time for All-Americans at Earl of Sandwich in PH.
Anyway, I digress. Thanks for asking.
I had to get a few of the "other guys'" cases this week to tide me over until your's hit the market. I can't wait to see how the finished product turns out.
Man, I hate missing the boat.
As the name of our club indicates, over committed. I’m already committed to this beauty when it comes out!
Right on.