The maids are still in the hallways cleaning the checkout rooms so you can always grab one for what you need. Thing I miss most at this point is sitting at the bar, playing video poker, watching the games and talking up bar mates. Governor on TV today to extend the moratorium on evictions (the day before the last edict expires...good timing by this idiot), but no mention of bars opening. For those who don't live here, people who applied for unemployment in March/April/May still haven't got a check even though approved. That number is about 30,000. We don't pay state income taxes and we get what we don't pay for...total incompetence.
To be fair Bob, the maid service you're talking about is really much more about Caesars properties as that's where you play. But as mentioned, that type of service is not consistent across the board.
Most people I know tend to agree that the Governor is an idiot, But Nevada is actually doing as good, if not better than many states on unemployment. According to this article in the Review Journal....
An analysis of U.S. Department of Labor data shows the state’s Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation not only paid people faster than many states, but it improved its speed in March and April — even as the state reported the highest unemployment rate nationally amid record numbers due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Paying out 87.7% within one week of filing is actually pretty remarkable considering the amount of claims. Texas had similar problems to Nevada in that there was just no way to get through to the Workforce commission if you had a problem and there are similar stories to Nevada in people that haven't received unemployment. It's really to be expected considering the amount of claims needing to be processed. It's easy to be critical, but Nevada has 6 times as many claims as it did during the recession of 2008. It sucks to be part of the 30,000, but to get 171k in claims taken care of is still pretty impressive and ranks Nevada 17th in the country (and yeah, sure everyone would like to be #1 in that category).
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I honestly think most of these Vegas threads can be summed up quite easily and people's expectations going in are going to determine the type of time they have.
If someone is going in with the expectation that you're going to be drinking at bars, going to night clubs, strolling into a pool effortlessly, expecting to see shows open, and every restaurant open....you are not going to have a good time because your expectations are unrealistic. Plenty of states have restrictions on bars (not sure why that would be such a surprise to anyone)
If you take that into consideration and realize that there are still good restaurants open, plenty of table service to get drinks, sports books open, plenty of good gambling, and it's much easier to navigate the crowds (not sure why that is characterized by so many as a bad thing as it's actually quite pleasant)...you'll have a good time. My first trip back wasn't fun because I came in with the wrong expectations. My second trip was much better and quite enjoyable.
Personally, I come to Vegas for gambling. I'm not one to sit around and drink all day. I'm also a little old to be clubbing. So my experience will be vastly different from someone that enjoys that stuff.
