After a few days at the Stratosphere I moved to Sara's place just south of McCarran airport. It is about a 15 minute commute to the Rio. Sara owns a four bedroom house with a master bedroom on the first floor and three bedrooms upstairs. She rents out the bedrooms upstairs. It provides a nice respite from the casino environment.
The tough part is transportation. Since I flew in, I need a car. I can easily get one from Hertz or Avis but I want to spend less for my car than for my room. While there aren't too many rentals available from private parties, I was able to find one.
For about half the price of an economy rental from Avis I can rent a 1994 Mazda Miata (pictured) from Mike, who calls himself Blueman on email. Blueman is a lawyer who lives in Baltimore and spends a fair amount of time in Vegas. He owns a condo here and rents it out when he is not using it, along with the Miata. His current tenant doesn't need the car, so it is available.
The Miata, while a value, is not without its problems. Last year, I didn't check the registration or insurance card in the glove box until I got stopped for an expired license plate. The cop gave me a ticket for not having a current proof of insurance card. Fortunately, Blueman is a lawyer and by the time I went to the courthouse, proof of insurance had been given to the court and the fine waived. It also overheated on me. Blueman has since gotten it repaired and it seems to be holding up.
We'll see if we can get through the next couple of months without incident. In the meantime, its pretty cool to be bopping around Vegas in a little convertible sports car. ;-)
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