"IT'S OK ONCE IN AWHILE .... LIFE IS SHORT"
INDULGE - LAS VEGAS STYLE
SMOKED FILLED CASINOS ALL DAY
AND NIGHT EXPOSURE TO SECONDARY SMOKE
DRINK AT ALL
THE SHOWS/LOUNGES &
DO RESPOND TO "COCKTAILS?"
LACK OF SLEEP,
LOSING TRACK OF
TIME IN THE CASINO GAMBLING
CUPS AND CUPS OF COFFEE/CAFFEINE
TO MAKE
UP FOR LACK OF SLEEP
STRESS - LOSING
HARD EARNED MONEY
& CHASING YOUR LOSSES
FEEL SICK WHEN
HITTING ALL 7S ON THE
SLOT BUT NOT HAVING PLAYED THE MAXIMUM
CREDIT BET, THEREBY NOT TRIGGERING THE
JACKPOT!
ARGUE - WITH
OTHER SIGNIFICANT
ALSO IN BAD MOOD FROM LOSSES
OVEREAT AT
CHEAP BUFFETS - DO EAT
"ALL YOU CAN EAT" - ROAST BEEF, FRIED CHICKEN, MASH POTATOES, FRIED
SHRIMP, FRENCH FRIES, PASTA, ETC.
UPSET STOMACH/HEARTBURN AS
PUNISHMENT FOR GLUTTONY
DEHYDRATE -
FORGET TO TAKE 8 GLASSES
OF WATER THROUGH THE DAY
DRY SKIN AGING - WATCH YOUR SKIN DRY AND LIPS CRACK IN A FEW DAYS
GAIN WEIGHT
AROUND THE BELLY AND ABDOMEN
FROM THE EXTRA CALORIES
NO TIME OR CONVENIENCE TO EXERCISE
AT ALL-
LOSE QUICKLY HARD EARNED CONDITIONING
ANXIETY OF
BEING ON THE ROAD, NOT IN YOUR REGULAR ROUTINE AND HOME/TOWN SPACE;
THE NEED TO GET ABOUT (TRANSPORTATION)
CHOKE ON PAYING
$19 FOR 1.5 MILE TAXI RIDE
(INCLUDING 20% TIP, FOR US FROM STRATOSPHERE TO MANDALAY BAY)
AIRPORT HASSLES
- SECURITY CHECKS, WAITING
IN TERMINALS, CANCELLED FLIGHTS, LOSS BAGGAGE, LATE ARRIVAL FOR CONNECTION
FEEL STUPID
ACCEPTING GUARANTEED LOSSES
PLAYING THE AIRPORT SLOT MACHINES (TEMPTED LAST CHANCE TO WIN SOMETHING), KNOWING THE
ODDS ARE THE WORSE IN VEGAS
GETTING SICK
FROM THE BAD AIR IN AIRPLANES,
THE STRESS OF TRAVEL, TIME ZONE CHANGE, STAYING IN HOTEL ROOMS, DIRTY SLOT MACHINE BUTTONS, CARDS,
PUBLIC PLACES, TAXED IMMUNE SYSTEM
DREADED DESERT HEAT DURING SUMMER VACATION IN THE SOUTHWEST, ESPECIALLY WITH GLOBAL WARMING