… Scott’s rule of airports. The things you have to do before you get to the gate will eat up all available time before boarding. … Five things I hate about Vegas: the heat, the amount of distance you have to walk, waiting in lines, the expense, the phoniness. … In terms of “What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas,” I have concluded that what happens is you lose your money, which stays in Vegas. … Somebody said the costs in New York are higher. I said, “Yeah, but in New York, you’re not asked to open up a manhole and start throwing in all your money.”  … To accurately reflect activities, there’s a new casino under construction called ‘The Money Pit”.  … In its usual spirit of commerce, one of the casinos is showing an updated version of the classic statue, now labeled Venus de Armani. But Vegas always has such a great customer service attitude--it's so refreshing to see that at work in the ads "Girls direct to You".  …. … The U.S. Department of Commerce has declared that because of inflation a picture is now worth 783 words. In other news, anyone who says they will give their right arm for something will have to cough up an arm and a half. Anything that previous cost an arm and a leg is now out of the reach of most consumers.