# What Happens In Vegas ...

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [December 18, 2008, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-in-vegas/477675 "2008-12-18T01:43:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2008, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-in-vegas/477675/1 "2008-12-18T01:43:16Z")

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… Means You Cannot Get There From Anywhere! Nor can you leave!

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> \*\*McCarran closed to arriving and departing flights due to snowstorm  
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> The ongoing snowstorm has stopped flights from landing or leaving at McCarran International Airport, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
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> “No planes are departing for Las Vegas from anywhere in the U.S. right now,” said FAA spokesman Ian Gregor.
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> Gregor said the airport doesn’t have snow removal or deicing equipment, which means there’s no way for snow-covered planes to leave safely.
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> “The forecast is not looking particularly promising for anybody who wants to fly into Las Vegas,” he said.

Source: [http://www.lvrj.com/news/36335684.html](http://www.lvrj.com/news/36335684.html)  
So what are people going to do?

:D:D

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**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2008, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-in-vegas/477675/2 "2008-12-18T01:46:33Z")

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Haha, yes- the sportscasters here are getting frantic. First time in 10 years that the Cats get a bowl game, and they can’t get there!