What do you love about Las Vegas?

I'd especially like to hear from Plumbers who reside there. I might think seriously of moving there from Maryland and want some good excuses to go. It seems to be a good "hub location" in that You can bounce over to Colorado or Utah. California and New Mexico. What's the weather like?What do you love about Las Vegas?
I used to live in Las Vegas. It is booming and a person in your profession won't have any trouble finding work.



But - living there can be expensive, and if you are in the part of Maryland near DC or Baltimore, the cost of living is comparable to living in DC in terms of housing. You will save money in heating, but paying for air conditioning will make up for it.



So much of Las Vegas is new, it's not an old city like Baltimore. Lots of newer strip malls and brand new apartment complexes besides all of the hotels and casinos and not a lot of buildings that were built before 1950's. Being from the east coast, this was a bit of a change for me.



It is hot in Las Vegas and this sounds like the cliche, but it really is a dry heat. It's not like the humid summers you are used to. It can get cool at night. Fall and spring are both very pleasant weather-wise.



You're right in that it's easy to pop over to other nearby cities. Southwest and other carriers have service to LA, Phoenix, etc. so you can jump on a plane and have a three day weekend in another city, and do so affordably.



I found Las Vegas to be kind of a strange city to live in. For example, there are slot machines everywhere - the gas station, the convenience store. You would never know by visiting some places that you are in the middle of a desert, such as apartment complexes, shopping centers, and hotels/casinos, because of the often elaborate fountains, water displays.



Also, nearly every time you charge something in a store (like a Wal-mart), they ask you for ID. It's kind of like "well, we know that you didn't steal someone's wallet...but we want to check ID just to be on the safe side". For me, that got to be annoying.



Hope this helps!What do you love about Las Vegas?
I've only visited there once but what I liked best was some of the architecture and designWhat do you love about Las Vegas?
Better than the Dollar menu at McD's. Ton of cheap good food.