Thanks for the double shout out my man! I DEFINITELY remember when you made that video, and your channel really took off! Glad to see you're still going strong 💪
For someone who lived in Las Vegas (and plan to move back this year) you captured the good parts of Vegas that make it special. Way more than just casinos. I also loved to hear your story of how Vegas launched the channels success. I love your videos and wish you more continued success.
Ive lived in Las Vegas for 43 years. Its turning into East Los Angeles. This was a great place to live in till about 2000. Now, with the influx of bad drivers from California, its time to leave.
I used to live on the east side Paradise it was pretty nice but the people but that's another story I left there in 98 things were okay back then now they are not
I’m from NY and I much rather drive there than in Vegas. Tiny roads and all. In Vegas they close off lanes for construction, and there’s no work being done. It’s beyond annoying. And yes the drivers are terrible. Also some of the red lights are unreasonably long.
Bad drivers i see and i see alot of them hell i was hit while parked at my kids school parkinglot but anyways nevada has the worst drivers in the world....
Leave and go where? Lmao. Mainly the east side is like east LA. There are still many good parts of Las Vegas to live in. And even the " hoods" really aren't dangerous compared to other major US cities.
If you like visiting the spectacular national parks of the American Southwest, Las Vegas is a great place to call home. You're within a half-day's drive to Zion, Bryce Canyon, either rim of the Grand Canyon and Death Valley. It's also within a half-day's drive to the beaches of southern California.
My favorite parts of the Vegas area are two wonderful parks just outside the city. On the western outskirts is Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, and the Valley of Fire State Park, which is 45 miles NE on I-15. Both are great for scenery and hiking, take plenty of water along to get you through those hot desert trails!
I read that a lot of outdoor scenes from the Lost in Space show of the 1960s were filmed at Red Rock. Some actual parts are stranger looking than anything they used on the show
I just moved from Vegas after living there for 8 years. Never going to move back. It wasn’t too bad when I first moved there but it seemed to change so quickly and not for the better. School district is one of the worst in the country. The crime is getting very bad and is filtering into even the nicer neighborhoods. Most people are rude. There is no sense of community. It’s not family/kid friendly. I’m much happier in my new state and in my new city.
I'm single with no kids. I'd rather have low property taxes than good schools. Not being family friendly means I don't have to deal with other people's kids as much. Crime is getting worse everywhere and many places are much worse than Las Vegas. I don't have to shovel snow or mow a lawn and there is no state income tax.
Being that I've lived in Vegas for 15 years, I can totally vouch for everything you've mentioned (especially rude people and no sense of community). With that being said, I'm getting over Vegas and looking at other cities to venture to.
@@desertmike680 Good luck 😊 I just know that my family personally has been a ton happier with our move away from Vegas. Some people love Vegas and that’s totally cool. It’s also just as cool to want to venture away.
Good balanced video Briggs. We moved to Henderson in 2014 into the old part of the city. WAY too many people for the infrastructure to support. Traffic is a nightmare. Bums everywhere. Gas prices just behind California. Nope, we’re done!Moving soon to very rural Tennessee to retire. Keep producing content, it’s very informative and fun.
Gas prices in Vegas are the same as the national average? Cali is around 5 bucks a gallon we are hovering at around 3.50, so .50 cents more expensive than Tennesse.
I live in the southern up against the mountains we have very little to no bums the police pick them up and ship them out asap, the worse part about my area is all the rich bastards showing off Bugattis and lambos daily thats all you really see,
Been in Vegas for 3 years now… favorite place Ive ever lived. Yes, we have some problems and some bad areas, but what city doesnt? All in all, I love it.
Born and raised and grandparents came here in 1938. It was great growing up in this town in my era. There was a sense of community and people looking out for each other. That all changed as all communities do as they grow. However, the traffic and crime is horrible due to everyone from other cities moving here. JS
My family has been here since the late 50s & they say the exact same thing. The valley was safer when the cowboys, Mormons & mob ran it. NV is currently being invaded by trashy out-of-state transplants & the town is getting worse. Only 10% of Nevadans are natives to the state, so we’re easily outnumbered by these new waves of horrible people.
I used to live in Las Vegas. Now I live in Ocala, Florida. I am glad that we will always have drinking water here. I would be afraid to live in Las Vegas now that Lake Mead is in such a bad situation.
30 year Vegas veteran here, and boy has it changed since we first landed at McCarran Intl back in early 1992. I'm not going to go into anything said, and everything Jimmy touched base on is pretty spot on. The Metro area back then was just over 800,000 and today we're 2,231,647. ...Jimmy did forgot to mention two notable facts. 1) That Vegas is home to the fifth largest school district in the nation, CCSD (Clark County School District), with a student population of some 325,000 students across the 8,000 square miles of Clark County. ...and 2) Clark County comprises of 73.55% of Nevada's population of 3,034,392. The other 16 counties combined only have a total population of 802,745. !!!-Mabuhay-!!!
Even though I'm not fond of the place, it will always have a special spot in my heart. My son got in on the early 2000's housing boom, worked hard and saved a lot. When he couldn't do that anymore, he went to school and became a dealer. UNLV hospital gave him great care in the last years of his life, darn good care! Right up to the very end. While not my favorite place by far, my son loved it, did well there, got married there (his widow still lives there), and got excellent medical care all the way to the "fullness of his life". I very well understand people who both do and don't like the area, but even just talking about it will always put a smile on my face.
@@transamgal9 I get it. I lost my 17 year old son to Suicide. I came home from work that day and had to cut his body down from the tree in the yard. No one ever gets over that. A part of me died that day.
Moved here in 2003 and hate this place so much! It is super expensive, water is being depleted at a rate no one could ever have imagined, but they keep passing out building permits like candy to builders that are ridiculously bad. School system sucks. Crime is up but hey you can drink 24 hours a day hopefully you won’t drive at the same but even footballers do that these days. In 2003 it WAS a decent place but it is a huge race to the bottom! Just remember: “Come on vacation - leave on probation”
You pay slightly more for no Income tax, i will gladly take that trade, there is no water shortage, we have many many underground aquaducts that hold tons of water, henderson has very high rated schools. Get out of the city and enjoy Nevada, you'll be happier.
@@jakeburke7396 Those that think like you are exactly WHY there is a water shortage. Did you fail math in school? Because your idea of “a little bit more” and a normal person are polar opposite. But by all means carry on as though only you exist because there is a city full of you here. 🤦🏻♀️
@@Lululila67 Yes, we like the hot weather. Of course there are ways to stay cool when it gets over 100 degrees. Go to the pool, the movie theater, casinos and restaurants. We’ve been here 10 years.
What I like about Las Vegas is the upscale hotel rooms. I stayed at the Paris and was blown away by the size and quality of the room along with the price which was heavily discounted and really enjoyed it another time I stayed in a suburb at a Hampton Inn. The price was normal for any Hampton Inn in the midwest but the room was so upscale with upscale window coverings Furnishings Etc I love how Las Vegas upscales its hotel rooms same thing with the restaurants they're always top notch
I live here now. Can't get out soon enough. By this time next year I hope to be gone. Houses are going for $375k to $475k in my neighborhood. That's a joke. It's just Cookie cutter homes. Put a wall A.C. in the Garage last summer and the wall is LITERALLY 1" thick. Since Warren Buffet took over NV power the Electruc bills for our 1500 sq ft house is $350+ during the summer. There are fees for everything. Property taxes are low, but you pay extra for garbage pick up and sewer. The Parks Suck. The School System sucks. 4th of July Sucks out here. For being 35% Mexican the Mexican food over all 8s No where near as good as it is in Chicago. Been here 20 years before I found a decent car mechanic. When you hire someone to do something around the house they want to charge $2k for turning 2 screws. This is just the tip of the ice berg. Las Vegas is a nightmare. The people from L.A. are the Worst. Even worse than New Yorkers
@@anthonytony8328 There is an area of Las Vegas, an historic district, called Huntridge, in the downtown area and there's no cookie cutter houses in that community. I lived in the Winchester area near Pecos/Desert Inn.
My husband and I were going to move to Las Vegas from CA. Then we found out our car insurance would got from $135/month to $400/month. And our medical insurance would double in price. As retirees, Las Vegas is more expensive than the smaller town I live in on the Monterey Peninsula. So much for cheaper cost of living.
I pay significantly less for Medical insurance in nevada than i did in Minnesota, car insurance hike sucks though. Take off uninsured motorist though and it saves a good chunk.
I can't get out of Las Vegas soon enough. When we moved here in 1999 it was like Paradise. Start going downhill about 2010. Now we're fully Californicated. I see the writing on the Wall.
@@sitdowndogbreath not sure? There's also water under the Nevada portion of Death Valley but the Environmental Gamnas claim There's a small endangered 1" fish down there that nobody gives a shit about so they're not tapping into it.
Hell yeah, Torrance! My first 10 yrs was in Pedro, then moved to Torrance off Anza/Lomita. Arnold and South High haha. (Also went to Torrance High too for a bit). In Vegas now.
As a former resident of Vegas, I watched this out of idle curiosity, to see what your take on it is.When you said you're from west Torrance, I LOL'd, sitting here on my couch in my home off Anza & Del Amo Blvd. :)
Love the story at the end. I live in Las Vegas and am trying to make a channel about Las Vegas "Everything Vegas". This is a cool town. The story's I could tell you go for days.
Over the course of many years visiting LV for business and fun, one thing that struck me (positively) was the vast quantity and high quality (usually) of free live music. There are lounges scattered throughout the big resorts where you can pause to enjoy a cool drink and cool tunes. Be sure to bring a little folding money for tips. I've also seen a lot of comedy headliners at the big resorts as well as lesser-known stand-ups at the smaller venues around town. You don't have to burn through stacks of cash to have fun in Vegas.
I lived there from 1996 (age 23) to 2004 (age 31). I learned the majority of my life lessons within that 8 year time frame. I could write a book about my time there, but I won't...The best thing for me during that time was I got my Culinary School (degree) Education while living there. All I have to say is: 1. Remember those big fancy hotels didn't build themselves, take a nice look but keep your money in your wallet cuz you won't win there. 2. If you want good food and decent prices and want to dump your money into a machine, cuz you might win, hit a local hotel/casino (a station casino, Sam's Town, AZ Charlie's) 3. keep your money/cards in your front pocket, and guard them with your life. And always be aware of your surroundings at all times, especially on the strip and in hotel parking garages, 4. There are scam artists everywhere looking for someone to rob, so if someone comes up to you and says give me 20 bucks and Ill come back in 10 minutes with 50, DON'T!! (I saw that happen so many times) And 5. Don't give $$ to the panhandlers standing on the streets with their signs asking. Those guys make in one day what most people make in a week. Local news did stories on them... Thanks for listening... and thank you Briggs for your videos. From one Southland Native to Another who got out (go Dodgers!!!)
I love Las Vegas... I'm from Buffalo NY, and I've traveled all over the US. I absolutely love Buffalo, cheap cost of living, no wildfires to deal with, no tornado season, no hurricanes, no heat waves, no earthquakes... We have all 4 seasons with beautiful summers.... but if I was ever to move away from Buffalo it would be to Las Vegas. Only thing I'm worried about is how hot it gets in Vegas during the summer. Only times I've ever been to Vegas is during the fall and winter months so I'm not sure if I'd be able to handle the summer heat, I've never experienced it.
I have visited Vegas 6 times in the last 3 years for short vacations. I live in Portland, Or where we have 4 distinct seasons and generally mild weather (with the exception of 2021). I have visited Vegas twice in the month of September, and it seems like an oven outside - with brutally hot weather. Would never move there mostly due to the very hot Summers.
I live in black mountain they are turning the old golf course into single story quarter acre lots. Starting $700k. Remember black mountain is close to downtown Henderson so a lot of old buildings.
Lived there 20 years. Left in 2005. Living in very rural Kentucky town. 4,000 Sq.Ft. House on 4.5 acres for 1/5 of price our 3,000 sq.ft. House we sold in Las Vegas. Nashville is two hours From us and even their traffic isn’t near What Vegas was when we left. Haven’t been back but for a visit in 9 years. Don’t miss it at all!
I watched that same video about John Wayne and cancer. They actually were filming in St George Utah, but all the winds blew the radiation crap from the test site to St George.
We went there on our 25th anny.......WOW.....Blew $3500 ,was worth every penny. My # 1 reason to go...food in the casinos OMGoodness lol. If there was a down size , I missed the green grass ,shade trees of the delta.( it's a DRY Heat ) it was hot lol
LV is one of my favorite weekend trips. My favorite Vegas events are Las Vegas Philharmonic Orchestra concerts which determine my visit dates. Surprised? This ultra fine and innovative ensemble would be a major cultural gem in any city n the planet.
Good video, but the data is a little old. It's funny, I never heard of the restaurant you mentioned. I used to live in Las Vegas for about 26 years and recently moved to Texas, and I have no intention of ever going back. Las Vegas has been invaded by Los Angeles, and they have brought their gangs, crime, drugs, & politics with them. My previous home used to be a nice neighborhood, now it is a graffiti ridden ghetto with gunshots heard on a nightly basis. Cost of living is also going up, one of my friends who stayed behind says that his rent is increasing by 33%, with some other properties going up as much as 66%. Then there is the fact that the city is not self-sustainable and heavily relies on the transportation industry, with the gas prices going up the cost of goods and services is also on the steep rise. Their governor has been moving in lockstep with the COVID policies of California, destroying the tourist industry and bankrupting the state. One of the things that really worried me, they are in the middle of a massive drought. Lake Mede, their primary water supply, is at a record low. Well below 33% of it's total capacity, but the housing projects are still being built and they are sending millions of gallons of water downstream to Los Angeles.
Las Vegas is still going thru its teenage years, and when it becomes more of an adult, it may be attractive enough to return to. For that to happen, a world class art museum and a light rail system.
I was raised in Henderson specifically in Seven Hills, which is just outside of Vegas in the early 2000s. It’s not the same as it used to be, I wanted to travel back just to relive some childhood memories, but it would just depress me when thinking about the old times.
the first hotel-casino is downtown and it's address is #1 Fremont St. Now called the Golden Gate, it was originally called The Nevada Hotel, and opened in 1906. In the early 1950's? it was purchased by some Italian American men from San Francisco, thus the eventual name of Golden Gate, although they originally named it Sal Sagev, Las Vegas spelled backward. One of these Italian American men bought out the others, and last I knew, his sons still owned and operated the Golden Gate Hotel & Casino. I know this because the Golden Gate was where I got my first job in Las Vegas, when I moved there in 1993. It was a great place to work, and I learned a lot of history about Las Vegas downtown, which was already going strong before any strip hotel or casino. PS: Las Vegas was originally settled by Mormons, after the native Americans, and the Spanish priests.
The only jobs are working at a Casino? I definitely thought of another one first! I went to Las Vegas once for a convention, but only because I wanted to go to CA, and the the Hoover Dam. I lost $.50 playing the nickel slots. That was enough for me. Great video!
We just moved to Las Vegas and we absolutely love it. We moved here from Charleston, SC which is an actual hell hole. Vegas has a great quality of life and lifestyle. We couldn't be happier to live here.
Hi Briggs..., Besides { Jacobs Life in Vegas )..., there are "five more Vlogs on Las Vegas" that everyone should watch and enjoy beautiful videos on Las Vegas, including Hotel & Casinos tours, room tours, restaurants, best Steaks, Mexican food & Tacos, Italian restaurants, and cheap food restaurants or casino food courts, bars, lounges, happy hours, dive bars, cheap beer bars, nightclubs, transportation, and ( FREE ) stuff to do in Las Vegas too... * My top five (5) list of Vloggers in Las Vegas with excellent videos and truthful insider information are..., #1) Jacobs Life in Vegas #2) Pompsie #3) Norma Geli + bloopers at the end of each video (LOL) #4) Travel Ruby... #5) Yellow Productions * All five are worth watching and learning about Las Vegas and ( NOT ) be disappointed with very informative information... * Thanks Briggs..., excellent introduction or beginner video on Las Vegas, and thank you for sharing the video... Enjoy the top five (5) Vloggers (above) in Las Vegas and, of course, watch all of the "World According To Briggs," videos too... Mike in Montana :)
Vegas is a good gateway city. The 15 north to Salt Lake City is like 4 hours and the 15 south to la is 6 hours so Vegas is a good place to live because of that solely
I lived in "The 9th island" in 1995-9. North Vegas was talked down, but I had friends whom lived there. Tacos de Mexico was a good drive in chain, which are all over the Southwest. The pace of change there is/was discomfiting. I had a nice visit there in 2005. Vegas is a bit resented there, sort of a tail that wags the dog scenario. Like how the rural high desert versus the metropolis thing throughout the Western U.S.
Vegas was a retirement destination( buying a townhouse in Henderson )while I negotiated a real estate deal in the Dominican Republic. But I retired to Charrolett NC. For reasons best left to share with a therapist. But I never enjoyed gambling even when I won, If you are like me, retiring in Henderson (15 mins from the strip) Vegas is a nice place to leave your ghost. Really good folks off the strip.
my mom bought a townhouse in Henderson. They just sold it for twice what they paid. I love visiting but have no desire to live there it is too damn hot. But there is plenty to and it is fun.
Hey Briggs, can you do some more of of What’s going on videos for 4 different cities, Raleigh, NC, Norfolk, VA, San Antonio, TX and West Palm Beach, FL please? I have visited Raleigh, NC many times along with living in San Antonio, TX and now here in WPB. I was also born In Norfolk, VA and lived in Virginia Beach for the first 5 years of my life before moving to small town in North Carolina over an hour away., where we would go up to Norfolk, VA for all the big stuff there. Thank You and love all of your videos. They are very informative.
I've been in Henderson since 2006 and wanted to move away for YEARS. I'm finally making it happen in a few months. I just can't deal with it anymore. It's too hot and it's not where I want to raise my son. I'm a pharmacy technician and the pay here is terrible compared to other states. I'm so excited to leave! 🤸🏾♀️🤸🏾♀️🤸🏾♀️
What's up with the ominous music/tone in between the categories 🤷🏻♂️ I'm waiting for a scream at the end. Briggs are you trying to tell us something? 🤣 Love your vids! Never wanted to visit till I saw this video
Would you consider a what's up with East St Louis? You mention it like every episode lol. I lived there prior to the military and it's not as bad as you make it seem lol. Love both channels btw.
The Hispanic girl you know called Las Vegas the Meadows. That reminded me of an Eskimo girl I dated (until she broke it off. OUCH) who told me "Inuit" is now the current term for Eskimo.
On my tenth or eleventh trip my friends said they wanted to come although neither gambles. They thought they would see all they wanted in four days and would not have to go back. When we returned home they wanted to know when we could all go back. They said 5here was so much they had not seen and wanted to visit again. I have to throw in a plug for my favorite casino the South Point(largest non strip hotel). Big rooms bowling alleys, sixteen screen movie complex(with a great concession area) friendly staff and much more. It’s not close to the strip but well worth your consideration.
Been in Vegas for 45 years, can't think of living anywhere else. The thing is this, Vegas isn't a place for you if you have addiction's, as a local, I don't drink, smoke, or gamble. People move here thinking it's going to like their weekend get away 24/7. It's not!
vegas, ironically enough, is an outdoorsmans paradise. less than an hour away - mt. charleston (snow skiing, hiking, etc.). red rock canyon (rock climbing, hiiking etc.). lake mead/colorado river (fishing, boating, 4x4ing, etc.) desert wildlife national refuge;1.6 million acres and the largest refuge in the u.s. outside of alaska (hunting, 4x4ing, camping, etc.). roughly 3 hrs away - grand canyon (west rim), death valley, zion, bryce national parks. so much more i could type about, but in closing, ca., ar., and ut. are less than an hour away.
My Girlfriend and I are heading to Vegas for the first time in early April. We're kind of stuck on whether to go to Death Valley or Zion with the time we have. Zion seems a little more interesting for some reason but Death Valley would probably have better weather at that time of year. Any locals or regulars have thoughts on that?
100% Zion, I have a house right near there and been to both, Zion has the best homes in America. CHeck out angels landing hike or zions narrows river walk
April is great for Death Valley and it's an awesome place to visit. Great desert resort near there, Armagossa, you can ride camels, stunning oasis type place just across the state line in Nv about an hour out of DV.
Same here. I ventured there quite often in my 20’s. But the last time I was there with a friend visiting their brother I got introduced to his two daughters who where high end prostitues. Apparently this is happening to many working families where both parents are working raising kids old enough to be left at home alone. It’s a promised high end life they get sucked into and leave their homes for it. Having young girls at the time I learned about this, I would not ever recommend raising a family there. Well that’s one other thing that’s up with Las Vegas NV anyway.
Bro, I grew up in Southern California all my life and I’m Hispanic, no one has ever called them the Meadows lol I think she was messing with you or trying to show off that she knew the English translation of a word we rarely use
Dude, you could argue that the settlement of Las Vegas started in 1855--when the Mormons started a fort out there and started growing crops in the meadows.
How did he entirely skip the Mormon settlement chapter? And don’t forget later when E. Parry Thomas the Mormon banker completely changed Las Vegas and made people like Steve Wynn billionaires
Vegas is reluctant to report the deaths of people jumping off the roofs of the casinos. People jumping off the Hoover Dam overpass. You don't hear anything about what's really going on in Vegas. It's all Glitz and glamour. They try to make it look good but having lived here for thirty years you get to know the inside story that is never reported along with the casinos getting robbed
I moved to Las Vegas in 1980 and stayed for 34 years. I stayed as long as I did because I had two businesses there. I moved to Oregon in 2014 and I have absolutely loved it. I tried Vegas last year for a few months and the city has turned into a sewer. Too many people, too many unfriendly people, too many people who dont care. Its dirty, full of homeless and ruthless people. I always hated the phrase 'sin city' and as a resident in Las Vegas, I've felt that this phrase gives people permission to do crap they wouldnt do at home, not thinking about the people who live here, just doing outrageous and illegal stuff every day of the week. Nevada has never brought itself up from being close to dead last in quality of public school education in the past 40 years. They've never focused on what is good for the people who live there, only what is good for the casinos, good for construction, and for sports teams. We never needed sports teams, we needed good public schools and universities, and more community among the people there. It will never change.
I know this video is kind of old but I’ve lived in Vegas for 32 years now and I plan to move. Vegas gets way too hot in the summer and no one goes outside, the east side of Vegas is mostly ghetto, housing prices and rent are getting expensive, and the gas prices are some of the highest in the nation. Oh and our education system is the worst in the county.
Yeah… Moved from Orlando FL to Vegas. I thought Florida was bad but oh boy is Vegas ridiculous. Especially its drivers! Always racing to the next red light or tailgating the hell outta ya.
I'm in Vegas now, thinking to go back to FL. Lived in Tampa and Gainesville... really wish I stayed in Gainesville tbh. But I'm considering Orlando. Not really feeling Vegas...just not my kind of city, trying to give it a chance but there is things I just can't get over...this is kindof trivial but I HATE how they handle vehicles here, I got spoiled how cheap it is in FL and how little you have to do to keep your car on the road every year, being able to get 2 year tags for cheaper than what it cost here for 1 year, just got an insurance quote for Vegas and was pretty annoyed to find out it's gonna go higher, and that's sad because I have insurance from Tampa, and I thought my insurance was already high. No matter where I live I always want to go back to FL. And I'm from this region, I'm from Colorado, but FL always calling me back. And yeah people drive crazy af here, I thought FL drivers were wild...nah, these people are dangerous on normal residential roads, going 60+ in a 45 is the norm here apparently.
Vegas is really hard to navigate when trying to find things other than casino's. I didn't see a single club like you see on TV but we're not late night people anyway plus I heard it was like $1000.00 per drink. We couldn't figure out how to get to any of the different food spots we wanted to try and we only found one buffet called mainstreet but we had to take a bus to get to it. Maybe next time we'll drive. FYI, charge everyone who asks for a cigarette for a dollar, didn't take me long to figure that out and theyre $$$ on the strip.
Thanks for the double shout out my man! I DEFINITELY remember when you made that video, and your channel really took off!
Glad to see you're still going strong 💪
For someone who lived in Las Vegas (and plan to move back this year) you captured the good parts of Vegas that make it special. Way more than just casinos. I also loved to hear your story of how Vegas launched the channels success. I love your videos and wish you more continued success.
Ive lived in Las Vegas for 43 years. Its turning into East Los Angeles. This was a great place to live in till about 2000. Now, with the influx of bad drivers from California, its time to leave.
I used to live on the east side Paradise it was pretty nice but the people but that's another story I left there in 98 things were okay back then now they are not
@Joscha Wexler yeah I heard about that group they driving skills like hell especially in Hawaii
I’m from NY and I much rather drive there than in Vegas. Tiny roads and all. In Vegas they close off lanes for construction, and there’s no work being done. It’s beyond annoying. And yes the drivers are terrible. Also some of the red lights are unreasonably long.
Bad drivers i see and i see alot of them hell i was hit while parked at my kids school parkinglot but anyways nevada has the worst drivers in the world....
Leave and go where? Lmao. Mainly the east side is like east LA. There are still many good parts of Las Vegas to live in. And even the " hoods" really aren't dangerous compared to other major US cities.
If you like visiting the spectacular national parks of the American Southwest, Las Vegas is a great place to call home. You're within a half-day's drive to Zion, Bryce Canyon, either rim of the Grand Canyon and Death Valley. It's also within a half-day's drive to the beaches of southern California.
My favorite parts of the Vegas area are two wonderful parks just outside the city. On the western outskirts is Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, and the Valley of Fire State Park, which is 45 miles NE on I-15. Both are great for scenery and hiking, take plenty of water along to get you through those hot desert trails!
Valley of Fire should be a National Park. So damn beautiful
I love both parks - have hiked in both of them.
Summerlin is my favorite suburb of Vegas...next to the Red Rocks Conservation area...stunning scenery just 20 min. From the strip.
I read that a lot of outdoor scenes from the Lost in Space show of the 1960s were filmed at Red Rock. Some actual parts are stranger looking than anything they used on the show
I just moved from Vegas after living there for 8 years. Never going to move back. It wasn’t too bad when I first moved there but it seemed to change so quickly and not for the better. School district is one of the worst in the country. The crime is getting very bad and is filtering into even the nicer neighborhoods. Most people are rude. There is no sense of community. It’s not family/kid friendly. I’m much happier in my new state and in my new city.
I'm single with no kids. I'd rather have low property taxes than good schools. Not being family friendly means I don't have to deal with other people's kids as much. Crime is getting worse everywhere and many places are much worse than Las Vegas. I don't have to shovel snow or mow a lawn and there is no state income tax.
Being that I've lived in Vegas for 15 years, I can totally vouch for everything you've mentioned (especially rude people and no sense of community). With that being said, I'm getting over Vegas and looking at other cities to venture to.
@@sexygeek8996 Cool. You do you man and I’ll do me 😊
@@desertmike680 Good luck 😊 I just know that my family personally has been a ton happier with our move away from Vegas. Some people love Vegas and that’s totally cool. It’s also just as cool to want to venture away.
I lived there 40 years ago. I love the desert scenery. The gang mob mentality was a problem.
Good balanced video Briggs. We moved to Henderson in 2014 into the old part of the city. WAY too many people for the infrastructure to support. Traffic is a nightmare. Bums everywhere. Gas prices just behind California. Nope, we’re done!Moving soon to very rural Tennessee to retire. Keep producing content, it’s very informative and fun.
Tennessee is the birth of the KKK.
Gas prices in Vegas are the same as the national average? Cali is around 5 bucks a gallon we are hovering at around 3.50, so .50 cents more expensive than Tennesse.
I live in the southern up against the mountains we have very little to no bums the police pick them up and ship them out asap, the worse part about my area is all the rich bastards showing off Bugattis and lambos daily thats all you really see,
Good. Please leave. 🙏
Been in Vegas for 3 years now… favorite place Ive ever lived. Yes, we have some problems and some bad areas, but what city doesnt? All in all, I love it.
Good to hear that you're living experience here in Vegas, has been a good one 👍🏾
Born and raised and grandparents came here in 1938. It was great growing up in this town in my era. There was a sense of community and people looking out for each other. That all changed as all communities do as they grow. However, the traffic and crime is horrible due to everyone from other cities moving here. JS
My family has been here since the late 50s & they say the exact same thing. The valley was safer when the cowboys, Mormons & mob ran it. NV is currently being invaded by trashy out-of-state transplants & the town is getting worse. Only 10% of Nevadans are natives to the state, so we’re easily outnumbered by these new waves of horrible people.
I used to live in Las Vegas. Now I live in Ocala, Florida. I am glad that we will always have drinking water here. I would be afraid to live in Las Vegas now that Lake Mead is in such a bad situation.
If they keep selling water rights then the fresh water availability may change that. . . Ijs...
Las Vegas can keep drawing water , even if the lake deadpools. They can put the intake pipe where they want to
Florida, sadly, will be underwater eventually.
I am in Ocala, the new beach will still be a 30 minute drive.
@@Merle1987 so will Cali
30 year Vegas veteran here, and boy has it changed since we first landed at McCarran Intl back in early 1992.
I'm not going to go into anything said, and everything Jimmy touched base on is pretty spot on.
The Metro area back then was just over 800,000 and today we're 2,231,647.
...Jimmy did forgot to mention two notable facts. 1) That Vegas is home to the fifth largest school district in the nation, CCSD (Clark County School District), with a student population of some 325,000 students across the 8,000 square miles of Clark County. ...and 2) Clark County comprises of 73.55% of Nevada's population of 3,034,392. The other 16 counties combined only have a total population of 802,745.
!!!-Mabuhay-!!!
Subtract another 500,000 for reno and that's only 300,000 people! I live in rural Nevada.
Even though I'm not fond of the place, it will always have a special spot in my heart. My son got in on the early 2000's housing boom, worked hard and saved a lot. When he couldn't do that anymore, he went to school and became a dealer. UNLV hospital gave him great care in the last years of his life, darn good care! Right up to the very end.
While not my favorite place by far, my son loved it, did well there, got married there (his widow still lives there), and got excellent medical care all the way to the "fullness of his life". I very well understand people who both do and don't like the area, but even just talking about it will always put a smile on my face.
Sorry you lost your son I recently lost my youngest...its the hardest thing a parent can endure. ♡💔😇
@@transamgal9 I get it. I lost my 17 year old son to Suicide. I came home from work that day and had to cut his body down from the tree in the yard. No one ever gets over that. A part of me died that day.
@@thullraven1 i am so sorry for you and your family. I truly belive we will see our loved ones again. My son was 35 and it was Covid.
@@transamgal9 Thank You. Yep, COVID sucks. I lost three people I know to it, and my friend lost her 23 year old daughter to it. Sorry for your loss.
Neon lights are awesome too
I moved from Las Vegas the first of September 2021. Was there 4 years. Glad to be back home in Wyoming. Only thing I miss is the winter weather.
ONLY PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN WYOMING ARE GHOSTS👻👻👻
Moved here in 2003 and hate this place so much! It is super expensive, water is being depleted at a rate no one could ever have imagined, but they keep passing out building permits like candy to builders that are ridiculously bad. School system sucks. Crime is up but hey you can drink 24 hours a day hopefully you won’t drive at the same but even footballers do that these days. In 2003 it WAS a decent place but it is a huge race to the bottom! Just remember: “Come on vacation - leave on probation”
You pay slightly more for no Income tax, i will gladly take that trade, there is no water shortage, we have many many underground aquaducts that hold tons of water, henderson has very high rated schools. Get out of the city and enjoy Nevada, you'll be happier.
@@jakeburke7396 Those that think like you are exactly WHY there is a water shortage. Did you fail math in school? Because your idea of “a little bit more” and a normal person are polar opposite. But by all means carry on as though only you exist because there is a city full of you here. 🤦🏻♀️
My wife and I moved to Henderson, NV 10 years ago and we love it here.
You guys are okay with those triple digit heat numbers for 3 months every year?
@@Lululila67 Yes, we like the hot weather. Of course there are ways to stay cool when it gets over 100 degrees. Go to the pool, the movie theater, casinos and restaurants. We’ve been here 10 years.
What I like about Las Vegas is the upscale hotel rooms. I stayed at the Paris and was blown away by the size and quality of the room along with the price which was heavily discounted and really enjoyed it another time I stayed in a suburb at a Hampton Inn. The price was normal for any Hampton Inn in the midwest but the room was so upscale with upscale window coverings Furnishings Etc I love how Las Vegas upscales its hotel rooms same thing with the restaurants they're always top notch
My buddy lives in Henderson Nevada and my supervisor wants to move to Las Vegas and my buddy in Vegas said don't move out here it's not worth it.
I used to live there, I agree 😬 not worth it! Great place to visit, terrible place to live.
Don’t do it there’s nothing out here but the strip the people are nothing special at all not a good vibe
I live here now. Can't get out soon enough. By this time next year I hope to be gone. Houses are going for $375k to $475k in my neighborhood. That's a joke. It's just Cookie cutter homes. Put a wall A.C. in the Garage last summer and the wall is LITERALLY 1" thick. Since Warren Buffet took over NV power the Electruc bills for our 1500 sq ft house is $350+ during the summer. There are fees for everything. Property taxes are low, but you pay extra for garbage pick up and sewer. The Parks Suck. The School System sucks. 4th of July Sucks out here. For being 35% Mexican the Mexican food over all 8s No where near as good as it is in Chicago. Been here 20 years before I found a decent car mechanic. When you hire someone to do something around the house they want to charge $2k for turning 2 screws. This is just the tip of the ice berg. Las Vegas is a nightmare. The people from L.A. are the Worst. Even worse than New Yorkers
@@anthonytony8328 Yea screw that, I'll visit and thats about it.
@@anthonytony8328 There is an area of Las Vegas, an historic district, called Huntridge, in the downtown area and there's no cookie cutter houses in that community. I lived in the Winchester area near Pecos/Desert Inn.
My husband and I were going to move to Las Vegas from CA. Then we found out our car insurance would got from $135/month to $400/month. And our medical insurance would double in price. As retirees, Las Vegas is more expensive than the smaller town I live in on the Monterey Peninsula. So much for cheaper cost of living.
Don't forget the $800 red light ticket
It used to be that way. Not anymore.
@@vickierichter7850 well don't keep us in suspense how much it is the red light camera ticket now
I pay significantly less for Medical insurance in nevada than i did in Minnesota, car insurance hike sucks though. Take off uninsured motorist though and it saves a good chunk.
@@sitdowndogbreath $305 Google doesn't hurt you to use. That is also the median for most states.
I can't get out of Las Vegas soon enough. When we moved here in 1999 it was like Paradise. Start going downhill about 2010. Now we're fully Californicated. I see the writing on the Wall.
I left it 1998 it was okay back then a full Lake of water what the hell have you people done there the last 2 2 years
@@sitdowndogbreathmass migration, drought, plus nobody wants to tap into the ocean of water underneath the Nevada desert.
@@anthonytony8328 how far is the ocean of water under Nevada and where is in Nevada
@@sitdowndogbreath not sure? There's also water under the Nevada portion of Death Valley but the Environmental Gamnas claim There's a small endangered 1" fish down there that nobody gives a shit about so they're not tapping into it.
@@anthonytony8328 what fish and how would the environmental people would know such a thing as the water supply top secret?
Lived there for 11 years, and I would say Summerlin is my favorite part about it, although there are debates whether if it's a separate city or not
Hell yeah, Torrance! My first 10 yrs was in Pedro, then moved to Torrance off Anza/Lomita. Arnold and South High haha. (Also went to Torrance High too for a bit). In Vegas now.
I LOVE Jacob's Life In Vegas. Moved to Vegas so my daughter could attend UNLV.
It was great to hear the story behind how you got started. Congrats!
As a former resident of Vegas, I watched this out of idle curiosity, to see what your take on it is.When you said you're from west Torrance, I LOL'd, sitting here on my couch in my home off Anza & Del Amo Blvd. :)
Love the story at the end. I live in Las Vegas and am trying to make a channel about Las Vegas "Everything Vegas". This is a cool town. The story's I could tell you go for days.
I've been to Vegas 3 times but will never go back. Great info Briggs...
Over the course of many years visiting LV for business and fun, one thing that struck me (positively) was the vast quantity and high quality (usually) of free live music. There are lounges scattered throughout the big resorts where you can pause to enjoy a cool drink and cool tunes. Be sure to bring a little folding money for tips.
I've also seen a lot of comedy headliners at the big resorts as well as lesser-known stand-ups at the smaller venues around town.
You don't have to burn through stacks of cash to have fun in Vegas.
So, it's not actually free.
@@roadwarrior528 Sure it is. Drinking is optional. So is tipping. You're free to opt to be an ass-hat, though.
I lived there from 1996 (age 23) to 2004 (age 31). I learned the majority of my life lessons within that 8 year time frame. I could write a book about my time there, but I won't...The best thing for me during that time was I got my Culinary School (degree) Education while living there. All I have to say is: 1. Remember those big fancy hotels didn't build themselves, take a nice look but keep your money in your wallet cuz you won't win there. 2. If you want good food and decent prices and want to dump your money into a machine, cuz you might win, hit a local hotel/casino (a station casino, Sam's Town, AZ Charlie's) 3. keep your money/cards in your front pocket, and guard them with your life. And always be aware of your surroundings at all times, especially on the strip and in hotel parking garages, 4. There are scam artists everywhere looking for someone to rob, so if someone comes up to you and says give me 20 bucks and Ill come back in 10 minutes with 50, DON'T!! (I saw that happen so many times) And 5. Don't give $$ to the panhandlers standing on the streets with their signs asking. Those guys make in one day what most people make in a week. Local news did stories on them... Thanks for listening... and thank you Briggs for your videos. From one Southland Native to Another who got out (go Dodgers!!!)
I’ve lived in Vegas for 5 years you cannot buy a livable house for under 300k and that is quickly escalating. The market is absolutely ridiculous.
I literally just saw a pic of Fremont Street taken in the early 1900s.
It was in an article showing a bunch of century+ old pics.
I love Las Vegas... I'm from Buffalo NY, and I've traveled all over the US. I absolutely love Buffalo, cheap cost of living, no wildfires to deal with, no tornado season, no hurricanes, no heat waves, no earthquakes... We have all 4 seasons with beautiful summers.... but if I was ever to move away from Buffalo it would be to Las Vegas. Only thing I'm worried about is how hot it gets in Vegas during the summer. Only times I've ever been to Vegas is during the fall and winter months so I'm not sure if I'd be able to handle the summer heat, I've never experienced it.
I have visited Vegas 6 times in the last 3 years for short vacations. I live in Portland, Or where we have 4 distinct seasons and generally mild weather (with the exception of 2021). I have visited Vegas twice in the month of September, and it seems like an oven outside - with brutally hot weather. Would never move there mostly due to the very hot Summers.
Briggs, you and the ditchwalker arrowhead hunting videos might be my two favorite channels.
I live in black mountain they are turning the old golf course into single story quarter acre lots. Starting $700k. Remember black mountain is close to downtown Henderson so a lot of old buildings.
i moved there 2019 and it was the most terrible years of my life! left in sept 21. it was super ghetto.
Lived there 20 years. Left in 2005. Living in very rural Kentucky town. 4,000 Sq.Ft. House on 4.5 acres for 1/5 of price our 3,000 sq.ft. House we sold in Las Vegas. Nashville is two hours From us and even their traffic isn’t near What Vegas was when we left. Haven’t been back but for a visit in 9 years. Don’t miss it at all!
You sold at a perfect time, before the crash. Lucky you!
HAPPY FRIDAY BRIGGS!!😃👍🌴🌴
Same to you!
I live in Las Vegas it's very very expensive compared to where I lived in Michigan and Kansas but I love it here the mountains are so beautiful
I lived in Vegas couldn’t pay me to ever go back.
Same! I love the state that I moved to 🌞🌴 near the coast
Lived there for 15 years
I watched that same video about John Wayne and cancer. They actually were filming in St George Utah, but all the winds blew the radiation crap from the test site to St George.
I’m going to Las Vegas in the beginning of march to tour! I can’t wait!
We went there on our 25th anny.......WOW.....Blew $3500 ,was worth every penny.
My # 1 reason to go...food in the casinos OMGoodness lol. If there was a down size , I missed the green grass ,shade trees of the delta.( it's a DRY Heat ) it was hot lol
LV is one of my favorite weekend trips. My favorite Vegas events are Las Vegas Philharmonic Orchestra concerts which determine my visit dates. Surprised? This ultra fine and innovative ensemble would be a major cultural gem in any city n the planet.
The Smith Center is the single best thing about the city. I grew up in LV and saw the area transform culturally since the early 2000s
Good job. Fun and informative. Thanks for the video.
Greetings from the PPRC GOOD video. Went to LV when my parents lived in Lake Havasu city for a while. 🚗.mini.
Good video, but the data is a little old.
It's funny, I never heard of the restaurant you mentioned.
I used to live in Las Vegas for about 26 years and recently moved to Texas, and I have no intention of ever going back.
Las Vegas has been invaded by Los Angeles, and they have brought their gangs, crime, drugs, & politics with them.
My previous home used to be a nice neighborhood, now it is a graffiti ridden ghetto with gunshots heard on a nightly basis.
Cost of living is also going up, one of my friends who stayed behind says that his rent is increasing by 33%, with some other properties going up as much as 66%. Then there is the fact that the city is not self-sustainable and heavily relies on the transportation industry, with the gas prices going up the cost of goods and services is also on the steep rise.
Their governor has been moving in lockstep with the COVID policies of California, destroying the tourist industry and bankrupting the state.
One of the things that really worried me, they are in the middle of a massive drought. Lake Mede, their primary water supply, is at a record low. Well below 33% of it's total capacity, but the housing projects are still being built and they are sending millions of gallons of water downstream to Los Angeles.
I love Nevada especially Las Vegas!❤❤
I lived there in the early 2000's during the housing crash for 5 years and never what to go back.
Las Vegas is still going thru its teenage years, and when it becomes more of an adult, it may be attractive enough to return to. For that to happen, a world class art museum and a light rail system.
Fabulous Las Vegas !
I was raised in Henderson specifically in Seven Hills, which is just outside of Vegas in the early 2000s. It’s not the same as it used to be, I wanted to travel back just to relive some childhood memories, but it would just depress me when thinking about the old times.
Great series.
If you haven't done it yet, can you do one on San Diego?
Pretty spot on, well put together...
Tacos El Gordo for the win! Loved going to that place when I lived in Vegas.
the first hotel-casino is downtown and it's address is #1 Fremont St. Now called the Golden Gate, it was originally called The Nevada Hotel, and opened in 1906. In the early 1950's? it was purchased by some Italian American men from San Francisco, thus the eventual name of Golden Gate, although they originally named it Sal Sagev, Las Vegas spelled backward. One of these Italian American men bought out the others, and last I knew, his sons still owned and operated the Golden Gate Hotel & Casino. I know this because the Golden Gate was where I got my first job in Las Vegas, when I moved there in 1993. It was a great place to work, and I learned a lot of history about Las Vegas downtown, which was already going strong before any strip hotel or casino.
PS: Las Vegas was originally settled by Mormons, after the native Americans, and the Spanish priests.
I’m actually thinking about moving to Las Vegas around this time next year.
The only jobs are working at a Casino? I definitely thought of another one first! I went to Las Vegas once for a convention, but only because I wanted to go to CA, and the the Hoover Dam. I lost $.50 playing the nickel slots. That was enough for me. Great video!
We just moved to Las Vegas and we absolutely love it. We moved here from Charleston, SC which is an actual hell hole. Vegas has a great quality of life and lifestyle. We couldn't be happier to live here.
Hi Briggs..., Besides { Jacobs Life in Vegas )..., there are "five more Vlogs on Las Vegas" that everyone should watch and enjoy beautiful videos on Las Vegas, including Hotel & Casinos tours, room tours, restaurants, best Steaks, Mexican food & Tacos, Italian restaurants, and cheap food restaurants or casino food courts, bars, lounges, happy hours, dive bars, cheap beer bars, nightclubs, transportation, and ( FREE ) stuff to do in Las Vegas too... * My top five (5) list of Vloggers in Las Vegas with excellent videos and truthful insider information are..., #1) Jacobs Life in Vegas #2) Pompsie #3) Norma Geli + bloopers at the end of each video (LOL) #4) Travel Ruby... #5) Yellow Productions * All five are worth watching and learning about Las Vegas and ( NOT ) be disappointed with very informative information... * Thanks Briggs..., excellent introduction or beginner video on Las Vegas, and thank you for sharing the video... Enjoy the top five (5) Vloggers (above) in Las Vegas and, of course, watch all of the "World According To Briggs," videos too... Mike in Montana :)
Vegas is a good gateway city. The 15 north to Salt Lake City is like 4 hours and the 15 south to la is 6 hours so Vegas is a good place to live because of that solely
I lived in "The 9th island" in 1995-9. North Vegas was talked down, but I had friends whom lived there. Tacos de Mexico was a good drive in chain, which are all over the Southwest. The pace of change there is/was discomfiting. I had a nice visit there in 2005. Vegas is a bit resented there, sort of a tail that wags the dog scenario. Like how the rural high desert versus the metropolis thing throughout the Western U.S.
I lived in Vegas for 2 1/2 years I still go back and visit often for concerts ,etc.. and it is changed so much for the worst .
Vegas was a retirement destination( buying a townhouse in Henderson )while I negotiated a real estate deal in the Dominican Republic. But I retired to Charrolett NC. For reasons best left to share with a therapist. But I never enjoyed gambling even when I won, If you are like me, retiring in Henderson (15 mins from the strip) Vegas is a nice place to leave your ghost. Really good folks off the strip.
my mom bought a townhouse in Henderson. They just sold it for twice what they paid. I love visiting but have no desire to live there it is too damn hot. But there is plenty to and it is fun.
Hey Briggs, can you do some more of of What’s going on videos for 4 different cities, Raleigh, NC, Norfolk, VA, San Antonio, TX and West Palm Beach, FL please? I have visited Raleigh, NC many times along with living in San Antonio, TX and now here in WPB. I was also born In Norfolk, VA and lived in Virginia Beach for the first 5 years of my life before moving to small town in North Carolina over an hour away., where we would go up to Norfolk, VA for all the big stuff there. Thank You and love all of your videos. They are very informative.
I've been in Henderson since 2006 and wanted to move away for YEARS. I'm finally making it happen in a few months. I just can't deal with it anymore. It's too hot and it's not where I want to raise my son. I'm a pharmacy technician and the pay here is terrible compared to other states. I'm so excited to leave! 🤸🏾♀️🤸🏾♀️🤸🏾♀️
What's up with the ominous music/tone in between the categories 🤷🏻♂️ I'm waiting for a scream at the end. Briggs are you trying to tell us something? 🤣 Love your vids! Never wanted to visit till I saw this video
Good for you!!
What is up with Phoenix?
Would you consider a what's up with East St Louis? You mention it like every episode lol. I lived there prior to the military and it's not as bad as you make it seem lol. Love both channels btw.
Can you plz do one on Charlotte and Atlanta, thanks
Thanks!
Do affordable college towns please
Tuscaloosa
Athens
Tucson
@@jasonispunk lmao
What happens in Vegas can stay in Vegas …. I went there twice in 1990 , Memorial and Labor day weekends . I’ll never go back 😎……
Thx for the flashbacks man.
I love Vegas. It's a fun city. Going to have to try Honey Salt.
The Hispanic girl you know called Las Vegas the Meadows. That reminded me of an Eskimo girl I dated (until she broke it off. OUCH) who told me "Inuit" is now the current term for Eskimo.
On my tenth or eleventh trip my friends said they wanted to come although neither gambles. They thought they would see all they wanted in four days and would not have to go back. When we returned home they wanted to know when we could all go back. They said 5here was so much they had not seen and wanted to visit again. I have to throw in a plug for my favorite casino the South Point(largest non strip hotel). Big rooms bowling alleys, sixteen screen movie complex(with a great concession area) friendly staff and much more. It’s not close to the strip but well worth your consideration.
Checked out Jacob’s channel. Stellar!! He needs to do some updates.
Been in Vegas for 45 years, can't think of living anywhere else.
The thing is this, Vegas isn't a place for you if you have addiction's, as a local, I don't drink, smoke, or gamble. People move here thinking it's going to like their weekend get away 24/7. It's not!
Hey Briggs! Why do you change the thumbnail on your videos so often?
vegas, ironically enough, is an outdoorsmans paradise. less than an hour away - mt. charleston (snow skiing, hiking, etc.). red rock canyon (rock climbing, hiiking etc.). lake mead/colorado river (fishing, boating, 4x4ing, etc.) desert wildlife national refuge;1.6 million acres and the largest refuge in the u.s. outside of alaska (hunting, 4x4ing, camping, etc.). roughly 3 hrs away - grand canyon (west rim), death valley, zion, bryce national parks. so much more i could type about, but in closing, ca., ar., and ut. are less than an hour away.
Whats up nice video do one on charlotte n.c next
I'm at Fremont now. It's wild
My Girlfriend and I are heading to Vegas for the first time in early April. We're kind of stuck on whether to go to Death Valley or Zion with the time we have. Zion seems a little more interesting for some reason but Death Valley would probably have better weather at that time of year. Any locals or regulars have thoughts on that?
100% Zion, I have a house right near there and been to both, Zion has the best homes in America. CHeck out angels landing hike or zions narrows river walk
April is great for Death Valley and it's an awesome place to visit. Great desert resort near there, Armagossa, you can ride camels, stunning oasis type place just across the state line in Nv about an hour out of DV.
Hikes in America *
Same here. I ventured there quite often in my 20’s. But the last time I was there with a friend visiting their brother I got introduced to his two daughters who where high end prostitues. Apparently this is happening to many working families where both parents are working raising kids old enough to be left at home alone. It’s a promised high end life they get sucked into and leave their homes for it.
Having young girls at the time I learned about this, I would not ever recommend raising a family there.
Well that’s one other thing that’s up with Las Vegas NV anyway.
Bro, I grew up in Southern California all my life and I’m Hispanic, no one has ever called them the Meadows lol I think she was messing with you or trying to show off that she knew the English translation of a word we rarely use
Dude, you could argue that the settlement of Las Vegas started in 1855--when the Mormons started a fort out there and started growing crops in the meadows.
How did he entirely skip the Mormon settlement chapter? And don’t forget later when E. Parry Thomas the Mormon banker completely changed Las Vegas and made people like Steve Wynn billionaires
And the Mormons are very much in power with city, county, state positions. There's a Mormon Temple at the base of Sunrise Mountain.
Vegas is reluctant to report the deaths of people jumping off the roofs of the casinos.
People jumping off the Hoover Dam overpass. You don't hear anything about what's really going on in Vegas.
It's all Glitz and glamour. They try to make it look good but having lived here for thirty years you get to know the inside story that is never reported along with the casinos getting robbed
I moved to Las Vegas in 1980 and stayed for 34 years. I stayed as long as I did because I had two businesses there. I moved to Oregon in 2014 and I have absolutely loved it. I tried Vegas last year for a few months and the city has turned into a sewer. Too many people, too many unfriendly people, too many people who dont care. Its dirty, full of homeless and ruthless people. I always hated the phrase 'sin city' and as a resident in Las Vegas, I've felt that this phrase gives people permission to do crap they wouldnt do at home, not thinking about the people who live here, just doing outrageous and illegal stuff every day of the week. Nevada has never brought itself up from being close to dead last in quality of public school education in the past 40 years. They've never focused on what is good for the people who live there, only what is good for the casinos, good for construction, and for sports teams. We never needed sports teams, we needed good public schools and universities, and more community among the people there. It will never change.
I lived in Vegas for 40 years, I grew up there. I hate that place! I'm never going back not even to visit.
I know this video is kind of old but I’ve lived in Vegas for 32 years now and I plan to move. Vegas gets way too hot in the summer and no one goes outside, the east side of Vegas is mostly ghetto, housing prices and rent are getting expensive, and the gas prices are some of the highest in the nation. Oh and our education system is the worst in the county.
I live in las Vegas, it's a wonderful city
Do anyone know if being an electrician is a great job in vegas? Im interested in moving there
Now someone who's a member of the electrician union here, makes good money.
After living a year in Phoenix, desert terrain is not for me either but you'll have a hard time ever running out of unique things to do in Vegas
Yeah… Moved from Orlando FL to Vegas. I thought Florida was bad but oh boy is Vegas ridiculous. Especially its drivers! Always racing to the next red light or tailgating the hell outta ya.
I'm in Vegas now, thinking to go back to FL. Lived in Tampa and Gainesville... really wish I stayed in Gainesville tbh. But I'm considering Orlando. Not really feeling Vegas...just not my kind of city, trying to give it a chance but there is things I just can't get over...this is kindof trivial but I HATE how they handle vehicles here, I got spoiled how cheap it is in FL and how little you have to do to keep your car on the road every year, being able to get 2 year tags for cheaper than what it cost here for 1 year, just got an insurance quote for Vegas and was pretty annoyed to find out it's gonna go higher, and that's sad because I have insurance from Tampa, and I thought my insurance was already high. No matter where I live I always want to go back to FL. And I'm from this region, I'm from Colorado, but FL always calling me back.
And yeah people drive crazy af here, I thought FL drivers were wild...nah, these people are dangerous on normal residential roads, going 60+ in a 45 is the norm here apparently.
Did you make any whiskey with all your stills? BTW Briggs our house burned down Monday morning.
the percentm may have decreased a lot but what are the numbers at each census
I like to call it LOST WAGES!
Jacob's is a great channel, with a good variety of subjects. It's also fun to watch his live feeds.
Vegas is really hard to navigate when trying to find things other than casino's. I didn't see a single club like you see on TV but we're not late night people anyway plus I heard it was like $1000.00 per drink. We couldn't figure out how to get to any of the different food spots we wanted to try and we only found one buffet called mainstreet but we had to take a bus to get to it. Maybe next time we'll drive. FYI, charge everyone who asks for a cigarette for a dollar, didn't take me long to figure that out and theyre $$$ on the strip.