In the Southwest

I arrived into Las Vegas last night, via Allegiant Air. It was the first time I'd flown that low-cost carrier, as they started offering flights from Cedar Rapids, Des Moines, Sioux Falls and Madison to Vegas this year. I'd fly them again. The planes were new and clean, all the seats were leather, and there was a lot more leg room than on my Lufthansa flight to Europe. If you're going to/from Vegas, check their site for pricing, as they don't seem to show up on Orbitz/Expedia/Travelocity. Their web site design rather sucks, but the price was right. I woke up before everyone else this morning and was pleasantly surprised to find that MSN has a local dial-up number for Sandy Valley, the small town outside of Las Vegas where my parents' house is. I knew AOL had put in a local number here last year, but I use MSN when I travel, and I didn't feel like waking up mom and dad to get their password for their AOL account. The phone lines out here in the sticks only will let me connect at 28.8, but at least I don't have to pay long distance any more...