Only in Vegas!

I'm at my annual convention for promotional products (2011 PPAI EXPO in Las Vegas) and as always this event and Las Vegas never lets me down for bizarre behavior. Besides your normal seniors blowing their social security money,hotel hookers and other random mutants(Las Vegas is #1 People Watching destination), i had 2 things that happened to me that stood out.

#1 You've Got To Be Kidding Me!

I'm a buyer at the show so I walk around and vendors are trying to get my business. Lots of people trying to ingratiate themselves to me.On the 2nd day within 10 minutes of each other 2 sales reps from different vendors see me and walk to greet me. They both do the same exact thing. As they walk towards me to shake my hand, they both wipe their nose with their bare hand! You serious?!?!? I'm freaked but they do this when they are so close to me, I end up shaking their hand. YUCKKKK!!!! I immediately look for a vendor that sells anti bacterial spray/gel(which there are about 30 at this event), run over and quickly soak my hands in it.

#2 A Senior Moment

I'm talking to a woman I know and standing in an aisle in between exhibitor booths and I'm holding my Blackberry in my hand. All of a sudden a old man in a scooter(The kind of scooter a senior citzen, disabled person or a person who hasn't been to a health club or had a salad in years would ride)drives at me and says "Can I have that?" This old guy grabs my Blakcberry which i'm not letting go of. This guy is laughing and keeps repeating "can I have that?" while trying to drive off. I'm not letting go and scooter boy is dragging me a few feet when I say "NO YOU CAN'T!" while ripping my hand away from his. He drives off laughing like an escaped mental patient.

I think if I went to more trade shows (only go to one a year) or lived in Las Vegas, I'd have enough material to post to this blog twice day

only in Vegas!