Shirley M. "VieH2O" J.'s Profile

HEADS UP:  I am a Shell Vacation Owner who owns a two-bedroom condo at Kauai Beach Boy, Kauai HI AND I own a two-bedroom condo at Kahana Falls, Napili, Maui HI.

I checked in at the front desk-first on the right side of the counter, then, I shifted from right to left down the counter:

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These people informed me that since I am an owner, I will receive my choice of either a free breakfast or free lunch, compliments of Grandview Resort.  The woman on the right side of the counter checked me in, took my credit card information, and gave me my credit card type room key.

The lady who initially checked me in said if I want to use the condo safe, I have to pay $10.00 PER DAY?  Also, there is NO Internet access, unless I want to pay $25.00 per day?!  Are you kidding me???

Then, shifting to my left of the counter, the man gave me my Grandview Resort parking pass permit.  After the man gave me my parking pass, the other woman asked me would I rather have complimentary show tickets, gambling chips or $100.00 USD.  I opted for the latter:  $100.00 USD, since I do not gamble and I do not like glam Lost Wages shows-too boring for me.

Shifting to the left again, I ask another front desk woman for directions driving to Nellis AFB.  The woman prints out the directions for me.

I exit and drive from the Grandview Resort Front Desk to the Primrose Building #2 . . . something felt amiss after leaving the Front Desk.  It just didn't feel right-my instincts were ringing an alarm inside my head.

O=:-/  Oh-oh . . . When I hear an alarm going off inside my head-something always warns me the situation I am in isn't right.

I park my car in front of the Primrose Building #2.

I couldn't find a luggage cart ANYWHERE, so I could bring my luggage up to my condo.  I looked down the halls, down the parking lot-NO luggage cart!  I schlep my two suitcases to the elevator.

I take the elevator to the eighth floor.  I insert my key into 808's main door-ok . . . that door opened.  Run my credit card room key at 808 A's door.  Door wouldn't open!  I knocked at 808B, my neighbor answers her door.  

I told my neighbor my room key will not open my door & I just came from checking in at the front desk!  My neighbor lets me use her condo house phone calling the front desk notifying the front desk my room key will not open my condo's door.

I waited 30 MINUTES for a security manager to arrive at 808A giving me a new room key!  I'm sitting on the hallway floor waiting for this security manager to come to my condo door, so I can go inside my condo!

Mind you-I haven't even entered my condo and I am tired from driving SIX hours from Oxnard CA!  Come on!  What's taking that security manager so long giving me a new key?  Hallelujah!  Finally!  The security manager arrives and gives me two credit card room keys just in case the other key is defective.  

I enter my 808A condo.  At first glance-the 1-bedroom condominium is nicely equipped with a full size kitchen, en suite bathroom with jacuzzi bath tub/full shower, two plasma TVs, apartment size washer & dryer, adequate, but small living room and dining room.

I began shooting footage of my condo's interior-Videos of Condo 808A:

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From the surface point of view, the condo appears clean, but the entire condo floor was dusty and dirty.  I swept ALL the floors and carpet with an old funky, yellow broom I found in the bedroom closet; I used a piece of cardboard as a dustpan in order picking up the dust and debris left on the floors and carpet-what a mess!

Upon further inspection, I found blood stains on the king size bed comforter, the refrigerator had food stains inside the refrigerator, and I found white splotches of whatever on the throw pillows on the living room sofa!

I have to agree with Tony C's Grandview Resort Review and horrific experience as 100% accurate:

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Furthermore, NEXT DAY-I waited 30 MINUTES stewing, waiting, sitting on one of the armchairs-STILL waiting to receive my free lunch voucher.  However, to my utter dismay-a sales rep approaches me at the Front Desk when I asked for my lunch voucher after waiting so long-45 MINUTES LATER; it's 12:30 PM.

That sales rep took me over to the South Point Casino and ate lunch with me!  Why is THIS man eating lunch with me?  I had NO IDEA I would be accompanied by a sales rep eating lunch, so I kept my cool and maintained a diplomatic stance.

This man ate FAST!  I am a slow eater. This man kept getting up from the table becoming very impatient waiting for me finishing eating my lunch!  Needless to say, I experienced a 4 1/2 hour ARDUOUS sales presentation telling them I don't want to buy anything; THEY MENTAL FLOSSED NOT HEARING ME! Show owner comment »

Gee~I forgot my Nevada & Arizona maps in my NorCAL home!  Doh~I need those maps!

I thought AAA would be down the street from the South Point Casino, but the Fed-X Dude who currently makes deliveries where the old AAA Office used to be didn't know where AAA moved and when.

So, I had to search and ask around where the Las Vegas AAA office moved, but nobody seemed to know at Grandview Resort.  I ran into a tow truck driver at the Arco Gas Station near Charleston heading towards Maryland Parkway and he told me that AAA is on Charleston up the road heading towards Red Rock Canyon . . . Way far away up that l-o-n-g road  . .  about seven miles or more!

Ok~I drive up Charleston . . .twenty minutes later . . . Eureka!  I found AAA!  Yay!  I got my maps from the AAA Travel Specialist . . . now-I am armed planning my trip heading to the two Grand Canyons!

I have a Bingo!  I ate at all three Bronco Billy's Pizza Palaces!  Now-I wish Bronco Billy's Pizza Palace would have one in Orinda, I'd be a happy pizza lover!  Hint-hint!  O=;-D

Same place as the one in Niles-Fremont CA USA.  Consistency is making a perfect pizza at Bronco Billy's Pizza Palace!

I have been eating Bronco Billy's Pizza Palace, since the mid-90's I reckon . . . Yup-I'm an old timer visiting the Essanay Studio Buildings in Niles:  

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I like drinking the cold beers and super-hot pizzas coming right out of the pizza oven . . . YUM!  Now-since I live so far away from Bronco Billy's, I freeze my pepperoni & sausage pizza; thaw a couple of slices, throw the two frozen slices of pizza into a hot oven, eat a couple of slices in a week or two, until all the pizza slices are gone.

Sitting inside Bronco Billy's Pizza Palace, when I have time sitting down eating a pizza here:  Bronco Billy's Pizza Palace gives you the feeling that Charlie Chaplin, Lillian Gish, The Keystone Cops, and Buster Keaton ate their meals while shooting for Essanay Studios.  Bronco Billy's Pizza Palace's ambiance is a throwback to a slower time as if time stood still.

Troy Dogihue LOVES this dog park-very clean, except where the H2O fountain makes a dirty, mud puddle!  Nevertheless, Troy loves that mud puddle!

FYI:  There are nice benches for pet owners to watch their dogs enjoy the dog park.  The big dogs have their own fenced in dog park separating the little dogs from the big dogs.  Across the parking lot is the Animal Shelter.

Uber-short video due to big dog coming towards Troy Dogihue!

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Troy Dogihue was a muddy, dirty dog after playing at the Fremont Lake Elizabeth Dog Park!  I am very pleased and happy Petco is not far from Fremont Lake Elizabeth Dog Park.

After two hours, Troy Dogihue emerged as a squeaky clean, nice smelling dog!  Awesome!  The Dog Groomer was a totally cool, kind, meticulous dude, too!

Also, the retail sales clerk helped me find the appropriate size buying a dog harness for Troy, too.

I ate here two nights ago.  The lasagne and Marsala Chicken were way too soupy!  You know, I ate at a lot of different Old Spaghetti Factory locations such as in San Jose, Oakland (defunct), Honolulu, Folsom, Hollywood (Sunset Blvd.), Roseville, San Diego, and Newport Beach-I don't remember being served soupy lasagne or Marsala Chicken!

I'll upload my pics and you will see how soupy my dinner looked!

P.S.  Please clean the women's bathroom; the women's bathroom has a funky stench!

Great pit stop location for hot burgers-and I do mean HOT because other locations, the burgers are tepid, not even near warm.

Aside for the food, there is a car wash next door, so while you're eating your burger, you car is getting washed and detailed.  Nice!

Jack is good at this location-Clean restroom when I had to go . . .

From an actor's POV (point of view):

Watching tourists sit for hours watching actors working on set is pretty amazing and quite entertaining.  Sometimes the tourists are the laughers for a particular show, sometimes you hear raw clapping or inaudible yelling from a heckler in the audience.

Anyway, it's funny, nevertheless watching the tourists watching us, the actors as IF they're watching TV in their home:  Tourists' feet propped up on the railing banister or half of their legs with no shoes on folded over the back of the studio chairs, reading newspapers, magazines,

Assistant Director constantly reminding, warning the tourists to turn off their cellphones during  filming a live production, etc.  All sorts of odd housekeeping issues arises when tourists enter the set:  Unauthorized photography taking pictures on set when told not to . . . no eating or drinking on the studio floor . . .please throw your trash into the trash can and the list goes on and on.

Oh, well-that's a 16 to 21-hour work day working on set for me and for actors, David Spade, Melanie Griffith, Andy Griffith, Malcolm in the Middle: Burning Man - Season 7, Episode 1 - http://TV.com audition (Lol!), Ashton Kutcher, and so many other actors I had the privilege working on set, etc.

I highly frown upon children attending, joining the studio audience because most productions who uses audiences, aka, tourists are there for at least two to five hours, unless, it's a kiddie show!  Most children become restless after one hour and the AD always has to stop filming due to a crying child or children who are in the studio audience.

Thus, delaying our final, martini shot by at least three hours before wrapping for the day!