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[TheDude]

If the HQ is in Vegas it's going to be extremely tempting to go whatever rubbish goes on during the day.

I went to a developers conference in Vegas.

Some of my colleagues literally stepped off the plane and disappeared for four days only to resurface worse for wear for the flight home.

I had to collect one such colleague from one of the casino bar on my way to the coach. He had managed to acquire a large but thankfully temporary dollar bill tattoo on his neck and had his arms around two rather brassy ladies.

[WTFH]

It can't be any worse than Vegas. At least there's something 'natural' at Niagara.

When you were in Vegas, what way did you go to get to the Grand Canyon?
It’s very impressive when seen from the air in a private helicopter, and with the amount of money you are earning (based on other threads), it’s the only way to see it.

Niagra is very like Vegas, a big shopping experience.
If you want to see impressive falls, go to the smoke that thunders - best seen at the start of the rainy season. A lot of tourists want to see it in full flow, and take helicopter rides over it, but in full flow the spray is several hundred metres high, so from your chopper all you see is spray not the magnificence of the falls.

[jamesbrown]

It can't be any worse than Vegas. At least there's something 'natural' at Niagara.

It can and it is. If you happened across it by accident on a hike, you’d think it quite impressive. In all other circumstances, it’s a massive disappointment compared to other famous parks (I say that having visited all of the major US national parks and most US states). It’s the Disney of waterfalls surrounded by tat.

[Lance]

It can't be any worse than Vegas. At least there's something 'natural' at Niagara.

is it business class flights? If not tell them you ain't available.
That's my take.

[oliverson]

I see you haven't been there.

It can't be any worse than Vegas. At least there's something 'natural' at Niagara.

[Lance]

I see you haven't been there.

I stopped once. For 10 minutes. Then carried on driving to Toronto.

[jamesbrown]

Called it. Difficult to apply basic IR35 rules when it's a nice place

I see you haven't been there.

[oliverson]

Called it. Difficult to apply basic IR35 rules when it's a nice place

Ha ha. Spot on Columbo :-D

[northernladuk]

it’s not Vegas, it’s Niagra Falls!!

Called it. Difficult to apply basic IR35 rules when it's a nice place

[jamesbrown]

In June, you swap cold for a bajillion tourists, which is worse than cold. Plus it's naff.

[oliverson]

A bit cold and a bit naff, then.

Not at the end of June apparently.

[jamesbrown]

A bit cold and a bit naff, then.

[oliverson]

Wait till he tells you where it is. I'm guessing it's somewhere interesting and the evening do's and entertainment outweigh the 8 hours of drivel. A certain large phara in the Manchester area regularly did events in many different countries and I would have put up with a days jerking just to get the chance to go and explore in the evenings.

If the HQ is in Vegas it's going to be extremely tempting to go whatever rubbish goes on during the day.

it’s not Vegas, it’s Niagra Falls!!

[jamesbrown]

Wait till he tells you where it is. I'm guessing it's somewhere interesting and the evening do's and entertainment outweigh the 8 hours of drivel. A certain large phara in the Manchester area regularly did events in many different countries and I would have put up with a days jerking just to get the chance to go and explore in the evenings.

If the HQ is in Vegas it's going to be extremely tempting to go whatever rubbish goes on during the day.

Or you could just go to Vegas anytime you wanted, I guess

You're not going to save that much, a couple of grand. Personally, I wouldn't feck around with that to save a couple of grand, especially if the OP isn't billing (and they shouldn't be if it's an opportunity to gain more business, rather than a permie handhold).

[northernladuk]

If it's a circle jerk with a bunch of permies, I wouldn't touch it, but not primarily because of IR35, more because WTF would you want to?

Wait till he tells you where it is. I'm guessing it's somewhere interesting and the evening do's and entertainment outweigh the 8 hours of drivel. A certain large phara in the Manchester area regularly did events in many different countries and I would have put up with a days jerking just to get the chance to go and explore in the evenings.

If the HQ is in Vegas it's going to be extremely tempting to go whatever rubbish goes on during the day.