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I was off work last week so my wife and I went to Las Vegas for a few days.

We've been there a number of times -- but never have we seen the Las Vegas strip so empty on a Sunday night.

There wasn't a single car.

Did I mention there wasn't any noise either?  Cabs couldn't be found.  Honking was non-existent.

The reason: the strip was shut down so the city could host a marathon.

After the run, we noticed the mess on the ground.  In the picture below, those are thousands of Dixie cups dropped by the runners who needed a quick drink.

We wondered if the city had a plan to pick up the trash.  Yes it did.  The cups were gone in less than an hour.

We should have known -- this is a city that has to pick up the adult entertainment cards that are passed out on the sidewalk all year long and get dropped seconds later.