http://www.wtsp.com/news/national/story.aspx?storyid=148766&catid=81
Las Vegas, NV - Talk about a hunka, hunka burning solar love. This is one of the most bizarre hotel stories ever. A condo owner at the Vdara Hotel & Spa in Vegas' CityCenter -- just across the way from the Elvis tribute show at the Aria resort -- says he was fried while sunning at the pool. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that the pool, which sits under a south-facing glass tower -- has hot spots which can singe hair and melt plastic drink cups and bags. It has a diagram of how the sun could bounce off the curved glass and do damage. Lawyer Bill Pintas of Chicago, who co-owns a Vdara condo, told the Review-Journal that around noon Sept. 16, he took a dip and then flopped on his stomach on a recliner. He became so uncomfortable that he had to move. He said he tried to put on his flip-flops, but they were too hot to touch. So he ran to a shady spot. "I was effectively being cooked," Pintas told the newspaper. He smelled an acrid odor -- some of his hair was scorched, he said. Pool staffers told him they dubbed the phenomenon in certain areas of the pool "the Vdara death ray." When he returned to his chair, he noticed a plastic bag holding a newspaper was burned and melted in places. Gordon Absher, a spokesman for MGM Resorts International, which owns Vdara, told the newspaper the company was aware of "hot spots" that designers thought they had resolved by installing a film on south-facing windows. He said they are working on an effective solution. Pintas told the paper he doesn't plan to sue, but expects the hotel to rectify the problem. Review-Journal staffers visited the pool -- a few stories above ground -- unannounced and found a "hot spot" during one visit around noon. I have stayed at Vdara and briefly observed bathers and sunners at the pool, but neither felt nor heard reports of hotspots. It's ironic that one of the all-suite hotel's biggest drawing cards -- its soaring windows with great views of Vegas -- is turning into a liability. Readers, have you experienced anything similar while sunning at a hotel in Vegas or elsewhere? _______________________________________________ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://lists.etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews
