Bokomaru

If by “real” you mean amyl, then no, that’s still illegal except for medical use. Although there’s a certain fetish store that was making its own brew a couple of years back. Worth asking them what’s in it. Maybe they’ve procured the real thing. DM for details.

I was in a club recently that does enforce a collared shirt policy and even worse, has a zero tolerance policy for mobile phones in public areas. Very old school. Exclusive? Well, it’s all relative I suppose. Very exclusive? No. More like traditional old money, boys’ club. But anyway they have rooms that are dirt cheap considering that they overlook Central Park from the south. If that’s the place we are talking about, I’d fully understand the desire not to go to a regular hotel.

I’d suspect that the problem isn’t that he can’t afford a collared shirt. That’s an incredibly basic request. Maybe he has plans before or after the suggested time, so it would be very inconvenient for him to change. Is it during Pride weekend?

Yes you can. Previously, before US cards had chips it was problematic once in a while. Now, pretty much everyone in EU knows that American cards are “chip and sign.” Sometimes they take the signature seriously (ask to see ID) but that’s not very common.

For international travel I use Revolut only now. The exchange rates are far superior to credit cards. No 2% rewards but who cares when you save so much on the better exchange? My experience is that banks either charge a % fee for non-USD transactions or they use an exchange rate that has that fee baked into it. Plus, Revolut is chip and PIN. True, you have to fund the card ahead of time, but it’s easy to transfer money directly from my checking via the app. There are other cards similar to Revolut like Wise and N26. Not sure which ones are available for US customers.

The metro card fee is just $1. But I hear you. It’s annoying to need a metro card for airtrain only, since the rest of the system lets you tap to pay. And if you don’t already have a metrocard you end up standing in line with the tourists to get one at train itself. Ugh.

I highly recommend the documentary “The Opera House” which tells the story of the building of Lincoln Center, with particular focus on the Met. It features an interview with Lyontyne Price and wow, she’s amazing. This documentary is currently available on Apple TV for rental. Worth seeking out.

If he knows he has to perform, maybe he’d be more careful about booking other clients near the same time. Or perhaps he’d want to make sure his sexual energy wasn’t otherwise spent?

I’m more angry than saddened by this situation. If the deal goes through I will never watch golf again. Sounds like a dramatic reaction, but my gut says walk away.