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I think it is an exaggeration to say most Canadians do not have money presumably to pay for such things as medical care. Because our taxes are generally higher than in the US, both income and sales taxes, which are imposed by both federal and provincial governments (except Alberta), people feel they are entitled to "free" medical.care in return. The amount governments can direct to medical care is finite of course and there are many competing pressures to spend on orher programs. When we in Canada look to the south of us we see a society that is no better off in terms of health overall and in many way less healthy despite their much vaunted private medical system. We also see shorter life spans in the US and much higher levels of obesity and other illnesses that aggravate health outcomes in older people. Overall I like our system mainly because no-one goes to bed each night worrying about an illness that could put them into bankruptcy.

Most of my circle are well off financially and are of an age when they are encountering health issues which often require hospitalization and operations. Like myself they have good doctors both gp's and specialists to look after their concerns. What one reads about in the papers is obviously true such as not everyome having a family doctor or waiting lines for needed surgeries. Our popularion is growing fast, I million immigrants in the last year, and doctors are not being replaced quickly enough. People who have been here all their lives tend to hang onto their doctors, like myself. I have no problem.accessing them when I need to. Newcomers are finding it difficult to do the same. However they came here knowing the situation and still chose Canada over the place they left. So that says something. I think the impression people have looking on from the outside is distorted by the sensational stories they read about in the media. Those who are satisfied with their care rarely speak up about it and their stories are not covered.They wouldn't sell newspapers or get face time on TV.

For an interesting look into the profit driven US health care system, read today's NYT on the look into the hernia repair business and the wreckage it has perpetrated on thousands of patients receiving treatment on the DaVinci robotic machines which doctors have trained for by watching Facebook instructional videos. Yeek.

I think you are only getting a one sided view of the situation in Canada. The experience I and my circle of froends and acquaintances is far different to the opinions expressed here. And I live in Ontario, Canada's largest province.

I found @unicorn to be very confrontational and will not miss his acerbic and dismissive attitude. In my view he had some unattractive attributes in other respects as well. But each to his own.

Matthew Perry's mother was better known to us Canadians as she was a well respected journalist in Canada and Pierre Trudeau's press secretary. Justin Trudeau went to school with Matthew, who grew up in Ottawa, and has offered his condolences. Perry was always appreciated for not forgetting his roots when he became rich and famous. Imagine earning $1million an episode on Friends! He and his fellow actors were the first to pull in that kind of money on a TV sitcom.

One last comment on Montreal's Village. I had dinner on Friday night at Saloon and it was as lively as ever. I had heard it was taken over by new owners during the pandemic. The new ones have kept all the features that made it popular. The waiters are are dressed in black, which is very becoming. The food was good (I had black Angus steak done medium rare). The place was fairly crowded but no waiting lines for tables (around 8pm). And a drag queen came in and entertained the diners in a nice way, just pranced around to the dj's music (you could see him in his booth spinning the vinyl). A very nice way to while away a couple of hours.

I actually don't have to imagine. In the day, that is 20 odd years ago, having sex with the dancers in the cabins was pretty routine, at least for me and some others I knew. They had either swing doors or curtains then and some dancers were willing to go all the way. And I mean all the way. Of course the management tried to curtail it and dancers were suspended for two weeks if caught. There were no reprisals for the clients. Once I was caught giving head to a dancer whose real name was Louis, and he was suspended on the spot. I took him home and compensated him well. We also had a few more dates during his suspension as I felt somwhat conplicite in his predicament. I still have pics on my computer of his magnificent dick and ass.

Interesting ad. First time saw such a provider from the distant past offering his services. And agree on the ext3nsive porno images.

This is not dancer related but related to my trip to Montreal this weekend. When I left the hotel and picked up my car in the underground parking at the Hyatt in the Village, I had a flat rear tire. On a Sunday morning. You can imagine my consternation! Luckily I had thrown a can of instant repair and inflation in the trunk years ago(my Mercedes is 23 years old) but had never had occasion to use it. So I tried it and it worked, just as described on the can. It was good enough to get to a gas station which had a air pump so I topped it up. I was able to drive home 120 miles at 60mph ( I didn't want to press my luck) and put the car in my garage. I only lost 20 minutes in my travel time from hotel to home. What a life saver that little can was! If you drive a lot, get one.

I was in Montreal this weekend and paid a visit to Campus Friday evening after many years absence. Arrived around 8:30 and left at 10. There were over a dozen dancers and more came in for the 9 shift and a few might have left. They were all great looking, most my type, muscular but not muscle bound. Nice slim waists and medium height to taller. All friendly; I took a dance with Matt, who told me he has worked there for a number of years. Still seemed young. A hockey player, works in a factory and very good looking. I talked with a few others, Matthew and Alexandre, both nice looking and not aggresive. I didn't lead them on since Matt was enough to satisfy my lust lol. I had had a workout with an escort in the afternoon so kept the number of dances to 3 with Matt. There is no cover on the door of each cabin so not like the old days when one could have a lot of fun. About the women, there were only a few, maybe 3, when I arrived but they started piling in around 9:30. When I left at 10 there were 6 waiting to pay the cover $8. to come in. All very plain looking. I didn't see woman taking a dancer to the back and I was sitting near the entrance to the private booths just beside the dj. Overall a very enjoyable experience for what it was. But for me I get more bang for my buck with escorts. Had two wonderful ones for the weekend. Oh and the weather was great, especially Saturday. Sunny and almost 20c. People were in shorts.

I saw a new provider this afternoon and for me it was an expected one hour drive to his hotel, in "normal circumstsnces." But I knew this weekend was not normal because the main highway into Ottawa was shut down in the downtown core for replacement of an overhead bridge. So traffic was going to be a nightmare and it was. I left early and thought I had worked out a good alternative itinerary but didn't count on some construction zones on this unfamiliar route. So I was a half hour late but kept in touch by text the entire time. He was so gracious and relaxed about it that I had no stress. Oh, the other thing going on downtown when I got close to his hotel were large demonstrations for the Palestinians, Ottawa being Canada's capital and a large group of them were ahead of me trying to get into the parking lot. I was going to be another 15 minutes delayed so I just left the car in the lot without prepaying as required. I thought I might get a ticket or have the car booted but to my pleasure it was sitting there just waiting to be driven away. I paid anyway even though there was no gate to go through. It was a win win.

Looks more like a calf than a bull. Just sayin.

I love his Twitter feed with the puppies and assorted animals interacting. Precious.

You were in Detroit and flew in a provider to Detroit and bought local. This doesn't make sense.

Sorry to hear you have Covid. Hope you get over it soon.

I agree but I have come across some who escort outside NA, like SirPeter, whose ad I recemtly saw from a place in Europe.

Years ago New Hope was very gay. Has that changed?

I have now read all these prior threads when he went under a different name. Quite a stirred pot. He's met many people and they have varying opinions of him. Some of his posts seemed very unprofessional in their tone and choice of words. Overall it seems not a good idea to get on his bad side.

Apropos this situation, I read a review in RM today from a client who gave a negative report of a provider saying the experience was less than satisfactory for, among other reasons, that the bed the provider has was a cheap low rent IKEA model that made a cracking noise and the provider had got upset. In his response the provider stated that he recently bought the bed for over $1000 and that it had made a serious cracking noise under the weight of the extremely heavy client. So he asked the client to get out of the bed. Totally understandable. The two posts from client and provider read together allowed the reader to draw his own conclusions, as it should be. The provider otherwise had positive reviews over a number of years.

This guy is new on RM and has 3 all positive reviews. I don't think it is fair to pan him here on this forum when the poster didn't post a negative review on RM, or so it would seem. Seems to me like a one sided critique. If the poster here had posted a negative review on RM then the provider could have had the opportunity to respond.

Simple rings like sailors wear are a turnon to me. Diamond pendents, not so much.

In every generation since Hollywood was founded there have been women actors who did not accept the restrictions placed on them by a male dominated hierarchy. I can think of stars like Mary Pickford who established her own studio, Mae West who insisted on writing her own scripts and getting equal billing with her male co-stars, Bette Davis who took Warner Bros. to court, lost but won in the end, and others who trailblazed for their fellow female actors. It appears Suzanne Somers was amongst them and good for her.

When Dr. Denial starts a post with the word Dude, you know he is fighting a rear guard action of a losing argument.

Reading her obit today, I was struck by her stand against the television studio when she starred on Three’s Company over her dispute about her salary. She was being paid $30,000 per episode versus John Ritter’s $150,000. She wanted parity and instead the studio wrote her out of the sitcom. She didn’t let it defeat her and instead went on to other successful roles in television. I would think other female stars have since benefitted from her stand although I don’t know if that is the case. I imagine there is still a lot of misogyny in Hollywood.