MikeBiDude

Those posts remind me of:

All caught up! I’ve read just about every one of Michael Connelly’s books - certainly all the Bosch ones. I think they’ve done a good job of portraying Bosch (via Titus Welliver) in all the series. I keep a short list of the restaurants that Connelly often mentions. I’ve visited quite a few here in LA and have more to try.

Believe it not, I was just going to post @Rod Hagen

I’m watching the local LA News and right now the prices creeping up again. $6 is not uncommon. We have huge per gallon gas taxes here in CA.

I’m waiting for feedback on Picard, and also for more episodes of “The Offer” to drop, then I’m going back on Paramount a couple months.

Wow, very sorry to hear that. Met him once on a west coast visit he was making. So sad 😢

This method takes patience, but works very well for me as well.

So even though I’d seen him successfully twice before…3rd visit one hour before arrival he says “I was getting ready for you and I didn’t realize my stomach ache was so bad…” and canceled.

I’m curious if you have a specific tour operator for the helicopter visit to Grand Canyon? I’m looking at tours that land and have light lunch and whatnot in the canyon.

I have not hired him yet. @Lucky a slight correction to your link above, without the underscore you get a whole different gentleman https://rentmen.eu/Private_Dancer/

Yeah there’s a LOT going on in that pic!

Well RentMasseur now says $160. But I talked with Christian and he said $200 “sensual”. Quoted $260 for 90 min sensual at my request. We are trying to arrange, I’ll report back.

Sailing the Greek Coast/Islands was very high on my “bucket list”. When a friend called looking for a guest to fill in on a cancellation I jumped at it. The extra week after is just me alone…will see what I decide!

Yes you did mention Folegendros and it’s on my short list. I’m also leaning toward Santorini…the party/drinking that I hear Mykonos has turned into is not my crowd.

I posted previously that I’m traveling to Greece in September. Greece travel 3 days in Athens, then a week with friends on a charter sailboat, then a week on my own. So the topic question…where should I head for the week on my own. Mykonos vs. Santorini are my two main choices. I could head back to the mainland and go wherever? Any suggestions or thoughts?

This is the mixed plank pattern I choose, my wood choice is slightly darker than the picture. I’m doing 4 1/2” baseboards, painted.

Looks interesting, I’d consider trying it.

I just signed a bid for for re-flooring my entire living room, den, kitchen, powder room, and foyer (all downstairs) and staircase going upstairs in engineered wood. I chose a product with a 22 year guarantee and a veneer thickness that could (allegedly) be sanded and refinished twice. I went with a natural hickory color. There is a pattern of 3 different size/width of the flooring pieces, I didn’t want long continuous planks. I’m very excited, but stressing about the packing up and prep. FYI my bid includes moving the furniture, but not any packing up.

Although there is one negative comment posted above, I would scroll through his 41 5-star reviews on RentMen.

Well after keeping in communication thr last few weeks, Our scheduled meshed in L.A. and we met. He’s the real deal, recommended. He’s in SoCal this week.

This behavior does seem to have increased lately. But…I’ve experienced it also frequently from providers, it’s a two way street. Twice in the last few weeks two different providers both said “sorry, was getting ready for you and didn’t realize how bad my stomach ache was…”.

I used to fly PSA from Los Angeles/San Francisco frequently. I smoked then, you’d just go about halfway through the plane and there were cards above a group of rows stating “smoking section” or something like that. Also back then, no TSA, I had book of tickets for my SFO/LAX fare, used to step on plane like a bus (if seats available) and flight attendant would collect from my ticket book.

I was at the London American Express office picking up my mail (who is old enough to remember picking up your mail at an AMEX office?). There were headlines in huge bold print on the front page of the papers announcing Nixon’s resignation.

3 bottles of some fairly decent California wine that I was taking on a trip to Mexico. TSA was fairly new and I completely forgot about the liquids prohibitions. Proceeded to my Alaska Airlines gate, and found my first cousin working as gate agent. Told her my tail of woe, later in the day she reclaimed my three bottles from TSA on her way home from work!