mike carey

I would have put a smiley face on this, but that would have detracted from the the sadness that you had to say it.

Completely understand that a lakeside winter is one of the driving forces for your decision, and April doesn't answer that question! That said, if you can afford the trip along with whatever other travel you are undertaking, you shouldn't be concerned about your shyness. There are very social restaurant and poolside meetings, some part of the 'formal' agenda and some [as the international political meetings put it] in the 'margins', or just impromptu afternoons or evenings out. The two resorts I have stayed at (Canyon Club [cheaper and a little 'tired'] and Inndulge [more expensive and that shows]) have a free light breakfast served by the pool that is a great opportunity to meet other guests, and both of those two have a substantial number (up to 10 each) of forum members as guests for the weekend.

Yep, when QF started flying SYD-DFW they used a 744, that worked outbound but they had a technical stop in BNE on the return flight. 788/9 would work, they begin BNE-ORD with that equipment next year and already fly PER-LHR,

A delightful view of the Indian Ocean!

Qantas seems to have a few heavy routes where it uses the A380s. SYD/MEL to LAX, SIN, HKG, SYD to LHR and SYD to DFW. I suspect the pax like them. Going heavy on premium cabins may well keep them profitable.

Totally unrelated to where the thread has gone, this about whether the A380 will continue to fly in Qantas colours (spoiler: it will). https://www.qantasnewsroom.com.au/media-releases/australian-fashion-food-and-design-feature-on-board-upgraded-qantas-a380-fleet/ The type seems to be continuing to fly with a number of carriers. A friend of mine is flying to London from the US in premium economy on a BA A380 next month

Hi @MrMattBig that's a level of detail I haven't seen anyone else give in here, but it does demonstrate that there is limited incentive for escorts to enter into exclusive arrangements be they 'sugar daddy' or a collective such as the OP suggested. I can't say I'm surprised at where you are in the financial stakes, and not everyone will be in your position, but the OP suggestion seems more like a path to polyamory rather than a business idea.

David Pocock, preparation ahead of Wallabies game vs Uruguay in Ōita (大分市) tomorrow.

No, it's a bacterium. Amoebae are a different life-form.

You can, if you go into a forum, at the top right (below the 'post thread' button), there's a 'Mark Read' button. Click on that and it will put up a dialogue box asking if you want to mark xxxx forum Read.

That it was posted in this forum should have been a clue. It's actually called KL in casual speech, in the same way that LA is used. But still not everyone knows that (not everyone in the US - I mean the United States (of America) - has even heard of Kuala Lumpur). I posted in another thread about references to HK not making any sense until I realised they were about Hells Kitchen.

I suspect not!

It's 'O Canada'.

I came to this forum at a time when I hadn't been in the US for about 10 years, and of course here, in Daddy's Reviews and wherever else, I saw men that I could never hope to meet as a casual hook up (well, that's how I saw, and for the most part, still see it). The first two guys I contacted were, I thought, so far out of my league it wasn't funny. Both responded favourably and I eventually hired both. One has since retired and one I am in regular contact with and meet. I now take the view that if you don't ask you won't meet them. Some insanely hot guys will meet someone my age because they like that, and some don't care about age. So, both here and in the US I will ask. Because I am not in a major market I say it won't happen straight away and ask if they'd be open to meeting when we are in the same city. Some say yes, some say YES, and some ignore me. Don't assume that a gentleman will dismiss you.

Tonight's episode is about a couple who having had two children from their IVF cycle and were faced with the decision as to what to do with the remaining embryos they had frozen in storage, and their decision to donate to another couple. If you want a bit of a cry this should do it.

The first of the jets arrived in Alice Springs today, flying on a CASA waiver of the grounding. CASA (the Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority) approved the aircraft to be flown with experienced Boeing pilots and with the MCAS turned off.

@Eric Hassan is one of the nicest guys I've met. Glad you had such a good time @DMICS.

I've met @IronMaus but haven't hired him. He is indeed a sweet guy.

Valentines Day (or Haloween for that matter) isn't on the same level as Christmas and Easter here for this sort of marketing, and we don't have Thanksgiving.

Yep, any combination of those, and sultanas (a smaller type of dried grape), they will sell 'peel free' and 'no fruit' (i.e. just sweet bread with cinnamon or mixed spice). Some people don't like certain types of fruit, or just like the sweet bread rolls (why, I'll never understand!). The shops claim that they only sell them as early as Boxing Day because 'people like them so much'. Of course they do, and they buy them because they are there. If they weren't, I'm pretty confident there would be no petitions or protests. Here it's not a sectarian thing, protestants and catholics alike eat them. I wouldn't be surprised to see a woman in a hijab with them in her shopping trolley. In recent years I've seen versions with brioche style bread. And buns with chocolate chips instead of fruit. Never miss an opportunity to milk extra sales out of an idea!

What's not to like about a dude in a pair of speedos or a muscle shirt and a little Santa hat?

Such blatant northern hemisphere exclusivism! <snigger> This is so funny, what could possibly be more normal than a 35 degrees Celsius Christmas Day. Now if it snows, that is odd (and it leads the evening news bulletins).

Lol, same thing here in reverse (well, sort of). Hot cross buns are an Easter staple here (I don't know if they are a thing in the US - sweet bread rolls with raisins and currants etc, with a white cross on the top) and the super markets have them on their shelves the day they open after Christmas. They seem to have eased off until 1 Jan now, I suspect their staff complained to management about the public mockery they received. With social media, the combination of outrage and mockery has risen to new levels in recent years.

WTAF, I am special. How very dare you say I'm not! You jumped up 'celebrities'!

Nice tour around you recent months of travel and activity, Mr Nicholas! Oh to be that guy in NOLA (not that I ever would be!).