mike carey

Been there!

There are previous threads that discuss his past, this is not the place to rehash them. This thread is about his current availability in New York state.

Not quite, hearsay is when someone reports what someone else has said had happened, rather than a direct witness reporting what they actually saw. So, it's indirect rather than direct evidence. Hearsay may be able to be substantiated and it may be true, but it cannot be used (in a court of law) to substantiate other evidence or as evidence in its own right.

Not funny in a 'laugh-out-loud' sort of way, but still funny in another sense is the typo on the new Australian $50 notes. The Reserve Bank's response? 'Nobody died.' https://www.theage.com.au/business/the-economy/no-one-died-behind-the-typo-on-the-new-50-note-20190618-p51yqg.html

It's been canvassed in other threads but narrative comments are visible everywhere except the US, so I can see them when I log on from here but not when I'm in the US. If you are in the US you need to use a virtual private network (VPN) that allows you to appear to be in, say, the Netherlands.The 'how to' has been posted here before but I don't know how to do it.

I know how that works. As I said, I go to where they are.

I work on the principle that if I want to meet someone I go to where they are. I'm sure Mike would have travelled to Australia if the circumstances were right. If he were here I'd try to meet him but meeting him in the US would be the best way to go.

I should have weighed in earlier. As far as I'm concerned, Mike is smart, hot and engaged. I'd see him again in a heartbeat. But I am not everyone. Almost everyone has an opinion similar to mine, but 'almost' is not 'everyone'. It shouldn't come as a surprise that someone didn't click with him. It doesn't say anything about that person, it's simply a reminder that no matter how well someone is regarded, they aren't a match with everyone. That said, unless your self-worth is deflated if you meet even one guy with whom you don't click, call Mike and set up a meeting. The chance that you will be disappointed is vanishingly small.

The latest Economist podcast has an interview with Armistead Maupin. https://play.acast.com/s/theeconomistasks/468dedb0-0cd1-4108-89cb-5b6170f20b3a

I was about to make a cow reference but realised it would be of a political nature and not appropriate for this forum. So sorry, D_v_n.

Yes, the pricing is odd. It's not clear whether the prices are in AUD or USD. I'd assume AUD so 1 hour would be about USD280. (His phone number is an Australian mobile and is listed in the Australian domestic format.)

You may well say that, I couldn't possibly comment.

Him? Not so much. Freedom™.

https://rent.men/DominiKingNYC

Ouch!

I read Eric's comments rather differently than you, perhaps I was missing the point. I took his point to be that there is sticker shock in being presented with a monthly HOA bill when people living in stand-alone houses have no such bill. While houses have no equivalent, if you add up all the necessary expenses in owning and maintaining a house it can come close to or even exceed HOA fees over time. I say over time because it may be possible to defer payment for housing maintenance. For example, you pay a monthly contribution in your HOA fee towards expenses like roof repairs or painting that may be years off, whereas if it's your house you don't need to find the money until the work is required.

Most Monday nights the ABC screens an episode of 'Australian Story', a half hour show charting some interesting aspect of the life of an Australian. Sometimes they are famous, sometimes just interesting, but it provides a generally sympathetic look at its subject. Last night's was searing. In 2014 an Australian couple, their three young children and the wife's father were on holidays in Amsterdam. The couple decided to stay on for a couple of extra days, while the grandfather took the children home to Perth for the start of the school term. They waved their family off in their taxi to catch their flight back to Australia, on flight MH17. You know what happened next. The program documents their grief and how they have rebuilt their lives since the world ended.

Oh, I'd meet up with you to talk about why that would be a good idea.

@WilliamM I've been to the US five times in the last three years or so, but for 10 days to two weeks (not for a weekend). I appreciate that people would not want to travel long distances for short periods away. I also appreciate that many people will limit their trips away to those they can take travelling by land. But if you're going to fly, I don't see any real difference between going to Florida and going to PV or Mazatlán, if you gotta fly, three or five hours is much the same.

I have as many avocados as I need. But wait, I crave that extra room .

If you're going to travel for a weekend, and going to fly, what does it matter how long (within reason) the flight is? Maybe it's because of where I am, but I would consider an 8 hour flight for a long weekend away. Like going to Singapore or Hong Kong. Even Bali is six hours.But I wouldn't go to LA for the weekend. Of course, I'd be happy to meet @Benjamin_Nicholas to discuss the various options. I won't comment on his recent blog post suggestion about his photos.

Touché. I can endorse the High Line and the transit museum was somewhere I wanted to see. And I can vouch for Eric as a delightful luncheon companion. I'm sure others would take that further.

I wouldn't pay much attention to the multiple of the escort's hourly rate, but rather to a multiple of the going rate in the city where you were. You need to consider that an escort might use the ratio between their hourly and overnight rates to signal which of those two types of sessions they prefer. If someone charges $1200 for an overnight you shouldn't care whether their hourly rate is $100 or $500.

I'll have you know I eat full-priced meals at Maccas!

The ending to this is a doozy. [MEDIA=twitter]1137658720698228736[/MEDIA]