mike carey

Colour me usually pretty vanilla, but I suspect Mr @Benjamin_Nicholas was alluding to rubber sheets aimed at some sort of kink (not that I care to contemplate it) rather than acquiring them out of necessity.

We followed each other on Twitter, and after he dropped out of this forum we exchanged a few tweets, most recently about the terrorist attack in Brussels. After that he stopped posting there as well and has since deleted his account.

But your rate is written in code. I mean, who could possibly work out that you need to delete the commas and the full stops to discover what your rate is.

I don't think they are mutually exclusive. People can be reasonably fluent in English without having all the grammar down, and still speak with a strong accent. From my experience, many Chinese speakers seem to have difficulty with plural and singular in verbs and nouns, there could be other tics in their English usage as well without detracting from their ability to conduct a conversation.

I thought sarcasm was the lowest form of wit!

Yes, you would think he could strike the right note with that.

You've heard about the cow that jumped over the moon. Not quite such a big deal, but ... [MEDIA=twitter]1165420556197322755[/MEDIA]

I'm sure he or she is!

Your question is ambiguous. Is flying them in a necessary part of the question, or did you mean an overnight OR only an overnight where you flew them in. If it is the former, I did that with Alec Andrews when I visited LA and it was great. I have also hired a guy who was flying into the city (and I was flying in across country to meet him), and that worked too, although not an automatic repeat. From my perspective, I would be the one who flies, not the escort on my dime.

He has been discussed in detail in here and has joined the discussion. Still, it's not unreasonable to include a link in a new thread about him. I would not be surprised if @Romani pipes up in here again. I won't comment on whether he is on my list.

@MrMattBig, you're showing you are the real deal in a sea of others who may be.

To be specific, both the colonies (now states) of Queensland and Victoria were named for Queen Victoria.

I had no idea about the band!

I am like profoundly like embarrassed for calling the Maritimes the Atlantics. Like I should have known better.

Indeed, it's lamentable. Never been to the Atlantics or the prairies, I should get on with it.

Wow, that's some travel history. I'm only just over half way through the 50 states and three provinces but every continent, But I'm not a millennial.

I've posted previously about Qantas' plans for additional long-haul fights. They have announced today that they will be using delivery flights for three B787s to conduct research into projected commercial flights between London and New York, and Australian east coast cities. The flights will carry about 40 people, made up of the crew and Qantas staff members. https://www.qantasnewsroom.com.au/media-releases/qantas-to-operate-project-sunrise-research-flights-direct-new-york-london-to-australia/

Ok, so gratuitous comments here. I have stayed in hotels in the Times Square / Penn Station area on recent trips to NYC. I use IHG and Hilton hotels if I can because I am in their loyalty programs. Most of the nights were $100-$150, although the weekend of the NY marathon prices were out of control. The Hilton Embassy Suites (on 37th (?)) includes a cooked breakfast if that's important to you, and your guest could have breakfast with no questions asked.

That's what I thought but didn't weigh in here. When I was there in (ahem) 1982 it was clear to me that it was an entertainment and dining precinct not a red-light district. My enduring memory is running into Marty Feldman there.

There are escorts and clients out there looking for each other. They clearly think it's worth being out there looking. In the last few days I've messaged several escorts, told them how old I was (even though my RM profile says that anyway) and told them I was not in town just now so couldn't hire in the immediate future. I received positive replies from all of them, not marketing spiels. My conclusion is that the business is alive and well.

This 'C' hasn't received an offer.

Haven't seen anything like that. I'll keep an eye out for it.

The opposite or a radical understatement.

True, but it can be used as an ironic exaggeration, downplaying any negative connotation.

Anyone who can put up a shingle and make a buck (or a euro) as an escort can be one. They are the ones who decide whether they should do it, not you or me, or anyone else sniping from the sidelines. I can question how they make money but if they are doing so, what I think is irrelevant.