DrownedBoy

The pandemic is far from over. If you've been watching the news, you'll see that in the U.S., infection rates are increasing for the winter, and European countries are already locking down again.
Personally, my demand is down too - there was only a 3 month window this year where I was in Chicago and hiring. And I don't fall for increased pricing - 300 an hour is too high already, as far as I'm concerned.

The pandemic is far from over. If you've been watching the news, you'll see that in the U.S., infection rates are increasing for the winter, and European countries are already locking down again.
Personally, my demand is down too - there was only a 3 month window this year where I was in Chicago and hiring. And I don't fall for increased pricing - 300 an hour is too high already, as far as I'm concerned.

The pandemic is far from over. If you've been watching the news, you'll see that in the U.S., infection rates are increasing for the winter, and European countries are already locking down again.
Personally, my demand is down too - there was only a 3 month window this year where I was in Chicago and hiring. And I don't fall for increased pricing - 300 an hour is too high already, as far as I'm concerned.

The pandemic is far from over. If you've been watching the news, you'll see that in the U.S., infection rates are increasing for the winter, and European countries are already locking down again.
Personally, my demand is down too - there was only a 3 month window this year where I was in Chicago and hiring. And I don't fall for increased pricing - 300 an hour is too high already, as far as I'm concerned.

The pandemic is far from over. If you've been watching the news, you'll see that in the U.S., infection rates are increasing for the winter, and European countries are already locking down again.
Personally, my demand is down too - there was only a 3 month window this year where I was in Chicago and hiring. And I don't fall for increased pricing - 300 an hour is too high already, as far as I'm concerned.

The pandemic is far from over. If you've been watching the news, you'll see that in the U.S., infection rates are increasing for the winter, and European countries are already locking down again.
Personally, my demand is down too - there was only a 3 month window this year where I was in Chicago and hiring. And I don't fall for increased pricing - 300 an hour is too high already, as far as I'm concerned.

The pandemic is far from over. If you've been watching the news, you'll see that in the U.S., infection rates are increasing for the winter, and European countries are already locking down again.
Personally, my demand is down too - there was only a 3 month window this year where I was in Chicago and hiring. And I don't fall for increased pricing - 300 an hour is too high already, as far as I'm concerned.

The pandemic is far from over. If you've been watching the news, you'll see that in the U.S., infection rates are increasing for the winter, and European countries are already locking down again.
Personally, my demand is down too - there was only a 3 month window this year where I was in Chicago and hiring. And I don't fall for increased pricing - 300 an hour is too high already, as far as I'm concerned.

I'm asking because, during this pandemic season, I've been staying away from Chicago and working from my place in a more rural area in Wisconsin.
Unfortunately, while this area is more relaxing and safer from germs, it's also MAGA country (farmers in the area still have their Trump/Pence signs up) and almost entirely Caucasian. I've had providers of color decline to come, even when I've offered good (a large amount of) money for transportation.
One of my regulars, who is black, bluntly told me he'd be afraid to come here, because he might be shot.
For providers of different ethnic background - have you had such racist encounters in your work?

If I owned an Airbnb, this would be the tag line for my listing.

1. Use common sense.  If something seems to good to be true, it is.  If that inner warning light is flashing,abort.
If I think back on my bad experiences, I can attribute most to my own determination to override that inner voice that told me "this is a bad idea".
2. If starting to feel victimized, have some fortitude.   I've never been physically threatened, but I've had guys try to use intimidation to cheat me.  I'm no big brave guy... but I've taken a deep breath and 
-pulled the car over, gone to the passenger side and yanked out a scammer who wouldn't leave
-picked up the phone in a hotel room and asked for security to rid myself of a problem.
-stood my ground demanding my money back after I paid upon his arrival at my place, then refusal to do anything
-just gotten up and left when at their place, and it's clear they were dishonest.
I'm always surprised when I read reports by guys who conceded defeat very quickly, not want to make a fuss, avoiding confrontation, even following through after arriving to a dishonest description. The bad guys exploit that.  Every situation is different... I'm not advocating placing oneself in danger.  Just don't be a wimp.
 

Say it in your message even if the guy lists kissing. Some guys will check all activities because they don't know any better.

If you agree on a price, but the provider asks for more money later, cancel immediately.

Sounds like a good sig.... 😁

He’d have to pay me $2500.00 to even communicate with him. 

If you agree on a price, but the provider asks for more money later, cancel immediately.

If you agree on a price, but the provider asks for more money later, cancel immediately.

If you agree on a price, but the provider asks for more money later, cancel immediately.

I respectfully disagree with you. Completely. 
You are running a business, and it should be run with the standard business model western society is familiar with. Or get questions/concerns/issues/pushback. Or people who refuse to use your services.  
FYI: I practice what I preach.  I'm a physician in private practice & run my business (clinic) all by myself.  I see patients in my clinic and I love what I do.  But whether I'm running a primary care clinic or an accounting firm or law firm or whatever, the same business principles apply to me. To you too, as well.
It's not uncommon for me to see patients on a Saturday.  I hate putting patient requests for appointments too many weeks in advance.  Patients want (need) to be seen sooner, not later. It's their health.  So I offer on occasion a Saturday here & there to keep appointments a reasonable amount of time from when they request it. Which means I gotta ask my staff to come in on their weekend and work. And PAY THEM OVERTIME.  It's quite costly & frankly, a negotiation with my staff & a logistical complexity.  My patients know nothing about that. Nor should they, they just seek care. 
But my fees for being their physician needs to cover everything that entails the cost of providing the patients medical services: its gotta cover my staff salaries, overtime,  rent, utilities,  malpractice etc & ultimately my paycheck. So escorts asking clients to pay for an Uber just looks bad. 
And guess what? Sometimes I have no-shows just like escorts. Escorts seem to think they are the only ones who experience no-shows. But I get them & it frustrates me a lot.  Sometimes its even on a Saturday, dang it! And sometimes it's a patient I've never seen before who no-shows ON A SATURDAY.  But no-shows are part of the reality of being in business.  And my fees need to take that into account,  meaning I expect a certain (small) percentage of my appointments to end as no-shows (therefore no money for me). 
Therefore, an escort asking clients to pay his rate PLUS an Uber is ridiculous.  An escorts hourly fee should encompass ALL of the expenses (including transportation costs), which should include allowing a percentage of no-shows.  Demanding me to pay for an Uber makes the escort seem unprofessional. When I start sniffing "unprofessional" I refuse to book. 
Unprofessional is also this maybe-I'll-offer-a-better-time-if-they-take-care-of-me mentality.
No matter how much my patient pays me, whether I like the patient or not, whether I'm tired, bored, busy, sick whatever, the ultimate in Professionalism is ALWAYS giving my 100%. Did you know that physicians by law are NOT allowed to accept "gifts"? Sure, we can (gladly!) accept a (small) plate of cookies or something of very marginal value,  but anything of value is a HUGE no-no in the medical profession.  The agreed upon fees that are paid to me are the complete reimbursement for my services. I cant give one patient one standard of care, and another one a different (higher) standard (cuz he bought me opera tickets). The reason why gifts are forbidden in my profession is if allowed, patients might think, "oh, he wont take good care of me today cuz I didnt bring him a nice gift".  A patient gets my 100% cuz he's my patient,  not cuz of a gift. My fee, which incorporates the cost of my overhead & my salary,  is the complete reimbursement for all my services.  It's called Professionalism. 
So yah, no Ubers for me.  Sure, I've been asked a few times. And always declined. And ALWAYS found a guy who doesn't ask for an Uber. 
 

If they are hosting, confirm if they live alone or have roommates. I can’t even tell you the amount of roommate awkward situations I have been in.  

That's post covid New York city prices which I haven't quite fully accepted. I'm balking even 350, unless its a 10/10 in all aspects and is a sure hit ( previous hire or comes with referrals as well as glowing reviews) In my mind, I can just hire when I travel ( which thankfully @jetlow is back on a jet plane at least once a month now) , at much lower rates, with the convenience of a hotel also while on the road.  400 is a non starter even without the uber. 
I don't care how hot he is. NO. 
Its nice that the richer dadies can afford this, I'm still saving for my retirement. 

Thank you all for your comments and advice. From now on I will meet new providers in the lobby. Bad judgement on my part and I didn’t know what to do and didn’t want to cause a scene. 

In my gay circle, "faggot" is a term we use. Usually noted to depict an immature, overly-emotional, whiny gay man. Our prerogative to use that word.
And yes, hotels don't care about this stuff, and if an escort tries to create a scene in a hotel, security will "escort" him from the building. Personal experience.

Too bad. I was studying Spanish on Duolingo, until the pandemic hit and removed my motivation. I'll need to retake the lessons.
However, I can confirm that mastering the first 5 lesson groups didn't help at all when hiring 🤨

An anticlimactic ending to a spirited discussion gone nasty:
Living up to the reputation of his unflappable, enigmatic avatar, a provider rubbed a few forum clients the wrong way when he refused to play the longstanding game, "The Client's always right" 
Reflecting his avatar's legacy of being the classic provacateur, @rn901shook things up with this gem:  
To which @xyz48Bvolleyed back:
Just as things were headed toward bedlam, @glutessaved the day with
 
It wasn't the Vidal-Buckley debacle of 68, which degenerated into insults and resulted in a nearly 40 year feud. But it showed us the dangers of forum members quarreling about deposits, biological or otherwise. 
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