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Very interesting thread @Pipe1940 You obviously have good taste in men I really have little idea of the current rates. May I ask what were the rates you were quoted or paid?

When I saw the thread title, my first thought was ‘Doesn’t it burst every 20 years or so?’ Does anyone know how the market in Key West property (small houses & condos) is holding up? I understand that no one likes to pay more in property taxes and insurance costs, but life is short and meant to be enjoyed. Daily life in Florida must still be extremely pleasant, especially during the Winter.

Doesn’t seem as if ‘force’ would be necessary @White Hall 😎

Did you think to Google “WEHT Colby Keller”? Lots of info appears on him.

FWIW I’d simply say to the son that you’ve now met someone, a man older than him, who is rather jealous and doesn’t want you seeing anyone else. Explain to the son that he’s done nothing wrong. You just have to sever contact while you’re exploring a relationship with this man. Express the hope that he’ll find another nice guy or a boyfriend.…and perhaps add that over time, things may change.

My spirit guide reminded me that Tony Danza saw a big-dicked gay porn actor on a regular basis. I reminded her that I always said TD had the perfect mouth and lips for cocksucking.

Don’t forget the impact of two powerful forces, @Lucky: price inflation and the rebound in demand post-Covid. And speaking of inflation specifically in Las Vegas By the time, my then boyfriend and I went to see Elvis perform (in his white-leather catsuit heyday), the cover-charge was $4 per head.

Very true @azdr0710 I first heard about their parties with male models some 13-15 years ago from a guy I was dating in LA. The BBC has publicized its 2year(!) investigation which was broadcast in October and is streaming as “The Abercrombie Guys: The Dark Side Of Cool”. There’s also a podcast. Both David Bradberry (DB) and Barrett Pall (BP) were interviewed and made these claims. I watched the investigation. I’d already heard the allegations by BP as he’d aired them freely on social media, but I’d not heard of DB at all. (I was surprised that DB was considered goodlooking enough to be a male model). There was a lot of detail but almost no contemporary evidence. I’m trying to be objective about this. It seems to me that both men complained about their poor decision-making when they were young. It was unclear what each man did by way of sexual activity, but they alleged that they felt the pressure to perform if they wanted a lucrative modelling contract. Both men said a third party, the ‘talent scout” for Abercrombie, wanted sex before putting their names forward to Abercrombie. IIRC DB said that guy wanted oral sex while BP said that he “performed fellatio” on him. Neither man was forced to have sex with the CEO. Neither man was forced to join in when there were afternoon sex-parties at the CEO’s weekend house in the Hamptons. One guy alleged that the CEO suggested he have sex with another attractive young man at the party, so that he could watch them. Other men joined in with the pair who did not object. There were staff present throughout the party and no-one suggested any activity was forced. Each man was free to leave the room where the sex-party took place. Each man was free to leave the house. Both guys were driven separately back to NYC afterwards. Each man talked of being given an envelope filled with $2500 in cash for their time that afternoon. (I was surprised at the amount for some 3-4 hours of work)

How bizarre. From what you write, it’s clear that he’s extremely inflexible, not versatile at all 😎

Extremely well put @pubic_assistance I moved abroad for 18 months to work in my early 20s. I was the only foreigner in the prestigious firm I joined. Luckily I had as my lover a local man who was 4 years older, so I did slot into a ready-made social scene and group of friends. Nonetheless, it was quite challenging. In retirement, I live abroad part of each year. It is a great pleasure for me but there are some drawbacks too. There can also be cultural differences that you don’t anticipate. For example, if you are injured or fall seriously ill in Spain, critical (or intensive) care is excellent…but as soon as you are well enough to be on a general ward, family members are expected to visit often and regularly to assist with nursing care and rehabilitation. Once on the mend, a foreigner alone in a Spanish hospital would feel quite isolated.

It’s very sad but I’m not surprised by this. Generally I find both Portuguese and Spanish people to be very polite, but those living in rural areas tend to be rather more conservative. I can relate two direct experiences of life in rural Catalonia (the province of which Barcelona is the main city). First, I had a younger Catalan partner and we had a house in the countryside. I made a big effort (trying to speak Catalan, sharing produce from our fruit trees, inviting neighbours to dinner etc) - my point is that I was expected to make the effort because I was the foreigner. There was an Englishman (40s) living nearby but he made no effort to be nice to his neighbours, so they neglected to invite him to various gatherings. Second, there was a rather handsome young police officer (20s) in the rural force. He was friendly and I had a sense that he might be gay. So we invited him to dinner one night and he confided in us. He, locally born and raised, lamented how difficult it was to find a partner. We urged him to move into Barcelona: he did and joined the police there, and now has a partner.

I was just about to write and ask about us getting back to the OP’s question when your post appeared! 😎 Am I right in thinking the thread cured your insomnia temporarily?

I had a similar situation, but not in California, of inheriting a large house that I didn’t plan to visit much. My solution was to find a reputable local law firm with a probate and estates practice. They were used to dealing with empty properties when clients died. They not only arranged the insurance for me but also had local contractors to visit the property regularly and do any necessary landscaping, cleaning and repairs.

And Lidl now has Arnold Schwarzenegger as a ‘brand ambassador’ for their power tools 😀

I don’t know how you can say that! Bad weather certainly interferes with sexual activity when my partner and I want to enjoy ourselves au naturel or en plein air 😎

Please note the date of that post - it was more than 5 years ago.

FWIW I used to stay there for 1-2 weeks at a time and I always got a good discount (booking direct). It still surprises me how quickly travel has rebounded since the pandemic. I can live with the increase in the price of restaurant dinners etc, but I find hotel room rates have surged upwards to an astonishing degree. Both in the US and Europe, luxury hotels that used to charge $600/€500 a night pre-pandemic are now well into ‘four figure’ territory. Italian hotels in particular are cashing in - I enquired about a September stay in an hotel I’ve visited before, and “as a loyal client” was quoted €2300 a night for a sea-view room!

I stayed several times at the Chamberlain in WeHo, but I’ve not visited since the pandemic. The hotel has several advantages: I liked the location very much; the rooms are large and quiet; a decent-sized rooftop pool; the staff were pleasant and efficient; and there’s a large garage which never charged me for visitor parking. As for the OP’s concern about scandal/being seen with various hot young men, it was never a problem for me. There are several gay men on the staff. Once the man on reception congratulated me on my date; another time, when I told the Garage that my visitor was going to extend his parking to stay overnight, the response was Have a great time.

Very sad news. Thanks to @jeezifonly for starting this thread. I have fond and loving memories of Maui as it was. I met one boyfriend there (we actually met on the beach) and years later I took another boyfriend there on a vacation and we were invited on a wild boar hunt by some locals. I’ve read in the news yesterday that Lahaina has burnt to the ground. I know many of the buildings were on the National Historic Register, but is it realistic to think that they will be rebuilt in the same way? I don’t know how the insurance settlements and the NHR requirements will interact (let alone how many may be uninsured)?

I’m not too bothered about the age of his pics…but has anyone met him recently? I would want assurance that he still had a handsome face and a bubble butt, as well as his body being in great physical shape. But then I’m not hesitant about leaving (or sending someone away) if the reality differs markedly from the publicity.

Good for you @Archangel I have always trusted my instincts. IME when there’s hesitancy or drama about a future trip, it means the escort isn’t committed; problems can turn into last-minute schedule changes, and that can prove expensive.

This is very well put. Just my observation but I wonder if this is why some airline cabin crew can escort successfully - they have developed and, over time refined, the necessary set of skills. I’ve known 3 men who combined these jobs and were well regarded escorts.

Thanks @tsgarp I too had a date with him. It was more than 15 years ago in my case. IIRC he used to live in WeHo, not far the Chamberlain Hotel. He was energetic and uninhibited when he was young - now he must be in his 40s.

@Unicorn, you know how to wound 😎 Starbucks?! The horror. Generally speaking, that is the most reviled chain of coffee stores in the UK. They’re seen as selling sugary drinks that have a scant relation to coffee. And in my view, their beans are over-roasted. There are a couple of major British chains of coffee places, but there are also many small independent coffee shops in various cities that serve excellent coffee.

No. In the UK, it’s definitely for coffee (absolutely not “a cup of”). And it’s not for tea, unless you’re chatting up a maiden aunt or other elderly lady 🙂