oldNbusted

You make a claim and expect me to go back and read through thousands of my posts over the years and find out something I have no memory of? If you remember it so throughly, you should easily provide the link or at the very least the thread? Since you are the one making the claim and remember it so well??

That is your opinion.

You too.

As I mentioned, it's your own writing, it's also in your posting history.

...am I missing something here???

Maybe you should think about this for a minute...

My point is that I am perfectly fine with women in action/lead roles-just don't hijack existing ones.

Striking a fine blow for equality, not to mention artistic freedom.

I guess I am now a bigot.

I guess I have to agree.

I have posted a lot over the years. I don't ever recall making that statement. However you are saying I did. If you claim I did-you should provide the evidence. I have never felt that way about women-so I am surrpised. I think as long as someone is able and capable to do a job they should be able to -that has been my opinion for a long time.

 

On top of that you equate that to this and claim I am playing victim and saying how can I when I said that. Then I ask for evidence -you say it is my own writing and my posting history.

 

This thread is going in weird directions. :eek:If I say you said that gays shouldn't hold certain jobs and because of that you are wrong in saying this statement-I have to prove you said that-not you.

I most just wanted to show your claims of wanting honest conversation ring hollow.

Link?

Aside from the fact it's your own writing, it's also in your posting history.

I have? Can you refresh my memory and post a link?

Yes.

... when one dares to think beyond "acceptable" boundaries.

You've posted about not allowing women to hold certain jobs and you're the victim in this scenario?

This is weird, because I have an older Samsung (non-smart) Tracfone cell phone, and haven't been told I need to upgrade. But at least now I know whose network they're using, particularly since it occasionally craps out on me and shows "no service."

Tracfone uses all the carriers, each phone model is tied to a particular carrier. In your case, the phone is probably not tied to the Verizon 3G CDMA service. Mine is tied to T-Mobile.

I try to understand but still not get it.

Your not understanding it is not my problem. An intelligent person would then take my word for it that their particular situation does not apply to me. Think about it.

Anyone know what is going on with this?

It's legit.

https://tracfonereviewer.blogspot.com/2019/05/tracfone-closing-3g-cdma-network-phones.html

https://extras.tracfone.com/en/17154-A01

Could I port my current TracFone number to the new phone without opening a TracFone account?

Yes. It's best to call in and have them confirm your balances, them have them initiate the transfer, so if anything goes wrong they can address it. They just need your SIM numbers.

Sorry, nothing against you, partially fueled by other interactions I am having today but....

 

can we all start acting like adults and be upfront and transparent?

Don't continue to add to the ghosting culture and not respond...you don't want to send pic, say so.

if you are looking for certain interests, say so. If you changed you mind or can't make it say so...even if it is a made up excuse. Stop ghosting and not responding!!

 

rant over.

That's OK, I'm not taking it personally. I think I've explained elsewhere that since at this point in a conversation with a guy, I'm no longer willing to meet him, I don't feel like I need to add to the unread message count in his inbox. He's free to run his business how he likes and I feel like any reply can be misconstrued as a message that he can't.

We also live in the age where people say they do the exact opposite of what they actually do. The only way I can make clear I'm not one of those people is to say nothing. I really have no interest in getting into any kind of back and forth, but my reply invites a response. Then what? With some guys, at some point it's going to be me that stops responding, so why not sooner than later?

Regarding the rest of it, I don't contact someone unless I plan to meet them, my first message includes what I want, and time windows, and an offer for a short phone call if wanted. My RM profile, which does not contain any pics of me, links to my reviews. If the guy is agreeable, he just needs to say when, approximately where, and how much. If the answers are agreeable to me, I confirm. It can be that easy. Trust me when I say, I don't lose any sleep if it doesn't work out.

What do you do if an escort asks you to send a pic before meeting? Happened to me recently and I ghosted the dude.

I don't reply.

A tough pill to swallow but I think the choice to not allow an escort to see what you look like is primarily insecurity-driven.

I think you are making a slightly different point, but I can address at least one small part of it. It's not insecurity for me to acknowledge I am not attractive. My feeling is that if this matters, I am not a match, so a pic request is the end of the dialog.

There is doubtlessly an element of insecurity with one's physical appearance and the fear of rejection. (as in "Damn... I can't even pay someone to fuck me").

 

However I'm more concerned about privacy.

 

Once a digital likeness of me is on any connected electronic device then I have lost control of it. When I take a selfie with a cute puppy then cloud service app(s) which I may not even be aware are lurking in my devices will swoop in and it has irreversibly slipped out of my fingers until the end of time.

 

If I take the next step and send it to you then the problem is multiplied multi-fold, even if you never have any ill intent toward me. If you are careless with your privacy then I am the victim of your social media app's aggressive surreptitious data grabs, a malicious attack on your device(s), or a casual mistake you may make that can't be undone.

 

It is like an iron curtain - either you allow it to be breached or you don't take that first step. As long as everyone makes an informed choice then half the battle is won. I'm simply not willing to put my privacy into someone else's hands.

 

The SeekingArrangement guys always wanted a selfie... I have some obscured pics that morph the biometrics that I'd send them and that's it. Several refused to meet... I'm fine with that.

 

(The obvious next question is why be so concerned about privacy. It's a harmless pic which is meaningless taken out of the context of the hiring of an escort. Answer: having my image in the public domain does not benefit me - it only has the potential to harm me - therefore I do not allow it.)

This is all correct.

...do you trust your privacy in your own hands?

I do. I realize that if someone is targeting me and they are willing to work hard enough, there is a good chance they can find out who I am. But I can easily make that very hard work indeed.

Since it's that time of year, here is a now classic Christmas song from 1981 that is having quite a resurgence these days, in cover versions. Christmas Wrapping from The Waitresses.

The Waitresses more well known song at the time was I Know What Boys Like, very popular with my crew...

Does anyone remember Solid Gold?

Solid Gold is a solid product of the 80s, it started in 1980.

I was fascinated by the solid gold dancers; there was an African American dancer that was just fantastic.

Cooley Jackson?

I’m getting nostalgic and starting to feel old. Sigh...

Get used to it!

@oldNbusted I loved Black Box and Snap in the 90s. I guess I had a bit of personality disorder since I loved house music but ended up getting into Nirvana and the Seattle scene bands too.

It won't be too long now, someone will start a "The 90s the new generation will never know..." once we got some 20 year olds joining the ranks..

People worry about modern cell phone giving you brain cancer, you could cook your lunch with one of those bricks!

The funniest part of that video in the "TECH REWOUND" typo at the 11 second mark.

Awesome video because it shows the actual artist, but MTV mostly played the version from the movie the song was from, Streets of Fire, with the actors Stoney Jackson lip-syncing as the lead and Robert Townsend, Mykelti Williamson, and Grand L. Bush lip-syncing backup, so an entire generation grew up thinking Dan Hartman was black!

Speaking of Dan, he wrote and produced the oft sampled 1980 hit Love Sensation:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tuNMMv7sog

Most famously as the 1989 Black Box song Ride on Time:

The hits just keep coming...

FAA seeks $3.9 million fine from Boeing for defective parts on 737 NG planes

Now waiting for the MAX shoe to drop.

My current favorite is Wilson_J on RM. Spectacular build and very sexy.

I've wondered about him....

What's missing is how amazed we all were at how small this camera was in 1984.

I know some people don't like it when escorts age shave

I find it mostly amusing. There is a guy on my buddy list who apparently opened his RM account when he was 16. I'd still meet him in a heartbeat.

I do it, it's fine.

I think I need a closer look...

Now resulting to accusations of cowardice, a personal insult.

Now resulting to accusations of cowardice, a personal insult.