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Of course it's too soon. We all know that, though we wish it was not the case. The virus is more prevalent now than before. There is no vaccine. The easiest way to get it is to be in an enclosed space with someone for more than 15 minutes, even if they aren't breathing hard. If someone is willing to give you an answer you'd rather hear, ok. But you already know you are risking your life, the lives of those you come in contact with, and the lives of the health care workers that will have to care for the worst cases we create by not waiting till this is actually over. We haven't eradicated STDs and they are far less transmissible.

Speaking of observing trends, I have been following Effective Reproduction Numbers on rt.live website. Rt is a good (although not perfect) indicator of how effective disease control measures are in a geographical area. The numerical value represents how many people, on average, an infected person could transmit the disease to. The better the control, the smaller the number. The model used to create these graphs makes a whole lot of sense in terms of epidemiology, and you can totally see that the upticks in almost every state happened soon after reopening. I'm only bringing this up in case this website could be helpful for our members to monitor the situation in their state so they can make an informed decision if they are considering an encounter. The numbers are updated real-time.

I almost succumbed to the 'need' for something tactile. But this thread has saved me, thanks guys!
 
'someone saved my life tonight sugar bear'

I almost succumbed to the 'need' for something tactile. But this thread has saved me, thanks guys!
 
'someone saved my life tonight sugar bear'

I almost succumbed to the 'need' for something tactile. But this thread has saved me, thanks guys!
 
'someone saved my life tonight sugar bear'

I almost succumbed to the 'need' for something tactile. But this thread has saved me, thanks guys!
 
'someone saved my life tonight sugar bear'

I was thinking of getting a massage this weekend, but decided against it. I did hire a couple weeks ago, but cases were on a strong decline. Now they are creeping back up, so I think better safe to abstain. I might consider in a few more weeks...wait and see approach is probably best.

Owing to many of my family members living places like Huntington Beach (the Florida of California as I like to say) it's refreshing to be able to come to a thread about this and not have to argue the logic and common sense of all of it, and why it isn't just a giant global conspiracy to tank the economy and make everyone wear a mask. Thanks guys!

BUYER BEWARE: Frankly11 is KyleJeffs aka Kyle Jeffries. He sent this message to me via PM. Not sure how to post a screen shot. I thought it important to share. Everyone should be cautious regarding this individual.
 

I had a terrible time with him. I really need to take the time to write a review.

Arrogant, egotistical, and not a good masseur. Move on.

Ugh. I hope Den hosed himself off with sanitizer after being topped by that scumbag.

Saw recently terrible technique would not return.

Ad is gone.

Ad is gone.

first thing that caught my eye:
 
***Hosting 4/30-31***
 

I always have an 'escape route' to get out hotel or apartment building if the guy is a fraud. One chased me after I told him 'this won't work'.

I always have an 'escape route' to get out hotel or apartment building if the guy is a fraud. One chased me after I told him 'this won't work'.

Totally fair to walk away. Period. Next!

Because the model has an instagram page, and a considerable presence on line, as already noted.

He'd give me blue-balls for sure.

Hi all - I wondered if anyone can suggest a provider in the LA area (LA, OC, Long Beach) who you know - preferably firsthand - is using some reasonable steps to prevent COVID transmission? Both parties wearing masks and taking showers beforehand is probably not enough for me to risk it. I'm not sure exactly what my standards are, but I would feel comfortable with someone doing things like: (i) sanitizing the room and table, (ii) not taking back-to-back appointments, (iii) using a HEPA-filter air purifier, things like that. I know that none of these are a panacea for COVID and the best defense would be to just stay home, but I think I would be willing to take the plunge if I felt the masseur was taking some appropriate additional precautions. Trying to do my risk/reward assessment. Thanks for any recommendations.

Whoever they are, maybe they monitor this forum or something because that ad was gone in ninety minutes of this post. Impressive.

Thanks, man. There is some really bad stuff there. Glad I dodged that bullet. These two losers sound like real pieces of work.
 
Buyer beware.

Hustler can mean various things in the hiring world. Some of those things you have mentioned. In most cases it means things were agreed upon, promises were made. When the session came, the provider didn't deliver and still received/took his full compensation.