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Not a MD but I love my daily MedPageToday updates. "Nearly all new COVID-related deaths in the U.S. are in people who haven't been vaccinated, as only 0.8% of deaths in May were among fully vaccinated individuals. (AP)" This is good news considering yesterday Israel reported that 50% of new Delta Variant infections were among vaccinated people, meaning deadly cases are prevented. (links everywhere) However, life expectancy took a huge plunge in the US because of covid, disastrously affecting Hispanic communities who have little access to healthcare cutting life expectancy down by over 3 years: COVID-19 reduced overall 2020 US life expectancy by 1.31 years, from 78.74 years to 77.43 years (Table and Figure). The reductions are 3.2 times as large for the Latino population (3.03 years) and twice as large for the Black population (1.90 years) compared with the White population (0.94 years). Direct Link There's also a quick mention of a simpler way to test how efficient the vaccine is in a person to know if another booster is needed. This i worry about a lot in older people and wish we knew. Many people really need a 3rd booster, preferably a different brand, I suspect.

Now offering video sessions at reduced cost booked in 30 minute incriminates. lol-at first i thought he was offering discounted 1/2 hour dates. my kinda guy tho no speller. 😅

Anyone who appreciates not having to carry so many 100's in his wallet to appreciate 200's (especially euros) has a problem many would envy. I'm sure it's helped the guys boost their old 150 rate to 200 now also unfortunately. (still half the US rate). I don't foresee US being allowed in UK really soon.

Steve is Pavel. He has family obligations now so it's complicated. He wants to come work DC with the other friends but I doubt he will make it. He can't be gone that long. He works Munich, Zurich, Berlin, London etc for 5-6 days at a trip. He's extremely high volume. I'm in touch with him, Roald, Thom Jabobs, Tom Rogers and a couple others of that crowd almost daily. They visit here 3 months at a time once or twice a year. @liubitsaw Pavel for several years.

While I agree with you on that, Whole Foods pays exceptionally well. Ditto Trader Joe's which I noticed this week has also raised many prices. I don't think it's just the "unable to hire" low wage issue that I agree should be resolved with good wages. (In fact companies are trying to eliminate jobs with automation).

You're right, only half to 3/4 of the providers i know, in the US and Europe, are working yet but they are making money as fast as they can wash sheets and towels and stock lube. And even if they keep prices, their tips are soaring. I don't know how long before clients' unspent date money runs out. I highly doubt it will last the 16 months it took to save though and until then it's a sellers' market.

Today shopping Delta I saw they announced Nederlands is open, as of today, to US citizens. Yesterday they had a front page announcement that Italy is open. I know Croatia, Greece, and Spain were already open with vaccinations while France opened with both vaccines and tests required. Germany seems to be the major laggard, with the UK still seeming impossible. Amsterdam is important because it is a true "gateway" city from US to Europe with KLM. Also Madrid with Iberia. News? One WayflightWAStoAMS Show Price In:, changes will reload the page Show Price In: $ USDMilesMiles + Cash Sort & FilterSort & Filter Netherlands: Open with No Quarantine Effective June 24, passengers from the US do not need to present vaccinations or COVID test results. Full details.

I'm wondering if in this time of rapid inflation we are going to be seeing these complaints about every product. To be honest, traditionally (long ago?) rates were basically what a bag of heroin was and even now there are plenty of straight guys who become outrageous bottoms for a bag of coke (or the money for another bag). Now people are complaining because escorts are following supply/demand rules like good entrepreneurs. There's a surge in demand right now because of saved spending by clients and the lockdown suddenly coming off. (plus many escorts shifting to OnlyFans, etc during the pandemic). Prices are higher during Mardi Gras in NOLA too. I think of this as a national coming out of lockdown Mardi Gras period. I hope rates don't go so high that when the peak comes off they remain too high for demand. Escorts rarely decrease rates. Many found they did better advertising as "masseurs" for $150 "plus" rather than escorts at $300 and that adjustment was really supply/demand not supporting 300 as a base price for mass market. I'm more concerned with guys raising their rates to 400 from 300 in this surge market and that hurting them later when the economy slows down. In economics they call this the "ratchet effect" where once prices go up they seldom come back down when demand lessens. (although the ratchet effect has permeated much of the market now, not just prices LINK) OTOH there are many many new millionaires in America the past few years and this could become a millionaires market. ( and no, i don't consider home equity a "millionaire" unless someone is mortgaging to pay escorts lol.)

But that implies Jerry Smith and Dave Kopay etc were "unhealthy" examples because they hung out at his gay bar, went to baths, Tilden was "unhealthy" because he was obviously gay, Paris because he hugged his lover in public, etc etc. This is like religions that say it's ok to be homosexual so long as you don't have any gay sex. You don't have to be nonsexual or conform to "straight" appearance to be "ok".

But a press conference announcement today sells out your jerseys which you get a hefty royalty from (am i being too cynical?) I guess it's a major accomplishment that being gay is a staged marketing tactic now. The struggles !

From everything I've read Tilden flaunted his gayness pretty openly in an Oscar Wilde sort of way. (I'm not sure if Oscar Wilde ever had a press conference to announce being gay either lol). Unfortunately he also flaunted his fondness for teenage boys which was not smart.

In Australia footballers do publicity to appeal to gay fans and highlight gay players. Now that gay is "in" in the US, the NFL is cashing in on the potential market too with this staged press conference. In reality there's hundreds of gay players in the NFL and openly-gay athletes have been a part of our history for 100 years. Remember, years ago homosexual acts were illegal many or most places and that and clauses against "immorality" and "negative publicity" would have prevented openly gay NFL players from holding press conferences to announce being gay, even if they were openly gay. Here's an article from an ESPN series done on gay athletes in 1998-99. http://www.espn.com/otl/world/timeline.html Bill Tilden in 1920 was probably the first major US athlete out and Mr. Universe, Bob Paris was probably the most famous.

i wanna go to lunch with you when you're buying !

Let's hope Biz class redemptions get easier !! That would be the best silver lining to this pandemic for me. But Delta's getting ridiculous and even American is going Delta-ish and away from their 57.5K biz seats to Europe. Snag em while they're hot. I caught one 57.5K biz PHL to LHR but most cities are going 180K-ish like Delta. UA is still decent with some 66K biz seats to Europe. Also in the US there's a campaign against FF programs as it "hurts poor people". I keep hearing "don't worry about inflation", "not really a problem", "it was just the oil". But every time i go in the stores i'm seeing yet more items that were $1 a month ago but are $1.25 now. My Whole Foods deli carry-out lunches went from $9 to $12. Maybe that's alarm at the small stuff but it's like scary footsteps in the dark. IMHO companies are trying to partially make up what they lost in the pandemic by raising prices now.

isn't UK still lockdown? neither are vaccinated. i know i can't get in the UK from the US with vaccination yet.

He may have a different bed for those he would like to stay longer. 😏 Nope, that's the bed he had 4 or 5 incalls a day on (much less money in outcalls). "Steve Skarsgard" is a spendthrift, $90K car, "Roald" is very frugal., saves and invests in bitcoin.

I'm 100% for deposits if possible with personal info withheld. What I worry about too is the scammers and fake ads who could use this. And they will. Rentman would have to get much more reliable. Maybe Rentmen should set up an escrow 😂🤣😅

If you knew him you'd realize it was projection.

but maybe Pavel's just trying to explain to Czechs back home what the new Euro banknotes look like. his intellectual side

🤣and look how narrow and hard that European "single" bed is where he made it; 2/3 the width of an American twin bed. you always think of porn stars in big nice beds even photoshoots are in nice houses

Maybe because we were locked down for a year and maybe because many clients have saved a lot of money up, I'm amazed at how well friends of mine who "work" are doing right now. One friend , an Argentine in Fort Lauderdale, is doing well there in summer. Very unusual. And in Europe where borders are just now opening and lockdowns are just ending, my Bel Ami friends just made about $6000US each basically working 5 days in Munich. That's a lot of money for a Czech. With runaway inflation and so many new millionaires, I'm wondering even after the initial rush, if rates aren't going to get higher. Here's a pic of the Euros from last week one of them made to impress friends. (Evidently someone gave him a watch and a gold chain too lol).

I've found Frenchies, alone among dogs, to be almost cat-like in "leave me alone" attitudes. Many times they want to be left alone, other times they won't leave their owner alone. Most of my neighbors have them and i get attitudes from every one of them when i say hello, unlike other breeds. I don't know how that psychology was bred into a dog.

In fairness there are plenty of tricks where someone will send a provider to some random address on an "outcall" as a joke and 50% of clients who fall through on appointments just don't show without any warning. OTOH these guys are often making $1000/day now even with the headaches.

Was it through Venmo ? Were there alternatives? I think many clients would not want personal information given and yet some way to ask for it back if the provider cancels/no shows. I absolutely think it's a fine idea it's just how to avoid the scammers and frauds advertising.

I think the difference is that if you don't show for a dentist they will usually charge you at least a cancellation fee. And they have all your contact information. Right now providers are making money hand over fist so i don't have as much sympathy but they do lose money, not just inconvenience with no-shows. It's the fakes and the fake address out-calls that are the worst issues.