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    411 on Rick Vega in Atlanta?

    in Spas & Masseurs

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    His ad is based in Chicago now, with travel to Chattanooga and Portland. I contacted him (mostly out of curiosity, ha) - a couple red flags. First I asked if he was still in Chicago. He replied, “yes, I’m here in Chattanooga.” When I said I’d look for him when he was back in Chi, he said he had just gotten back to the hotel in Chicago.

     

    Then he asked for an iTunes card for advance payment. When I said I wasn’t comfortable with that, he lowered the advance payment amount and insisted it was to “hold my spot”. Guess [uSER=14572]@InthePines[/uSER] hunch about a scam was right!

    Anyone Been To The Versailles Palace?

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    Posted

    There was some commercial not too long ago - I forget for what - that took place in the Hall of Mirrors. A rope dropped down to a woman from a dome. There is no dome in the Hall of Mirrors. I wonder many watching that commercial caught that error?

    Yes! It was for Dior j’adore, with Charlize Theron. (I seem to remember another version of the same commercial with her too, along with CGI versions of Grace Kelly & Marlene Dietrich...?)

    Anyone Using Sous Vide To Cook?

    in The Lounge

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    Living in Las Vegas in the summer can be a pain for cooking because of the heat. Sous Vite seems to generate a lot less heat. My favorite so far is Chicken Thighs, Two or Three in a Ziploc bag is just right for a meal.

     

    This weeks experiment:

     

    I was able to get a family pack of Chicken Thights for 88 cents/pound. I spiced them up with Salt, Pepper, Garlic & Herb for three, Monterey Chicken Spice for two. Packed them two thighs per ziploc bag, pressed out as much air as I could and straight into the freezer except for one (Garlic & Herb) that I'll cook tomorrow. 165 degrees for 1-4 hours (I've been doing 90 minutes)

    Should work as spices tend to be freezable. What should be interesting to test is can I go straight from the freezer to the Sous Vite. It takes the water bath about 15-2o minutes to come up to temperature.

     

    The 12qt container should arrive tomorrow. I'll be trying the Sous Vite Balls and a Jacket insulating the container.

     

    I'll try another batch of Hard Boiled eggs sometime next week. I hoping that new container will be large enough for an even dozen. First batch was hard to peel so I'm going to try the cooking tricks I normally use: 2 week old eggs, Bring them to room temperature, and adding vinegar to the water bath.

    I definitely see the appeal of cooking meat & poultry sous vide...but are eggs really worth it? I can have poached eggs in 4 minutes using only a pan of simmering water and a slotted spoon. 15 minutes seems like an eternity! Am I missing something? ;)

    411 on Pierce in LA?

    in Spas & Masseurs

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    I saw Pierce during his most recent trip to SF. Overall good experience. Strictly therapeutic, but the massage was very very good. He's also very nice, very personable, easy to talk to.

     

    I saw him during a trip to Chicago. Great experience overall, too. Massage was on a bed, but very good. Very sweet guy.

     

    I didn’t ask ahead of time about therapeutic vs. extras. He stayed clothed, but if what I had was a “therapeutic” session, then there was quite a bit of inappropriate touching. ;)

     

    I’m assuming individual experiences may vary?

    ABCDE in Chicago

    in Spas & Masseurs

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    Curiosity got the better of me - I had an appointment last week. Turns out that I already had seen him once before, from a craigslist ad a couple years ago. He stayed clothed, but encouraged touching within limits.

     

    Very thorough massage - also included some energy work at the end, which entailed his telling me what my energies were telling him, and then offering inspirational advice. This bit honestly was unexpected and slightly jarring - the whole intention of the massage was to relax, not to be reminded of stresses.

     

    I left happy, though, and probably will go back. Happy to provide more details in PM.

    411 on these Chicago guys

    in Spas & Masseurs

    Posted · Edited by Mhs

    I’ve seen Brian once. Great massage technically; thorough and with strong pressure. Both of us nude throughout. Interactive towards the end. Cool guy and a good experience overall. I tried texting to set up another appointment though...and no response, so I wasn’t sure what to make of that.

    Gripe: Poorly Edited Online Articles

    in The Lounge

    Posted · Edited by Mhs

    check out this very short article:

     

    http://www.kvoa.com/story/38443599/fire-chief-debunks-common-myths-for-lightning-safety

     

    read through it from start to finish and notice the variety of problems.....rife with run-on sentences, your/you're confusion, grammar mistakes, singular/plural disagreement, and more.....the mistakes will pop out instantly as you read!

     

    I'm a stickler for grammar and spelling.....(and I realize my writing style in this very post goes against that!!.....I do know how to write a proper letter when necessary, but prefer to write this way in this context.....)

     

    do computers spew out these articles without human oversight?.....I did, in fact, write a note to the "author" (!!??) of this article expressing my concern......

     

    sorry to grumble!.....but I'm embarrassed by this, to be honest......

    Or maybe it’s an auto-transcription of something that was spoken aloud during a newscast?

     

    Regardless of where it came from, I share your annoyance (and disappointment) with this kind of sloppiness. It’s also a sad fact of life in 2018 that writers and editors cost money, and more & more media sources are unwilling - or unable - to justify the expense of hiring people who can actually write.

    411 on Massage by Adam--currently visiting MN

    in Spas & Masseurs

    Posted

    Anyone have any experience with

     

    https://www.masseurfinder.com/massage-therapists/6906/

     

    Says he's eastern European --anyone have any previous appointments?

     

    I tried searching but couldn't find any adams that matched him

    He seems to have generally good reviews. There are some other threads that discuss him. Here’s one:

    https://www.companyofmen.org/threads/info-on-this-masseur.92058/#post-1069916

     

    I’ve looked at him when he was in Chicago, but schedules didn’t match up.

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