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I recall meeting him at a DC Forum MAL gathering some years ago. He was on my short list to hire at the time as he was mostly bottom in his porn scenes. After finally getting the chance to chat with him during the brunch I lost any desire to hire him for a session. Delusional, self absorbed, and not an interesting conversation were my impressions. He became rather diva like and several porn studios stopped hiring him. Randy Blue had some trouble which he tried to turn around saying he quit working for them instead of being sacked. He then went on to Raw Fuck Club and Treasure Island Media and magically became a top.

It depends. If this escort were one of the guys I regularly hire I’d likely have no problem hiring him. But would likely wait a few weeks. However, if it’s just some random guy that I’ve never hired before then my answer is no, i wouldn’t hire him. The level of trust would not be as well established and benefit of the doubt not as strong.

Actor and Instagram star Kurt Tocci.

Awesome! Did you run track in school?

Keep making the contributions as @Kevin Slater noted with dollar cost averaging you are buying shares that will increase in value over time. I‘ve “lost“ 20 percent since January and increased my cash position for the short term. The volatile market conditions will continue for the rest of 2020.

I have the same issue. It should not be this difficult to post an image. I use imgur and might get lucky one in 20 attempts to post an image. Same error message “something went wrong” it would be helpful to know what went wrong so the user can attempt to fix it. There has to be a simpler way to post an image without this frustration.

Happy Birthday!

Same here, this isolation is taking a toll on my psyche. im gonna hire three escorts at same time.

Just got this email from InnDulge. The PS government has ordered all hotels closed until April 30. Palm Springs has closed its hotels until at least April 30. You will not be able to come and stay with us for your reservation. You will not be charged for this reservation/cancellation. If your deposit has been taken, please contact InndulgeManager@gmail.com for room night credits. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us and keep us in mind for your future travel plans. INNdulge Palm Springs 601 S. Grenfall Rd. Palm Springs, CA 92264(760)327-1408

I hired Jeremy five times through the Man To Man agency and had good experience with him. I saw him twice in Minneapolis and the rest were in DC. He certainly was one of the best looking bodybuilder types I’ve ever encountered. His laconic demeanor and dry sense of humor were be most charming aspects of his personality. As to his skill set, the oral performance improved over time and he got more proficient in giving it during the period I saw him which was just over three years. Early on he was definitely the gay for pay straight guy (allegedly) who sat back and received rather than being interactive, By the last time I saw him prior to his “unfortunate incarceration” he was much more relaxed, comfortable, and willing to explore. I almost got him to bottom for me during our last encounter. There’s a lot of complexity hiring these alleged straight guys who do gay for pay porn and escort. A client has to be realistic about expectations and make some compromises. The owner of Man To Man, Dave, told me of two horrible experiences Jeremy had with clients that had him traumatized to the point he nearly quit. I never got the full details from Dave and Jeremy certainly didn’t reveal anything to me. Suffice it to say there are A LOT of strange clients every escort has to manage and it’s not easy. I have fond memories of Jeremy and certainly wish him well. He’s had some challenges and may not have made the best choices but none of that detracts from my sentiments.

I’ve received several hotel marketing emails for “hot dates“ in March and April. These are dates with low business the hotel is trying to fill offering special rates and concessions. My assumption here is that the automated marketing bots are sending these messages because no one has deactivated the program. That‘s because the hotels have furloughed or laid off 95 percent of staff.

I’m about to contact the InnDulge management to cancel my reservation. What have they been offering in terms of a credit? I was thinking about rebooking for October but not sure that’s practical. Anyone just rebooking for same week next year?

This is the right call given the circumstances. It’s better we all be safe than run the risk of contracting this virus. Hopefully the event can happen next year. Thank you for all your efforts organizing this year.

The unemployment rate could get as high as 20 percent, that’s a depression. Marriott is laying off “tens of thousands”.

The situation is changing rapily. Dont expect much help from card issuers and travel refunds. https://www.wsj.com/articles/credit-card-issuers-rankle-travelers-scrambling-to-cancel-trips-11584437401 Credit Card Issuers Rankle Travelers Scrambling to Cancel Trips By AnnaMaria Andriotis March 17, 2020 5:30 am ET Customers are flooding credit-card companies with requests for refunds on trips they no longer want to take as the coronavirus spreads. Many are finding they are still on the hook for at least some of the costs. Card issuers are scrambling to respond, with many tweaking refund policies along the way. Customers say they have had to wait hours on the phone to talk to customer-service representatives. Card issuers have been lenient with refunding customers who can no longer travel because they have personally contracted coronavirus. But many customers simply don’t want to travel as the virus spreads, both out of health concerns and because many of the places they planned to visit are closed. Sometimes customers are going first to airlines or other travel providers, where the response has been mixed. Airlines are working with travelers who were booked to fly to destinations where the companies have all but canceled flights; they are generally offering more limited flexibility to others. The travel issues are hitting rewards credit cards, where many customers could absorb the financial hit of paying for a canceled trip. But the cards, many of which charge high annual fees, often boast about superior customer service and travel-related perks, and banks are in tight competition for these wealthier customers. SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS Have you reached out to a credit card company during this global health crisis? What has that experience been like? Join the conversation below. Some rewards cards have long touted their travel insurance, which helps cardholders get refunds when they need to cancel trips. Card issuers and networks typically partner with third-party insurers to provide this. Many consumers rarely consider it, instead often comparing cards based on sign-up bonus points or access to airport lounges. In recent years, large issuers including Citigroup Inc. and Discover Financial Services DFS -2.64% have removed this benefit. Roughly 20% of credit cards offered trip-cancellation insurance last year, compared with 36% in 2015, according to consumer-finance website WalletHub.com’s review of general-purpose cards originated by large issuers. Most policies have limitations. For example, they often allow refunds if customers are so sick they can’t travel, or because of severe weather. But they often don’t cover flight changes made by airlines or other travel operators. Card issuers including JPMorgan Chase & Co. and American Express Co. in many cases are telling cardholders they don’t qualify because the policies generally don’t cover pandemics or epidemics, customers said. <div data-xf-p="1" data-src="2AE4BEEE-CB02-4D4B-98F9-A17FF9427FB1" data-src="https://m.wsj.net/video/20200316/031720virusspread/031720virusspread_1280x720.jpg"><div data-xf-p="1"><span>How the New Coronavirus Became a Global Pandemic</span></div></div></div></div></div></div>On Dec. 1, 2019, a patient in Wuhan, China, started showing symptoms of what doctors determined was a new coronavirus. Since then, the virus has spread to infect more than 100,000 people. Here’s how the virus grew to a global pandemic. Photo illustration: Carter McCall/WSJ People who are infected with the virus or are placed under quarantine by a physician often can get reimbursed, customers said. Those who are grounding themselves often aren’t covered, customers said. After his university canceled a class trip to Sweden, graduate student Oscar Pearson of California said he called JPMorgan and asked for the travel insurance on his Sapphire Reserve card to reimburse the roughly $750 he had spent on airfare. The bank told him the card’s benefit didn’t cover the coronavirus, he said. Mr. Pearson, 26, said he explained the trip was canceled because of the virus and that the university had made that decision. He already had reached out to the online travel site where he booked the flight. It offered him a partial credit that involved a rebooking fee, which he didn’t take. His university recently told students it would reimburse them if they can’t get refunded any other way. Some frustrated consumers are filing so-called merchant disputes, a process typically reserved for fraudulent purchases. Kristal May of Salt Lake City canceled a trip to Seattle after her employer recommended against traveling. When she contacted the hotel, it declined to refund her booking of roughly $540. Ms. May had charged the hotel stay on her AmEx Platinum card, so she called AmEx to ask about getting refunded through the card’s travel insurance. She said AmEx referred her to its insurance provider, which told her coronavirus wasn’t covered unless she already had the virus and was under quarantine. She submitted a merchant dispute, though she said an AmEx agent told her she could expect to be denied. Ms. May, 36, said she signed up for the Platinum card in January after hearing positive reviews about its customer service from friends. “I expected this to be a no-brainer,” she said. Some card issuers have been more flexible about returning points. In early February, Leandro Petracca, 33, of San Francisco booked a two-week trip to Italy, Austria, Hungary and Morocco. He and his husband were aware of the coronavirus and decided they would be safer traveling to Europe than Asia. He charged more than $10,000 of hotels, airfare and train rides on his Sapphire Reserve card and redeemed 300,000 points for the trip. About three weeks ago, Mr. Petracca called JPMorgan to ask for help canceling his trip. He said the bank transferred him to a third-party insurance company, which told him coronavirus wasn’t covered. After some wrangling with JPMorgan, the bank returned the 300,000 points, Mr. Petracca said. He also contacted the airlines and hotels, which refunded him for most of his purchases. He remains on the hook for $1,200. A couple of months ago, Mike Cardente, 42, of Corona, Calif., booked a $3,000, seven-day cruise along the Mexican Riviera for his family. Mr. Cardente has cancer and is wary of traveling while coronavirus spreads. He recently tried and failed to get refunded by Carnival Corp. and the travel agency that he booked the tickets through, he said. After that, he filed a dispute withCapital One Financial Corp. Carnival has been suspending some of its cruises. A spokesman said Monday that Mr. Cardente is eligible for a full refund if he cancels his dispute.

I hate to actually give such advice in this instance. I’m dealing with cancellation of hotel contracts some of which have six figure penalties. Every hotel I’ve dealt with, including a few independents, have been flexible about rebooking as a matter of goodwill. We’re all in this together.

Everyone having an issue with the cancellation policy should post their experience on Trip Advisor. I’m holding off on canceling in anticipation of a forced grounding of travel. Then there is a force Majeure without question. I may also contact my credit card company and file a disputed charge claim. The issuer may still validate the charge but resort will have to spend time, effort, and money verifying the transaction.

No credit toward a future rebooking? That’s bad business and creates an unnecessary good will problem. I accept that it’s a small business and being hit very hard but being flexible with cancellation and rebooking is a way to alleviate issues for loyal guests and the resort.

Stephen, Brevity is a Virtue.

Besides Force Majeure these type of circumstances are usually excluded from coverage flat out in the policy from the start. Trying to get travel insurance now is probably a difficult prospect at this time.

Government is reactive it is not proactive. This applies to totalitarian dictatorships like China as well as Western democracies such as the United States or Europe. The leadership of these countries, regardless of political parties all encounter the same issues of authority, legality, and bureaucratic incompetence/inertia. Anyone expecting that “government“ will save them from disaster is going to be a casualty. This virus is going to spread, it’s what viruses do, nothing is going to prevent that from happening. The United States will become the epicenter of this outbreak in less than two weeks. We have the most mobile population on Earth. We are the third most populous country on Earth. Our citizens are not inclined to obey centralized authority. We will have more reported cases than any other country. Only China will lIkely have more cases but the Chinese Communist Party has lied from the beginning of this situation and will continue to lie for a long time about the extent of of infections and deaths. Human nature doesn’t change. Look at history.

The California Department of Public Health recommendations mass gatherings larger than 250 be postponed or cancelled. See link below for real information from the state without a media filter. https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/Immunization/nCOV2019.aspx I have business in LA later this year, conference for 500, and we’re using the CDPH site plus CDC and WHO for real time facts in our decision making process. I‘m waiting until April 1 to make a decision on final attendance for the PS event.

Done. Thanks ?