CuriousByNature

My list is probably different than most, as I dont know what a gay town should include, but my ideal town would be a place that has: Excellent architecture spanning many styles and eras, As many cuisines as possible represented within walking/bus distance from home, A weekly market for fresh produce, fish and meat, and a variety of international food stores and cook shops, Antique stores and auction houses, Vibrant churches that welcome everyone, and lovingly support those less fortunate in society both locally and abroad, A collection of interesting gymns and spas that are priced according to income level, A breeding program and centre for endangered animals, Proximity to both ocean and forest, Quality health care and staggered levels of seniors care depending on level of care needed, Efficient and clean public transportation, Free but time-limited public parking, Annual community fairs and festivals, Good and reliable wifi, Movie theaters with reclining seats, including a theater for Silent Film with a Wurlitzer organ to accompany. Four climate seasons, none of which are exteme. Lots of public plantings and gardens, Big box stores outside of town but within commuter distance, A cemetary that allows standing headstones, An international airport within a one hour commute, Public vegetable gardens and acces to heirloom seeds, Ample coffee shops that sell delicious tortes like Cafe Demel in Vienna, Quality all-you-can eat sushi and dim sum, Roads, paths and buildings that accomodate those with special needs, A facility where elderly parents and their aging disabled children can live together and not have to be separated at the ends of their lives, A place where the town motto is to love your neightbour as yourself, and wanting the very best for your neighbour at all times. We could call it 'Agapeville'.

Very impressive profile picture.

I'm concerned about losing weight and the effect on skin sag. I am trying to lose slowly and steadily to allow my aged skin to contract slowly, but I expect i will have a lot that wont snap back to shape. I have no problem taking the risk for surgery but also dont want to be taken for a ride. Im expecting it will only be needed in my abdomen, because my face, arms and legs dont tend to be where my fat settles in. I really want to see if I can find at least one ab again.

I wish I could go back a few years to 35... there is a lot I would have done differently. Even better if I could go back to 15. @Merboy - hopefully you have many more years in front of you than you do behind you. Its never too late to make positive changes - even one step forward is still a step forward from where you are at. Break things up into manageable goals to reduce the pressure on yourself and make sure you celebrate each success. This is very much a 'do as I say and not as I do' post, because I have rarely taken my own advice. And that may be why I often wish my father had worn a condom the night I was conceived!

While I have not met with any providers myself, I believe your post raises a very important consideration that often gets overlooked. The transaction that takes place is for the provider's time, and it need not result in a sexual encounter.

And how many others will you inadvertently infect and possibly kill when you get covid, versus taking the vaccine?

(I'm very exclusive and not for everyone) Perhaps he meant to write, 'I'm very exclusive and not for anyone'. ?‍♂️

I would be wary of advocating the Swedish approach. Even their lead epidemiologist has now admitted that trying for herd immunity by encouraging exposure has been a failure. A failure that cost thousands of lives, many of them elderly. Many, many more deaths than other Scandinavian countries. It was a big and very risky gamble that ultimately backfired, and now Sweden has been having to institute restrictions after all. Mask wearing and lockdowns do not eliminate the risk entirely, but they make the trajectory of infection and rate of hospitalization easier to manage if people comply, allowing those who need treatment to receive it effectively. And even more, it buys additional time for herd immunity to be achieved via vaccinations. No one wants to be limited in their life choices, but sometimes we need to consider the long game, and which actions we can support to bring the majority of people through this pandemic succesfully - with the least possible number of casualties. But that requires us to lay our personal selfishness aside for the benefit of the larger community - and there are those who refuse to do that.

I don't think this is a fair comparison. Driving a car has a much lower risk attached to it compared to disregarding health orders with respect to covid. And no amount of health orders can absolutely prevent covid transmission, but its about harm reduction and risk mitigation. Just like the laws against drunk driving and driving without a seatbelt.

Exactly. While the new variant may not be any more likely to cause death than the previous, the fact that it is 50-70% more transmissible means 50-70% more infections, 50-70% more hospitalizations, and 50-70% more deaths. Possibly even more than that if hospitals and ICUs hit their limit. In the summer some provinces in Canada were down to single digits for hospitalizations, while now the numbers are in the hundreds, if not thousands, depending on the province. Now is not the time for complacency. @big dale I appreciate your post and hope others heed your advice.

Happy New Year @big dale - all the best for 2021!

@MrMattBig - Happy New Year. I just saw that the negative review no longer appears on RM ?. All the best to you for 2021!

Wow... that's scary. Glad they were okay.

What was it that happened in 2018?

If you do hear back from him at some point, please update the post so we know he is okay. I think it's kind of you to be concerned about his wellbeing.

All the very best to you for 2021 - I hope things are not too hectic for you and that your Yorkie is well soon

Wow... just looked at the New Year's Eve menu. In Canadian dollars, $1,060 for 8 courses plus another $375 for 5 wine pairings.

Yes. Absolutely

One more... parmesan cheese. I grew up on the dry, crumbly, grated Kraft parmesan in the green cylindrical cardboard container, which not surpringly tasted like cardboard and also smelled like vomit. Now, for me it can only be wedges of Parmesano Reggiano. Call me a cheese snob if you must.

I have a number of pieces of tupperwear my mom got for her wedding shower circa 1965, and some old Pyrex mixing bowls from the 30s or 40s that belonged to a great-aunt.

I must be thinking of someone else then, or had converted it to Canadian dollars LOL

Bread, mattresses, footwear, olive oil

I don't recall exactly, but if it is the same person I think it was quite high.

Am I recalling correctly from a post a while ago that the donation for his time is quite a bit higher than average?

Do you mean that someone who has contracted herpes should never have encounters with anyone after that?