Walt

You don't need to tag or name them! Just say they're not doing it, and we will all get the message. 🙄

Not to say that some people don't understand the meaning of words, but if you you say you're not doing something -- and then you do it, you have actually done what you've said you weren't going to do. It's true!

But it is very easy to play by the same rules! VERY easy. When a provider replies, great -- When a provider doesn't reply or blocks you, move on. Done, Now everyone is playing by the exact same rules. Another, but I think less potentially successful direction would indeed to focus on what is "unfair." There is so much that is unfair in this hobby. It would probably need to start with regulating this industry rather than outlawing it and codifying rules and behaviors and demanding financial transparency. To make it less "unfair" there could be financial subsidies for clients who couldn't afford the highest fees, transportation provided for clients who saw what they want in another geographic market, Diversity/Equity/Inclusion rules, advertising standards, standardized application forms for sessions, etc. -- all aimed to remove unfair practices.

Thinking of it is as an unwritten rule that you may not even understand or agree with is indeed a good way to think about it.

I absolutely agree tat it is legitimate -- but I also think blocking people when one knows additional back-and-forth/discussion/negotiation/Q&A is only going to be a time and psychic energy sink is perfectly legitimate. Providers have all sorts of baselines/business models/preconceived ideas. Although it is a bit abrupt, It is not their responsibility to explain all of that to a potential client when they can tell from the very first question that it is simply not a match.

Spain but close. Just like Canada and Denmark. 😉

As opposed to all the other provider ads which say things like "Looking for a loving, long term relationship. First six meetings no charge." ? 😉

Who are "They"? Trans gender folk? The new neighbors? The first settlers of Midtown? The first people who were there before the settlers and gave it its first name? The powers that make real estate loans? The people who bought property during the 1990s recovery? The developers who are gentrifying the neighborhood and making sure everything below 125th Street in Manhattan is identified as "Luxury"? I still call it the Theater District, but I'm probably irredeemably stuck in some idealized privileged past.

Most MEDIOCRE escorts. The best keep improving with age. If a provider's greatest attribute is muscle tone, they've retired long before 38. If a provider is older than 38, they are generally more skilled at keeping a client "happy" for a longer percentage of the date, ready to do the heavy lifting to make the encounter fun, less likely to run out after only 38 minutes have passed, have better stories to tell, are less likely to be late or last minute cancellation, and are really your safest bet it you want to avoid a scam.,

https://www.amtrak.com/stations/bfx From Buffalo???

DMV line with customer experience improvements in place:

Moi? 😉

Do you mean him? Or the other one?

And/or federal subsidies. 😉

I think he may have been but I am not positive. Can anyone else confirm?

. I agree, punctuation does matter. It's the invisible words in some comments that I'm ambivalent about. 😉

"Take a chance. Get hurt even. But play as well as you can. Go team, go! Give me an L. Give me an I. Give me a V. Give me an E. L-I-V-E. LIVE! Otherwise, you got nothing to talk about in the locker room." -- Maude (Ruth Gordon), Harold and Maude 😉

Wow, how progressive and amazing for three separate governments to save money and reduce bureaucracy by having one unified Department of Motor Vehicles. Bravo!

The Department of Motor Vehicles? I know they have been trying to improve the experience so people don't feel they have to stand in line forever -- but having available providers is above and beyond.

Hmmm...I found a bunch. When you search pick "Everywhere" on the pull-down menu just to the right of where you type "FrenchThick" within the search box.

It's just like with those "air ferns" that don't need dirt or water and just sit there looking pretty--at least until they get old and dusty.

Now that's a provocative new AI prompt.

And to help think outside the box, given there isn't a listing with the headline: "BEST BOSTON ACCENT IN L.A."! Do you think Edison just waited around for an advertisement on a web site that said, "LIGHT-BULB IN SEARCH OF AN INVENTOR"?

NOT random actors, Siily! Rather, actors in local community theater productions where they have a role using a Boston accent so you can easily judge if they are any good or not. If you went up to random actors, it could take a really, really long time.

With all the aspiring actors in LA there's got to be someone (who even if they don't come by it naturally) can scratch your itch. 😉