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The problem/positive about Viking ships is that there's a mostly classical slant to their live music, so my choices are limited in this environment.
When you fingerblast a guy to country music, there always needs to be an underlying sense of working-class sorrow involved.
Classic rock:  You go gentle until you get to the Steve Perry power note.
The Eagles...  You finger angrily until everyone involved hates you (*cough* Don Henley *cough*)
The Beatles:  Well, that's for people who don't just want a finger, but want to hold your entire hand.

Thanks for posting this.  Hoping that everyone's Pride celebrations are safe and enjoyable, but it's important to be alert to what's going on around you when in large gatherings.

Thanks for posting this.  Hoping that everyone's Pride celebrations are safe and enjoyable, but it's important to be alert to what's going on around you when in large gatherings.

Reports are that Red Lobster plans to enter into an stalking horse arrangement as part of the bankruptcy that would sell the business into a new entity that will be controlled by the creditors.  If another buyer does not come forward, I think it's probable the remaining business will be wound down in liquidation. Personally, I will be sad to see yet another brand from childhood disappear, but I have to admit I've only eaten at one a handful of times in the past 10 years.  Nostalgia alone is probably not enough to save the brand, it's in a moribund segment that is getting squeezed from above and below.  It's never going to be a growth company again.  The new owners are probably going to be tempted to get the value they can extract quickly by parting out the company, even if they could emerge from bankruptcy in a viable position.

Thanks for posting this.  Hoping that everyone's Pride celebrations are safe and enjoyable, but it's important to be alert to what's going on around you when in large gatherings.

Is there a reason why most bottoms can't top? Does it hurt when they top someone or they just don't feel anything? 

Yes, it's always helpful if a poster is more specific about what kind of guy and scene they are looking for.  Do they want twinks in Toledo, or muscle studs in Memphis?  Perhaps they're in the mood for bondage in Boston or watersports in Walla Walla.  Is romance in Reno on the menu, or is it fisting in Fresno?  We can always provide better options with just a little more information.

Ive booked MisterBnB 3 times! Once in Manhattan and I rented the whole apartment. It was fairly nice and I never saw the guy. 2nd time it was a shared apartment in Palm Springs. the guy was super friendly and it was him and his husband that lived there. Nothing really happened between us other than the breakfast he made every morning. The last one was in Seattle which was also a shared apartment but I had the whole 1st floor which was seperated by a staircase. The listing said it was grindr, scruff, sniffies friendly which was perfect for me since I had some guests over.
The big difference is its more LGBTQAI+ friendly and when its app friendly we both know whats going on when gay men travel haha Made the whole experience more relaxed

Yes, it's always helpful if a poster is more specific about what kind of guy and scene they are looking for.  Do they want twinks in Toledo, or muscle studs in Memphis?  Perhaps they're in the mood for bondage in Boston or watersports in Walla Walla.  Is romance in Reno on the menu, or is it fisting in Fresno?  We can always provide better options with just a little more information.

Thanks for posting this.  Hoping that everyone's Pride celebrations are safe and enjoyable, but it's important to be alert to what's going on around you when in large gatherings.

I think Red Lobster's troubles have more to do with the changes in ownership in the past couple decades than one badly executed promotion.  It's a eye catching headline, sure, but if the business was fundamentally healthy it would be no more than a blip.
To be clear, Red Lobster was a mature brand with a lot of older locations, and a fairly downmarket reputation. It was no longer a growth business, it was the seafood place you went with your boomer (grand)parents after church.  There was a lot more competition from other newer chains, but still, it had a decent level of goodwill.  If it was structurally sound, I think it would be struggling to stay relevant but not going bankrupt.
Red Lobster was owned by Golden Gate Capital for several years last decade.  It's typical for PE firms to saddle their targets with a lot of debt as part of the acquisition.  It's also common for them to sell off the assets like real estate.  They'll take a location where the chain owned the property and sell the lot to a real estate investment firm and execute a long term lease.  They restaurant is still on the hook for any maintenance and upkeep on the property, so the new landlords provide very little service for the rent payments.  So the PE firm gets their aquisition paid off and they leave the business with high debts and more operating expenses than they had before the takeover.
If GCC left Red Lobster with drained assets and high debts, and you add the challenging post-pandemic restaurant environment on top of that, it's little wonder they're struggling to keep up.  It would certainly explain the turnover in their c-suite ever since Thai Union bought them, I can see these executives coming in, getting a real look at the balance sheets and noping out as soon as they could.
That would also explain the sudden move to close a large number of locations. They can stem the bleeding from underperforming locations, and hopefully recover enough value from the assets that get auctioned off to pay down the debts and get to a more stable financial position.  Unfortunately, a bankruptcy will probably still be necessary to force a restructuring of the remaining debt (and hopefully not a liquidation).
Sadly, the chain retaurant industry has been a big target for these firms, and it leaves empty buildings and lost jobs in the wake.  Name any chain that's died or struggled to survive in the past many years and it's a reasonable bet that there's been an leveraged aquisition in the process.  Consumers pay higher prices, employees lose jobs and or better wages, and cities are left with empty storefronts that become a hole in their tax base.  But somehow the blame gets shifted to the middle class because a soccer mom stopped for a latte.
 
 
 

I think Red Lobster's troubles have more to do with the changes in ownership in the past couple decades than one badly executed promotion.  It's a eye catching headline, sure, but if the business was fundamentally healthy it would be no more than a blip.
To be clear, Red Lobster was a mature brand with a lot of older locations, and a fairly downmarket reputation. It was no longer a growth business, it was the seafood place you went with your boomer (grand)parents after church.  There was a lot more competition from other newer chains, but still, it had a decent level of goodwill.  If it was structurally sound, I think it would be struggling to stay relevant but not going bankrupt.
Red Lobster was owned by Golden Gate Capital for several years last decade.  It's typical for PE firms to saddle their targets with a lot of debt as part of the acquisition.  It's also common for them to sell off the assets like real estate.  They'll take a location where the chain owned the property and sell the lot to a real estate investment firm and execute a long term lease.  They restaurant is still on the hook for any maintenance and upkeep on the property, so the new landlords provide very little service for the rent payments.  So the PE firm gets their aquisition paid off and they leave the business with high debts and more operating expenses than they had before the takeover.
If GCC left Red Lobster with drained assets and high debts, and you add the challenging post-pandemic restaurant environment on top of that, it's little wonder they're struggling to keep up.  It would certainly explain the turnover in their c-suite ever since Thai Union bought them, I can see these executives coming in, getting a real look at the balance sheets and noping out as soon as they could.
That would also explain the sudden move to close a large number of locations. They can stem the bleeding from underperforming locations, and hopefully recover enough value from the assets that get auctioned off to pay down the debts and get to a more stable financial position.  Unfortunately, a bankruptcy will probably still be necessary to force a restructuring of the remaining debt (and hopefully not a liquidation).
Sadly, the chain retaurant industry has been a big target for these firms, and it leaves empty buildings and lost jobs in the wake.  Name any chain that's died or struggled to survive in the past many years and it's a reasonable bet that there's been an leveraged aquisition in the process.  Consumers pay higher prices, employees lose jobs and or better wages, and cities are left with empty storefronts that become a hole in their tax base.  But somehow the blame gets shifted to the middle class because a soccer mom stopped for a latte.
 
 
 

I think Red Lobster's troubles have more to do with the changes in ownership in the past couple decades than one badly executed promotion.  It's a eye catching headline, sure, but if the business was fundamentally healthy it would be no more than a blip.
To be clear, Red Lobster was a mature brand with a lot of older locations, and a fairly downmarket reputation. It was no longer a growth business, it was the seafood place you went with your boomer (grand)parents after church.  There was a lot more competition from other newer chains, but still, it had a decent level of goodwill.  If it was structurally sound, I think it would be struggling to stay relevant but not going bankrupt.
Red Lobster was owned by Golden Gate Capital for several years last decade.  It's typical for PE firms to saddle their targets with a lot of debt as part of the acquisition.  It's also common for them to sell off the assets like real estate.  They'll take a location where the chain owned the property and sell the lot to a real estate investment firm and execute a long term lease.  They restaurant is still on the hook for any maintenance and upkeep on the property, so the new landlords provide very little service for the rent payments.  So the PE firm gets their aquisition paid off and they leave the business with high debts and more operating expenses than they had before the takeover.
If GCC left Red Lobster with drained assets and high debts, and you add the challenging post-pandemic restaurant environment on top of that, it's little wonder they're struggling to keep up.  It would certainly explain the turnover in their c-suite ever since Thai Union bought them, I can see these executives coming in, getting a real look at the balance sheets and noping out as soon as they could.
That would also explain the sudden move to close a large number of locations. They can stem the bleeding from underperforming locations, and hopefully recover enough value from the assets that get auctioned off to pay down the debts and get to a more stable financial position.  Unfortunately, a bankruptcy will probably still be necessary to force a restructuring of the remaining debt (and hopefully not a liquidation).
Sadly, the chain retaurant industry has been a big target for these firms, and it leaves empty buildings and lost jobs in the wake.  Name any chain that's died or struggled to survive in the past many years and it's a reasonable bet that there's been an leveraged aquisition in the process.  Consumers pay higher prices, employees lose jobs and or better wages, and cities are left with empty storefronts that become a hole in their tax base.  But somehow the blame gets shifted to the middle class because a soccer mom stopped for a latte.
 
 
 

Yes, it's always helpful if a poster is more specific about what kind of guy and scene they are looking for.  Do they want twinks in Toledo, or muscle studs in Memphis?  Perhaps they're in the mood for bondage in Boston or watersports in Walla Walla.  Is romance in Reno on the menu, or is it fisting in Fresno?  We can always provide better options with just a little more information.

Pretty damned rude.  It's nice when the trash takes itself out.

I think it’s strange that some commentators view bi as being ‘not really into guys’ or somehow ‘gay lite’. I’m bi and I love playing with guys, including kissing and all sorts of activities (I’m vers) that some seem to think of as gay only. I also love playing with females, indeed even better is playing with both at same time. I don’t regard one as better or more fun than the other, they’re just different. If the person or persons I’m with are relaxed about sex and open minded then it’s always a great session. 
I agree that if you come across a guy who describes himself as bi but who lists fairly vanilla activities with guys that he won’t do then that’s probably a signal that he is probably more straight but there’s also gay providers who won’t kiss for example, so orientation is not a good predictor I think.
I think it’s best to not put too much interpretation on how a guy describes himself and look more at what he will do and other signs about whether he’s doing the work because he genuinely enjoys it or is he doing it because he has to. The former should be the providers you prioritise, regardless of their stated sexual orientation. 

 

Pretty damned rude.  It's nice when the trash takes itself out.

Pretty damned rude.  It's nice when the trash takes itself out.

I think it's drawing a rather long bow to attribute all of these incidents involving Boeing aircraft to the manufacturer. A 767 operated by a freight carrier and an old model 737? I'd say operator error, maintenance practices or a less rigorous aviation regulator are more likely the proximate cause.

It's possible the number is no longer valid if a provider has stopped working and disconnected the line.  If so, the number could be reassigned.  It's advisable to be a little cautious until they've responded and confirmed the number is still theirs.  After that, if he says he's no longer seeing former clients you can delete his number.

Pretty damned rude.  It's nice when the trash takes itself out.

Pretty damned rude.  It's nice when the trash takes itself out.

One risk with meeting closeted guys, especially in my area, is finding out they're married after the fact. I personally do not like being with someone cheating on their partner. I don't mind if they're in open relationships, however. That used be primarily just the closeted ones you had to worry about, since there's a lot of guys from sexually conservative cultures in my area who married for family obligations.  These days it's almost as many guys in same sex marriages stepping out.  Plus ça change!  

I cannot judge people for being closeted, in most cases. In a perfect world everyone could be out without judgement, estrangement, or risk of harm, but that is not the case in many places.
Being in the closet forces people to be dishonest to the people around them and frequently themselves.  Unfortunately, even today, they feel it is necessary to keep relations with friends and family, or even their safety in certain communities.  The recent case of the mayor in Alabama who took his own life after being outed is just one example of the cruel toll this takes on people who feel they cannot be open with who they are.
The people I do hold in contempt are those who have power who engage in anti-LGBT rhetoric while being in the closet themselves.  It's so common to be almost cliche that politicians or pastors who are stridently anti-gay are likely to have something to hide. These people do very real harm, leading to isolation, fear, and risk of violence for the people they target.
 

Pretty damned rude.  It's nice when the trash takes itself out.