Hiring freeze

[builder boy]

I would think with this Virus appearing everywhere hiring has come to a standstill....

[+ purplekow]

I last hired 6 days ago. It was already scheduled and I decided not to cancel. I will not be hiring again until things are clearer.

[+ BenjaminNicholas]

Hiring is not at a standstill.

 

While I'm not doing anything short term, I know guys who are still keeping busy local schedules.

Edited March 21, 2020 by Benjamin_Nicholas

[builder boy]

It’s difficult for everyone, but you have to be vigilant to be sure.

[builder boy]

I last hired 6 days ago. It was already scheduled and I decided not to cancel. I will not be hiring again until things are clearer.

I agree it’s to risky now.

[+ purplekow]

Hiring is not at a standstill.

 

While I'm not doing anything short term, I know guys who are still keeping busy local schedules.

An escort I hire regularly and who I hired three weeks ago has been contacting me. We get all the time. It seems likely he has coronavirus. I saw him just outside the window of contagion but while he is a healthy man in his 40s, I am, like it or not, in the high risk group. So that was the final point in the decision I was ready to make anyway,

[+ BenjaminNicholas]

An escort I hire regularly and who I hired three weeks ago has been contacting me. We get all the time. It seems likely he has coronavirus. I saw him just outside the window of contagion but while he is a healthy man in his 40s, I am, like it or not, in the high risk group. So that was the final point in the decision I was ready to make anyway,

 

The self-preservation instinct is a good one. Too few seem to have it these days.

 

If you're at risk, stay put and isolate. Escorts will always be around.

[+ DrownedBoy]

I hired 3 guys last week since I knew a lockdown in my state was coming.

 

When the lockdown is lifted, I'm sure to hire big again. But for now I'm not planning to hire anyone. I'm still working, if from home, and I'm busier than ever with the markets gyrating all over the place.

[KevinHere]

Three Guys on one week? Wow!

[+ Steve yabsley]

Three Guys on one week? Wow!

 

I was thinking the same thing......I suspect I have done that in the past, but not the past weeks!

I’ve been flying solo since late February.......with some regret that I didn’t pick a favorite and ask then to come stay with me for a prolonged visit at a mutually agreeable rate - although, unless they were blessed with better foresight than me, I can console myself that they probably wouldn’t have accepted before their risk of exposure was higher than I would have been comfortable with.....

[tsgarp]

Masturbation is your friend right now. Rely on the spank bank of beautiful gems locked in your memory. This, too, my friends, shall pass.

[dcman]

As of 2 weeks ago, no more hiring for me. Really would be nice if all of us, both clients and providers shut down until this virus is finished, otherwise we are just contributing to the spread and the longer it spreads the more possible it will become for it to mutate.

[Guest]

Perhaps Pornhub will make their Premium access free globally???

 

https://www.pcmag.com/news/pornhub-...-premium-access-during-coronavirus-quarantine</a></div>

[Gymowner]

chaturbate and flirt4free guys should be killing it right now! go on there. buy some tokens, find a hot guy, get off and call it a day!

[builder boy]

I hired 3 guys last week since I knew a lockdown in my state was coming.

 

When the lockdown is lifted, I'm sure to hire big again. But for now I'm not planning to hire anyone. I'm still working, if from home, and I'm busier than ever with the markets gyrating all over the place.

Oh wow.

[builder boy]

An extended stay with someone not on the hourly scene was a route I had been considering

[buttlvr99]

I am not hiring right now, I told a regular massage guy I could not see him till I feel things are better. One way to see if escort traffic is down is to see how many pages of escorts are available in key cities like NYC, DC and LA. I have noticed a decrease in pages. Remember we have a travel ban for people from many countries to visit the US. So we may not have as many traveling escorts from abroad.

[+ DrownedBoy]

I never hired 3 before in that amount of time, but I know Illinois was about to lock down, and I expect it to last at least 2 months. I'll be involuntarily saving money.

[Beancounter]

I have reached out to two guys I’ve come to appreciate over the years and made offers to help them out on a monthly basis if things get really bad for them. While neither one is at that point yet they both thanked me. I would hate to sit by and watch them struggle when I’m able to help them out a bit.

[+ stevenkesslar]

An escort I hire regularly and who I hired three weeks ago has been contacting me. We get all the time. It seems likely he has coronavirus. I saw him just outside the window of contagion but while he is a healthy man in his 40s, I am, like it or not, in the high risk group. So that was the final point in the decision I was ready to make anyway,

 

Coronavirus: New graph shows people in their 20s are more asymptomatic and not being tested for COVID-19

 

 

 

I'm posting that in multiple forums. It's very important that anyone thinking of hiring internalize that data.

 

No one knows for sure how transmission works. But we have some very educated guesses.

 

The red bars are the picture of how this transmits in South Korea, which has the most comprehensive data based on voluntary mass testing. The green bars are Italy, where the people who were tested are probably mostly ones that showed up at a hospital sick. As you can see, it is two very different pictures. In South Korea, people under 30 were about one third of the cases. Since this was probably mostly drive through testing, my guess is that chart underestimates the percentage of children who are carrying the virus but seem just fine, because they won't get sick.

 

It's likely that a lot of people in the US under the age of 30 are infected, and the walking well. They will experience mild or no symptoms. Even if they get symptoms, they are contagious before they develop symptoms. So to compare this to an STD, this is like the clap on steroids, as opposed to HIV. Meaning it is very easy to get it, because you're perhaps as likely as not to get it from somebody young who is perfectly healthy, except for the fact that a virus that is benign to them is accompanying them for a few weeks.

 

So this is NOT completely like the clap. Because it is even easier to spread. You can get this from the hot young grocery store clerk who coughs near you, or perhaps the grandchild you are playing with. My guess is that unfortunate family in New Jersey where about half of them died after a family get together probably already suffered from a bunch of serious pre-existing conditions. But just eating dinner together was sufficient to pass the virus along. In China they learned quickly that families were spreading the virus just by spending a few hours together at dinner. That's why, unlike South Korea, China actually separated sick parents from the family and had them get well in care centers. It did slow and then stop the community spread.

 

To spell it out, a kiss is probably more dangerous than just having dinner together and cuddling. But unlike with STDS, having dinner together and cuddling is dangerous, too. And, like the clap, you can't blame it on an escort who doesn't even know he has this virus. If you are NOT a senior citizen and you DO NOT have serious pre-existing conditions, you'll likely be just fine. If you live in California, your Governor is now saying you have a 50/50 chance of getting this anyway.

 

The real danger is that if you think there is any danger that you are in that 20 % that may need hospitalization, this is pretty much certain to be the worst time in your life to got to a hospital.

Edited March 22, 2020 by stevenkesslar

[Guest]

I know guys who are still keeping busy local schedules.

 

Stay more than 6' away from them!

[hypothetically]

This forum is going to be awfully quiet if you gentlemen choose to remain hard-headed. The inconsistencies in the news should be enough for one to stop hiring, tentatively. I couldn't forgive myself if I took a client to then find out he fell ill (and died) because I was asymptomatic. Or..if I was a client and a few days later was on a ventilator (or not, because they're running out) all because I just needed to get my rocks off. Imagine being that thirsty. It can wait. It's not the end. I just encourage everyone to take a time-out. Porn and a good lubricant are your friend. I don't trust my health in the hands of a client, regular or not.

[+ lkbreth]

“You are your safest sex partner”

 

https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/doh/downloads/pdf/imm/covid-sex-guidance.pdf

 

Sex and Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

 

All New Yorkers should stay home and minimize contact with others to reduce the spread of

COVID-19.

 

But can you have sex?

Here are some tips for how to enjoy sex and to avoid spreading COVID-19.

 

1. Know how COVID-19 spreads.

• You can get COVID-19 from a person who has it.

o The virus can spread to people who are within about 6 feet of a person with

COVID-19 when that person coughs or sneezes.

o The virus can spread through direct contact with their saliva or mucus.

• We still have a lot to learn about COVID-19 and sex.

o COVID-19 has been found in feces of people who are infected with the virus.

o COVID-19 has not yet been found in semen or vaginal fluid.

o We know that other coronaviruses do not efficiently transmit through sex.

 

2. Have sex with people close to you.

• You are your safest sex partner. Masturbation will not spread COVID-19, especially if you

wash your hands (and any sex toys) with soap and water for at least 20 seconds before

and after sex.

• The next safest partner is someone you live with. Having close contact — including sex

— with only a small circle of people helps prevent spreading COVID-19.

• You should avoid close contact — including sex — with anyone outside your household.

If you do have sex with others, have as few partners as possible.

• If you usually meet your sex partners online or make a living by having sex, consider

taking a break from in-person dates. Video dates, sexting or chat rooms may be options

for you.

 

3. Take care during sex.

• Kissing can easily pass COVID-19. Avoid kissing anyone who is not part of your small circle

of close contacts.

• Rimming (mouth on anus) might spread COVID-19. Virus in feces may enter your mouth.

• Condoms and dental dams can reduce contact with saliva or feces, especially during oral

or anal sex.

• Washing up before and after sex is more important than ever.

o Wash hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds.

o Wash sex toys with soap and warm water.

o Disinfect keyboards and touch screens that you share with others (for video chat, for

watching pornography or for anything else).

 

4. Skip sex if you or your partner is not feeling well.

• If you or a partner may have COVID-19, avoid sex and especially kissing.

• If you start to feel unwell, you may be about to develop symptoms of COVID-19, which

include fever, cough, sore throat or shortness of breath.

• If you or your partner has a medical condition that can lead to more severe COVID-19,

you may also want to skip sex.

o Medical conditions include lung disease, heart disease, diabetes, cancer or a

weakened immune system (for example, having unsuppressed HIV and a low CD4

count).

 

5. Prevent HIV, other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and unplanned pregnancy.

• HIV: Condoms, pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and having an undetectable viral load all

help prevent HIV. For more information, visit nyc.gov/health and search HIV.

• Other STIs: Condoms help prevent other STIs. Visit nyc.gov/health and search STIs.

• Pregnancy: Make sure you have an effective form of birth control for the coming weeks.

Visit nyc.gov/health and search birth control.

 

For more information about COVID-19, visit nyc.gov/coronavirus.

[Gymowner]

Las Vegas in now shut down.

This forum is going to be awfully quiet if you gentlemen choose to remain hard-headed. The inconsistencies in the news should be enough for one to stop hiring, tentatively. I couldn't forgive myself if I took a client to then find out he fell ill (and died) because I was asymptomatic. Or..if I was a client and a few days later was on a ventilator (or not, because they're running out) all because I just needed to get my rocks off. Imagine being that thirsty. It can wait. It's not the end. I just encourage everyone to take a time-out. Porn and a good lubricant are your friend. I don't trust my health in the hands of a client, regular or not.

 

so many should have had the same mindset with the hiv virus.

[thickornotatall]

An escort I know quite well WhatsApp'd me last night. He thought I was still in London and said he wasn't busy could he come by to show me a good night..he sent some very explicit videos. I sent him the Coronavirus.org link. He answered " that doesn't bother me.. "I'm young and never get sick"....I'm not too surprised...just sorry for him....The last time I saw him is the last time I'll see him..