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I agree completely and was about to say exactly this.

I don't know and I've never done long term with an escort, but I can easily imagine clicking with an attractive open minded Indy, establishing a good working relationship and some mutual understanding, and then over many months trying out all kinds of things that are better with someone who...

It's an interesting scenario. In scholarly terms, this forum is a secondary source; I'd do some primary research. Start seeing indies (since I doubt that an agency girl could schedule in the way you want). It's obviously important that you get along and that you like her if she's going to be a...

Right on! I saw "ice rink in winter" and I imagined a county oval for the locals to pass the puck around. Wow. I need to get up there..... Thanks for the encouragement!

It's still incredible to me that I haven't made it up there. I've heard so much about its beauty. (I don't wear dress shoes; I'm not sure I still own any.) I know that the fancy hotel there--the big famous one, whose name I'm forgetting--sometimes has good deals during the winter. It's...

That sounds delicious. I do bbq (low and slow) and I've read about brining poultry but I've never tried it. What does it do? Does it affect the texture of the skin? Does it act as a marinade or, with the salt, bring out the flavor of the bird?

Winter is by far my favorite time to be in Montreal, partly for that "arctic look." Hotel rates are much lower (and sometimes there are good "specials" out here) and things in general feel less crowded and frantic.

I know these roads well and you're right that the spine of the Greens, from Randolph to Montpelier, can be treacherous--and there's often some mountain weather happening. Even with AWD and winter tires I'm cautious. Have you looked into renting an AWD or 4WD vehicle, ideally with snow tires? If...

I think you're right. I think that the Enterprise place is a mile or so away, but maybe those arrangements can be made--as you say. Of course it's also tricky because Amtrak often runs late. I haven't looked at the Burlington (Essex Junction) options; obviously one could take a cab to the...

I've taken the train dozens of times. North of Springfield (MA) it's never crowded and is a beautiful trip. There's talk of extending it to Montreal, where it used to go, but that seems unlikely in the near future. There may be connecting Amtrak bus service from St. Albans to Montreal. I may be...

I agree completely. I see the same thing all the time in my job. As a private person who believes in a very liberal interpretation of free speech, I find their attitudes often baffling and sometimes horrifying.

Patron, while I don't entirely agree with your concerns, they're an interesting observation on contemporary culture. But they don't apply in this case. Once those lists became public, the colleges had no choice but to apply some kind of sanction. No college would ever accept this kind of...

I cancelled a quick trip to Montreal last week because of bad conditions, on my end and in Montreal. I live in a snowbelt with roughly the same temperatures as Montreal, so that doesn't faze me; but Google was telling me that it was taking 45 minutes to get from Longueuil across the bridge...

Right. There are indeed complex threats to free speech on college campuses today but this is not one of them. Sports teams, in part because they represent the college, have always had conduct policies, dress codes for travel, etc. Acting immature and disrespectful, not to say sexist and...

I've been visiting Montreal and southern Quebec for 45 years, and indulging with local companions (and following this board) for a decade. I am deeply interested in the hobby culture and interested as well in how people talk about their experiences and their values. I LIKE this kind of...

I'm surprised by your response since I have always taken you to be a careful reader of posts, EB--but not in this case. I am not denying an individual escort's right to refuse service; I take that for granted. I don't know how many times I can repeat that. Like others, you're seeing this as...

I'm going to point out three obvious things. First, a discussion of the cultural practices around the hobby is always valuable. The specific case here may indeed have been overblown and possibly was a disservice to the agency; that can be dismissed and for that reason the thread should probably...

jalimon, just to be clear, I'm not at all suggesting you're racist. You have a reason for your decisions based on experience, and I'm not challenging that. And after reading this thread I think you're right that an SP "can simply say no to a specific race while not being viewed as a racist."...

Doesn't it depend on their reason for not seeing black men? It seems to me that we can't conclude whether it's hostile (racist) or not unless we have a better sense of why (some) SPs advertise "no black men." I mean that individually and collectively. On an individual basis, obviously it's very...

Thank you for taking the time to post this, and to Maria and others who responded with thoughtful answers. I was getting frustrated by the posts avoiding the question by saying "SPs can see whom they want to see" or "SPs don't have to explain." Both statements are obviously true but beside the...