The Bowl in the Age of the Pandemic
Two questions, if people are willing to share thoughts or experiences:
1. Worries about contagion from meeting new SBs and catching the virus? While there is at present a low likelihood they are infected, the probability grows daily -- and of course there is a high likelihood that if they were infected they wouldn't know it and they could easily be totally asymptomatic. And, of course, in a successful SB meeting, no amount of hand sanitizer is going to prevent the transmission possibility from being close to 100%. So, wondering how if at all others are changing their habits. Seems to me similar in some ways but in other ways very different from concern about STDs.
2. Anybody notice a change in the economics? I'm sure for many of us the last few days have made our own economic situations more precarious, and maybe put a crimp in disposable cash; and I would suspect for many SBs their other income sources may similarly be reduced. That would seem to suggest a decrease in demand and an increase in supply, which should mean lower rates in the market. Anyone seen that?
Thanks for whatever anyone can share.
Going to try to lay low for a bit
[QUOTE=BlueEyedMan58;4708514]Two questions, if people are willing to share thoughts or experiences:
1. Worries about contagion from meeting new SBs and catching the virus? While there is at present a low likelihood they are infected, the probability grows daily -- and of course there is a high likelihood that if they were infected they wouldn't know it and they could easily be totally asymptomatic. And, of course, in a successful SB meeting, no amount of hand sanitizer is going to prevent the transmission possibility from being close to 100%. So, wondering how if at all others are changing their habits. Seems to me similar in some ways but in other ways very different from concern about STDs.
2. Anybody notice a change in the economics? I'm sure for many of us the last few days have made our own economic situations more precarious, and maybe put a crimp in disposable cash; and I would suspect for many SBs their other income sources may similarly be reduced. That would seem to suggest a decrease in demand and an increase in supply, which should mean lower rates in the market. Anyone seen that?
Thanks for whatever anyone can share.[/QUOTE]The chances of contracting it from an SB may be high especially since most are quite GFE compared to escorts. Also many of the ones I have met do travel when possible or come from areas like NOVA or Hampton where there are just a lot more people. While the virus itself seems fairly benign (I'm in my 50's but in good health) and I don't have an SO to worry about, I don't think 2 weeks in quarantine is something I want to do.
At the same time I think it may be difficult to slow down LOL. I haven't seen a huge spike in the # of SBs but I expect as the hourly jobs dry up there will be an influx. And you may be right about the economics as supply increases but demand wanes. I've been messaging this one - [URL]https://www.seeking.com/member/edac5946-7a4b-49e7-94cf-d69a3b887aeb[/URL] and have tried to set up an M&G but she ghosted twice. Asked if I was available today, I said yes and then didn't hear from her until the next day. This morning though I got a message just saying "I really need to make some money. " I might have to jump on that dispite the panic LOL.
Anyway, a fair amount of my disposable income is from live music and those gigs have all dried up so I won't have that play money for a bit.
It will be interesting to see other's views on this.
