Next time resolve with car date or hotel
You may be too much of a gentleman to ask, but your situation could have been resovled with a gentle request for a car date (e. G. If you were really hoping we could do something tonight, I was as well. Maybe we could find a spot and take it back to like we were back in highschool).
Another option would have been to have her use her id for the room and put your credit card on file.
I treat each meeting like a training session. I try to never set a precedent that I don't want repeated since there are some situations I want to avoid at all costs (e. G. But you helped me out with my bills before, why are things any different now when I have my period and can't perform, etc.). This of course is based on being burned in the past. And even when a girl complains, when you explain that you were burned in the past by a prior baby, they tend to be ok.
Also, I tend to be more risk averse and generally don't take my drivers license to first meet and greets either. I do leave it in the locked glove compartment of my car. First, I don't want to get pulled over without my DL and to also avoid situations like you described.
Just my two cents.
[QUOTE=Zcochran00;2469222]Posted earlier about POT #1, with some concerns (and also an inability to properly type on my phone):
So, again following up on my own post: did meet up with her tonight. The good news is that my concerns were unfounded. She is definitely genuine. The bad news is that due to my own stupidity, we did NOT actually get to the FC.
We'd originally agreed via messages to meet at 9. When I asked if she had a place to meet, she suggested a particular hotel, and I agreed. Later, after my second thoughts, I suggested we meet for coffee nearby first. When she replied, she said she'd gotten a room at a different hotel right there. So far, so good. Before I left, I took to heart some security advice I'd recently been given, and emptied out most of my wallet. Including my I'd. This would prove to be an issue.
Got to the coffee shop and sat down to wait. The place was empty. About 9:15, I got a call from the hotel, and she said she'd be over in a couple minutes.
Sure enough, she showed up a few minutes later. We started talking, and I quickly determined she was as advertised. Smaller-town girl, somewhat plain, just looking for help with the bills.
I suggested we head back to her room, and here's where things started to go off the rails a bit. Apparently she and a friend had gotten the room together, she had expected the friend to be gone for a while, but the friend was back in the room. So, no go there. I pulled out my phone and did some quick searching in the area, but options were noticeably pricier than when I'd looked earlier. She said she knew some other hotels in the area that might be cheaper, so we headed out to my car.
She directed me through a town she was obviously very familiar with, and we eventually got to a small non-chain hotel. I walked up to the office. And they had no vacancies. Strike #1.
Second try: she knew another small hotel just down the road. Got there, and again, no vacancies. Weird. Strike #2.
Third try: we went to a third fairly small hotel there in town. I walked up to the office and asked about vacancies. This time the guy said they did have some rooms. I pulled out my wallet. And realized I didn't have my I'd. Oops. Strike #3, I'm out.
Went back to the car and told her about the issue, and told her I'd just have to drop her back off and we'd try again another night. She told me she was really hoping to do something tonight, as she had an electric bill due soon. Since it was my fault that we couldn't get a room, I told her I'd go ahead and give her something to help cover that.
So, we drove back to the place where we'd met, and I gave her 80 to help cover her bill. We'll try again soon, and next time I'll make sure the room is taken care of beforehand (and also make sure I actually have my I'd).
Meanwhile, doing some messaging with POT #2. Been using HWG's 5 Steps as a starting point. After asking about her expectations, she replied:
I saw that and of course immediately thought "Oh, that's not a good start". But then, just a few minutes later, she followed up with:
Haven't gotten back to her yet, but at least she may be open to something lower.
So yeah, the sugar journey has begun. POT #1's probably only a 5 or so, but at least she's an option for me until I can add a few more to the list.[/QUOTE]
Extereme GPS -- Baroness of Henrico
A couple of months back, I messaged THE BARONESS near Richmond, whose photos bore a striking resemblance to Luscious Leah, from Avenue X and Date Check. She quoted me some outrageous price to come to me (about and hour away) and I said no thanks.
She messages me today completely out of the blue, forgetting we ever discussed this.
Me.
We emailed off-line, about you coming to me since I don't travel to Richmond.
1 hour ago The Baroness.
I told you I can if you cover expenses and allowance.
Yes which is well beyond my means. I had a mind altering overnight experience last week in Philadelphia for the grand sum of $500 that would be perfectly happy doing that on a monthly basis. Don't really see the point in doubling my expense for a similar experience.
56 minutes ago The Baroness.
I can do that if you come here.
I can't come to you even for a few hours, let alone an overnight. As much as I would love to, it just doesn't fit into my life.
51 minutes ago The Baroness.
Well for 500 plus rental car and you take care of the hotel. Something nice like Keswick (FYI 5 star resort for those who don't know) and only for a short period during the day.
Again as I said $500 gets me overnight already with a total freak. Why would I do a short stay and shell out $300 for Keswick and shell out a rental car?
17 minutes ago The Baroness.
Ok good luck then. Have fun. I was already discounting for you. You get what you pay for. Everyone finds their level.
Then the ***** blocks me!
How do you get this to work?
[QUOTE=IluvSmellyFish;2470644]...
Another option would have been to have her use her id for the room and put your credit card on file.
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[/QUOTE]By paying for the room and put SB as the guest so that the I'd during check in matches? This should be possible if at the time of booking they allow some one other than the guest to pay.
Now what to do about those hotels that ask for credit card along with I'd for incidentals? Ask the SB to use her own or give her cash for the security deposit?
Hoping I'm not being taken for a ride
The last four hours have been pretty bizarre. Either this mid-30's girl is the most terminally directionally-incompetent person I've ever talked to, or it's going to turn out to be a ridiculously elaborate and well-executed scam. At this point I really can't tell which. Will post a recap once this situation actually resolves.
Still don't know what to think about this
As I said, it's been a very strange last 24 hours. Let me recap:
Early Saturday evening I get a PM from a mid-30's girl, "J", about an hour a way, who said "I'm single finally and looking to have fun with someone. Basically on the rebound. Haven't had sex in over 3 months and I'm ready to get wild. ". She said she just wanted gas money, $25, to come to my place. Thought about it a bit, and said sure.
Then I realized she wanted / needed gas money to actually get up to me, not just on the way back, and wanted me to send it via Western Union. The problem is that requires actual names for the transfer. She sent me a bit more info on herself, did some checks, she seemed legit. So, I sent the money.
There's some delays back and forth as J and I text some. Apparently she was having trouble picking up the money because the WU computers were down or something. She says she'll try picking it up in the morning, then come see me.
We text this morning. I get a notice that she's received the money, and when I ask where she is, she tells me her GPS says 37 minutes to go to my place. So far so good. Note that it's REALLY easy to get to my place. Just off an exit.
Then things got weird. After a lengthy silence, she says she's on WRONG_ROAD, which I see is only about 15 minutes away. I tell her to turn around and how to get to me.
About an hour later, she says she's in OTHER_NEARBY_SUBURB, her gas light's on, and her GPS is giving her weird directions. I start trying to have her tell me where she is, and she just says she's on some straight road without exits.
By this time it's about 12:45 PM. I'd originally expected her to be at my place by 10:30 AM. Tried calling her, but somehow when she answered I couldn't hear her at all. She starts freaking out over text about being lost and stranded. Apparently she doesn't have a smartphone, just an old dash GPS.
About 1:30 she says she thinks she knows where a gas station is, and asks me to send more money via WU, and that she can load it onto her debit card via a phone call or something. I'd been repeatedly flipping back and forth between "this is a scam" and "this girl is just a horrible driver" all day. Finally decide to assume she's still legit, and sent another $25.
I'd been begging her to give me a road name or any kind of info to help figure out where she was. She finally says "coming to a crossroad", then silence for 20 minutes, then "its ##hwy", then silence for another 40 minutes.
Finally, she text "I'm on ORIGINAL_WRONG_ROAD at GAS_STATION", and says she's waiting on me. So, I hop in my car and drive 10 minutes over there. Arrive, look around, don't see anything. Text her a few times. Waited about 10 more minutes, then sent her "Forget it" and went home. No further responses after that.
So, yeah. I still have absolutely no clue whether she's legit or a scammer. I'm honestly inclined to think legit, but man, that was just bizarre. She still hasn't picked up the second transfer as far as I can tell, and unfortunately I don't see any way to cancel it from WU's website.
I figure I probably screwed up in a few ways here. I sent money without actually meeting her, and gave away most of my actual contact info in the process. The good news is that I don't have as many security concerns as most of you do, but I got over-eager over the idea of a cheap enthusiastic date.
I'll be curious to see if she ever actually tries contacting me again.