Drama 101 in Cleveland

[SuStar]

I believe it was on the Donna Reed show, when she looks out the window and thinks it going to rain then tells her son not to forget to bring his rubbers with him to school. What a thoughtful mom.

The "rubbers" referred to by Donna Reed were rubber rain shoes, also known as galoshes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galoshes

Condoms as a male barrier to conception were developed before the 19th century and usually made of lamb intestine.

The most common material for condoms today is latex, a form of natural rubber.

A condom should not be used more than once.

Use a new one each time you have sex.

A mother always has to think twice, once for herself and once for her child.

[Lugguy 135]

So just taking a poll, and it sucks when this happens, what's the highest you've ever dropped on rubbers when in a jam and on your way to an appointment? Me personally I'm a magnum thin fan, can score them for $3.94 after tax. Was in a rush to an appointment and was out of rubbers a few months back though and had to settle for my second choice if magnum thins arent available, regular magnums at a truck stop and they were $6.88 for a three-pack after tax! Unreal but hey had to buy them. Anyone else been in a position like this and overpaid for rubbers? Whats the highest you've paid?

C92.

I believe it was on the Donna Reed show, when she looks out the window and thinks it going to rain then tells her son not to forget to bring his rubbers with him to school. What a thoughtful mom.

[Polishboy]

I get 4 or 5 uses out of a good rubber, just rinse it out good, and they hold up.

Turn them inside out! Probably why I pay so much for child support.

[RoadKing1]

So just taking a poll, and it sucks when this happens, what's the highest you've ever dropped on rubbers when in a jam and on your way to an appointment? Me personally I'm a magnum thin fan, can score them for $3.94 after tax. Was in a rush to an appointment and was out of rubbers a few months back though and had to settle for my second choice if magnum thins arent available, regular magnums at a truck stop and they were $6.88 for a three-pack after tax! Unreal but hey had to buy them. Anyone else been in a position like this and overpaid for rubbers? Whats the highest you've paid?

C92.

I get 4 or 5 uses out of a good rubber, just rinse it out good, and they hold up.

[Chunks92]

So just taking a poll, and it sucks when this happens, what's the highest you've ever dropped on rubbers when in a jam and on your way to an appointment? Me personally I'm a magnum thin fan, can score them for $3.94 after tax. Was in a rush to an appointment and was out of rubbers a few months back though and had to settle for my second choice if magnum thins arent available, regular magnums at a truck stop and they were $6.88 for a three-pack after tax! Unreal but hey had to buy them. Anyone else been in a position like this and overpaid for rubbers? Whats the highest you've paid?

C92.

[SuStar]

I never tip! Only take the set amount with me and nothing else . . . aside from a few providers most are not worth a tip and the ones that are I feel repeated business is their reward. Plus prices are high now just my two cents.

Good for you!

[OneAndDone]

The angst by some here, at tipping a larger sum than is customary, is overstated.

A lot of "excessive" tipping would really be required to move the customary amount upward.
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A single instance, or two, or three will not do it.

I never tip! Only take the set amount with me and nothing else I won't leave my wallet in my car ect, the actual possibility that they remember this down they is slim, aside from a few providers most are not worth a tip and the ones that are I feel repeated business is their reward. Plus prices are high now just my two cents.

[SuStar]

Thank you for saying this! If you have the means to tip well, then go for it. The provider will give you good service and priority going forward. If you can't afford it. Oh well not my problem. Get out of the hobby or get a better job!

The angst by some here, at tipping a larger sum than is customary, is overstated.

A lot of "excessive" tipping would be required to move the customary amount upward.

A single instance, or two, or three will not do it.

[SuStar]

I can afford my end of the hobby and I can't justify 140 tip in an AMP for 1/2 hr for nothing if you can justify it that's good for you but I'm going to guess that most of the mongers here can't justify it

I am happy that you have adequate disposable dollars for your participation in the hobby.

Your statement that the other fellow's tip will drive up the prices you pay suggests otherwise.

The "newbie" member of this forum is entitled to make his own judgment about tipping.

He was there, he got what he got, and he tipped as he saw fit.

That's his prerogative.

I wasn't there, standing in his socks, so my comment on the amount of his tip would be presumptuous if not irrelevant.

I'm not here to provide newbies information, like with any forums there's a search button and just plan reading.

The subject "newbie" didn't fall out of a tree because you judged his tip as excessive.

If you're not willing to help the newbie, the it behooves you to refrain from "burning his ass" under the guise of providing "constructive criticism".

[Cobraa99]

Providing "constructive criticism" is not compatible with "burning his ass".

If you're concerned that his tip is going to drive up your price, then you're not qualified to provide newbies with guidance or direction.

You may also wish to consider getting out of the hobby altogether if you can't afford it.

Thank you for saying this! If you have the means to tip well, then go for it. The provider will give you good service and priority going forward. If you can't afford it. Oh well not my problem. Get out of the hobby or get a better job!

[JustAverageJoe]

Providing "constructive criticism" is not compatible with "burning his ass".

If you're concerned that his tip is going to drive up your price, then you're not qualified to provide newbies with guidance or direction.

You may also wish to consider getting out of the hobby altogether if you can't afford it.

I can afford my end of the hobby and I can't justify 140 tip in an AMP for 1/2 hr for nothing if you can justify it that's good for you but I'm going to guess that most of the mongers here can't justify it. I'm not here to provide newbies information, like with any forums there's a search button and just plan reading.

[SuStar]

Try269 got a little ass burn because I asked him what tree he fell out of. At 140 tip I guess he just doesn't get it and even for his 140 he didn't get it. Try reading through the forums and get a little more knowledge to the hobby maybe you won't be paying out the ass for services not rendered your driving the prices up for other monger's who don't want to pay outrageous tips for newbie mistakes in the hobby. But don't blow my inbox up with your stupid messages if you can't take constructive criticism don't post your rookie mistakes.

Providing "constructive criticism" is not compatible with "burning his ass".

If you're concerned that his tip is going to drive up your price, then you're not qualified to provide newbies with guidance or direction.

You may also wish to consider getting out of the hobby altogether if you can't afford it.

[Painchaud]

Cuba and Rojava for sure.

USSR went from a poor backward serfdom to beating the Nazis and going to space. China made massive improvements too. Vietnam now has a far better standard of living than it did under the French.

If socialism didn't work, USA wouldn't have murdered millions over the years to stop it.

If you haven't noticed, Americans are killing Americans now.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o..._United_States

https://www.washingtonpost.com/natio...tings-in-2022/

[Navritol]

Roe being overturned and the case regarding Miranda rights are both huge setbacks for individual rights / freedoms and basically tells states that "hey, if something wasn't literally mentioned in the constitution then our position is that the right doesn't exist" . . .

. . . Trumpublicans want Trump and their pastor to not only tell them how to live but also mandate that EVERYONE follow those same rules. What's most comical is that Trump and those that put him in power are anything but a typical conservative nor are they Christian for the most part. It's all grift and they are robbing everyone blind, or at least everyone that doesn't have a 8 figure plus net worth.

Unfortunately for the country I think that we are going to elect DeSantis in 24 and he actually believes in this culture war crap and you are going to see a gigantic Taliban-esque crackdown on any sort of "sinful" behavior that upsets evangelical Christians. Not good news for folks like you and me that like to partake in activities discussed on this board. Not sure how wanting to be able to access BC, not being forced to be an evangelical Christian or not seeing my gay and lesbian relatives and friends harassed and possibly arrested is "wanting the government to tell me how to live".

We're a long way from DeSantis getting elected.

DeSantis has a strong following in Florida, but whether he can persuade voters in other states remains to be seen.

There will be a strong backlash to Dobbs and the proposed follow ups.

Not all old school traditional conservatives are on board with the result.

The overwhelming numbers of Democrats who took down Trump will be back.

They know what side of their bread gets the butter.

And they understand that much of the current situation is beyond Biden's control.

[Bikjik69]

Trumpublicans want Trump and their pastor to not only tell them how to live but also mandate that EVERYONE follow those same rules. What's most comical is that Trump and those that put him in power are anything but a typical conservative nor are they Christian for the most part. It's all grift and they are robbing everyone blind, or at least everyone that doesn't have a 8 figure plus net worth.

Unfortunately for the country I think that we are going to elect DeSantis in 24 and he actually believes in this culture war crap and you are going to see a gigantic Taliban-esque crackdown on any sort of "sinful" behavior that upsets evangelical Christians. Not good news for folks like you and me that like to partake in activities discussed on this board. Not sure how wanting to be able to access BC, not being forced to be an evangelical Christian or not seeing my gay and lesbian relatives and friends harassed and possibly arrested is "wanting the government to tell me how to live".

I couldn't care less about abortions and the thing that drives me crazy is that all these people with the "my body, my choice" had no problem with me to keep my job and health insurance (at my age it's important) I had to take an experimental flu shot, quickly created by big pharma that in the past put profits before safety and it doesn't even work.

It's funny, some people are worried about "Christians" telling them what to do with their bodies and others worried about globohomo telling them what to have injected into their bloodstream. For me only one has come true.