Re Read What the Admin Said
[QUOTE=CaptainJohn;2383757]Was there just not an Admin post about going "Public" with information contained in a "PM".
You just did it again, re: your comment: "Since you said you spend 50% of your time with her. ".
Uh, um, don't think anybody rad that sentence here on the Open Forum.
I mean, really, WTF?[/QUOTE]Since when has there been a rule that you can't talk about what was said in a PM? That wasn't what was said in the post by the Admin at all.
Get a life. And them have their's
[QUOTE=Symone;2383585]Had a creepy experience the other night at a bar.
I went out OTC and some random guy wouldn't / couldn't stop watching me. I wasn't worried about him at first because I was'nt necessarily alone. I had tons of friends around me (practically half the bar) but he was soooo obvious about his intentions that my friends were getting weirded out about it. I give him some credit though, because even after I paid him no mind, I watched him worked the crowd around me. Getting closer, and closer to me.
His planned would have failed had I not just let it go and told everyone to pay no mind. He finally sat next to me and all he could say was your pretty. I replied with a stern thank you, and asked if I could help with anything? He couldn't talk. Why are you starring at me so much if you have nothing to say? If your are going to be creepy at least entertain your obsession. Geesh. At that point a few of my friends went into bouncer mode. At which point I heard someone tell him to go and find his wife. I laughed it off and enjoyed the rest of my night out.
Now he wasn't "really" bothering me personally, I get looks all the time. But was making everyone else uncomfortable. I think he was so persistent was because he knew what I do on my free time. And sense I've never saw him before in my life I couldn't confirm if he was just taking SpankBank pictures for later or wondering which Flat rate box I would economically fit in (Just Kidding! Kinda, maybe, sort of?
Either way he didn't just trip on one of my boundaries, he basically ripped right through all of them like a fighter jet landing on a freaking air craft carrier!
I gave so many subtle signs to go away before my friends started getting weirded out, that after awhile I just gave up. The final straw, or icing on the cake, was when he tried to follow me to my car!!
*BEST PART*.
Whatever he had to say or had planned was foiled by Surprise surprise his own wife (Just coming out of the bar; found out much later she had left and just came back) cursed his ass out and he be-lined right back. (seriously don't follow women to their cars, unless you are a bagger at Publix helping an old lady).
I couldn't imagine that night ending very well for the fella if I had been a less patience or an insecure provider. I don't think he considered that any one of my friends would have gladly taken him outback for a much needed eye exam for doing way to much intentionally.
I don't know if the guy was just idiotic or just didn't care for discretion; I understand I can be a bit distracting when I go out with my friends. And I sometimes see familiar faces with very unfamiliar SO / company / uniforms and I keep walking as if I have amnesia! So why stare?
So if guy is reading this (possible) take a deep breath, in fact take 10 more after that! Then when you are home, close your bathroom door, don't FORGET TO RUN THE WATER, and just text me hey.
I bet you get a lot farther with me that way than semi stalking me to my car and being nagged in public by your wife. Have respect for others privacy to party in a hot dress without getting drooled on. *lick*.[/QUOTE]Fellow hobbyists, if I may take the Soapbox for a moment. (Steps up, clears his throat. Ahem.).
Symone is right. The fact that we may recognize a provider (or "think we recognize her") does not gives us any right to stalk, or even talk to them in public. We should expect (actually, we sometimes demand) the same courtesy. We have to trust them to be discrete with our lives. If in fact one of our "friends" goes over the line in public, they need to be reminded that our lives are just as private. Fact is, we do complain when a provider does go over that line.
I have seen several providers that I know intimately and from the boards in public (as I am sure some of you have also). I mind my own damn business, which is shopping, enjoying my time with my friends, riding my bike, or doing my job. By the way, I don't know THAT many providers, just got "lucky" when I did see them.
Just to remind some of those who don't realize it, Providers have lives, they eat, drink, bleed when they are cut (got that from the Bard.), go to movies, shop for groceries, go to the beach, have friends (that don't know that they have "hobbies") and a few other activities that we all do.
Thankfully, I don't have to run the COLD water after seeing a provider in public. Actually gives me a feeling of safety knowing we all have lives outside our hobby.
Truth be told, I would be flattered if one of the ladies I have met introduced me as friend, not a client. Hasn't happened yet, but ya never know.
Thank you Symone for reminding us.
OK I'm done (straightens his shirt, bows and steps down.) Anyone else need the Soapbox? Otherwise we can put it away and thanks for listening.
Scented Pens Write Better Anyway.
Ponder This: I need to write a paper but I do not have all the supplies needed to write this paper. I have a peice of paper and some scented ink. So I ask my neighbor for a pen and he has a pen with ink but without any paper to write on.
I say, "hey, I have a wonderful idea! Let's make a trade. I use your pen, and you can have some of my paper. Agreed?" Neighbor agrees; we all love writing papers. So when I received the pen I take out their ink and replace it with my very own ink. Before I go to hand my neighbor the paper he asks why I changed the ink. I told him it's scented, and that I preferred to use my own ink when I use other people's pens. If you don't know about pens they can be a pretty complex mechanical machinery. He doesn't like it at all.
I told him I understand it's not normal but it's my paper. I thought they would be thrilled to be saving some ink. Especially after finding some paper for you to write on with your own pen and ink.
But my neighbor tells me I am wrong and that he has never been asked to switch ink before writing a paper ever in his life. I don't understand. I'm doing no wrong, I have my paper and you have yours. Why does it matter which ink I choose to use. If the quality of the paper isn't affected, and the flow of story is consistent then why does it even matter which one at all? Is this a special pen?? I'm confused.
In my opinion I was being helpful because my neighbor would have had more ink to write his own wonderful paper, instead I went to the office store and just bought myself scented pens! It was probably weird for him to have someone switch his pen ink like that, but it's 2015. We have flying cars, instant-whateveryouwant, and squash is still gross. But I'm weird for swtiching ink??
Can you see the mountain, Diego?
