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Well you can tell by my nick where I played, but I am also a loosehead. ( I need someone to tighten the bolts on my neck) I don't think I want to pack down against you though. Maybe we could find an all female front row, or perhaps some locks who need a good place to bind. :P

The 1951 Alistair Sim version, which was originally titled Scrooge. It was changed to A Christmas Carol for its US release. It is in my opinion the one adaptation that is closest to Dicken's original brilliant story. The first major release was the 1938 American-made version, with a very young June Lockhart in her first role. A little too-Americanized and saccharin for my tastes. Alistair Sim will always be Scrooge in my book.

Well there are a couple of answers to this thread. Would I stop hobbying at the request of someone else? Quite probably not. I am not a monogamous person, and I don't think monogamy is in our nature. Seeing sex workers is an excellent way to meet that need. I could see me slowing down my hobbying because I wanted to, because the person I am with keeps my eyes from wandering etc, but I would never promise to stop. If I did I would set myself up to be a liar at some point down the road. That is not me. As for an SP being asked to stop, there are two possible scenarios. Either the person knew you were an SP when you met, or they didn't and it would be a surprise. The second is more problematic and can go only one of two ways when they found out. They will either be accepting, or they will run. Sorry, but that is the hard truth and not everyone out there is open minded enough to handle a partner who is in this business. However if you knew the person was a sex worker when you met, (particularly if you were at sometime a client) and you are asking them to stop, well that is just plain wrong. It is asking someone to make a huge sacrifice. It makes it seem what they are doing now is wrong, when at the time you met it was quite acceptable. I think that kind of request is unreasonable, unfair and motivated out of self-interest rather than the interests of the person you are seeing. It opens up the opportunity for all sorts of emotional blackmail. Your jealousy has become someone else's problem. If you want to be the SO of a sex-worker then you get the whole package. Asking them to stop is selfish, hypocritical and the height of arrogance. Worse than that, if you meddle in their business, which I am sure the person who makes that kind of request will do, then you are no better than a pimp. You either accept what they do or you don't. It is your problem, not the sex worker's.

I am not going to comment on the reason for the probation, I don't know why they are suspended. I will say this though, CMJ is a very professional organization. They are discreet, have very high standards and are very good value for the money. I will also say that suspensions on this board do not always relate to bad business practices on behalf of the provider, but often relate to violation of board rules. If you are basing your decision to not join or visit the place on the fact that they are on probation here, then you are losing out.

CMJ and Angel's Touch are within a block of each other. Either of those places or Paradise in BC are reasonably close for those of us who live in Barbecue-haven.

I have nothing recent to add to this other than to say I started my hobbying in Ottawa with a couple of visits to Angel's Touch. It was very enjoyable and I was rather surprised to see them on the DNR. I only have good things to say about them.

Choices are limited in Kanata. If you don't like those two then maybe move just a bit east to Bells Corners and try the Days Inn or the New Holiday Inn Express.

Depending on the week, the Marriott and Crowne Plaza are both central, and very SP friendly. You can get to rooms in both without going through the lobby. The rooms are great, and some have just amazing views.

Once you pay on Priceline, your hotel room is paid. They may ask for a credit card to cover incidentals, but they only charge it if you use something, like room service, internet etc.

You have stayed at the Marriott, so I am assuming either you didn't like it, or it is booked. It is, in my mind, one of the friendliest hotels in town for SPs or people wanting a short term stay. ;) Watch them on Priceline and Hotwire, that is the cheapest way to get them, and the hotels are all decent.

Damn, I have never had an issue getting a 3 and half, or 4 star hotel in Ottawa for less than $120. The only exception was the Westin on Canada Day, but that was special. Even then I got a fairly reasonable rate for a room with a hell of a view. Most of these hotels also do day-rooms for $100 or less, depending on the time of year. Hotwire and Priceline. Use them wisely and you should be OK.

Do as many practice tests as you can to know what they are going to be asking. You can find them online and in book stores etc. Most importantly, be relaxed. If you worry and stress out you will not do yourself any favours. I wrote mine in the morning after my 5 year University reunion, out all night drinking and then sleeping on my buddy's couch. I ended up in the 99th percentile. Of course then I chose not to go to law school.

Hmm great idea for a thread. Since someone mentioned Marjo, I will say I loved some of her pre-Marjo phase when she was the lead singer of Corbeau. Marche and Demain are two great songs that are on my iPod, but unfortunately too old for YouTube vids. A bit more up-to-date but still older Laurence Jalbert- Corridors http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bh45JeO9fDs If we want to go to German then Peter Maffay- So Bist Du The video is a bit cheesy, from an 80s TV appearance but love the song-

Unfortunately that is the downside. Not sure I would want to do that for a multitude of reasons. ;)

I had a great time, met lots of great folks, and the best part was, when I was settling up I got a job offer to work at the venue where the event was held. I started this evening. :P

It was a very enjoyable social. I, and others, were able to put names to faces and I had some very interesting and entertaining conversations. Thanks for organizing this Jazzitup. It was great. CH

I am both, and have done both. I have worked full-time jobs in the public sector, and private sector. As for the sales work I referred to, I am an independent sales rep with a financial interest in the company.

First, I am not defending anyone, I am pointing out that there was no excuse for that response from anyone who considers themself a professional. I have not offered a comment on the guy who asked the question, but I may have advised him that what he did is not a popular way to approach an SP for the most part. But it still doesn't justify the response. Secondly, "guys are quick to defend?" this has now become a battle of the sexes? That comment speaks for itself. Misandry is in the house. Most importantly, when did this become a debate about how much more difficult or different "sex-work" is from other types of work? We get asked not to make moral judgements about sex-workers, and accept it as a legitimate form of employ? Something I do believe in and support. Something that this forum overwhelmingly supports, but then we have to make allowances about how it is different? About how much more difficult it is? how unique it is? Well I have news for you, there are a lot of dangerous, and difficult ways of making a living, including some that are guaranteed to cause physical impairment and shorten someone's life. Some that involve emotions and having to put those emotions and sometimes your personal beliefs aside to do your job. I guess none of them are "selling your body" because they don't involve sex. Even though they may involve someone trying to shoot you, blow you up, or asking you to sacrifice that body or sanity for someone else's well-being. And that is just a small example. And I guess nobody outside the "sex industry" gets sexually harassed or molested either. The fact is you "chose" this profession and the things you describe are part of it. Because the rude questions or insulting comments made to you are about sex, the field you work in, are they any less rude or insulting than those made to people who work in other fields? You are a sex worker and you seemed surprised and get upset about someone wanking on the phone? Not to defend that action, but gee how would I handle it? The big red button that says "Disconnect" and then block the number. I guess I will have to go away and think about it more but I certainly won't waste anymore time on this thread.

This just baffles and astounds me. We call the ladies in here SPs because they provide a service. We discuss professionalism and aspects of the business. Some of the complaints in this thread show a fundamental misunderstanding of how client focused businesses work. I can't think of any business where you deal with clients that you don't have examples of them failing to read instructions, asking silly questions, being demanding etc etc. Not all of the clients, but some of them. It may be annoying, but it goes with the territory. How you handle them is what is important. The SP in question had several choices: she could have ignored the message (takes no effort) or she could have responded politely and tactfully saying something like "I don't carry on conversation by PM, please contact me when you wish to book or have a question not answered on my website." The latter response took the same amount of effort as answering rudely and probably would not have cost her a potential client. Was the satisfaction of making that response enough to compensate for losing that potential client, and possibly others to whom he could have told the story? I have worked in client support in IT, the hospitality industry and in retail. In none of those fields would that type of rude response be tolerated and that behavior could result in an employee's termination. It would certainly not be good for business. Working Tech support I had an employee show up wearing a T-shirt that said "RTFM". Do you think I let him anywhere near a client wearing that? He got sent home, and the incident was noted on his performance evaluation as a serious lapse in judgement. If I could have fired him I would have done that. To answer Ava's point, again I am sorry but all that extra time is called "marketing" or client management. I work retail selling sporting goods. Do you think that my only job is taking money from a customer and handing them their goods? No, I have to advertise, promote, talk to customers, tell them why my product is better etc etc. The money I make on the goods I sell, factors in all of that extra work. In the case of an SP, answering e-mail enquiries, phone calls etc is just part of you attracting, and keeping clients. Not every client I talk to buys my stuff, but if I don't talk to them, I can be pretty sure my sales are going to be a lot lower. I would wonder how an SP would get a client without advertising or taking the time to respond. Not every response results in a "sale", but if you don't respond you don't make many "sales". I know clients, customers etc can be annoying at times, but we have to deal with them if we want to remain in any business. I am sure 90% of the people on this board, SPs and clients, deal with things of this nature on a daily basis. If you don't like dealing with people then maybe you are in the wrong line of work.

What an amazing way to celebrate a friendship. Well done. That was one of my all-time favourite episodes of M*A*S*H and one that never fails to bring a tear to my eye. The other message from that story was that as we move through our lives we continue to meet and make new friends. They don't replace the friends of our youth, but further enrich our lives. Col Potter choosing his new friends to drink the toast to the departed friends of 50 years ago went to exemplify how much our friends enrich our existence, every day. Sympathies for your loss, and may you continue to honour all your friends with the same love and respect. CH

Rude doesn't begin to describe it. It seems the person in question forgets that the "S" in SP is service. I don't know many people who would have much success in any service industry with that attitude. Not to say she had to reply, she could have ignored the PM or replied in a polite manner. That response was rude and arrogant. Probably a good indication of a person to avoid, and quite probably an indication of less than stellar service.

There is a social group on here devoted to that activity (3somes, 4 somes, moresomes). It is the Poly group and many events of that nature have happened because of it. I have had some very enjoyable experiences as have others.

Well. I am going to wade in here because unfortunately we are missing a couple of major issues. I will have to out myself as one of the individuals implicated. I was one of the clients who was on another SPs friend's list that linked to Annessa. However, what wasn't mentioned, and is key to this argument, is the reason I found Annessa's FB profile was not through being on the SP's friend's list but because I got invited to the same event on Facebook as Annessa did. It turns out we have mutual friends and acquaintances in Real Life. When I opened the link to the event page, the first picture of who was coming to the event was Annessa and under the picture was the real name. And Annessa I am surprised you forgot that because I told you that to your face. I only found out later you were on the other SP's list. I also found out later, that you too had at least one client on your list. That is where the danger lies, particularly in a place like Ottawa where in essence we are really a small town. You may have a working pseudonym, but people know your face. If you post your face on the net with your real name someone could see it and put two and two together. If you have other interests where your face is posted a lot, even more chance of getting "discovered". Facebook only exacerbates the problem, not so much through friends lists but by the other social networking tools such as Events, groups, fan lists etc. If you use photo recognition software like CK does, to find fake ads etc, it doesn't take much more reasoning to realize it can be used for other uses, such as taking pics from CERB galleries and finding real-life websites or vice versa. This is all pretty much common sense. As for the artwork comment, I apologize for stumbling across it, ( I won't say where so nobody else knows where to look) and then looking for more. I really should not have taken an interest, but I mistakenly thought an artist might like a compliment or the fact that someone took interest. It is not like you ever hid that fact you were an aritist, you seemed quite proud of it. Don't worry it won't happen again.

Coming in at 62.. Stevie Nicks. Not just the physical but the voice. I would crawl through 5 miles of broken glass....