Athos

One of the reasons I love it when a lady has an auto-reply function on their e-mail. I then know that a) she received the e-mail and b) that I'm getting her replies. The auto-reply also usually sets out a time frame for when my e-mail will most likely be replied to. That way, once that time frame passes, I don't feel like a quick e-mail follow up is out of order. Porthos

In general I'd prefer someplace to put my clothes, rather than in a pile on the floor. But sometimes that just seems to be where they end up, and sometimes I don't even know how that happens. Who's going to complain about that!!!! Sure isn't going to be me!! Porthos

Beauty, brains, grace, femininity, and burning sensuality! The ladies of CERB rock! Porthos

Congrats on an incredible achievement. Keep them coming.

I haven't been on much this past week so I missed this. great idea Peachy. Not sure I'll have the time to read everything, but I'll give it a go. Porthos

As always ... an amazing entry in the pooner diaries. Thanks Birdboy. A great post.

Well, not much to add here. Gabriella said it beautifully. I continue to be amazed. Given this business involves women dedicating themselves to the pleasure of men, it sure seems to bring out the very worst in some men.

As others have said, far too many people to thank. So, for this post I'm going to thank Emily Rushton. Emily was the first CERB lady I saw on my return to CERB and my return to active hobbying. I really didn't have an active provider to use as a reference, so I gave emily a fair amount of personal info (work website with my profile, phone, etc) to verify my identity. But of course, I was actually in St. John's rather than at my regular workplace. I explained the circumstances of this to Emily. Little did I know that my NL e-mail wasn't functioning properly, and her replies to my e-mail were bouncing back to her. She would have been totally justified in writing me off, but she went to the information I had provided, and I received this incredibly dscrete and tactful e-mail on my main work address. If someone had been pranking us, her e-mail would have disclosed nothing of the nature of our business together. Of course I saw Emily on her next visit to St. John's and several time after that. A beautiful lady, but more importantly a beautiful person. Sexy, smart, who carries herself with grace and professionalism. So, to Emily Rushton a huge thank you for persisting. In many ways she brought me back to this community and all the joys it can provide.

Just joking .... Like Jabba, I don't think this would do anything for me ... so all I meant was that the fact that the ladies I see haven't initiated it it is fine by me. Right ladies for me ... not implying anything beyond that. I realize that my comments could have been misinterpreted. Wasn't intending to cast any sort of judgement. I can see it would be fun and playful. Porthos

Wow ... I've never had this happen to me. That either means I'm seeing the right ladies, or the wrong ladies. (oh, I think the right ladies!) Porthos

Indeed, thanks Cato ... I thought my eye sight had suddenly deteriorated drastically overnight! Porthos

So true. I'll concede they are quite likely better made, more stable, etc., etc. I love Apple products. I use my iPad all the time, and would love to upgrade to Macs. But I'd rather take the cost difference and use it to see beautifully designed, highly functional ladies, rather than spend it on a computer. But, I've yet to experience the blue screen of death, so perhaps that might change my mind. Porthos

Many of my colleagues have made the switch. For me, though, the steeper price tag makes me hesitate. I recognize that many say they are better, but for my needs (primarily word processing, e-mail, and cerb), I'm not sure the higher price is warranted. They are sleek machines though, and the Apple marketing folks are geniuses! Porthos

No need to apologize RG. When I see that someone has been nominated for an award, or won one, it always makes me pay attention: this is someone who has made real contributions. So I agree it's very sad that we are not doing it. As I've said before, I wasn't here for the problems, but I can still see how it affects people. It takes time. As Mrnice said, there are lots of ways we reward each other, help each other, and support each other. The give a hug/get a hug, and the i like positivity are two of my favourites. In the end, deeds and actions speak louder than awards. Let's just keep building positivity by giving out congrats and best wishes every day! Porthos

I read this as retire retire, rather than turn in at the end of a long day. Nearly sent me into panic!!! Or at least I hope I was initially mistaken!!

Well, this thread has really struck home for me. I've moved around a reasonable amount in my life: Ottawa, Toronto, the Prairies, England, southern Ontario. I've never had a strong feeling about place. Home is where I am, and I've often looked forward to the next place .... The next "home" But as many of you know I spent the last year in Newfoundland, and in many ways I think I found a deeper emotional attachment to a place than ever before. It resonated inside me as no place has. Now that I'm back home in Ontario I feel very comfortable -- it is good to be back -- but I also feel dislocated from home at the same time. A very strange feeling. Porthos

Thanks guys .... Appreciate the advice

To me YMMV means that all services are at the ladies discretion, and therefore dependent on the sorts of things already mentioned: good hygiene, good manners, gentlemanly conduct all result in a good session, while the opposite will adversely affect the level of service. The wild card, of course is chemistry. With the best, most professional SPs, I find that if hygiene and manners are in place you can generally expect a fairly consistent and good / great level of service. Chemistry can push that to great / exceptional. In general, I haven't found looks to be a great factor in determining the service I receive.

I must confess I wasn't thinking about coffee as a drink, but rather more like something necessary for existence.