> wrote in message
...
> On Mon, 18 Aug 2014 14:23:14 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>
>>On 8/18/2014 1:54 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>>> On 8/18/2014 1:39 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>>> On 8/18/2014 8:20 AM, Bryan-TGWWW wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> "Free housekeeping"???? Really? Personally, I wouldn't care if a
>>>>> spouse couldn't boil spaghetti, nor even find the switch on the vacuum
>>>>> cleaner. If I found myself single, I'd be looking more for bedroom
>>>>> action.
>>>>>
>>>>> --Bryan
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> What are you going to do the other 23 hours 50 minutes?
>>>
>>> LOL Ed! As if some woman wants his constant attention. He's obsessed
>>> with sex, as he has proven here many times in the past.
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>>Sex is a wonderful thing, but a really good relationship has much more
>>going for it. Especially as you get older and perhaps one of the
>>partners has health issues and both have changes in libido. It would be
>>interesting to see how the 60 or 70 year old Bryan handles it.
>
> How old is he? I thought he was supposed to be 71 ?

Nah, I think that's Sheldon.

Cheri

On 18/08/2014 2:56 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> Gary wrote:
>> Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>> Gary wrote:
>>>
>>>> As I've said before...eating alone in a restaurant is just odd to me.
>>>> I've never done it and I would never do that. It's not being ashamed.
>>>> If I eat restaurant food alone, I'll get take out or delivery and eat
>>>> it at home. Better to read a book or watch tv in the comfort of your
>>>> own home than sitting at a table alone to eat....boring.
>>>
>>> What do you do when traveling hundreds of miles from home? You never
>>> stop for lunch?
>>
>> As I said...I'll eat in the car or take it to the motel room. I've
>> actually just never cared to eat in restaurants at all whether alone
>> or with someone. It's just me.
>
> I really don't care to eat in a restaurant alone, feels like I'm in a
> fish bowl.

Is that due to your appalling table manners? :-)

On Sun, 17 Aug 2014 13:56:02 -1000, dsi1 wrote:


>
> Yeah, chicks just dig a guy with sunglasses and a coat with shortie
> sleeves. Smoking like an Italian gent helps a lot.

I'd put my book down for Marcello Mastroianni.

OB food - He'll order us lots of wonderful Italian food and wine. I'd
like a beautiful antipasto plate to start.

Tara

On 8/18/2014 3:39 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Mon, 18 Aug 2014 16:12:20 -0500, Moe DeLoughan wrote:
>
>> On 8/17/2014 10:49 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
>>> On Sun, 17 Aug 2014 12:48:30 -0700 (PDT),
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Sunday, August 17, 2014 12:26:15 PM UTC-5, wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> You are overlooking the fact that these days it is much more difficult
>>>>> for older men to find women who would jump at the chance of marriage
>>>>> and thereby give them a housekeeper to no doubt replace the one who
>>>>> died. I know that sounds cynical but when you have been used to free
>>>>> housekeeping...
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> AMEN, AMEN, AMEN!! I agree 100%.
>>>
>>> Another menstruating *******.
>>
>> The two things kooks most love to hurl at their opponents: that
>> they're either a fag, or on the rag. You nailed both in one post.
>> Congratulations, kook!
>
> Another man-hating ******* outed.
>
> Sheesh, you RFC women are so EASY. It's obvious I'm egging y'all on
> from teh start, and some of you have REALLY shown your true colors in
> response.
>
> -sw
>
Did you honestly think that pallid charade would fool people Yappy?

You're a rank misoginyst, and you prove it several times each day.

That's no "act", it's your broken personality.

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> On 8/17/2014 9:10 AM, wrote:
>> On Sat, 16 Aug 2014 21:54:34 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>> > wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> I am just the opposite. If there were people around to talk to, I'd
>>> talk to
>>> them and not read the book. Reading is only something I do to fill
>>> time.
>>> Or if I have a need to read the specific material. I would never read a
>>> book at a restaurant though. I find that to be rude. I would do it at
>>> a
>>> coffee shop though. Lots of people do that.
>>
>> Why ? What's wrong with doing exactly what you want (so long as it
>> doesn't infringe on the other diners pleasure) - you say you are a
>> writer and yet now you say reading is something you only do to fill
>> time?
>>
> (snippage)
>
> Give it up. She doesn't dine alone; she can't imagine dining alone. (Too
> bad at some point in her life she just might have to.) I see no reason
> why reading a book in a restaurant when dining alone could be considered
> rude. Of course I'm not talking about formal dining settings with white
> linens, sterling silver and crystal water goblets.

Why would there come a time in my life where I would *have* to dine alone?
Certainly there have been times when I was out somewhere like a hospital,
had to eat and did eat alone. It didn't bother me. I did read in the
hospital cafeteria but that's not the same as a restaurant. I do not like
dining in restaurants and most of the time don't like restaurant food. I
would much rather eat at home.

My mom lives alone now and although I think she would prefer to dine alone,
most of the time she isn't allowed to. The dining room is set up like a
restaurant, complete with serve you own soup (she says nobody ever eats it
although I have seen them eating it), salad bar, rolls, crackers, etc., and
a menu.

If it is not busy, they might allow you to sit by yourself but if it is
busy, they'll seat you with other people. She doesn't always like this.

On Monday, August 18, 2014 5:05:57 PM UTC-5, wrote:
>
> Well I am definitely not *******, though I see nothing wrong with any
> who are - I do find it interesting that if we women discuss men it
> always arrives at a stage where it is called man hating. That makes
> me feel we are all man haters if we don't fall all over ourselves to
> make a big fuss of you.
>
>
High five!

I've lived too long by myself to change my habits, hand over my checkbook, pension, and all free time to do someone else's bidding. I go when I please, I eat when I please, and I spend as I please; I've worked for it all these years. Given the chance men can become tyrants and women can be just as demanding.

"Gary" > wrote in message ...
> Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>
>> On 8/17/2014 10:40 AM, Gary wrote:
>>
>> >
>> > As I've said before...eating alone in a restaurant is just odd to me.
>> > I've never done it and I would never do that. It's not being ashamed.
>> > If I eat restaurant food alone, I'll get take out or delivery and eat
>> > it at home. Better to read a book or watch tv in the comfort of your
>> > own home than sitting at a table alone to eat....boring.
>> >
>> > G.
>> >
>>
>> What do you do when traveling hundreds of miles from home? You never
>> stop for lunch?
>
> As I said...I'll eat in the car or take it to the motel room. I've
> actually just never cared to eat in restaurants at all whether alone
> or with someone. It's just me.

I'm with you! I think in my case it stems from the fact that both of my
parents are and were just fascinated by restaurants. They could be mediocre
places but in their mind that was better than dining at home. We pretty
much only dined at home if one or the other were on some diet that would
make it hard to dine out or we just didn't have the money to do it. We did
do meatless Mondays so those were usually at home because it can be
difficult to get meatless meals in many restaurants and the options that are
there are not necessarily options they would choose. So most weeks, we had
3-4 meals or more out in a restaurant. I can remember begging them, "Oh
please! Can we just stay home!?"

When I took over the cooking, things didn't get much better. Although they
said that I was a good cook, they still preferred to dine out. This was
probably the hardest thing for my dad after he went into assisted living.
We were unable to take him out to eat. He did get one meal in a restaurant
when he had to be taken to the lawyer. My SIL asked the lawyer about a
restaurant nearby and there was one across the street. Thankfully there
were no mishaps which is the reason why we couldn't take him. I won't get
into that here.

I do like to go out if the food is really good. Like that one taqueria.
Now that is one place I would actually waste the gas to drive to, to get a
meal. And that food isn't as good if you take it home. I've tried. It
also isn't a place to linger in although you'll feel like you might want to.
They're very friendly, they have Mexican TV and the food is so good you'll
want to eat it slowly to savor it. But when you see all the people piling
through the door and needing a table, you'll hurry. Eat and get out.

I do usually hate eating in a motel room. A nice hotel might be different.
But I hate having to deal with food leftovers and having to smell them all
night. Usually you only have tiny wastebaskets to throw things in.

"Janet Bostwick" > wrote in message
...
> On Mon, 18 Aug 2014 09:49:12 -0700 (PDT), wrote:
>
>>On Saturday, August 16, 2014 5:48:56 PM UTC-4, Sqwertz wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Women reading books at restaurants labels you as a unsocialble,
>>>
>>> homely spinster. Bonus point if it's a Harliquen Romance. Extra
>>>
>>> bonus point if you bring two of them in case you finish the first one.
>>>
>>
>>
>>Comment from 6 days ago:
>>
>> DavidWNicholas
>>"I think this is an old-fashioned gender thing. Back in the day when
>>I was young, my mother had a serious thing about eating alone, and told
>>me that she'd actually heard of restaurants that wouldn't serve single
>>women. Presumably there was a stigma attached to the woman alone,
>>presuming that she was making herself available to be picked up or
>>even a prostitute (similar to the 'no visible means of support' laws
>>in some rural areas in the '30s) so they wouldn't serve them, or even
>>allow them in the restaurant. My wife still won't eat alone in a
>>sit-down restaurant, prefers drive-through where she can eat in the
>>car without feeling self-conscious. I, on the other hand, enjoy an
>>old-style diner where I can sit at the counter and eat, have the
>>waitress refill the coffee regularly, be leisurely and even spread
>>out a bit, occupying the space next to myself. I too usually have a
>>book (sometimes more than one) and I can be found there, reading by
>>the hour at times."
>>
>>(end)
>>
>>
>>Lenona.
>
> I'm pretty sure there used to be back entrances for unaccompanied
> women -- they had a separate room. I remember seeing the sign over a
> door in my home town.
> Janet US

We had some bars here, even into the 1980's that wouldn't allowed
unaccompanied women in. The woman or women had to have at least one man in
their party.

"Moe DeLoughan" > wrote in message
...
> On 8/17/2014 4:03 PM, graham wrote:
>> On 17/08/2014 1:24 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>> On 8/17/2014 1:26 PM, wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> You are overlooking the fact that these days it is much more difficult
>>>> for older men to find women who would jump at the chance of marriage
>>>> and thereby give them a housekeeper to no doubt replace the one who
>>>> died. I know that sounds cynical but when you have been used to free
>>>> housekeeping...
>>>>
>>>
>>> You have a point but the opposite is also true. I know men that
>>> have to
>>> fight off the women that are looking for sex and/or financial security.
>>
>> Especially the latter!
>
> There are a number of guys I've known who were completely obsessed with
> money. All their lives, they kept careful track of their savings and
> investments. At any moment they could (and would) tell you their net
> worth. They were extraordinarily cheap. They never had wives or
> girlfriends, because they counted those as expenses, and unnecessary ones
> at that. Until they reached retirement age, that is. At that point, they
> decided having someone look after them as they aged and their health
> declined was fiscally prudent, and so they went out and found themselves
> mates.

I had a female roommate who was like that and she married a guy who was just
the same. At least he did own a house. A crappy house but it was still a
house. The two of them pretty much lived like paupers and pretty much
expected others to buy them things. They had two kids. I always felt sorry
for the kids. He has since divorced and remarried. Not sure what happened
to her.

On 8/18/2014 2:58 PM, wrote:
> On Mon, 18 Aug 2014 14:23:14 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>
>> On 8/18/2014 1:54 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>>> On 8/18/2014 1:39 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>>> On 8/18/2014 8:20 AM, Bryan-TGWWW wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> "Free housekeeping"???? Really? Personally, I wouldn't care if a
>>>>> spouse couldn't boil spaghetti, nor even find the switch on the vacuum
>>>>> cleaner. If I found myself single, I'd be looking more for bedroom
>>>>> action.
>>>>>
>>>>> --Bryan
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> What are you going to do the other 23 hours 50 minutes?
>>>
>>> LOL Ed! As if some woman wants his constant attention. He's obsessed
>>> with sex, as he has proven here many times in the past.
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>> Sex is a wonderful thing, but a really good relationship has much more
>> going for it. Especially as you get older and perhaps one of the
>> partners has health issues and both have changes in libido. It would be
>> interesting to see how the 60 or 70 year old Bryan handles it.
>
> How old is he? I thought he was supposed to be 71 ?
>
Bryan is most likely under 40.

Jill

"JohnJohn" > wrote in message
...
> On Mon, 18 Aug 2014 17:04:20 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>>"Janet Bostwick" > wrote in message
. ..
>
>>> I'm pretty sure there used to be back entrances for unaccompanied
>>> women -- they had a separate room. I remember seeing the sign over a
>>> door in my home town.
>>> Janet US
>>
>>We had some bars here, even into the 1980's that wouldn't allowed
>>unaccompanied women in. The woman or women had to have at least one man
>>in
>>their party.
>
> They probably didn't want things to get out of hand. You know what
> lone women can be like.

I only ever went into a bar twice, alone. I had a date both times and both
times they were a little late. I never want to do that again. Men just
assume you are there to get picked up. I kept telling them I had a date and
they didn't believe me. But even if I hadn't had a date, I sure as heck
wasn't looking for one of those vultures!

On 2014-08-18 20:35, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> I only ever went into a bar twice, alone. I had a date both times and
> both times they were a little late. I never want to do that again. Men
> just assume you are there to get picked up. I kept telling them I had a
> date and they didn't believe me. But even if I hadn't had a date, I
> sure as heck wasn't looking for one of those vultures!


How drunk were they?

On 8/18/2014 4:56 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> Gary wrote:
>> Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>>
>>> What do you do when traveling hundreds of miles from home? You never
>>> stop for lunch?
>>
>> As I said...I'll eat in the car or take it to the motel room. I've
>> actually just never cared to eat in restaurants at all whether alone
>> or with someone. It's just me.
>
> I really don't care to eat in a restaurant alone, feels like I'm in a
> fish bowl.

It's only a fish bowl if you think people are watching you. Chances
are, they're not.

> I didn't like eating alone in my car and even worse is
> eating alone in a hotel room.

Eating in a car is so sophomoric. It's apparent people who eat in cars
are buying fast food from a drive-thru window. They aren't out looking
for good food.

> When I found myself alone away from
> home I'd find a tavern and eat at the bar. I didn't like watching TV
> alone in a hotel room, I much prefered watching TV at a bar and only
> leave when I was ready to sleep.
>
Eating in a hotel room is fine if you get room service in an excellent
hotel with a good dining room. I don't think that's what Gary is
talking about.

Jill

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> On 8/18/2014 4:56 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>> Gary wrote:
>>> Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>>>
>>>> What do you do when traveling hundreds of miles from home? You never
>>>> stop for lunch?
>>>
>>> As I said...I'll eat in the car or take it to the motel room. I've
>>> actually just never cared to eat in restaurants at all whether alone
>>> or with someone. It's just me.
>>
>> I really don't care to eat in a restaurant alone, feels like I'm in a
>> fish bowl.
>
> It's only a fish bowl if you think people are watching you. Chances are,
> they're not.
>
>> I didn't like eating alone in my car and even worse is
>> eating alone in a hotel room.
>
> Eating in a car is so sophomoric. It's apparent people who eat in cars
> are buying fast food from a drive-thru window. They aren't out looking
> for good food.

That's not true at all! Angela and I often bring meals from home for her
dance recitals or when we go to dance shows out of town. There isn't always
a place to eat inside so we sometimes eat in the car. We have also gotten
food at a grocery store and eaten it in the car on road trips when the
weather outside was inclement or the rest area was teeming with bugs or
something.
>
>> When I found myself alone away from
>> home I'd find a tavern and eat at the bar. I didn't like watching TV
>> alone in a hotel room, I much prefered watching TV at a bar and only
>> leave when I was ready to sleep.
>>
> Eating in a hotel room is fine if you get room service in an excellent
> hotel with a good dining room. I don't think that's what Gary is talking
> about.

I have gotten room service a few times but more likely, I will either bring
food with me in a cooler or in cans such as kidney and green beans or I will
go to a nearby grocery store and get stuff. When I lived in a motel for
weeks on end, I lived off of assorted raw veggies, some fruit, hummus,
canned beans, cheese, boiled eggs (purchased that way), nuts, etc. I did
send out for a pizza once and also got a very large Greek salad which was
enough for two meals. I had a little fridge in there. I may have had a
microwave. Not sure about that. I may have made microwave popcorn which I
normally wouldn't eat but... When you're stuck in a motel, you have to make
do. I don't even want to think about how much it would have cost me had I
dined out for every meal. Instead, I bought one small sharp knife, paper
plates and bowls, plastic flatware and dish soap. I think I did buy a
larger plastic bowl so I could make big salads.

On 8/18/2014 11:57 AM, Tara wrote:
> On Sun, 17 Aug 2014 13:56:02 -1000, dsi1 wrote:
>
>
>>
>> Yeah, chicks just dig a guy with sunglasses and a coat with shortie
>> sleeves. Smoking like an Italian gent helps a lot.
>
> I'd put my book down for Marcello Mastroianni.
>
> OB food - He'll order us lots of wonderful Italian food and wine. I'd
> like a beautiful antipasto plate to start.
>
> Tara
>

It's all there - looks, style, and spirit. Like an Alfa Romeo, but like
Alfas, maybe a bit unreliable and prone to premature rusting. :-)

On 8/18/2014 10:15 AM, Ema Nymton wrote:
>
> What he would like to find, is a "nurse with a purse."
>
> Becca
>

My wife is a nurse. I don't care much about her purse. I am bummed out
that they no longer wear those white nurses uniforms. Life is cruel.

> wrote in message
...
> On Mon, 18 Aug 2014 14:39:29 -0700, "Cheri" >
> wrote:
>
>>
> wrote in message
. ..
>>> On Mon, 18 Aug 2014 14:23:14 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>>>
>>>>On 8/18/2014 1:54 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>>>>> On 8/18/2014 1:39 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>>>>> On 8/18/2014 8:20 AM, Bryan-TGWWW wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "Free housekeeping"???? Really? Personally, I wouldn't care if a
>>>>>>> spouse couldn't boil spaghetti, nor even find the switch on the
>>>>>>> vacuum
>>>>>>> cleaner. If I found myself single, I'd be looking more for bedroom
>>>>>>> action.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --Bryan
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> What are you going to do the other 23 hours 50 minutes?
>>>>>
>>>>> LOL Ed! As if some woman wants his constant attention. He's obsessed
>>>>> with sex, as he has proven here many times in the past.
>>>>>
>>>>> Jill
>>>>
>>>>Sex is a wonderful thing, but a really good relationship has much more
>>>>going for it. Especially as you get older and perhaps one of the
>>>>partners has health issues and both have changes in libido. It would be
>>>>interesting to see how the 60 or 70 year old Bryan handles it.
>>>
>>> How old is he? I thought he was supposed to be 71 ?
>>
>>Nah, I think that's Sheldon.
>>
>>Cheri
> I must have them confused, I thought he was 71 and usually a juvenile
> potty mouth lol Can there be two??? So how old is Bryan?

I have no idea, but from his pic (and I'm bad at guessing ages) I'd say in
his fifties.

Cheri

"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
...
>
> "JohnJohn" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Mon, 18 Aug 2014 17:04:20 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>> > wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>"Janet Bostwick" > wrote in message
...
>>
>>>> I'm pretty sure there used to be back entrances for unaccompanied
>>>> women -- they had a separate room. I remember seeing the sign over a
>>>> door in my home town.
>>>> Janet US
>>>
>>>We had some bars here, even into the 1980's that wouldn't allowed
>>>unaccompanied women in. The woman or women had to have at least one man
>>>in
>>>their party.
>>
>> They probably didn't want things to get out of hand. You know what
>> lone women can be like.
>
> I only ever went into a bar twice, alone. I had a date both times and
> both times they were a little late. I never want to do that again. Men
> just assume you are there to get picked up. I kept telling them I had a
> date and they didn't believe me. But even if I hadn't had a date, I sure
> as heck wasn't looking for one of those vultures!

When I bartended, I found the men to be quite polite as a rule, but that was
many years ago so don't know what the bar scene is like these days.

Cheri

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> On 8/18/2014 2:58 PM, wrote:
>> On Mon, 18 Aug 2014 14:23:14 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>>
>>> On 8/18/2014 1:54 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>>>> On 8/18/2014 1:39 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>>>> On 8/18/2014 8:20 AM, Bryan-TGWWW wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> "Free housekeeping"???? Really? Personally, I wouldn't care if a
>>>>>> spouse couldn't boil spaghetti, nor even find the switch on the
>>>>>> vacuum
>>>>>> cleaner. If I found myself single, I'd be looking more for bedroom
>>>>>> action.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --Bryan
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> What are you going to do the other 23 hours 50 minutes?
>>>>
>>>> LOL Ed! As if some woman wants his constant attention. He's obsessed
>>>> with sex, as he has proven here many times in the past.
>>>>
>>>> Jill
>>>
>>> Sex is a wonderful thing, but a really good relationship has much more
>>> going for it. Especially as you get older and perhaps one of the
>>> partners has health issues and both have changes in libido. It would be
>>> interesting to see how the 60 or 70 year old Bryan handles it.
>>
>> How old is he? I thought he was supposed to be 71 ?
>>
> Bryan is most likely under 40.
>
> Jill

I don't think so from his looks. I think he's closer to 50 or so, if not in
his 50's. Of course all that kinky sex might have aged him. LOL

Cheri

"Cheri" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> "JohnJohn" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On Mon, 18 Aug 2014 17:04:20 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>"Janet Bostwick" > wrote in message
m...
>>>
>>>>> I'm pretty sure there used to be back entrances for unaccompanied
>>>>> women -- they had a separate room. I remember seeing the sign over a
>>>>> door in my home town.
>>>>> Janet US
>>>>
>>>>We had some bars here, even into the 1980's that wouldn't allowed
>>>>unaccompanied women in. The woman or women had to have at least one man
>>>>in
>>>>their party.
>>>
>>> They probably didn't want things to get out of hand. You know what
>>> lone women can be like.
>>
>> I only ever went into a bar twice, alone. I had a date both times and
>> both times they were a little late. I never want to do that again. Men
>> just assume you are there to get picked up. I kept telling them I had a
>> date and they didn't believe me. But even if I hadn't had a date, I sure
>> as heck wasn't looking for one of those vultures!
>
> When I bartended, I found the men to be quite polite as a rule, but that
> was many years ago so don't know what the bar scene is like these days.

Well, both times this was a particular bar. In an area that had known
prostitutes. I went there mainly because it was very close to where I lived
and if I had gotten drunk I could have walked home. But since I rarely
drank even in those days, that never happened. They also had good bands.
Another reason why I went.

"Cheri" > wrote in message
...
>
> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On 8/18/2014 2:58 PM, wrote:
>>> On Mon, 18 Aug 2014 14:23:14 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 8/18/2014 1:54 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>>>>> On 8/18/2014 1:39 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>>>>> On 8/18/2014 8:20 AM, Bryan-TGWWW wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "Free housekeeping"???? Really? Personally, I wouldn't care if a
>>>>>>> spouse couldn't boil spaghetti, nor even find the switch on the
>>>>>>> vacuum
>>>>>>> cleaner. If I found myself single, I'd be looking more for bedroom
>>>>>>> action.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --Bryan
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> What are you going to do the other 23 hours 50 minutes?
>>>>>
>>>>> LOL Ed! As if some woman wants his constant attention. He's obsessed
>>>>> with sex, as he has proven here many times in the past.
>>>>>
>>>>> Jill
>>>>
>>>> Sex is a wonderful thing, but a really good relationship has much more
>>>> going for it. Especially as you get older and perhaps one of the
>>>> partners has health issues and both have changes in libido. It would be
>>>> interesting to see how the 60 or 70 year old Bryan handles it.
>>>
>>> How old is he? I thought he was supposed to be 71 ?
>>>
>> Bryan is most likely under 40.
>>
>> Jill
>
> I don't think so from his looks. I think he's closer to 50 or so, if not
> in his 50's. Of course all that kinky sex might have aged him. LOL

He has an old pic on the website and he has put up newer ones elsewhere.
I'd say 50's too.

On 8/18/2014 11:42 PM, dsi1 wrote:
> On 8/18/2014 10:15 AM, Ema Nymton wrote:
>>
>> What he would like to find, is a "nurse with a purse."
>>
>> Becca
>>
>
> My wife is a nurse. I don't care much about her purse. I am bummed out
> that they no longer wear those white nurses uniforms. Life is cruel.

You are still young, in about 30 years, you will be glad that your wife
is a nurse. They still wear white uniforms in other countries and I
wonder how long that will continue.

Becca

On 2014-08-19 6:30 AM, wrote:
> On Mon, 18 Aug 2014 21:57:14 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>> Well, both times this was a particular bar. In an area that had known
>> prostitutes. I went there mainly because it was very close to where I lived
>> and if I had gotten drunk I could have walked home. But since I rarely
>> drank even in those days, that never happened. They also had good bands.
>> Another reason why I went.
>
> Duh! Why on earth would you go to a bar that prostitutes favoured and
> expect less ?
>


Because she is an attention whore? ;-)

On 2014-08-19 7:16 AM, JohnJohn wrote:
> On Tue, 19 Aug 2014 07:16:10 -0300, wrote:
>

> To be honest, I think you can't tell us about this traumatic
> experience without including a Help line number for women who have
> suffered similar episodes of randomly dropped male towels.
>
> 0800-TOWEL?
>


It was the guy's lucky day. He saw what he would be in for.

On 2014-08-19 8:32 AM, Ema Nymton wrote:
>
>> My wife is a nurse. I don't care much about her purse. I am bummed out
>> that they no longer wear those white nurses uniforms. Life is cruel.
>
> You are still young, in about 30 years, you will be glad that your wife
> is a nurse. They still wear white uniforms in other countries and I
> wonder how long that will continue.
>

They not only wore uniforms but they specific hats for the nursing
schools they had attended. after having spent some time in a hospital
bed, I think it might be a good idea for them to wear a uniform of some
type, even if it was some sort of colour coded thing like the deck crews
on aircraft carriers. A lot of patients are doped up and out of it.
They don't know if the person in their room is a nurse, a doctor, a
student, cleaning staff or food services.

On Monday, August 18, 2014 10:55:11 AM UTC-5, Gary wrote:
> Janet Wilder wrote:
>
> >
>
> > I think talking on the phone in a restaurant is a bit rude.
>
>
>
> Even worse is when you are talking to someone (in person) and their
>
> phone rings and they put YOU on hold to answer it. Then they often
>
> talk way too long. I walk away when people do that to me.
>
Gary, I just emailed you about a page of Winter dealing with that.
>
> G.

--Bryan

On Monday, August 18, 2014 1:23:14 PM UTC-5, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 8/18/2014 1:54 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>
> > On 8/18/2014 1:39 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>
> >> On 8/18/2014 8:20 AM, Bryan-TGWWW wrote:
>
> >>
>
> >>> "Free housekeeping"???? Really? Personally, I wouldn't care if a
>
> >>> spouse couldn't boil spaghetti, nor even find the switch on the vacuum
>
> >>> cleaner. If I found myself single, I'd be looking more for bedroom
>
> >>> action.
>
> >>>
>
> >>> --Bryan
>
> >>>
>
> >>
>
> >> What are you going to do the other 23 hours 50 minutes?
>
I'm sorry if it's like that for you. How unfortunate for Mrs. Ed.
Hehe. Mrs. Ed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_PZPpWTRTU&


>
> > LOL Ed! As if some woman wants his constant attention.
>
There are some women who love back rubs, and want them every day. Leg
massages too. Oh, and don't forget feet. How long has it been, Jill,
since anyone has spent a half hour kissing your feet?
>
> > He's obsessed with sex, as he has proven here many times in the past.
>
Not just sex. The other aspects of physical intimacy too.
>
> > Jill
>
>
>
> Sex is a wonderful thing, but a really good relationship has much more
>
> going for it.

I wasn't dismissing companionship, but cooking and cleaning.

> Especially as you get older and perhaps one of the
>
> partners has health issues and both have changes in libido. It would be
>
> interesting to see how the 60 or 70 year old Bryan handles it.

All the more reason to get it while the gettin's good.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_tVkkoeVmc

--Bryan

On Monday, August 18, 2014 2:36:49 PM UTC-4, Janet Bostwick wrote:
> On Mon, 18 Aug 2014 09:49:12 -0700 (PDT), wrote:
>
>
>
> >On Saturday, August 16, 2014 5:48:56 PM UTC-4, Sqwertz wrote:
>
> >
>
> >>
>
> >> Women reading books at restaurants labels you as a unsocialble,
>
> >>
>
> >> homely spinster. Bonus point if it's a Harliquen Romance. Extra
>
> >>
>
> >> bonus point if you bring two of them in case you finish the first one.
>
> >>
>
> >
>
> >
>
> >Comment from 6 days ago:
>
> >
>
> > DavidWNicholas
>
> >"I think this is an old-fashioned gender thing. Back in the day when
>
> >I was young, my mother had a serious thing about eating alone, and told
>
> >me that she'd actually heard of restaurants that wouldn't serve single
>
> >women. Presumably there was a stigma attached to the woman alone,
>
> >presuming that she was making herself available to be picked up or
>
> >even a prostitute (similar to the 'no visible means of support' laws
>
> >in some rural areas in the '30s) so they wouldn't serve them, or even
>
> >allow them in the restaurant. My wife still won't eat alone in a
>
> >sit-down restaurant, prefers drive-through where she can eat in the
>
> >car without feeling self-conscious. I, on the other hand, enjoy an
>
> >old-style diner where I can sit at the counter and eat, have the
>
> >waitress refill the coffee regularly, be leisurely and even spread
>
> >out a bit, occupying the space next to myself. I too usually have a
>
> >book (sometimes more than one) and I can be found there, reading by
>
> >the hour at times."
>
> >
>
> >(end)
>
> >
>
> >
>
> >Lenona.
>
>
>
> I'm pretty sure there used to be back entrances for unaccompanied
>
> women -- they had a separate room. I remember seeing the sign over a
>
> door in my home town.
>
> Janet US

I saw those too in my youth. I think the women could sit in the main bar, but it afforded them a way to enter and not to seen 'brazenly' entering the main door off the main street.

I also remember mens' bars, where by LAW, no woman could be served. Gone are those days, I bet.

On 19/08/2014 4:16 AM, wrote:

> permanent arrangement, NO !
>
> I think towel anytime anything verges on serious. A few years after
> David died I had a quite serious affair with an available male. Then
> I found a towel just dropped on the bedroom floor and that was it
>
How trivial!
Graham (who uses a towel rack)

"Julie Bove" wrote:
>
>Angela and I often bring meals from home for her
>dance recitals or when we go to dance shows out of town. There isn't always
>a place to eat inside so we sometimes eat in the car.

So in your mind your daughter is a non-entity... eating with her is
NOT eating alone.

On 2014-08-19 9:19 AM, Kalmia wrote:

>> I'm pretty sure there used to be back entrances for unaccompanied
>>
>> women -- they had a separate room. I remember seeing the sign over a
>>
>> door in my home town.
>>
>> Janet US
>
> I saw those too in my youth. I think the women could sit in the main bar, but it afforded them a way to enter and not to seen 'brazenly' entering the main door off the main street.
>
> I also remember mens' bars, where by LAW, no woman could be served. Gone are those days, I bet.
>


For a long time there were hotel liquor licenses in Ontario. They had
separate rooms for men and for ladies with escorts. Those were the
places where you could go and just drink. The other type of license
required that food be served, not just booze.

On 2014-08-19 9:23 AM, graham wrote:
> On 19/08/2014 4:16 AM, wrote:
>
>> permanent arrangement, NO !
>>
>> I think towel anytime anything verges on serious. A few years after
>> David died I had a quite serious affair with an available male. Then
>> I found a towel just dropped on the bedroom floor and that was it
>>
> How trivial!
> Graham (who uses a towel rack)

Like I said. It was his lucky day. I guess her version of it is that
she dumped him for leaving a towel on the floor. His version is probably
that he dumped her because she got so bent out of shape over a towel on
the floor.

>

On 2014-08-19 9:30 AM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> "Julie Bove" wrote:
>>
>> Angela and I often bring meals from home for her
>> dance recitals or when we go to dance shows out of town. There isn't always
>> a place to eat inside so we sometimes eat in the car.
>
> So in your mind your daughter is a non-entity... eating with her is
> NOT eating alone.


Yeah, like there is a dance recital venue with no restaurants nearby.
>

"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
...
> On 2014-08-19 9:23 AM, graham wrote:
>> On 19/08/2014 4:16 AM, wrote:
>>
>>> permanent arrangement, NO !
>>>
>>> I think towel anytime anything verges on serious. A few years after
>>> David died I had a quite serious affair with an available male. Then
>>> I found a towel just dropped on the bedroom floor and that was it
>>>
>> How trivial!
>> Graham (who uses a towel rack)
>
> Like I said. It was his lucky day. I guess her version of it is that she
> dumped him for leaving a towel on the floor. His version is probably that
> he dumped her because she got so bent out of shape over a towel on the
> floor.

Gee, and who would we likely believe? The towel dropper? I think not. LOL

Cheri

On Mon, 18 Aug 2014 18:42:35 -1000, dsi1
> wrote:

> On 8/18/2014 10:15 AM, Ema Nymton wrote:
> >
> > What he would like to find, is a "nurse with a purse."
> >
> > Becca
> >
>
> My wife is a nurse. I don't care much about her purse. I am bummed out
> that they no longer wear those white nurses uniforms. Life is cruel.

I liked their hats/caps... those things they wore on their heads that
told those in the know where they got their degree from.

I guess in this day and age of nurses with advanced degrees like Nurse
Practitioner, to RN to those with no real degree (other than some
training in a two year college) like Licensed Practical Nurses - they
want patients to think all nurses are alike, so they dress alike.
Well, they aren't and their beside manner usually separates who has a
degree from who is a pretend nurse. Since they all seem to wear
scrubs now, I'd like to them to adopt a crystal clear military type
method for patients to identify who is where in the ranks. Lapel pins
don't work for me.

I may have just offended some nurses (and doctors) who read rfc, but
now they know what at least part of the public thinks about the
anonymity of scrubs.


--
Avoid cutting yourself when slicing vegetables by getting someone else to hold them.

On Tue, 19 Aug 2014 08:37:58 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

> On 2014-08-19 8:32 AM, Ema Nymton wrote:
> >
> >> My wife is a nurse. I don't care much about her purse. I am bummed out
> >> that they no longer wear those white nurses uniforms. Life is cruel.
> >
> > You are still young, in about 30 years, you will be glad that your wife
> > is a nurse. They still wear white uniforms in other countries and I
> > wonder how long that will continue.
> >
>
> They not only wore uniforms but they specific hats for the nursing
> schools they had attended. after having spent some time in a hospital
> bed, I think it might be a good idea for them to wear a uniform of some
> type, even if it was some sort of colour coded thing like the deck crews
> on aircraft carriers. A lot of patients are doped up and out of it.
> They don't know if the person in their room is a nurse, a doctor, a
> student, cleaning staff or food services.

Thank you! I just posted a similar sentiment.


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On Mon, 18 Aug 2014 21:51:39 -0700, "Cheri" >
wrote:

> When I bartended, I found the men to be quite polite as a rule, but that was
> many years ago so don't know what the bar scene is like these days.

I would hazard a guess and say "the same".


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On Tue, 19 Aug 2014 06:19:19 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia
> wrote:

> On Monday, August 18, 2014 2:36:49 PM UTC-4, Janet Bostwick wrote:
> > On Mon, 18 Aug 2014 09:49:12 -0700 (PDT), wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > >On Saturday, August 16, 2014 5:48:56 PM UTC-4, Sqwertz wrote:
> >
> >
> > >
> >
> > >Comment from 6 days ago:
> >
> > >
> >
> > > DavidWNicholas
> >
> > >"I think this is an old-fashioned gender thing. Back in the day when
> >
> > >I was young, my mother had a serious thing about eating alone, and told
> >
> > >me that she'd actually heard of restaurants that wouldn't serve single
> >
> > >women. Presumably there was a stigma attached to the woman alone,
> >
> > >presuming that she was making herself available to be picked up or
> >
> > >even a prostitute (similar to the 'no visible means of support' laws
> >
> > >in some rural areas in the '30s) so they wouldn't serve them, or even
> >
> > >allow them in the restaurant. My wife still won't eat alone in a
> >
> > >sit-down restaurant, prefers drive-through where she can eat in the
> >
> > >car without feeling self-conscious. I, on the other hand, enjoy an
> >
> > >old-style diner where I can sit at the counter and eat, have the
> >
> > >waitress refill the coffee regularly, be leisurely and even spread
> >
> > >out a bit, occupying the space next to myself. I too usually have a
> >
> > >book (sometimes more than one) and I can be found there, reading by
> >
> > >the hour at times."
> >
> > >
> >
> > >(end)
> >
> > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > >Lenona.
> >
> >
> >
> > I'm pretty sure there used to be back entrances for unaccompanied
> >
> > women -- they had a separate room. I remember seeing the sign over a
> >
> > door in my home town.
> >
> > Janet US
>
> I saw those too in my youth. I think the women could sit in the main bar, but it afforded them a way to enter and not to seen 'brazenly' entering the main door off the main street.
>
> I also remember mens' bars, where by LAW, no woman could be served. Gone are those days, I bet.

Wow! I don't remember anything like that. I've never even heard
second hand stories about it. Blue Law states were (and still are)
backward.


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"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Mon, 18 Aug 2014 21:51:39 -0700, "Cheri" >
> wrote:
>
>> When I bartended, I found the men to be quite polite as a rule, but that
>> was
>> many years ago so don't know what the bar scene is like these days.
>
> I would hazard a guess and say "the same".

Probably so.

Cheri

On 8/19/2014 9:27 AM, sf wrote:
> I guess in this day and age of nurses with advanced degrees like Nurse
> Practitioner, to RN to those with no real degree (other than some
> training in a two year college) like Licensed Practical Nurses - they
> want patients to think all nurses are alike, so they dress alike.
> Well, they aren't and their beside manner usually separates who has a
> degree from who is a pretend nurse. Since they all seem to wear
> scrubs now, I'd like to them to adopt a crystal clear military type
> method for patients to identify who is where in the ranks. Lapel pins
> don't work for me.


We spent some time in 2 different hospitals the past week and in both
places, the employees were color coded by their scrubs/uniforms. In one
hospital, all RN's wore maroon... in the other they wore blue. LPNs
wore a different color, etc.

It didn't take long to figure out who was who.

George L