Communication Breakdown
- Thread starter Man Mountain
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My yahoo email address actually has something similar to this. And I used to use it on occasion to initiate quick contact. Then one time, I used it with someone and we got into a bit of a back and forth, chat-like situation. But she told me that she was getting error messages and not all of her responses were getting through to me. And I have recently tried it again only to get odd messages that the number I'm trying to text is not available to receive text messages (when I know that it should be -- the message is that I'm trying to text a landline when I know it's the person's cell number) or that I need to wait for a response to a previous text from that number before I can send another text to that number.
The other issue that I've had with it is that if someone sends me a reply text while I'm not logged in to my email, I get the text the next time I log in. But the time stamp on that text will be for the moment that I sign in and receive it, not when the person sent it. So, if it's time sensitive, it can be a bit tricky. For example, one night I logged in to check my email at a pretty late hour to find a text that said something like, "I'm up kind of late and if you're still up, give me a call." But I had no way to tell when that message was actually sent and I didn't feel good about calling that person at 2 in the morning in case the text had been sent a couple of hours earlier.
The skype system you describe where the text is returned to a cell number does seem a little more convenient though.
As I mentioned in the first post, my luck over the past few months with short notice connections has actually mostly been pretty good. At this point, my current "system" may have a few kinks from time to time but it has mostly been working for me.
No offense taken. The truth is, it isn't really "my thing." Well, the short notice thing has tended to be my M.O from early on. But I don't think I'm all that different from many of the guys who indluge. Obviously, I'd rather try to see someone when the mood strikes me. Although, in the early days, I had no qualms about booking in advance with someone that I wanted to see if they weren't available on relatively short notice. I might call because I was feeling the mood and if the lady couldn't accomodate me on the day, she might suggest a couple of upcoming days as alternatives and I would often agree to one a few days down the road. The longest I ever booked in advance was 6 or 7 days when a touring lady that I liked was scheduled to be in town. I have to admit though that I really didn't like that. She was someone that I had seen previously and really enjoyed spending time with, so I don't regret it in any way. I just didn't like the 6 or 7 days worth of anticipation that I went through. I don't know if that makes sense to anyone. I just know that I didn't care for it.
As for the whole "new girls" aspect of this. When I first started, my intent was to find someone, or perhaps two or three ladies that I could reliably repeat with over time with regularity. My desire was to be able to build a comfort level and rapport with these relatively few ladies and enjoy their company over time. I often find myself envious of members like yourself and a few other that I've chatted with who seem to have found that.
I wanted to quote this before continuing my thought because I want to point out that unfortunately, this has simply not been my experience. I could have been more than happy if it had been. But ladies move on, sometimes rather suddenly. Some touring ladies that visit fairly regularly at one point start to visit Vancouver less regularly or understandably tour far less as things in their lives change. There was one lady with whom I had a great first session where things simply deteriorated over subsequent sessions, so I chose not to repeat with her any longer. I've also had the experience where a lady that I like to see simply seems to disappear from the grid for months at a time.
These were all ladies that have solid, well earned reputations. And there are so many similar anecdotal experiences that I could share but I think you can see my point. Ultimately, what happened after every such situation is that I found myself trying to find someone new, not necessarily out of desire to but in an effort to perhaps find that lady that I could reliably repeat with like you and the others that I do sometimes still envy. On the other hand, the more often I would find myself needing to approach someone new, the easier it got.
I never really had the mentality of a "sampler" when I first started but somewhere along the way things changed and I now admit that I do sometimes have that mentality. Sometimes, there's an advertiser that piques my interest and I find myself wanting to meet her. Or, as has often been the case for me, I'll be in one of the chats with someone and will just find something about their personality from that very alluring. Doesn't hurt when they also have alluring ads and pics too.
My hope is still that I'll find that someone that I can repeat with over time but I'm finding myself more willing to accept that often that simply won't be a possibility. Sadly, I've come to realize that it can be just as easy, if not easier, to just find someone new, even if it will only ever be a "one off". But again, when I do find someone that I really enjoy spending time with, I will make an effort to see them again and I have been a very loyal client to those that are reliably available when I'm looking, whether it has been an SP or one of my favourite VIP dancers at the 5.
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The Ongoing Saga of Communication Breakdown
Time for another chapter.
Yesterday afternoon I called someone whom I had been trying to text for a few days to see if they were around and able to talk sometime. I haven't talked to them in a while but I know in the past that texting was a method they liked if they couldn't answer. It's right in their voice mail to either leave a message or send a text. Anyway, I hadn't heard back from them yet and since I've become so leary of whether these texts are actually getting through or not, today I figured I'd just call. The call was made from my landline.
The person picked up but was in a situation where they couldn't talk long. Asked if they could call me back after they were done running some errands and I agreed that was fine. So, I waited patiently by the phone for most of the afternoon and evening while I surfed the web, breaking only to have some dinner. Since I was home, I didn't have my cell phone turned on. Later in the evening, I was kind of messing around and turned it on. I think it was nearly 9 PM. After a minute or so, I got the incoming text message sound. Here it is verbatim (with the actual phone number blanked out to protect the innocent ):
Destination
604-###-####.
Reply E to send
Rogers TXT 2
landline msgs in
English.
Destination
numero fixe,
repond avec F
pour procede en
Francais.
Sender:
2525
Sent:
August 8, 2011
18:23
So, I don't know if the person tried to send me a text message at that time. Or if this was from the system from the last time I tried to send that person a text. But my cell phone had been off most of the day and I can't remember the exact time I last tried to send them a text before that time... most certainly many hours. Also, I have no idea who I'm supposed to send E or F to and the message seems to imply that the number is a landline but I was sure the number was a cell number before.
I am very confused.
Time for another chapter.
Yesterday afternoon I called someone whom I had been trying to text for a few days to see if they were around and able to talk sometime. I haven't talked to them in a while but I know in the past that texting was a method they liked if they couldn't answer. It's right in their voice mail to either leave a message or send a text. Anyway, I hadn't heard back from them yet and since I've become so leary of whether these texts are actually getting through or not, today I figured I'd just call. The call was made from my landline.
The person picked up but was in a situation where they couldn't talk long. Asked if they could call me back after they were done running some errands and I agreed that was fine. So, I waited patiently by the phone for most of the afternoon and evening while I surfed the web, breaking only to have some dinner. Since I was home, I didn't have my cell phone turned on. Later in the evening, I was kind of messing around and turned it on. I think it was nearly 9 PM. After a minute or so, I got the incoming text message sound. Here it is verbatim (with the actual phone number blanked out to protect the innocent
):Destination
604-###-####.
Reply E to send
Rogers TXT 2
landline msgs in
English.
Destination
numero fixe,
repond avec F
pour procede en
Francais.
Sender:
2525
Sent:
August 8, 2011
18:23
So, I don't know if the person tried to send me a text message at that time. Or if this was from the system from the last time I tried to send that person a text. But my cell phone had been off most of the day and I can't remember the exact time I last tried to send them a text before that time... most certainly many hours. Also, I have no idea who I'm supposed to send E or F to and the message seems to imply that the number is a landline but I was sure the number was a cell number before.
I am very confused.
They may have forwarded their cell to their land line.
The message you got is a generic message from the carrier asking if you wanted to have the message translated into an E(nglish) or F(rench) voice.
Usually, I wouldn't worry about it if you don't get a response from the SP within a time frame that suits you. I have sent emails out with a "are you available tonight" and sometimes get a response 2 weeks later...
You have to throw a wider net...send a message out to 3 SPs and make it first come first serve.
The message you got is a generic message from the carrier asking if you wanted to have the message translated into an E(nglish) or F(rench) voice.
Usually, I wouldn't worry about it if you don't get a response from the SP within a time frame that suits you. I have sent emails out with a "are you available tonight" and sometimes get a response 2 weeks later...
You have to throw a wider net...send a message out to 3 SPs and make it first come first serve.
Last night, I decided that I might like to see someone. So, I sent out a text to one lady that I've been trying to meet for a while now but with whom I just haven't had any luck connecting. When I didn't get a response in a timely fashion, I sent an email to another woman that I've been in contact with, who has told me on a previous occasion not to wait for her to have an ad up but to just try to contact her anytime I was interested. I believe that she said that she has her email connected to her smart phone and if she was available she would respond within "minutes".
In the text that I sent, I specifically asked if the lady had availability "tonight" -- meaning last night when I sent the text. In the email that I sent to the other lady, I specifically mentioned the date being Sunday night and asked about availability for last night.
When I turned on my cell phone this afternoon, I received two texts. The first was sent at about 7 AM this morning from the woman to whom I sent the email. There was no real message, just a "'so and so' here". The second text was from the woman that I sent the text to. It was sent at about 9:30 AM, saying, "Yes. I am available tonight." I can only guess that she didn't actually check the time that I sent the text and note that she was responding about 13 hours too late.
On the plus side, I was able to hook up with someone last night after simply talking to them on the phone.
In the text that I sent, I specifically asked if the lady had availability "tonight" -- meaning last night when I sent the text. In the email that I sent to the other lady, I specifically mentioned the date being Sunday night and asked about availability for last night.
When I turned on my cell phone this afternoon, I received two texts. The first was sent at about 7 AM this morning from the woman to whom I sent the email. There was no real message, just a "'so and so' here". The second text was from the woman that I sent the text to. It was sent at about 9:30 AM, saying, "Yes. I am available tonight." I can only guess that she didn't actually check the time that I sent the text and note that she was responding about 13 hours too late.
On the plus side, I was able to hook up with someone last night after simply talking to them on the phone.
A couple of new anecdotes:
A couple of weeks ago, I sent a buddy a text during a football game that I knew he was watching about something that was happening during the game. The next time we talked, he asked me when I sent that text because it turns out that he didn't get it until much later during the game. However, he was not in the province at the time, so we assume that may be the reason for the rather significant delay between when I sent it and when he received it.
Last night, I called one of our lovely perb advertisers hoping to make arrangements. When she didn't answer, I left a horribly awkward voice message but made sure to mention my forum handle. She then sent me a PM on the forum to let me know that the reason she didn't answer at the time was because my number was blocked. But I never block my number. Luckily, she answered when I called again and we were able to make arrangements for last night.
A couple of weeks ago, I sent a buddy a text during a football game that I knew he was watching about something that was happening during the game. The next time we talked, he asked me when I sent that text because it turns out that he didn't get it until much later during the game. However, he was not in the province at the time, so we assume that may be the reason for the rather significant delay between when I sent it and when he received it.
Last night, I called one of our lovely perb advertisers hoping to make arrangements. When she didn't answer, I left a horribly awkward voice message but made sure to mention my forum handle. She then sent me a PM on the forum to let me know that the reason she didn't answer at the time was because my number was blocked. But I never block my number. Luckily, she answered when I called again and we were able to make arrangements for last night.
