I am expressing my unhappiness on a subject I am sure many girls can identify with. If you block your number when calling an escort do you not think she is less likely to take you seriously? And if you are an sp have you ever tried to experiment with actually answering the ones who block just to see how it turns out and end up being pissed right off in the end? Mostly because if they block their number they can be impolite and ask rude questions and even more maddening, they can hang up when they feel they don't need to hear any more. It is like a ticket to be a rude prick. I hate that and every time I answer a blocked call I regret it.
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I hear ya!
I answer blocked calls, but inform them right off the bat that they need to unblock it to make an appointment. I still give all the rates and info and the serious ones do call back unblocked.
However a lot of regulars call from their cells and once I have met them once, I no longer require the number to come up. I would advise you to answer them just in case you have seen them, ihatemyskirt.
But people need to realize that A LOT of pranks hide behind a blocked call, so please don't be offended when we take these measures, they are for our own protection!
I answer blocked calls, but inform them right off the bat that they need to unblock it to make an appointment. I still give all the rates and info and the serious ones do call back unblocked.
However a lot of regulars call from their cells and once I have met them once, I no longer require the number to come up. I would advise you to answer them just in case you have seen them, ihatemyskirt.
But people need to realize that A LOT of pranks hide behind a blocked call, so please don't be offended when we take these measures, they are for our own protection!
Bless you ladies for NOT taking blocked calls, this is something the Winnipeg ladies are adhering to now after learning the hard way.
I'm still trying to convince ladies to check the ID of new clients, unknown visitors, or out of town clients. Just for their added safety - and then dispose of the info as the client leaves.
Visiting on business, I would have no issue with this proceedure whatsoever.
I'm still trying to convince ladies to check the ID of new clients, unknown visitors, or out of town clients. Just for their added safety - and then dispose of the info as the client leaves.
Visiting on business, I would have no issue with this proceedure whatsoever.
Sorry Drromance, I don't understand what you are tryiing to say here, can you clarify please? It sounded like you were making a statement but followed it with question marks, so it isn't so clear.drromance said:
Your second sentence makes a little more sense so if you are saying that STW's don't need new customers as much as we need to be safe, then yes you are correct. We can't accommodate new cliens if we are dead. Ask Quimby, he understands. Thanks Quimby.
When I call local ladies, I don't block my phone. That seems to be sufficient for all of them. No one has ever called me back unexpectedly. I don't always identify myself by my board handle the first time, but I use another alias for privacy reasons.
I think that checking ID's of local clients is way over the line, and very few clients would ever agree to such a request. I've never been asked to do so, and would only agree if the lady showed me her ID too. If I'm seeing ladies I've never seen before, I rely mostly on information on the boards to decide if they can be trusted.
I'm a little surprised at Quimby's suggestion regarding new local clients, since he was recently victimized by a Winnipeg SP. She posted his real name on another board and threatened to expose him to his family. (She was banned here, but may have returned under another handle.)
When I'm out of town and seeing ladies in my hotel room, it's different. I have to give them my real name so that they can call me back in my room. Most hotels require a last name before they'll put calls through. Even though the risks of exposure are much less in this situation, I still rely on the boards to decide if the ladies (or agencies) can be trusted.
Both the escorts and clients have legitimate concerns. For the ladies, it's physical safety; for the clients, it's fear of exposure. One doesn't trump the other. Just because nearly all the ladies on this board would never attempt to blackmail a client doesn't mean that these lowlifes don't exist. Likewise, few, if any, of the clients who post here would ever harm a lady, but such violent bastards exist too.
I think that checking ID's of local clients is way over the line, and very few clients would ever agree to such a request. I've never been asked to do so, and would only agree if the lady showed me her ID too. If I'm seeing ladies I've never seen before, I rely mostly on information on the boards to decide if they can be trusted.
I'm a little surprised at Quimby's suggestion regarding new local clients, since he was recently victimized by a Winnipeg SP. She posted his real name on another board and threatened to expose him to his family. (She was banned here, but may have returned under another handle.)
When I'm out of town and seeing ladies in my hotel room, it's different. I have to give them my real name so that they can call me back in my room. Most hotels require a last name before they'll put calls through. Even though the risks of exposure are much less in this situation, I still rely on the boards to decide if the ladies (or agencies) can be trusted.
Both the escorts and clients have legitimate concerns. For the ladies, it's physical safety; for the clients, it's fear of exposure. One doesn't trump the other. Just because nearly all the ladies on this board would never attempt to blackmail a client doesn't mean that these lowlifes don't exist. Likewise, few, if any, of the clients who post here would ever harm a lady, but such violent bastards exist too.
I'm not doing that at all! There's nothing wrong with recognizing the concerns of others when they appear to conflict with your own. We can still set our own limits and act accordingly.drromance said:
Many SP's have told me of experiencing violent incidents and close calls. If they've been fortunate to have avoided bad experiences, they almost certainly know another lady who hasn't been so fortunate. I understand their concerns for their personal safety, but I also want them to understand mine about privacy and discretion, the Quimby incident being a prime example.
No matter what precautions we take, our instincts and intuition are critical. If I call a lady I've never seen before, I know she's trying to size me up by what I say and how I say it, and I'm trying to do likewise with them. The same goes for e-mails and/or PM's.
Follow your gut! It's right most of the time.
While Avery and I differ on the whole ID thing, he has my utmost respect with every other aspect of this game.
We spoke about it briefly via PM and I agree with the last line in his above post.
Women's intuition is always best!
We spoke about it briefly via PM and I agree with the last line in his above post.
Women's intuition is always best!
Thanks guys and we appreciate what you've said about our safety coming before indiscretion, and it means a lot to hear you say it. The odds of a pooner getting stalked/exposed by those posing as real STW's is possibly the same odds as a STW getting raped, assaulted or killed by someone posing as a pooner, but a reputation isn't as important as a persons life, no matter how you say it.
STW's realize not everyone is so kind in their beliefs and it is those that we are trying to weed out. Seems like it works too...
STW's realize not everyone is so kind in their beliefs and it is those that we are trying to weed out. Seems like it works too...
I don't disagree wtih any lady that has to look after her own safety.
The reason that I DO block my number, is because I have called a few different SP's in the past.
They were unavailable to answer my call (which is not a problem).
They had NO voice mail (that sucks).
They DO have call display.
Well, since they are unable to take my call right then (or even that day),
A COUPLE OF SP's (not all)
have taken the liberty of phoning me back the next day on my cell at inopportune times.
I am at work or in a meeting or whatever.
In a perfect world,
If I could block my number for the initial call with a first time SP,
and if she answers,
I would call back in the next 5 minutes, unblocked.
This way, she is more comfortable,
and I am not getting callbacks at the wrong time.
Just my two cents.
Stay safe all.
The reason that I DO block my number, is because I have called a few different SP's in the past.
They were unavailable to answer my call (which is not a problem).
They had NO voice mail (that sucks).
They DO have call display.
Well, since they are unable to take my call right then (or even that day),
A COUPLE OF SP's (not all)
have taken the liberty of phoning me back the next day on my cell at inopportune times.
I am at work or in a meeting or whatever.
In a perfect world,
If I could block my number for the initial call with a first time SP,
and if she answers,
I would call back in the next 5 minutes, unblocked.
This way, she is more comfortable,
and I am not getting callbacks at the wrong time.
Just my two cents.
Stay safe all.
Goo point Casey, I think that is a good policy!
Maybe we all should answer private numbers to give info but insist on a callback with the number unblocked when it's time to book an appointment. As I said earlier a lot of private numbers are people we have already seen, calling from a cell phone, so it is a good idea to answer them all.
Maybe we all should answer private numbers to give info but insist on a callback with the number unblocked when it's time to book an appointment. As I said earlier a lot of private numbers are people we have already seen, calling from a cell phone, so it is a good idea to answer them all.
Good idea!
I trust PM's and email just because I have never had a problem with them. I have never had someone no-show after an email booking. No-shows are a big concern not only cuz they waste time that could be spent with real clients but also because then some stranger (benefactor or our potential murderer) has our address and can come by unannounced when we ARE vulnerable.
Also most prank callers like to wack off while asking us questions, and I don't think the same effect is reached with the printed word. I know I am generalizing and assuming but hey, some of them sound like they truly are wanking and don't try to hide it "how......much......do.......you......CHAAAAARGE?"
PS I can't imagine what kind of idiot calls back numbers on a call display!!! I hate it when someone calls me and says "did you call me" and I have no idea who it is and they have no idea who I am, then it takes 10 min to figure out it was someone visiting earlier that borrowed my phone. Piss off!!! You gotta be pretty lonely/desperate/obsessive to call back numbers off a call display, IMHO!
I trust PM's and email just because I have never had a problem with them. I have never had someone no-show after an email booking. No-shows are a big concern not only cuz they waste time that could be spent with real clients but also because then some stranger (benefactor or our potential murderer) has our address and can come by unannounced when we ARE vulnerable.
Also most prank callers like to wack off while asking us questions, and I don't think the same effect is reached with the printed word. I know I am generalizing and assuming but hey, some of them sound like they truly are wanking and don't try to hide it "how......much......do.......you......CHAAAAARGE?"
PS I can't imagine what kind of idiot calls back numbers on a call display!!! I hate it when someone calls me and says "did you call me" and I have no idea who it is and they have no idea who I am, then it takes 10 min to figure out it was someone visiting earlier that borrowed my phone. Piss off!!! You gotta be pretty lonely/desperate/obsessive to call back numbers off a call display, IMHO!
It seems like this thread has split into 2 discussions about Call Blocking.
1) Guys who us Call Block make up a high number of no shows.
2) Call Display is used as a form of security by a SP to screen customers.
I guess what stands out to me here is the fact that Call Display may be giving people a false sense of security. I thought I heard recently that some companies are offering to mask your Caller ID with another fictitious number thus making you anonymous to the person you are calling. On top of that is the fact that I may be calling you from George W's cell phone but that does not mean that I am George W. I may have just bought GW's Cell Phone from the neighbourhood crack junkie. If I was a real bad guy looking to do bad things, buying a hot cell phone would mean nothing to me.
I think most of us fall into the category of just trying to be discreet.
I hope you girls are protecting yourselves in other ways as well, and that is best kept to yourselves. Technology is great, but it is not the end all to common sense.
1) Guys who us Call Block make up a high number of no shows.
2) Call Display is used as a form of security by a SP to screen customers.
I guess what stands out to me here is the fact that Call Display may be giving people a false sense of security. I thought I heard recently that some companies are offering to mask your Caller ID with another fictitious number thus making you anonymous to the person you are calling. On top of that is the fact that I may be calling you from George W's cell phone but that does not mean that I am George W. I may have just bought GW's Cell Phone from the neighbourhood crack junkie. If I was a real bad guy looking to do bad things, buying a hot cell phone would mean nothing to me.
I think most of us fall into the category of just trying to be discreet.
I hope you girls are protecting yourselves in other ways as well, and that is best kept to yourselves. Technology is great, but it is not the end all to common sense.
Get this silkrose...one time I called my grannys old number by mistake so when the answering machine came on, I realized what I'd done and hung up. About an hour later I get a call from a woman insisting I called her and who was I, and nothing is making sense until I remembered I'd dialed the wrong number which I explained. Her reply was hilarious "next time, can you leave a message because it cost me 75 cents to dial *69." WTF?? Serves you right lady! Curiosity killed the cat.
