Just wondering how many of you guys have put the hobby on hold?  Let’s face it, providers see multiple guys daily and the transmission of this virus would be pretty easy considering the intimacy we enjoy with them. Personally, I’m on the sidelines for now. What about others?

Btw, hobbyists often see multiple providers frequently and the transmission of this virus to any given provider by a hobbyist would be pretty easy considering the intimacy we expect from them.  It's a two-way street.  Protect these good women.

Can't keep social distancing in this hobby but how long is this going to go on. There was always some risk but this is unknown

girls are still advertising and they are practically begging for dates on twitter (plenty of deals out there) and trying to sell there onlyfans.  I myself would stay away from massage girls (very high volume), ladies who post daily on multiple sites, and travelling girls (who need to see as many guys as many as possible per trip to make it worth there while). Who knows what these ladies are getting.
  If you feel the need to still see ladies stick with ones you know well, and very low volume girls that see like 1 guy every 2-3 days.
  One of the most popular ladies here in MN was giving 100 off her rates but she finally took at least a 3-4 week break.

No one really wants to get sick - extra steps can be taken to make sure no one has traveled lately, had any symptoms, and are practicing social distancing. If you're over 60 strongly consider it is time to take a break.  

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXn6FFzY2Ts

Desperate times need creativity. Custom videos from regular. Everything done online. No personal contact, sad to say, but a way to help each other.

I still plan on hobbying.  With that being said, with low volume providers.  I am going to try and stay away from people who are sick and will not be going around  people who are more at danger to this new virus.   I will not be kissing providers.  I will also be adjusting what "positions" I will be bent into........

So right now I am on the sidelines but if I get a bug up my butt I might go have some fun.  But I am also a kissing guy who loves to do it.  So that right now is a no/no by request from the government....ie: no face touching and what not.

Ladies who use hotels as incalls or even gents who use them for meetings....

And I have no plans to do so for a while.  How long is "for a while?".  TBD.

Well I'm not a massage girl so I don't know about all that ish. I feel like someone one on one with you is different than your office full of people touching so many surfaces other people touched too. Contact with one person (IMO) is less exposure than contact with many. If your friend is seeing many people then maybe don't see her then. Up to you. I'm definitely a home body so my social habits have not changed I've just done much more organizing and deep cleaning lol. I think the takeaway from this can be everyone is different.

Getting stir crazy and the temptation is increasing. Took a break this year and was planning on getting back in this month until this shit went down.  

You guys are both right!
 Natalie is a super awesome low volume provider who knows her stuff (seen her awhile ago). She is not a massage girl nor would she ever be one. She is way too smart for that. She is right - it is ish!

To me anyone who saw his favorite provider in recent days had a lot more fun and had by far less risk then if he stood in the lines to fight to get toilet paper at Costco and Sam’s.
Just my thinking.

I think one guy a day adds up to about five contacts before she notices symptoms.  So I think just traveling around in public would be worse than that.

The Minnesota Department of Health website updates the number of people testing positive.    If you multiply a day's number by 1.33 it seems you can predict the next day's numbers.    1.33 is the daily spread rate around the globe.  If that multiplier begins to decline it will mean the social distancing is starting to work.  Hope.

This massage girl does not do high volume due to personal preference and I definitely don't sit in my studio all day for hours  
nor do I pay a "house fee" to anyone, I'm independent it's a bit ignorant to assume that about every provider  
just saying

You see the spread to outstate counties now and Covid19 cases are increasing every day.  I am an older guy at risk for this so I am waiting like some others to see what happens.  Dental visits and elective surgery  are now cancelled by the state except for emergency.  I heard from one nice younger gal who has put her business on hold.  I expect others will as well.  I also have a few reviews to write and submit later.  If I really need some relief in a few weeks I will see an older low volume gal after we talk about how we are both doing.  I know a couple I can trust to be truthful.

Reminds me of the movie. We’ll get to the point where we’re only watching sex because we’re be too afraid to have it (in the movie, they couldn’t).

Well said. And ditto here.  Hopefully two or three weeks will do it.  Here's hoping!

No guarantee that won't change; the virus doesn't care about borders.

So true. Have you seen the pictures of the strip in Las Vegas?  Hard to comprehend that being empty.  
Impressed with our Gov and his team here. Hoping the next shoe doesn't drop here.

Today's increase in cases is lower than the 1.33 factor, which is good.  It's only one day's numbers but if it is a trend that would be good news.

I was wondering the same thing. I myself am trying to be good and will try to hold out as long as possible. I did get a massage last weekend, but I’m already feeling a bit randy and wanting some playtime. As I’m sure everyone is.

Thanks for the update.  You oughta start a thread just for this and update every day.  The news on tv gets a bit much to watch if just interested to hear how we're trending.  

Ditto

The reported numbers are far from accurate because so many with symptoms have been denied the test.

Still better than worldwide.  Today was 1.23 increase, yesterday was 1.19.   Rest of the world average is 1.33.  The values are going to be a bit noisy from day to day, but the hope is they'll average downward if this social distancing works.

You can go to this site to get information for Minnesota

Thanks Vorlon.

At the link above they say almost 4700 have been tested with about 170 positive.  

The jump the day before yesterday was a bit alarming, but settled down a bit. Trend seems to be upward, but still below world average, I believe.

The interesting fact that you don't see too much about is how many are tests are sitting waiting for results.

Been out of the Hobby for almost a decade.  I thought about starting again and of course this thing is going to get worse.  To top this off, there are few providers in Rochester.  I've been out so long, its hard to know where to look and what sites to trust.  IDK, but I have an itch that needs to be scratched and it's not a sore throat.

Today news shows only 20 cases or just shy of 20 new cases from yesterday.   Which is great news.  Especially with Mayo clinic going thru more testing and the back log of tests as well.   Basically they are starting to "catch up" faster than expected.  Which is the scary part is that a "back log" could "explode" the numbers.   Like it did over the weekend.

The thing I cannot believe is the lack of dancers from the clubs looking for side cash.  I figured they would be all over the place.......

https://www.health.state.mn.us/diseases/coronavirus/statsgraph.png

Also if you look at the MN Dept of health website.   It states that out of the 287 there are 122 of them now out of quarentee.   Does that mean they are cured or free of the virus?

As a massage provider I can tell you I don’t see that many clients in a day. I can only speak for myself, though. I’m very low volume.  And like many others, business was slow before we knew anything about this virus. I’d love to see 2 people a day, but some weeks I might only see 2 in the entire week.  I know for a fact there are several FS escorts that see a handful of clients a day. So what?! Each provider is different whether they’re a massage provider, escort, BDSM, etc. (Sorry if I replied to the wrong post! I’m new to this site)

Laid off and all of my side money is event based, which has also dried up.  I am in the position of having all the time I would want for hobbying but no income for it.  

P.S.  I’m not VIP, therefore I can’t read emails here. But I can on proton. 🤓

They are dancers, not escorts, they wouldn't even know where to start or advertise. Anyways if you have been on tryst from the very beginning there are probably 3 pages of unknown ladies who have popped up in the last 3-4 months. They all have one thing in common. Their rates are pretty high (500-600 range), all have insta twitter and onlyfans. They really don't or expect to see guys for sex, they want you to log in and buy their content. None of these ladies have reviews anywhere and if a guy is willing or toftt and have sex with an unknown they they make lots of bonus money. Everyone is a winner, kind of.

This chart seems to update every day here without republishing it.

I'm guessing a Republican governor would have held off shutting down the state longer.  Democrats don't really understand economics, they are more about the feels.

I was not making this political about parties.

Thank you for that link!

MN Dept. of Health website:

It is interesting how most of the positive tests have been the age range of most providers and the age range of most of the deaths are their clients. Be careful who you guys see, or these ladies will have no one left to see.

Why all the hate and bad mouthing of us massage gals?  I made an educated choice to offer an array of services from a basic FBSM all the way to a Fly You to Me option.  I am older,  low volume and screen heavily and want to get as much out of each session that my clients get so I don't do 3-5 sessions per day. I don't have thr stamina for if.  Plus,  I have an active life and that comes first before taking any client. I want my clients to come see because they like me as a person and some just can't afford the market escort rate but still want to see a beautiful,  witty,  sexy and overall fun gal but they just can't afford it.  I choose my clients based on pre qualification communication.  The fellas that have no common sense,  no tact and start off by asking for my address, sex or simply just say 'hey boo' at 3 am will be DNS'd by me (Do Not See) and if particularly rude will be added to the local list of bad guys.  
And to say that WE ALL just stack up you fellas and don't bother to thoroughly clean ourselves and our spaces is just not true.  You must not have seen a quality provider if it was that gross.  
My main point being that you can't judge or condemn all of us based on your own experiences. I know more than a big handful of providers that are just like me.  

Hobbyist you really need to stay safe, and use your big head not the little one.All you married guys need to stay home and bang mommy, not Suzy rotten crotch for a while. Otherwise you'll be bringing covid 19 home for the holidays.All it takes is one John covid 19 infected with Suzy and someone at home will be gasping for their last breath. Remember these women make there living by being intimate with you, any anybody else, and condoms won't help.

I don’t disagree that if you’re hobbying now you’re exposing yourself to a greater chance of getting the virus. But the truth is you can also get it every time you walk / jog past someone too close on the sidewalk or those multiple people you push your cart past in the grocery store, or any number of other chance exposures we still encounter when we otherwise venture out during the stay at home order. And look at all the providers who continue to advertise and stay booked on a daily basis! Why aren’t they getting it?  

This virus is not going to stop people. If you look at the deaths here in MN most of them are in there 80s and above, if you look nationally they are mostly in poorer minority neighborhoods. That really is not your average john. Anyways if you want to know who is still doing it all you have to do is look at all the reviews coming in and when they are seeing them. Yah 1 lady still does a weekly newsletter and seeing guys on a regular basis but based on her lifestyle I do not think she has a choice. Lots of massage girls post on a daily basis but not sure they have much of a choice either. There is another lady that is completely booked up through the end of April. By who? Aren't we supposed to stay inside.  
  If I was a provider taking a break I would take note on what guys are still out and about having fun and playing with fire and based on reviews there are some pretty well known clients out there still having fun. If I was a provider I would look at potential clients reviews but what do I know, I am just rambling on.

Many people can catch this, have few or even no symptoms, but still be able to pass it on to others.

You’re right, I don’t. I’m just presuming that based on daily ads over the past few weeks that they aren’t sick. Yes, I know they could dyne a carrier without symptoms, but same can be said for random people you get close to while running errands or handling your purchases.

Yes but you get considerably closer to a provider than you do to people in a grocery store, even the ones ringing up your purchases.

Do the hobbyists and providers who think it’s ok to see each other during this pandemic also think unprotected intercourse is safe too?