What is good practice when a provider no call, no shows?  I get that life happens sometimes, but this is still really annoying.

Instead there are myriads of reasons a gal doesn't show.

In one case involving me, she got into a bad automobile accident on her way over to see me.  When we next met, she had the bruises to prove it.

Some gals line up more than one date at a time on account of the fact that they get no-showed by guys also.

Some gals work so hard they fall asleep, or at least that's what one gal told me when she no-showed.

Give her at least a day or two to get back to you and explain herself before doing anything rash.  See what she's willing to do to make it up to you.

It's part of the hobby, and we just have to cowboy-up sometimes.

Fair enough and good advice.  Just wanted to ask.

Just too many possible reasons, but there is one mrfisher overlooked.  She got a call from a regular for a longer date than yours, ie, more money for her.  Give her a couple days and see if she contacts you and what she offers as a make-up gesture.

Any decent professional will want to make it up to you. There should be some discount or OTC time involved, imo.  

You're both absolutely right.  Thank you for the perspective.

I wanted to meet the following day.  Well she paid for the hotel I was staying and it wasn't a cheap hotel lol.  She even gave me a ride back to the airport. So yeah, some providers do go out of their way to make it up to you.

With this provider. I would refrain from trying to book another appointment with her. One OTC encounter could never be worth the hassle of trying to reschedule with some one whom can not maintain an appointment.  

Yes, SOMETIMES ncns is b.s., maybe even most times, but I wouldn't prejudge it before I heard back from the girl. I'd want to hear her out, then decide for myself.

I like being fair with people when it comes to the unexpected events of life.  

These things do happen in all aspects of life. I find that I can except these issues better with out an excuse. Time and circumstances can get the better of everybody. Some excuses can have an adverse effect on the overall goal.  

almost equivalent to her 1 hour rate.  

I've gotten some lulu excuses, and it hurts even more when you know the gal isn't even trying very hard to come up with a decent excuse.

Example: My cell phone battery died.  Apparently is never occurred to her to plug the charger in.

And she had the pictures to prove it.  Even though she was not a provider, it makes you realize the validity of this theory:  "If anything bad can go wrong--it will"   I, for one, do not need to hear an excuse from a provider.  Just a simple apology or "what can I do to make it up to you"  makes much more sense for both of us.   And that's given the fact that an apology is even needed in the first place.  After all, we have enough to worry about than having to explain ourselves to someone else--and that includes just about everybody (LE especially).  Maybe I'll bring that story up in another post.

But some are duplicates, some are retired, and some are dead.

because I usually pre-book the appointment per the lady's request.

My suggestion is a general rule I set for myself.