while Im trying to stick to the addage that" if youve nothing nice to say, dont say anything" a few recent experiences have been infuriating. Thus a few suggestions in the same spirit as admonishments to the men about not breaking appointments and the like:
A)The time to mention headaches and sour moods is NOT after the donation is collected, its before, especially if the man is considerate enough to double check and specifically ask if youre up to the appointment.
B) Photos- if Reagan was in office when your last shot was taken, please invest in a new one, if your retirement or hiatus consisted of cuddling with Ben and Jerry on the couch, have the decency to post a pic that honestly reflects that, its possible we wil be ok with it and even find it attractive, but the playmate/hausfrau switcharoo just isnt fair.
GFE (Gab for a Freaking Eternity): Its wrong to treat someone like a slab of meat but its also not kosher to subject a client to 3/4 of the session time being consumed by tangents of conversation that are either in the Too Much Information zone (If I had colon or prostate issues, Id have the good sense not to share them- kick around the notion of sparing us the same) or the kind of alien abduction/ multiple doctorate/ CIA navy seal stories that medication really ought to preclude. I mean really, if I wanted to smile and nod politely for that long Id be on a date or donating my time to a local asylum.
Need to Know: We may be renowned for thinking with the little head but REALLY..the time to ask us about where the local pharmacy is because you think you might need Zithromax is prior to or INSTEAD of an appointment. Similarly, we know the difference between razor burn and something more..eh..communicable, and its just unethical to rely on candlelight and lies to obfuscate, consider not working til things are better.
and now Ill post this waiting for the sound of the galloping white knights who are sure to defend these things or imply by some twist of logic that I somehow brought these things on. But maybe we could all reward the ethical and boycott the less ethical and have better experiences, which is what I THOUGHT this board was about.

I have no problem with what you said and found the wit of your post to be quite enjoyable. The pharmacy part reminds me of a past experience I had. One time an agency asked if I could stop on the way and pick up some "supplies" because she "ran out". How about adding that a little advanced planning is, as Martha Stewart would say "a good thing"? I didn't go through with the appointment.

Kudos from another DC guy.  The Ben & Jerry's/ Pres. Reagan reference was classic.  TER seems to have been taken over by the providers.  It's turning into "The View".

I agree with the applause about this original post.

But to get a bit off-topic, jeopcon1, you have 377 reviews since April, 2002 and that doesn't include the ladies you didn't/couldn't review because they are UTR or whatever. You may not post often, but you must hold some sort of record for reviews! Wow.

That's just under 7 exciting engagements per month for 4 1/2 years.

You must be the Energizer Bunny. You THE MAN! I wish I had your stamina and cash reserves!! I wonder if anyone has averaged more per month than you? Now THAT would be interesting to see.

NPR???? Thanks jeopcon, but the paycut to do that would kill me. Beside which, Im not radically feminist or boring enough to steal Terry Gross's plum gig . And I fall asleep when bored too easily to be within a mile of Garrison Kellior.

Please stop posting your ages in "provider" years where late twenties really means closing in on forty and late thirties means Grandmother Freakin' Experience!

LOL cape, good one. Thats one GFE I can do without!!!

top reviewer on TER...wow, I commend you!

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That it's ok for the ages to be deflated?  But it's OK for the ratings to be inflated?

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I was pointing out that reviews are so that you can get the objective opinion of those "in the know". That's sorta the point of this website. If you see someone with a fair amount of reviews, at some point it would have been pointed out that she inaccurately portrays herself. If you see reputable providers with a fair amount of reviews and you do your homework, you should have no problem. That's why I, in every adpost every week, ask people to take a look at my reviews (50+ and great) and I use recent pics on my site. And it works both ways, I read someone's reviews before I see them too, because if by chance they haven't researched me, I can let them know whether or not we are compatible. If you don't want to get screwed (over) then just take a few minutes to do that and if you are still unsure stick with ladies who have been around for a while.

Thanks for an entertaining post while still making some very valid points!!!

This post is not about you.  It seems your condoning the practice of advertising approximate age (read underestimated) and tell us that a man can find the real truth in a review.  That is circular logic.

You are one of the few ladies who posts their actual age rather than "provider" years.  (oh oh now your better be telling the truth, lol)

Yes that is part of what reviews are for, to let the men know more than just the age factor. But that doesn't justify stretching the truth about one's age does it. That is a form of false advertising, a minor one perhaps, but still false. Then again we all know that everything written in a review is nothing but the absolute truth.

Many men have learned the lesson to never insult a woman about her age, so a man who writes a nice review about a lady he likes may not tell the truth about that woman's actual or surmised age.  Reviews are reliable for a general sense of the woman, but, certainly are not a completely reliable source of information. After all some reviews are mostly fiction.  

So please relax dear Macy, my comments were not about you, but rather a contimuation of the sarcasm of the thread.  Your well earned reputation and beautiful looks are not in question here and they should last you another 25 provider years.

Hmmm, review someone less than glowingly who has your work or home number?...not the smartest thing Id ever do. And oddly to the point, one provider to whom I refer has MANY reviews- granted, the only RECENT one indicated some of my concerns but rendered in SUCH euphamisms that they needed to be read as code. Ive lost faith in the reviews here after a VERY short membership because negatives are whitewashed to the pointof no longer being objective information. Maybe I just need to get the hang of the REAL codes here (not GFE or CIM) but 'chatty' and 'shapely'.