Rant of the day!! - no apologies needed.

[WalterB]

Anthony, my thinking is that, if you can start the engine, you can take it on the road.

Headlights? We don' need no stinkin' headlights. And, pointing? Why bother pointing them down the road. Let 'em point up in the air, or toward oncoming traffic. Who cares if we blind some poor slob?

I wrote GM once and suggested how they could save maybe $1,000/car. Simply stop installing turn signals and associated wiring. Since no one uses them anyway, it's an enormous waste of time and materials.


Never heard back.

[PeterL22]

On the lights theme - did I mention bloody cyclists??!!
My father (bless him) who was the most honest and good men I ever have know (and I know everyone says that about their dads, but it's true honest), once need up in court for riding a bicycle with no lights.
It is actually quite a romantic story really, and goes back a long, long time. It was before my dad and magmata married, and they lived in two towns about 12 miles apart. On a day off at the weekend, he went to visit her and stayed a bit longer than he intended. He had cycled there, so in the gathering gloom started to cycle back. He did have lights fixed to his bike, but the front light battery had died, so no front light. Sod's law, he got stopped halfway home by a copper and charged with riding a bike with no light, got a Magistrate's Court appearance, and a fine of 5 shillings (told you it was long ago)!
I have to admit I did tease him about his "Criminal Record" when I was grown up - much later.
What happens nowadays? Total darkness, cue idiots on bikes in black hoodies, jeans and no lights. Cycling through red lights and wrong side of the road!
Now who will be charged if these numpties get squashed under my car, because I did't see them - one guess! Personally I think that Natural Selection should be allowed and that there should be fewer genes in the shallow end of the gene pool.
At least they're just stupid - the other cyclists who make my blood boil are the ones I call the "Hezbollah Cyclists" - the militant cyclists. Just because you are riding a bike and not driving a car,doesn't make you a better, more caring person.
These are the guys in full lycra and on expensive ((usually) racing bikes that ignore cycle paths and stay in the middle of the road to stop you passing, go to the head of a queue of cars at traffic lights and then hold the whole queue u. They moan about car drivers not respecting their right to be on the road and then do things that show they don't give a monkey's about other road users.
And I won't mention (much) that idiot who has just been sentenced to 18 months for killing a female pedestrian by knocking her over - the police couldn't even charge him with manslaughter - they had to use an obsolete Victorian law to prosecute him


Right going to take a few breaths here and move on
PS the story about my dad is true - I think its romantic in a way!

[DKPaine13]

Not too long ago, I got conned by a pretty face and a nice rack, and this morning I decided to do something about it. Or rather, to stop doing something.

I found this model's page on Facebook and thought she was really stunning. She seemed super-energetic, eager to please her fans, and definitely unafraid to show plenty of skin. Being the horny dude that I am, I was understandably intrigued by her frequent posts about her Patreon account and all the "uncensored" content that was available to patrons who pledged a certain amount each month. And I'm no fool - I get that models, pornstars, etc., do what they do to make money, just like everybody else with their respective jobs. So even knowing that I have my monthly VNA membership to pay for, and that there are several other sites I'm seriously considering joining, I took the plunge and decided to become a patron. Suffice it to say, it would have been worth the monthly donation to see the rest of what she was barely covering up in her free pics.

But after I pledged, I discovered no uncensored content whatsoever on her Patreon page. Indeed, there wasn't a single photo or video there which I hadn't already seen on her Facebook and Instagram, and she hadn't posted anything new to Patreon for nearly a month. That wouldn't have been a huge problem, though, because another perk of my pledge level was access to her premium Snapchat account, where she supposedly posts all the really raw stuff. So, knowing nothing about Snapchat (because I'm an old fart), I jumped through all the hoops of installing it, learning how it works, adding her & getting her to add me, etc., etc., figuring that that's where the content I was paying for would be.

In my first week of access to this much-touted private SC, I saw one thing from her - a decidedly censored video linking users back to her Patreon page, with a prompt to upgrade to a higher level of patronage.

Now this girl updates her Facebook page multiple times a day, and sending out a Snapchat certainly doesn't take much more time than posting a pic to FB. Had she sent out just ONE uncensored image or video clip during the time I was a patron, I would have been okay with the glaring lack of "premium" content. But there was nothing. Everyday new posts on my FB feed, asking fans to follow her on Twitter & Instagram, and to become patrons on Patreon, but no Snaps or uncensored Patreon content whatsoever.

So I wrote to her to ask, very politely, if content was forthcoming, or if I needed to do something else to receive her Snaps. And though I can't say she was rude in her response, she certainly came across as though she thought I was being impatient and a little unreasonable. She told me to keep watching for notifications because she updates her Snapchat story "all the time". Of course, it's now late September, and my next Patreon contribution is scheduled to be paid on October 1. But hey, just wait! The good stuff is coming!

Days passed, but nothing new materialized. No new Patreon posts, and no Snaps whatsoever. She's pretty & energetic, but she seems to value signing up patrons by teasing more than she does keeping them by delivering. Again, I wasn't born yesterday. Obviously her game is hook 'em in with promise after promise and get what you can out of 'em before they realize they've been duped.

I was so frustrated this morning that I just deleted my pledge. I'm not even going to bother asking her again why I'm not receiving any of that steamy uncensored content I was promised. Just going to write off my first month's pledge as a lesson learned and move on. She isn't that hot, and since I've decided to keep my VNA membership going indefinitely, I've got the entire VNA roster of gorgeous ladies to support - all of whom do appreciate their fans, and do update their sites with new, truly uncensored stuff all the time! I got conned once, but never again.

Still feeling burnt, but lesson learned.

[WalterB]

One thing we all learn sooner or later, models are just people who have no trouble taking their clothes off and having sex on camera and letting you watch. There are good and there are bad. And we most often have to actually try to interact with any particular model to find out which she is. The same has happened to me and, once I figure out I'm just being taken, I'm down the road. I guess I look at it as a necessary process. The many good and decent ladies I have met more than make up for the occasional loser. The good and decent will make money and get well known. The losers? Well, who cares,

[stickyvicky]

I've never heard of Patreon, but a lot of people are finding the same thing on Onlyfans. The girls don't update them. Plus a lot of the time it's not really even them controlling the accounts. It's some dude posting to their facebook and instagram for them. I know in our network, some of the girls have hired guys to download content from their websites and repost that same content on their onlyfans accounts for them..... yeah you might get an extra selfie here and there from her cell phone, but they post those on social media anyway... for this reason I am still a strong believer in websites and networks. It's designed to work.

[WalterB]

I know Pops has a Patreon account, and as far as I can tell from his posts, he keeps it up.

I can certainly understand a model wanting to restrict her work to paying members. But, yes, you have to keep it up. If you don't, you then lose those members. Only problem I see with sites like OnlyFans is the media presented is limited, while the media presented in a models site is massive. So, you spend $30 for access to hundreds of pictures and videos, or $10 - $15 for maybe one or to a day. I've decided that I simply can't afford paying for a site that only give me limited access. I give great support to the models for trying to make a buck. It's a job, just like you going to wherever you earn your money. That's what it's all about.

So I'm just talking about my money. If you can afford it, joining several sites is your personal choice. But if your monthly funds are limited, I don't think you'll ever get a better deal than joining a models site.

[hennar2017]

I've never heard of Patreon, but a lot of people are finding the same thing on Onlyfans. The girls don't update them. Plus a lot of the time it's not really even them controlling the accounts. It's some dude posting to their facebook and instagram for them. I know in our network, some of the girls have hired guys to download content from their websites and repost that same content on their onlyfans accounts for them..... yeah you might get an extra selfie here and there from her cell phone, but they post those on social media anyway... for this reason I am still a strong believer in websites and networks. It's designed to work.

I have one OnlyFans site in which I love. The model updates everyday but the best thing I like is that she actually chats back and forth with you. I have tried 3 other sites in which this does not happen so needless to say I dropped them. But it really could get very expensive if you wanted to subscribe to several models. Going the route of websites and networks seem to be the best, cost wise.

[PeterL22]

You guys started it - today its all about (Un)Social media.
I don't do it - firstly, NO I don't want to see a pic of a half eaten cake or the outside of a restaurant/gym/airport/theatre etc. Secondly, whilst you are taking those selfies its usually me you are bumping into - and anyway I can see both you and the view so why do I need a pic of it.
I don't care if your dog has a new collar, you've just bought a new lampshade, or your cactus has just flowered.
I also don't care if you "like" Justin Beiber, profiteroles, garden gnomes, The Oakland Raiders, celery, push-ups in custard, The Matrix 76 etc etc.
To me if you are always posting about what you are doing, then you aren't bloody doing it - get a life - use the real Social Media - TALK TO PEOPLE!!!!!!!



Says the man who has just spent over 5 mins ranting on a message board!

[Steinar]

There this one thing I see when I am out travelling that makes me cringe. When people go to the lavatories on airplane only wearing socks...or even worse BAREFOOT. Makes me want to scream: That liquid on the floor...it is NOT water....

[WalterB]

Excellent, Steinar. How many public men's rooms do you see where the floor is nice and damp in front of the urinal. "Hey, BOZO! It ain't NEAR as long as you think it is. STAND CLOSE!!!"

Drives me crazy when people think it's ok to take their shoes off on the airplane. This ain't your living room, you BOOB! Not crazy about flip-flops, either. Geez, put shoes on, (here we go again) you BOOB!

Dress codes sure have changed (OldFart yapping again.) Used to be, even boys/men wouldn't be caught dead traveling dressed like a hobo, much less women. To me, the airlines should support a restaurant policy. "No Shoes, No Shirt, no Service." And sometimes they should add "No Bath,"

[hotjulie]

Walt I understand your point, but if Vicky wants to get on a plane top less, no problem in my books. That would reinforce the saying "Fly the friendly sky's!"

[George B]

It's like fucking whack a mole with these tube sites. This new site, pitching "female friendly content", just launched and wouldn't you know it, it's entirely stolen content, including scenes ripped from mainstream movies/tv shows.

[WalterB]

Walt I understand your point, but if Vicky wants to get on a plane top less, no problem in my books. That would reinforce the saying "Fly the friendly sky's!"

I said shoes and socks, Julie. (Well, I did say "No Shoes, No Shirt, No Service,) but, I should have added "No Shirt (Men Only,)" lol. I never said one word about Vicky topless,

[hennar2017]

I don't fly so I have no problem with that kind of thing. lol If I am going to crash I would rather it already be on the ground!
Now my rant for the day......I don't like it when I send a PM and the person does not answer for a week or even if at all. We are all busy but if I take time out of my schedule to write then surely it can be reciprocated! My time is as good as yours.

[WalterB]

Always the possibility they don't come here for that week, Henna. Of course, if you see them make a post, that's a pretty good indicator. I know I try to answer PMs as soon as I see them.

Something I've always wanted to try on a plane, Henna. If the plane should come to a sudden stop - you know, like against a mountain, I've always wanted to try to jump up in the air at the last minute, just before it hits. It may not work but, hey, worth a shot?

I mean at that point, what have you got to lose? LOL

[PeterL22]

Excellent, Steinar. How many public men's rooms do you see where the floor is nice and damp in front of the urinal. "Hey, BOZO! It ain't NEAR as long as you think it is. STAND CLOSE!!!"

Drives me crazy when people think it's ok to take their shoes off on the airplane. This ain't your living room, you BOOB! Not crazy about flip-flops, either. Geez, put shoes on, (here we go again) you BOOB!

Dress codes sure have changed (OldFart yapping again.) Used to be, even boys/men wouldn't be caught dead traveling dressed like a hobo, much less women. To me, the airlines should support a restaurant policy. "No Shoes, No Shirt, no Service." And sometimes they should add "No Bath,"

When I was a little boy, my mother used to say that urine was good for your skin (applied to it not drunk - Madonna et al). I never really believed her and certainly wasn't too keen when she wanted to rub (thankfully) my own wee on my heels where my new shoes had given me blisters!
From my point of view if someone wants to walk to the toilets and pad around in their socks its up to them - besides it might be better than the smell of sweaty feet!
My rant on aeroplanes (note correct spelling America) is about the crazy way you guys over there have for queuing to get onto internal flights - chunks of people going on. And why not just allocate each passenger a seat number rather than the fight to get on, the leaving a seat next to you with a coat on it (or similar) to try and stop someone sitting there - unless you are grossly obese and hanging over into the next seat, I don't care who I'm sitting next to, I jus want to get settled and get the whole thing over with!

[PeterL22]

Another quick car one - I think some comedian may well have used it for a routine, but I have been thinking this for many years!

I was driving behind a car (yep another motoring one) today which had a sticker on it saying "Drive carefully, Baby on board"
Now that makes me angry! It makes me want to reared the car and ask, 'well did your babysat live up to the adverts?"
Actually it makes me think, that I don't care what you have in that care - nuclear warhead, 2 tons of bananas, the Pope, the map leading to the Holy Grail - there is a very good reason why I will try and avoid bumping into your shitty car - I don't want to hurt myself or damage MY car.
Why should I care if you found a woman who couldn't run fast enough to get away from you, and that you couldn't afford/know how to put on a condom?

[catalina2]

Always the possibility they don't come here for that week, Henna. Of course, if you see them make a post, that's a pretty good indicator. I know I try to answer PMs as soon as I see them.

Something I've always wanted to try on a plane, Henna. If the plane should come to a sudden stop - you know, like against a mountain, I've always wanted to try to jump up in the air at the last minute, just before it hits. It may not work but, hey, worth a shot?

I mean at that point, what have you got to lose? LOL

Hi Walt. As for your concept of departing the plane prior to the "sudden stop", remember, YOU're traveling at the same velocity of the airplane. So, I would suggest you allow the aircraft to take the initial hit rather than your body. Ever see the "Spirit of St. Louis" with Jimmy Stewart as Lindbergh? He notices a fly in the aircraft and wonders how much weight it adds to the aircraft. Answer, it's own weight as it is traveling IN the aircraft. Analogy - why do planes do a "weight and balance" of fuel/passengers/baggage? Questions? ( I've been a private pilot for years )

[PeterL22]

Always the possibility they don't come here for that week, Henna. Of course, if you see them make a post, that's a pretty good indicator. I know I try to answer PMs as soon as I see them.

Something I've always wanted to try on a plane, Henna. If the plane should come to a sudden stop - you know, like against a mountain, I've always wanted to try to jump up in the air at the last minute, just before it hits. It may not work but, hey, worth a shot?

I mean at that point, what have you got to lose? LOL

Hi Walt. As for your concept of departing the plane prior to the "sudden stop", remember, YOU're traveling at the same velocity of the airplane. So, I would suggest you allow the aircraft to take the initial hit rather than your body. Ever see the "Spirit of St. Louis" with Jimmy Stewart as Lindbergh? He notices a fly in the aircraft and wonders how much weight it adds to the aircraft. Answer, it's own weight as it is traveling IN the aircraft. Analogy - why do planes do a "weight and balance" of fuel/passengers/baggage? Questions? ( I've been a private pilot for years )

Hi catalina - great to see you here!

[PeterL22]

New rant about people at sporting events.
I go to a lot of football (real football) and rugby matches - everything from local matches to big international rugby matches (have my ticket for Wales v All Blacks in November), Premier League football (yes Man Utd were lucky last weekend) etc.
I get in well before kick-off or National Anthem and get to my seat (or stand by it for football).
Two things - the idiot who turns up 5 mins after kick-off and spends the next five checking they're in the right place, taking selfies, asking what they've missed/who's playing etc - if the ticket says the game starts at 3Pm - surprise,surprise the game will start at 3PM.
Then there are the lets go in and out past everyone else 4 or 5 times (each half) to get beer (you can drink in your seats at rugby - not football here) and then the inevitable trip out to the toilets!!
Now my ticket for the Wales v NZ game in November cost £85 ($114) as will everyone else's in that part of the stadium - more than £1 a minute!
WTF do you spend that amount of money and then miss 40 - 50% of the game to buy overpriced rubbish beer!?
Why not go to a pub before or (or even before and after) after the game - spend less, get better beer AND see all the game!
And better still don't spoil my viewing