Jasmine Rain

I had a vacation booked for departure next week.  
 

I was able to cancel for full refund. Was with Sunwing. 
 

Also had the option of taking it in credit with $100 bonus given person for taking the deal but I felt it was just better that I keep my cash instead. 

Good because I would have to the alphabet forward first to get the next letter I need to go backwards. Lol. 
 

shouts :Z 

whispers: abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwx

Shouts :Y

whispers : abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvw

shouts X

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LOL

Actually it says that police have announced they will be enforcing this. 
 

And in order to do it, they must ask immediately before anything else is done. Meaning they don't have to have cause to ask. 
 

they also must have an approved device which leads to the question of how many officers are going to be carrying these devices. 
 

That is my take away at least. 
 

my other question is around people who take prescription medication like oxycodone.  There are no tests for that and that is equally dangerous. Seems unfair to target Only one type of impairment. 

Impaired driving in Canada have made some radical shifts over the past few years. More specifically, Mandatory Alcohol Screening (MAS) came into effect in the provinces in 2018. That change only impacted individuals going through check stops, but as of now every driver pulled over in Canada will be breathalyzed immediately. This is in hopes to target Canada impaired driving.

Police Service released a new statment today February 6th , to inform the public that “all drivers in Canada can now expect to provide a breath sample when they are pulled over by Canadian police for a traffic stop or Checkstop.”

 
Therefore, this does not just apply to Checkstops, it also applies to any time you may be pulled over in the city while driving.

 
If you’re on your phone, speeding, or making any sort of driving infraction, you will need to provide a breath sample the second you roll that window down.

Impaired driving is the leading criminal cause of death in Canada,” said Const. Andrew Fairman, with the Alcohol and Drug Recognition Unit in the news release. “We all want to do our part to reduce the tragic impact of impaired driving.” 

We can expect these numbers to increase substantially as they no longer apply only to MAS at Checkstops.

According to Criminal Code Section 320.27(2), officers with approved screening devices are allowed to test anyone for impaired driving, “even without reasonable suspicion that the driver has alcohol in their body,” the release explains.

It goes on to describe what this will look like for Ontario, Quebec, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Nunavut, Northwest Territories, and New Brunswick drivers.

Apparently drivers who are pulled over will be approached by an officer who will say “This is a Mandatory Alcohol Screening. You are required to immediately provide a breath sample.”

The driver will then blow into the Alcohol Screening Device (ASD) which takes less than two minutes.

If there’s no alcohol present, the traffic stop will commence as per usual.

Though this mandatory test is something new, most are aware that drinking and driving is dangerous.

https://toronto-ontario.news/news/canadian-drivers-will-now-be-breathalyzed-every-single-time-theyre-pulled-over/

Thoughts? Opinions?  

It does not say what happens if you refuse or if these devices check for marijuana use.

Yay!!! Merry Christmas everyone!!!!

On 10/31/2019 at 3:34 PM, Bobby Keys said:

Absolutely right that it is guys showing off for guys.  I’ll bet you 10:1 there was At least two in the truck.  Think of it as a form of chest beating.  He was telling his buddies how virile he thinks he is at your expense.

if he was alone, I am lost - I don’t do it myself and there has always been another present when I have witnessed this behavior, so always assumed they were being assholes to show off.

My apologies for some other members of my gender who still drag their nuckles.

Lol. I was not offended but more curious. 
 

I wish I had of seen if there was two guys in the car. I think the showing off idea is a good reasoning. 

I signed up for ignite TV back in March. For three months they tried to get my computer to be able to login into their online platform for viewing when not at home. It would only work on a Rogers network. It's suppose to work everywhere. 

So by the end of it all, I was credited 3 months of service and given $40 off my bundle for the next year. 

2 months ago I cut cable altogether for streaming services. I only have internet and phone with Rogers now. 

My bill for unlimited internet is $30/month taxes in because they are applying the $40 credit that was only suppose to be for the bundle package I no longer have. Plus they are only charging me the bundle price for internet at $60/month instead of the regularly advertised price of 100/month. So basically I'm getting roughly $80 off my bill for their mistake. 

I have this credit for a year. I have about 9 months to go. 

I know what I'm going to do. Curious, what would you do?  Tell them and lose the credit or keep your mouth shut and save?

On 11/2/2019 at 8:49 AM, SarahAlexxx said:

I know it probably doesn't happen much everywhere, but I have been noticing it a lot more here in Halifax. Quite a few hobbyists have contacted me for services and have either gotten my address and no showed, or booked a time and then cancelled multiple times. I give chance after chance and it always ends up the same.

Is there anything I can do to stop this? Does it happen often to other SPs as well? How do I know I'm safe? 

Screening helps. 

Don’t accept text apps, get SP references, board/social media accounts, etc. Lightly screening has never been an issue for me. I have never had a no show. Had 2 people I would call WOT because they canceled two sessions back to back. 

That is it for my entire career. Including my tour out east this past June.  

On 10/23/2019 at 10:38 PM, vegeta85 said:

I agree that most of you are awesome people, and I appreciate you. I've been nothing but a gentleman to all the ladies I've seen. Do I ask them about their personal relationships? Apart from one, no. That lady, by the way, I've been seeing regularly for 2.5 years and is pretty open as I am with her. That is the only exception, every other lady I've seen has only been for a fun time, nothing more. I most certainly respect boundaries. Oh and I'm not a  "scared fella lurking in the closet" 🙄

In any case I inadvertently crossed the line, and I'm sincerely sorry for that. I will not be asking any more questions on this topic. Yes, I am indeed single. Would I be hobbying if I were in a relationship? Probably not. Do I judge the hobbyists or service providers who do/are? Nope. 

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You just kinda need to see it from our side.

Review boards have tons of men asking either the same questions over and over or asking questions that are slightly invasive as this one was. 

Don’t get me wrong, I get the curiously, but sometimes we just have to live with being curious and I see you understand that. 

I will tell you for me, I am single and this is my form of dating. Paid dating, but dating nonetheless

Most ladies are not in here and may not get notification that there is a message. 

Using their preferred method is best because that is what they are going to check. 

11 hours ago, clearbluesky15 said:

Lol, I've heard of this sort of honking and cat calling... not sure if I've personally seen it... never understood it.

I'm having trouble with "its a guy thing" ... I just don't think the guys I know would do it... so at least I can say it's not a universal guy thing... don't know.

Actually I brought this up to a woman last night and she said she will honk at men walking by. I thought great! I can find out the reason. She said because men do it. D’oh! 

Not the answer I was looking for. LOL

26 minutes ago, Greenteal said:

       Not sure there's anything to justify that. There will always be a random ahole who'll spontaneously do something that will defy logic and common sense.

       I live downtown Ottawa and I seen this so often I got numb to it.

       Other than laugh it off or ignore it , there's not much else that can be done.

My first reaction was “Ugh” and then I did kind of laugh it of, but it made me think. I don’t get it personally because I’m ugly int he morning. LOL I still had sleep in my eye. LOL

23 minutes ago, NotchJohnson said:

I always wondered the same about many guys that do that.  The only time I have seen anything work was when a guy at a bar gives a  sexy comment to a girl walking by(if you want to call that cat-calling) and then a possible hook up, not by me because I'm too shy but some friends.

I have seen many women working the flower garden in just a T-shirt and panties bending over to remove weeds, or picking up the puppy or cat, I obviously look but never honk the horn.  Exception to this rule is when a bunch of us are riding the motorcycle and I know my buddies are looking I will honk my horn and keep looking straight ahead while she turns around and catches them looking at her. LOL just me being funny with my friends.

 

Ok, maybe women hate being honked or cat-called but in my younger days I have been cat-called by women, saying that I had a nice ass, or that they would love to see me in their beds etc... mainly when I was dressed as a fireman and walking in the first of July parade.  I did not mind it at all.  So this brings me to Jessica's question, why do guys do it.  Not myself but maybe because they want to have the same thing done to them.  I know what you ladies will say, "if we say anything like that to a guy he will think that we want to sleep with him"  am I right?

I do agree that for most men, if you smile at them or compliment, they think you want to fuck them. Which 90% of the time, that is not the case. 

And I posted this on the other boards as well and one guy brought up the difference between men and women. I think women are taught to not be attention seekers because getting attention as a woman is wrong. So that could be why we don’t like being honked at or cat called. 

And ,men I think would like be cause they would be more accepting of the attention. 

Strange the difference in our gender thought process. 

I like looking at construction workers but I enjoy in silence. So I am curious as to the difference. 

3 minutes ago, drakas said:

This does happen in public where I generally dislike being looked at weirdly by a stranger so I can relate LOL. Like WTF are you looking at? Doesn't happen crazy often or anything so maybe I'm not used to it but it's always weird especially from out of my direct field of view. If you want to stare deeply at someone get directly in front of them and catch their direct attention otherwise it's creepy. Same for honking, only honk people you know. Better yet pull over and say `hello`.

That was me this morning. Why the fuck are you honking at me whenI look like shit. LMAO! 

I get it was just my body. I have curves, an hour glass figure so I get having the attraction, I just don’t get honking. What does the guy get out of it? 

12 minutes ago, Greenteal said:

   I'm speaking in general and not specific to your situation. I'm not saying your wrong to help. If you got video evidence that can help someone and you can afford to get involved, I'm pretty sure it will be appreciated. But for most fender benders, involvement is not always worth it.

   Again, each situation is different.

I’m just a helpful person. That is my nature. 

I admit I am dumb with it too. I still send men to an SP in the area who does not like me all because I’m competition and I didn’t know but one client went from her to me. But she doesn’t screen like me and is slightly cheaper so when guys can’t meet my screening or rate, I send them to her as she is very similar in look and services. I have been told I shouldn’t because she doesn’t deserve it but I don’t do it for her, I do it for the men. She is a great provider based on the feedback I have heard and I want the guys to have a good time even if not with me. 

So ya, I would take the time even if for a fender bender. Can’t help who I am. 

6 minutes ago, Greenteal said:

    It's not about not wanting to help, but more about what the situation is. When only bent metal, is it really worth potentially missing a day or two of work for a random stranger who wants to save a few hundred dollars on his insurance? Helping people is nice, but you got to ask yourself if really worth it.

 

And I just explained that it wouldn’t bother me and I have done it before. 

I own my own business, taking time away is an option I have. 

Sorry, but if I see a guy almost side-swipe another car and that car goes off the road because he was avoiding the side-swiper and the side-swiper just drove off, I will stop and offer my dashcam video. That is not about saving a couple hundred dollars. That is helping him not get completely screwed because no one believes he got into the accident because he was avoiding another one. 

That is not fair to the driver. Plus, I don’t want the side-swiper on the road and I would like the cops to have something to go after him for. 

So out doing the dog walk this morning. On a major busy road during what would be rush hour morning traffic.

I get honked at. I don’t get it. 

First, I look like a bag of shit. I’m wearing tights with basically a nightgown style shirt, hair in a bun covered by a hat because I haven’t showered yet. I pee then they pee, that is the first thing we do in the morning. So I’m not looking pretty.

Second, it is not like he would turn around if I waved him down. He was clearly headed to work in a work truck. 

So I don’t get it. Why? What is the purpose? What are you guys expecting? I’m going to wave you down and blow you in the street while holding a dog on a leash??? LMAO

It is the same with cat-calling. I don’t get the purpose. It is not for us women. We don’t like it for the most part. I would guess that 90%+ of women hate being honked at or catcalled. Personally I think it is for guys more then us. 

So what do guys get out of it? Why can’t guys just look and appreciate in silence.

Now to be clear, I’m not trying to start a bashing thread against men. I am truly trying to understand the reasons why and what the expectation is. Also, if guys know that most women don’t like, why purposely subject them to it? Or is it a absent-minded thing where they just don’t think of the women they are bothering? 

Opinions, please.....

22 hours ago, Greenteal said:

    When dealing with bent metal, you got to ask yourself if worth getting involved. And especially in provinces and states without no fault laws where you may need to testify in court. It may be worth it when a criminal act, severe injury and death occurred. But not much if you're dragged in court by an "ambulance chaser" looking to profit from your testimony.

I don’t care about testifying. I have done it before. I don’t know why that would be a problem. 

And if the dam cam evidence shows what it shows, it doesn’t matter what I say. It is video, it says it all. Ambulance chaser or not, doesn’t matter. If the person is right, they are right. I would support them. 

But that is just me. I realized many are too worried about their own life to help out another. 

On 8/17/2019 at 5:21 PM, mb139 said:

I certainly would hang around for the police if for example it seemed the accident did not have a clear indication of who was at fault, since any evidence will help the police to make that call. You'd never want to see another person get screwed over by a decision made by the police after the fact (without full evidence).

This is why I would stick around too. Especially for case where the accident was caused by another driver who was not actually hit. 

For example, when someone almost side-swipes a car and that car ends up ion a ditch because they avoided the other car. Then that side-swiper just drives off. It is not so much for the police but for the insurance company. Not fair that the car who ended up in the ditch gets screwed over for trying o avoid an accident. 

It is a lot of those videos that I see people don’t actually pull over, they just keep driving. I think we need to be more willing to help out.

On 8/6/2019 at 6:45 AM, Mature Angela said:

Just wondering what relevance this article has to do with this site. 

 Absolutely nothing. This is the lounge area so open to general discussion not just pertaining to the industry.

Frankly, I thought the lounge needed more threads to help create interaction. On any topic, which would be better then the alternative which is nothing on the site. 

https://people.com/crime/woman-allegedly-left-baby-running-car-nightclub-hurled-racial-slurs/

A 26-year-old Texas mother was arrested Sunday following an allegedly racist tirade inside a bar she’s accused of drinking in while her infant was left unattended in a running car outside.

An affidavit obtained by PEOPLE alleges Samantha Vaughan of Copperas Cove was belligerent when confronted by officers inside Trackside, a nightclub in that city.

The affidavit further alleges Vaughan resisted officers’ efforts to detain her, shouting a racial epithet as she was placed in handcuffs.

“You will not take my child and place her with a f—— [epithet],” the affidavit alleges she screamed at the arresting officers.

The officers, the affidavit indicates, did not charge her with resisting. Instead, she was charged with abandoning or endangering a child with intent to return.

According to the affidavit, officers arrived at the club to find a running automobile. Inside, they found Vaughan’s infant child in the vehicle’s backseat.

Police allege Vaughan told them she had driven there to pick up her husband. She allegedly told officers she used the bathroom before sitting down with her husband for two shots.Vaughan, the affidavit alleges, smelled strongly of alcohol.

Investigators allege in the affidavit Vaughan refused to comply when they tried taking her into custody.
At one point, she let herself fall to the floor, where she allegedly “continued to thrash her body around … yell and throw herself about.”

Inside the patrol car, Vaughan allegedly “smashed her forehead” into a steel rail, resulting in a noticeable wound, according to the affidavit.

It was unclear Wednesday if she had entered a plea to the sole charge against her.
Her attorney’s information was also unavailable.

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I can’t get over the face! Look at that smile. Like she is checking in to a 5 star hotel on vacay.....

Try contacting a mod directly?????

1 hour ago, Greenteal said:

This article is not about dashcams, but explains the legal obligations after witnessing an accident:

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-drive/culture/commuting/what-to-do-when-you-see-an-accident/article31847656/

 

  I can't find anything on that other than when involved in an accident/hit & run. As for the obligation to provide assistance "Good Samaritan Act", it's different in each province. Only in Québec witnesses have an obligation to stop and help.

That is good to know. 

So I watch a fair bit of dashcam videos, road rage videos, etc. 

One thing I noticed is many of the cammer who would witness an accident, don’t pull over to wait for police. I would think that if you have the accident on camera, you would have the best account of the accident, so should you not stick around to show that evidence to police? 

Especially ones where it is a hit and run, or someone was avoiding someone else’s stupidity, or road rage attempt and that is what caused the accident. 

I don’t see how some would even prove they tried to avoid being side-swiped. 

Would you stop if you caught an accident on your dashcam? I have dashcam and personally I would stop.

This is a bit of a problem around the area of my trailer. Sadly it hinders visits from some of the locals because they would be recognized if seen. 

It sucks but that that is just how it goes sometimes. 

On my trip east, I experienced my first stinky client. I couldn’t go through with it, gave him his money back and asked him to leave. The smell stayed in my room for a little while after he was gone. 

I’m glad I don’t take public transit, and I have been lucky on a plan so fair. Fingers crossed. 

This is what makes me go HMMMMMM.....

The whole #metoo movement, which I think was needed, did really nothing to educate women equally on their forms of sexual harassment. I get that women need to catch up to men in many regards and some do believe that until we are equal on things like the pay gap, abortion rights, etc, that we then don’t have to look at our behaviour as women, but I personally don’t believe in this. 

How can we preach and teach about sexual assault and harassment, but then act like fools when we see a hot ripped guy in front of us? I feel that we need to be setting the example, not saying do as we say, not as we do.

Sadly, I don’t think is something that is going to change anytime soon.

While I think that women need to look inwards on these issues, I think men have a role to play as well. When a female teacher sexually assaults a male student, men all jump up saying “ I wish that happened to me as a teen” which gives the woman a pass simply because he was a horny teen or she is consider attractive so the crime is diminished in way, which is not right in my opinion.

It is a hard topic to discuss, but I think discussion is needed. Change can not happen if we don’t talk.