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Re: Coronavirus affecting bookings
« Reply #90 on: 11 March 2020, 08:19:42 pm »
I know they are completely different viruses but does anyone who worked during the Swine flu pandemic remember how business was?

I never got it, but a few posters here had swine flu I remember - the posts will be kicking about somewhere. Some of my regulars had it too and a handful had to rearrange, but apart from that I don't remember it being that different to normal. But there wasn't really the constant stream of press/Twatter/newsfeed stuff back in 2009, so it's slightly different :).

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« Reply #91 on: 11 March 2020, 08:26:02 pm »
But there wasn't really the constant stream of press/Twatter/newsfeed stuff back in 2009, so it's slightly different

Hmm good point. I just keep hearing pandemic this, recession that, economic depression and I’m like  :-\

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« Reply #92 on: 11 March 2020, 08:40:21 pm »
I actually caught swine flu from a client, and lost three weeks of my life  :'( Stuck in bed, sweating profusely, high fever, slept continuously. Wasn't pleasant at all, but I don't remember it affecting business up to when it took me out...

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« Reply #93 on: 11 March 2020, 08:52:25 pm »
 :o Woah! I honestly barely remember it, that sounds awful didn’t realise it was so severe! Worst thing I caught was a stomach flu last year for 10 days or so. I looked like I was dying lol I cannot handle being ill. Don’t know how you coped for 3 weeks


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« Reply #94 on: 11 March 2020, 09:29:55 pm »
I remember the Swine flew period but i do not think it has had as much panic as with this new virus. Obviously being quiet a lot might think it is this affecting men buying sex but i think it is too soon to see whether it is really affecting it over all but i have had 2 clients cancel over it, 2 who was worried about kissing etc and only wanted very basic services and 1 client who never wanted me to touch him he wanted me to lay down and touch myself he kept a distance and relieved himself but that is only a very small amount being worried after all there is thousands who pay for sex.

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« Reply #95 on: 11 March 2020, 11:38:41 pm »
Dead in Sydney. I'm sure you've all seen the videos of toilet paper fight matches circulating. Crazy, I think I am going to come back home to the UK, enrol in uni for my second degree just to get student finance for survival as I don't have savings to last me very long

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« Reply #96 on: 12 March 2020, 12:28:51 am »
Can’t say I’ve read a huge amount of this feed but would say the same. Only been doing this a year, so I don’t know the trends well enough.  Regulars haven’t been put off, new business is a little down, but nothing to compare to unfortunately.

I can understand how this can worry some folk, especially the ability to earn.

I cant say if the lull is due to the virus outbreak or if still carrying on from Christmas; if I remember correctly things didnt really start moving again until March last year. My regulars certainly havent been put off and I have met a couple of new clients in this past month, but I also dont offer full service now so my business levels may be slightly lower that those who appeal to a larger market.

I did have one client try and cancel his booking concerned that if he caught coronavirus from me then he wouldn't have a good excuse for his wife as to where he got it 🙄 after I told him his deposit was non refundable anyway, he quickly realised he was being paranoid and daft, more to the point.

I'm not panicking over it, I'm not bulk buying toilet paper and thankfully dont use social media or else I would have lost the plot by now. The sex work industry will pick back up but in the meantime time for those who are struggling to get enough work, it could be an idea to start other money making things that dont require personal contact, such as cam, chat and content. It wont make as much as escorting but it's better to be proactive than sit about all day worrying.

Really hope things pick up for everyone.

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« Reply #97 on: 12 March 2020, 03:20:56 am »
Ok I told myself I wouldn't feed into it and just carry on as normal, but I must admit I am starting to wonder about the next few months.

I know they are completely different viruses but does anyone who worked during the Swine flu pandemic remember how business was?

I wasn't working in this industry then (started a couple of months later), but I do know that I had swine flu, the "authorities" wanted me to have the Tamiflu antidote but I - cos I had swine flu! - couldn't get out to collect it and I couldn't get anyone to collect it for me...

AND It was the shortest flu I have ever had. 3 and a half days of being in bed with a fever and body aches. The Tamiflu would have apparently given me one half a day less than that. When my fever broke, I was just NORMAL! from then on, no convalescence etc. Yet at the time we were told how terrible this would be and how we MUST have the Tamiflu etc etc.

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« Reply #98 on: 12 March 2020, 07:46:41 am »
As a general safeguard I am going to take vit c high strength 1 g daily when I take my morning daily meds and vitamins and supplements.  Can't be too careful. 

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« Reply #99 on: 12 March 2020, 08:23:45 am »
Dead in Sydney. I'm sure you've all seen the videos of toilet paper fight matches circulating. Crazy, I think I am going to come back home to the UK, enrol in uni for my second degree just to get student finance for survival as I don't have savings to last me very long

Before you do that I would check whether you're entitled to the money. Uni's used to provide financial help for second degrees, but they've recently changed that to stop at the first degree.

You might be best just to sit tight and weather out the storm.

I've had a very quiet week but so far I've only had one very, very paranoid client.
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Re: Coronavirus affecting bookings
« Reply #100 on: 12 March 2020, 08:41:24 am »
Before you do that I would check whether you're entitled to the money. Uni's used to provide financial help for second degrees, but they've recently changed that to stop at the first degree.

You might be best just to sit tight and weather out the storm.

I've had a very quiet week but so far I've only had one very, very paranoid client.

I had always been under the impression there was only help for the first degree.

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Re: Coronavirus affecting bookings
« Reply #101 on: 12 March 2020, 09:03:31 am »
Dead in Sydney. I'm sure you've all seen the videos of toilet paper fight matches circulating. Crazy, I think I am going to come back home to the UK, enrol in uni for my second degree just to get student finance for survival as I don't have savings to last me very long

I’m in Sydney too studying but I’m going to ride it out as going back to the UK will cost so much with flights new work pad etc

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« Reply #102 on: 12 March 2020, 10:01:52 am »
Before you do that I would check whether you're entitled to the money. Uni's used to provide financial help for second degrees, but they've recently changed that to stop at the first degree.


They do provide funding for a second degree only if it's in the healthcare/medical field, which is my field so I should be ok

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« Reply #103 on: 12 March 2020, 10:08:14 am »
I’m in Sydney too studying but I’m going to ride it out as going back to the UK will cost so much with flights new work pad etc

Flights are so cheap right now. Only £200 from Sydney to Heathrow. Can we PM Kelly?

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Re: Coronavirus affecting bookings
« Reply #104 on: 12 March 2020, 11:14:18 am »
Love sex dreams, wheir are you finding flights that cheap?   ;)