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Boxing and cycling. I also like to fish, but I don't really consider that an athletic sport.

This evening I ate a bratwurst.

Yesterday I just had some tomato basil soup.

You just can't help but notice as some pass by.

I never used the park and deliver to the car method.

Is it appropriate to tip the person who brings you your groceries?


Also, what happens if something like your bread is smashed or there is a bad leaf in your bag of salad (all it takes is one bad leaf and the rest of it seems to go quickly)?  I suppose you can get a replacement but by that time you are already home with the bad food.


Chrissy

Quote from: Christina152 on July 05, 2025, 11:35:42 AMRoad running, mountain biking.

Cool!

No changing desires like that.

I was at a male friend's farm field yesterday to help him install some fence.  He showed me how to put the clamp around the wire that goes over the T post.  I was having some difficulty even though I watched him do it twice.  What was a bit peculiar was he said to stand right there and he came up behind me and put his arms around me to show me how to put the clamp on the T post as I was facing the fence post.  He said my hair smelled great as he hooked the clamp around the T post.

He needed to use some pliers, so he needed to back off to my side and I moved a few feet away to watch further as he pulled and twisted each end over the fencing wire.  But he could have done all of that when I was off to the side.  Not sure if this was a move on me or not but he knows I do not date guys.  I noticed his jeans, he apparently was worked up some but maybe he is just large.

We were done with the fence in just over an hour.  He said a buddy usually helps him but he was away this holiday weekend, so I said I would help.  He clears my driveway of snow and he never charges.  I bring cookies or muffins to him as a thank you.

This did not change in any way my "relationship" desires but it was interesting that I might have been thought of as attractive.  Who knows, and this is likely a big deal about nothing.

I am attracted only to some women.

Chrissy

There's only one sport:

Gloucestershire Cheese Rolling, 

Quote from: Allie Jayne on July 05, 2025, 03:05:17 AMThe cost and availability of medications are significant concerns when travelling. In Australia we have government subsidised medications, so visitors can have prescriptions filled, but at the full manufacturers price. And travelling with hormones can cause problems at borders, so you must have a valid prescription with you. While those countries are legally safe for trans people, there are still the same risks that all people face and a common sense approach to your own safety is still required.

Hugs,

Allie

Very true Allie. I have a signed and stamped Doctor's letter covering me across international borders. I paid about $50 for it. I would always recommend people travelling with hormones to have this back up although no one has ever cared-a-less about mine and if you deep dive into biosecurity custom rules, hormones aren't an issue anywhere I've encountered: even somewhere like Singapore. Stringent rules for female hormones would cause global chaos.

If you are happy to go to Thailand you can pick up hormones at perfectly respectable pharmacies over the counter for very, very, little money. I also stock up on my antibiotics for travel there. There's one called South-east Asia Pharmacy near Terminal 21 on Sukhumvit which is excellent. They may ask a few questions but you don't even need a prescription. Mind you, I've done the same thing whilst travelling through parts of Europe. Just rolled up at a pharmacy and bought my estrogen without prescription. You won't tend to find the more unusual types like gels although they can order things in. I once picked up bicalutamide there for example.

Interestingly, according to my Gender Identity Clinic, regular estrogen is generally secure from fakes because it's so cheap that it doesn't pay the con people to manufacture it.

For the avoidance of doubt, I'm not advocating any of the above, nor encouraging it. Nor trying to be radical. Simply reporting how it is. And please bear in mind that I once lived in the heart of the jungle for 6 years and the book 'Where there is no Doctor' was the practical bible. The niceties of prescription etiquettes tend to go out the window when you're in the middle of nowhere without communications to the outside world.

I've also done some very dodgy things in Thailand, including once injecting something which may or may not have been bona fide estrogen which wasn't well sourced. Always go through your physician if you can, and if not then see a good pharmacist.

xx