I posted last night when tipsy... yes I AM annoyed by the general tenor of Austin co-ed discussions pretty much since Amber passed away, down through the eccie boom up to the present. (there were plenty of threads in co-ed ever since the economy went south about how ladies should lower their prices or creative pricing schemes and the like... but they were never insulting in the way they seem to often be now. And those threads actually seemed to be aimed at having an actual co-ed discussion, i.e., soliciting female input as well as male, as opposed to just a testosterone pile on.) Yes, I am NOT the only one who feels this way. Anyone else noticed the decline in local female participation in Co-ed discussions? I know most of the frequent posters in Austin think DM went off the deep end with his "out of balance" thread but he said what a lot of women (and lurkers who visit co-ed to get a sense of the women they might like to meet) have been thinking.
But, I'm not moving to Houston tomorrow. I just plan to do a lot more of my business there and elsewhere.
This morning a Houston hobbyist informed me (without revealing any details) that the Houston Men's lounge is full of anti-provider rants and frequent threads about how overpriced the Houston gals are. I guess the hobbyists there just have the good sense to keep it in the Men's lounge so it doesn't alienate the women.
Lastly, to address a couple of comments that have been made in this thread and elsewhere... If one is so good at pulling young hard bodies for free, why would they be on this board in the first place? If you have the looks, charisma, and time to get you some for cheap or free, rock on! It all goes back to voting with your dollars. If you think a gal is overpriced, by all means, don't see her. As her demand falls, she will be forced to run a special... But if a girl is charging more than what you can budget for, it's probably because someone else has the willingness and ability to pay that rate. Trust me, she wouldn't be charging it if she wasn't getting it.
I think I'm gonna change my signature line to "Why can't we all just let the invisible hand of the market work instead of having to whine about it all the time?"