I present to you all... care.com. Hear me out...
I inadvertently stumbled onto this little gem earlier in the week and think many of you could benefit from this site even if you don't have kids.
I had a business function that required my attendance on Tuesday. I have sole custody of my six year old son, and was in a pinch to find someone to watch him. The normal saftey net of family, friends and neighbors all gave me the "normally I'd love to, but I have this thing..." response. My neighbor then told me about care.com, saying she used to use it for jobs and that it was legit.
I go to the site, create an account and post that I need someone to watch my 6 year old for a few hours on Tuesday evening. Then I start browsing the active "Caregivers" in my area, and wow, lots of potential (They're all encouraged to post pictures of themselves). Most are in the 18-30 age group... they even have a section where you can browse college students only!
The normal online attention whoring is non-existent, because their defenses are automatically down thinking they're in a professional environment, rather than a personal one (this also applies for the initial meet-up, allowing you to catch them off-guard when you start gaming). They also have service sections for pets and even cleaning services, so this can be applied to all players. You can pick and choose attractive chicks and guarantee yourself a shot at opening them up in your own environment.
The obvious drawback is you will have to pay for whatever service you're actually picking them for... so some will argue for just finding a pay-for-lay situation (it also costs $35 to register for the site). So for that reason, I wouldn't necessarily recommend this idea for the average dude. But I'm sure there are others like me who have a genuine need for certain services (childcare, cleaning, etc) who could benefit from mixing that need with the opportunity to game. Hell, you could offer $25 bucks to the chick of your choice to come clean for an hour. You just spent less than you would at a bar to game a target in your own crib for an hour!
If there's interest, I'll post my personal experience... but didn't want to turn this into "one of those" threads. Just wanted to share the idea and generate discussion.
I inadvertently stumbled onto this little gem earlier in the week and think many of you could benefit from this site even if you don't have kids.
I had a business function that required my attendance on Tuesday. I have sole custody of my six year old son, and was in a pinch to find someone to watch him. The normal saftey net of family, friends and neighbors all gave me the "normally I'd love to, but I have this thing..." response. My neighbor then told me about care.com, saying she used to use it for jobs and that it was legit.
I go to the site, create an account and post that I need someone to watch my 6 year old for a few hours on Tuesday evening. Then I start browsing the active "Caregivers" in my area, and wow, lots of potential (They're all encouraged to post pictures of themselves). Most are in the 18-30 age group... they even have a section where you can browse college students only!
The normal online attention whoring is non-existent, because their defenses are automatically down thinking they're in a professional environment, rather than a personal one (this also applies for the initial meet-up, allowing you to catch them off-guard when you start gaming). They also have service sections for pets and even cleaning services, so this can be applied to all players. You can pick and choose attractive chicks and guarantee yourself a shot at opening them up in your own environment.
The obvious drawback is you will have to pay for whatever service you're actually picking them for... so some will argue for just finding a pay-for-lay situation (it also costs $35 to register for the site). So for that reason, I wouldn't necessarily recommend this idea for the average dude. But I'm sure there are others like me who have a genuine need for certain services (childcare, cleaning, etc) who could benefit from mixing that need with the opportunity to game. Hell, you could offer $25 bucks to the chick of your choice to come clean for an hour. You just spent less than you would at a bar to game a target in your own crib for an hour!
If there's interest, I'll post my personal experience... but didn't want to turn this into "one of those" threads. Just wanted to share the idea and generate discussion.