Ziks, i would advise that you vet people first prior to giving them locations as a venue can fill up very quickly with the wrong type of watchers. No one wants to be surounded by boy racers and other fools.
tell the wrong person, he'll be straight on his mobil telling his mates (stupid fool), then what was a good venue isn't any more.............in the mean time enjoy
By the posts that they have made or verification by an existing member of SH. Failing that i would suggest a lot of begging, you never know a kind lady may take pity on you and invite you along to a meet. Oh have just realised who you are and would say you don't need any verification
By the posts that they have made or verification by an existing member of SH. Failing that i would suggest a lot of begging, you never know a kind lady may take pity on you and invite you along to a meet. Um..............Pete doesn't need to beg............he gets me any time he wants..lol. Poor bugger lives with me! What he meant though, in how do you vet people, is that even checking peoples posts might not be enough. You can never really tell what someone is like until you meet them. Someone who comes across as ok in their posts might be a total tosser (and not in a GOOD way) when you actually meet them. I guess sometimes you just have to take a chance. We've always been lucky so far, but have no illusions that we will always be so lucky.
By the posts that they have made or verification by an existing member of SH. Failing that i would suggest a lot of begging, you never know a kind lady may take pity on you and invite you along to a meet. Um..............Pete doesn't need to beg............he gets me any time he wants..lol. Poor bugger lives with me! What he meant though, in how do you vet people, is that even checking peoples posts might not be enough. You can never really tell what someone is like until you meet them. Someone who comes across as ok in their posts might be a total tosser (and not in a GOOD way) when you actually meet them. I guess sometimes you just have to take a chance. We've always been lucky so far, but have no illusions that we will always be so lucky. Hi Lissa, i suppose that's why we have meets and munches etc. It's a good way to meet people in a neutral environment and get to know them that way first. Failing this as you say take a chance and see.
By the posts that they have made or verification by an existing member of SH. Failing that i would suggest a lot of begging, you never know a kind lady may take pity on you and invite you along to a meet. Um..............Pete doesn't need to beg............he gets me any time he wants..lol. Poor bugger lives with me! What he meant though, in how do you vet people, is that even checking peoples posts might not be enough. You can never really tell what someone is like until you meet them. Someone who comes across as ok in their posts might be a total tosser (and not in a GOOD way) when you actually meet them. I guess sometimes you just have to take a chance. We've always been lucky so far, but have no illusions that we will always be so lucky. Hi Lissa, i suppose that's why we have meets and munches etc. It's a good way to meet people in a neutral environment and get to know them that way first. Failing this as you say take a chance and see. Hi Shad I think that the munches are a good idea, but not something we would be able to attend. We just take a chance on people, and I have to say it's less worrying now that it used to be, probably because we know there will always be a few 'regulars' along when we go out and I'm sure that if we did have a problem they would quickly step in to give us support. Been meaning to say....love your avatar by the way...............wish I had a cleavage like that :cry:
By the posts that they have made or verification by an existing member of SH. Failing that i would suggest a lot of begging, you never know a kind lady may take pity on you and invite you along to a meet. Um..............Pete doesn't need to beg............he gets me any time he wants..lol. Poor bugger lives with me! What he meant though, in how do you vet people, is that even checking peoples posts might not be enough. You can never really tell what someone is like until you meet them. Someone who comes across as ok in their posts might be a total tosser (and not in a GOOD way) when you actually meet them. I guess sometimes you just have to take a chance. We've always been lucky so far, but have no illusions that we will always be so lucky. Hi Lissa, i suppose that's why we have meets and munches etc. It's a good way to meet people in a neutral environment and get to know them that way first. Failing this as you say take a chance and see. Hi Shad I think that the munches are a good idea, but not something we would be able to attend. We just take a chance on people, and I have to say it's less worrying now that it used to be, probably because we know there will always be a few 'regulars' along when we go out and I'm sure that if we did have a problem they would quickly step in to give us support. Been meaning to say....love your avatar by the way...............wish I had a cleavage like that :cry: As you say munches are a great idea, we were looking forward to deans meet this weekend. Have to ask you why you think you would not be able to attend, it's just a social so nothing is offered or expected. My cleavage your bottom what a combination that would be, wonder if this has been done yet . Theres an idea for a thread there somwhere....