Guys who know me know that it is a rare occasion that I am at the DR after 9:30-10pm. Well, last night I decided to act really grownup and stay out late, have a few glasses of wine, and avail myself of some of the lovely creatures that I don't see earlier in the day. Around 10:30 in walks 3 chicas that would be ranked as between 81/2 and 9 1/2 on any monger's scale.They were dressed in slinky,sexy black dresses and caught everyone's eyes as they took a round table on the Monkey Bar side. It was like they had "EXPENSIVE" tatooed on their forheads. I sipped my wine as I watched several young studs put their best moves on,hoping to impress them. After an hour of this I realised that each was scared away by what must have been Manhatton pricing.Being the cheap prick I am about pu*sy, I didn't approach them.
Then about midnight I spot a really attractive chica sitting on my favorite sofa in the lobby. I sit next to her and start to chat. I invite her to have a drink at the bar with me. Of course she accepts...kaching...kaching. She tells me that she is a fulltime aerobic instructor from Cartago. (and her body will back that up) When she tells me that she comes to the DR occasionally in "her car" I get an inkling that I am out of my price range. Her name is Pamela and she speaks perfect English which comes in handy when we discuss price so that there if no misunderstanding. I ask and she says $200 plus taxi back to the DR. I almost spit my mouthful of wine on the bar. I didn't know where to start so I asked why she needed taxi money if she had a car.Well she would prefer to leave her car there. I then used my debonair, negotiating skills which have been carefully honed over the years to get the cost down to the unacceptable level of $150 PLUS TAXI. She asks what I usually pay,and I give her my high-end best shot right away....30,000 colones and possibly a propina if it's really good. Well now she almost spits her vodka and Redbull on the bar. I continue the conversation at this point ONLY because I am already fully invested with the price of her drink. I suavely counter with the most I have ever offered. Proudly I say "OK, 40,000 colones," as much as I have ever offered, and almost spitting of the Redbull she repeats $150. I wish her the best of luck and get up from my seat and wander off into the night to get a taxi home ALONE. I think I'll stick to my routine of late afternoon and early evening for new chicas to explore. This latenight stuff is too expensive for we retirees.
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Hey VB. After you left, I got her todo la noche for 20 mil, and all she stole was my mouthwash.....NOT. Actually you were scaring the poop out of me that you were beginning to lower your standards and up-ing your offer. Another man, with your luck, would have quickly gone to the tables, won some house money and paid the higher price. Thanks for reaffirming my faith in you by sticking to your guns.....and your values; as low as they might be. In town Dec 10-26...see you for those 2 rounds that you promised.
Last year I took two flights from The Dakotas to SJO via DEN the cost for a round-trip was $339 one time and $331 the second time. Now the same flight is around $750 to $1,000 depending on departure dates. Fuel prices did go up since the first two flights, but now they are back down to their previous level or lower. Cost of flights, in the present economic environment should come down, if all our esteemed world leaders don't set off a world wide inflation in trying to spend us out of this downturn that we spent ourselves into 