After I checked out the options on POF in Vegas-2 first dates & 1 second, I decided maybe I was ready to step it up a notch and actually pay for a dating site. Maybe this change would lead to guys actually interested in *gasp* a relationship. After all, this is Vegas, anything is possible in Vegas. Right?
Tuesday I signed up for Match. Mr. Swing Dancer began messaging me with enough to say to keep me messaging back. We made plans for dinner on Sunday (tonight), changed the meeting place, changed the meeting place, and finally decided on Agave near Red Rock Casino.
I called the restaurant to find out if any items on their menu could be made vegan (I'm currently about 97% vegan), after waiting on hold for a bit, the manager informed me that their Fire Roasted Vegetable Chile Relleno would be vegan if ordered without cheese.
Mr. Swing Dancer was waiting for me when I finally found the place wearing black pants and shirt, a khaki suit coat, and a noticeable gold chain with a cross. To me, he seemed a little over dressed for a mexican restaurant on a Sunday night, but hey, whatever makes you comfortable. I later found out he was much more critical about what I was wearing but we'll get to that in a little bit.
Conversation: Good.
Dinner: Great!
Sangria: Okay.
Key points to mention from the conversation: travel, including Mr. Swing Dance considering giving up materialism and moving to Germany at some point, why I decided to get a scooter, a story about how a fall while driving around the race track lead to his nephew asking him to stop riding a motorcycle, and no mention of upcoming plans.
I get home, review the date with my sister, and conclude that the date went well. I told sis that while I wasn't interested in him romantically, we had such good conversation, it would be fun to hang out and get to know each other as friends.
2 hours post date I log in to match and get an email from Mr. Swing Dancer:
A word of advice
You and I probably won't ever speak again but just some food for thought...by the way I've never done anything this bold before, but after all of the horrible dates I've had with irresponsible people, I thought someone with an education would know better:
1) For however small a carbon footprint that scooter is, the carbon footprint for medical equipment to assist in your breathing and feeding tubes as well as the paper for processing your insurance claims and medical discharge is a lot more when you do get in an accident. Any rider will tell you, it's not "IF" you go down, but "WHEN" I went down at 35mph in a tight hairpin turn with full racing gear and still got banged up badly.
2) Dress for the "CRASH" not the "RIDE" any rider worth his weight will tell you that very thing as well, that half face helmet you have won't do you a damn bit of good on the roads, so you'll be in speech therapy yourself after they reconstruct your jaw, and dentures will be necessary. I could tell by your gear that you're novice and uneducated on two wheels at best.
3) Short sleeve shirt on a bike??? What? If you'd like your arms to look like they went through a meat grinder sure, but you've got beautiful skin, plastic surgery is very expensive.
4) Shoes past the ankles...if you'd ever like to dance again, or even walk for that matter.
5) You've only been here for two months, good luck during the first decent rain when all of the oil that's been soaked into the tar on the roads seeps to the surface, black ice, those tires were designed for "extreme" weather.
6) Last, the honda fit, toyota prius, smart care, and other vehicles are high mileage, and it's the responsible thing to do. Riding a scooter in fortress Europa might be ok, but it's not here in the US of A, in the city with the highest insurance premiums around...there's a reason for this...accidents. I saw young girls/guys like you every weekend end up on cold slabs
Finally...why do I give a damn? Because I'm a tax payer and pay into our health care system, and I'm tired of supporting people who are irresponsible.
You're a bright girl, but wow...go read about darwinism...survival of the fitest...sheeesh
www.702sportbikes.com (go to the forum, read some of the posts, learn about the accidents)
1) For however small a carbon footprint that scooter is, the carbon footprint for medical equipment to assist in your breathing and feeding tubes as well as the paper for processing your insurance claims and medical discharge is a lot more when you do get in an accident. Any rider will tell you, it's not "IF" you go down, but "WHEN" I went down at 35mph in a tight hairpin turn with full racing gear and still got banged up badly.
2) Dress for the "CRASH" not the "RIDE" any rider worth his weight will tell you that very thing as well, that half face helmet you have won't do you a damn bit of good on the roads, so you'll be in speech therapy yourself after they reconstruct your jaw, and dentures will be necessary. I could tell by your gear that you're novice and uneducated on two wheels at best.
3) Short sleeve shirt on a bike??? What? If you'd like your arms to look like they went through a meat grinder sure, but you've got beautiful skin, plastic surgery is very expensive.
4) Shoes past the ankles...if you'd ever like to dance again, or even walk for that matter.
5) You've only been here for two months, good luck during the first decent rain when all of the oil that's been soaked into the tar on the roads seeps to the surface, black ice, those tires were designed for "extreme" weather.
6) Last, the honda fit, toyota prius, smart care, and other vehicles are high mileage, and it's the responsible thing to do. Riding a scooter in fortress Europa might be ok, but it's not here in the US of A, in the city with the highest insurance premiums around...there's a reason for this...accidents. I saw young girls/guys like you every weekend end up on cold slabs
Finally...why do I give a damn? Because I'm a tax payer and pay into our health care system, and I'm tired of supporting people who are irresponsible.
You're a bright girl, but wow...go read about darwinism...survival of the fitest...sheeesh
www.702sportbikes.com (go to the forum, read some of the posts, learn about the accidents)
My quick response reminded him that I mentioned in my profile that I ride a 150cc scooter and that if he finds them so unsafe, he shouldn't have messaged me in the first place. I also compared the dangers of walking and bike riding to my scooters/motorcycles and said sometimes you just have to pick the lesser of 2 evils. Oh, and that he has a long way to go to give up consumerism.
Match Date #1 = Fail.
My optimism for this site has dropped. No future dates planned at this point.
On the plus side, I found a delicious vegan dish at a new restaurant. And as my sister pointed out, at least I didn't get the lecture in person!
