External Link/Members Only External Link/Members OnlyI'll keep this short as it didn't happen.
My usual MO is to properly research and plan punts, but feeling the horn I went onto AW to identify a short notice punt to arrange by phone. I noticed Michelle's profile, liked her photos, but I become concerned about establishing issues of consent, etc if a woman's English doesn't seem proficient (she's Thai). Anyway I decided to call and gauge things from there, and her English, while basic, was sufficient to establish the required services and arrange a booking for an hour after the call. Nothing in the short discussion gave me any cause for concern.
She sent a text with the address and asked that I call her on arrival. It was about a 25 minute drive from my house but I gave it 40 minutes as I know the area and that it can be difficult to find parking. So I arrived about 15 minutes early and, as predicted, had some problems finding a parking space. It's an area of terraced houses, and in the evening with people at home it's quite congested for parking. Parking a few streets away I walked down and arrived at the address on time. I phoned as requested and received the message that her phone was switched off. I didn't really want to hang around as her place is opposite a community centre and it was busy with several people around. Walking down an adjacent street I called her after 5 minutes, and again after 10 minutes, both with the same outcome. I left assuming that I'd been bumped for someone contacting her in the interim period. If it was that then there's a meagre positive that she didn't answer her phone on his time!
So I was a bit annoyed at having my time wasted on a pointless round trip of over an hour, but grabbing a pizza on the way home quickly re-established equilibrium.