This is why I will not use UBer in the UK. They do no vet drivers. Licensed cab drivers have to be checked and vetted. Is there really a massive difference in price? We have several established minicab companies where I live so I guess it is about options. I realise some places are different.

Good for you.

Reread, please. The rapist is saying the assaults were consensual sex transactions because the women did not have money to pay him. If they are engaging the ride thru an Uber app, the debit is taken from a card on file, not from cash in wallet, thus his story does not make sense.

ANYTHING with my fake husband JJ Feild gets my vote. He is like Tom Hiddleston without the embarrassment and the hairline.

I am whole-heatedly against the death penalty for both moral and practical considerations. Often, I strongly argue that our prisons do not rehabiliate criminals but instead condition them never become productive members of society.

The money isn’t debited until after the ride is complete. they may have worked out a “deal” when the driver arrived. All you would have to do is cancel the ride, and proceed.

As for more Mrs Gaskell, you could try Cranford and Wives and Daughters. Both BBC versions. Another series is the Crimson Petal and the White which is a bit darker and strange and has a serious Chris o’Dowd. It is also written by one of my favourite writers, Michel Faber. The gorgeous Romola Garai is in it. ANY period…

Oh sure, and when I want a protest strip in men’s gymnastics, I get nada!

I’m currently abroad for work. All the sports webpages here on the story are filled with comments like “I wouldn’t really expect much more from an American.”

To say Lochte is an international embarrassment to our nation is barely covering it.

Yeah, it’s not like I’m looking for anything more than a hookup and this whole thread has made me feel better about it.

That is no small feat!

It sounds like you are off to an excellent start - looking good, headed back to school, joining new social and dating sites. I’d give yourself a break and congratulate yourself on the progress made. The rest will come. School and Meet-ups and dating sites are all pretty good places to meet people. Book clubs, gaming…

Same childhood boat. My parents were diplomats, and we moved every 2-3 years until I left for college. I NEVER got the hang of it. It would take me a couple of months to make friends. It would take my younger sister maybe 2 weeks. I’ve just never been good at putting myself out there. I’m hoping that going to more…

Well, sounds like 90% of things are super positive and that’s awesome.

May I suggest captainawkward.com? She has excellent suggestions for making friends as an adult and for life in general.

I’ve actually made friends on OKC, despite how socially stupid I am. Well, I’ve only met one so far, but I plan on meeting others as I get more comfortable.

I have to block a dozen people a week (telling me to have sex with them, to “move on” and get over my lover’s death, calling me stupid for looking for friends on a…

I’m so anti-social it’s hard for me to make friends - I can barely socialize outside of work. I’m trying to get back into ballet classes again or maybe take up yoga to help me relax.

I have North and South on DVD and I keep meaning to watch it because Richard Armitage is number one on my list of Men Who Make Me Excited In The Underpants Region but also I feel like I should save it for a particularly bad day.

EDIT: I got overexcited and forgot to tell you two of my favourite period dramas, Ripper…

The Night Of, and Poldark are both pretty fantastic.