Stupid shit in Medellin

[QUOTE=RubMeister100;2788395]I agree. It is pretty pathetic.

I have been wanting to visit MDE for a few years and have tried to wade through the fucking know-it-alls bickering over typical losers with too much time on their hands arguments. And when someone tries to ask a simple question, they are admonished to RTFF. Yeah, and wade through thousands of USELESS posts from the same posters doing the scolding to RTFF.[/QUOTE]So visit Medellin. If you have questions, ask them. I've probably answered 1,000 questions and rarely will I tell anyone to RTFF. I can't imagine wanting to do something for years and not doing it because of an easily overcome obstacle.

Here's something you should have learned long ago. Whenever anyone says "I'm not trying to offend anyone", they are trying to offend someone. It's the same when someone says "I'm not going to lie. " Things not meant to offend don't need a disclaimer.

BTW, several of the older gentlemen in the hobby have several times told you how they feel. It's obvious you're not paying attention.

[QUOTE=Anthony2023;2788103]Here's a question because I think my lady question got removed.

And let me remind the mods this is "stupid shit in Medellin" thread so I think it's appropriate. I'm also not trying to offend anyone with this question, I'm just curious to know how the older gentleman in this hobby really feel.

So my question is are you older folks 55+ that are still in the game seeing pros, semi pros, sugar babies, "gfs" young enough to be your grand kids age. Are you truly happy with your situation? Would you recommend this lifestyle at your age? Do you see yourself continuing to do this till you physically can't anymore?

Or would you had preferred to have settled down with your old gal or at least someone closer to your age spending time with your great grand kids like some fairy tale ending?

I'm curious because I'm not sure what path I would prefer at this point. For now I'm just enjoying my freedom and youth but I know time goes fast and not sure if it will still be fun.[/QUOTE]None of this will help you. Besides, apparently, you'll smell really bad long before you get to my age.

When I was 18 I was certain I wanted to get married and have a bunch of kids. At 20 I got married and started doubting my original plan. A few years later I tried again with a much better woman. Didn't work. Not really a good idea to start having kids when receiving chemotherapy. Then a few years later, a lot of options were dead and gone.

Years passed, and I gave it one last shot. Sometime before that fell apart I started to rethink it all. I saw all those people living that dream and many were miserable. Kid problems, wife problems, always dealing with money issues. A lot of guys get stuck in jobs they hate because they don't have the flexibility to make a change. So they find ways to escape, they drink, mess around with other women and usually end up splitting up.

Some make it through all that and years later they manage to make a happy life. Some just go numb and plod on. Naturally, there are some who never want anything more. They stay married to the same woman until the end. Happily ever after and all that.

28 years ago, I started making changes. I tried 1 more somewhat traditional relationship. She was my age at least. We were swinging together for 5 years, but when we stopped, there was no real reason to stay.

After trying almost everything, I'm satisfied with where I am. I'm not stuck with a fat, flabby woman who stopped wanting sex 15 years ago. I have the freedom to do whatever I want. And whenever I want there is an inexhaustible supply of women 18-25 who apparently all have no sense of smell. Whether I want to limit myself to more traditional dating, or pay as I go, it's all at my fingertips.

I've never dated anyone young enough to be my grandchild. I'm not sure you understand how it works. Maybe your stinky relative can explain it. First you have to have a child. If you never have a child there will never be anyone young enough to be your grandchild.

Perhaps you meant girlfriends who are young enough to be someone else's grandchild? Again, ask old smelly about it. See, any girl, at any age is old enough to be someone's grandchild, great grandchild, great, great, great grandchild. In fact, every girl is.

Would I recommend anything to anyone? No. What am I? Your mother? If you can't figure out how you want to live your life, I guess you're fucked.

[QUOTE=RubMeister100;2788395]I agree. It is pretty pathetic.bickering over typical losers with too much time on their hands arguments. And when someone tries to ask a simple question,.[/QUOTE]So where is your Q? I answered one today about typical casa opening times. You sound "worse than housewives gossiping".

[QUOTE=Anthony2023;2788380]she said there is no denying that your body oder and skin gets worse with age. [/QUOTE]This article agrees w you in that older people tend to have a unique smell.:
[URL]https://www.franklinpark.org/blog/old-people-smell[/URL]

However this article suggests each age group has its own odour:
[URL]https://www.healthline.com/health/older-people-smell-different[/URL]#purpose.

[QUOTE=JustTK;2788446]This article agrees w you in that older people tend to have a unique smell.:
[URL]https://www.franklinpark.org/blog/old-people-smell[/URL]

However this article suggests each age group has its own odour:
[URL]https://www.healthline.com/health/older-people-smell-different[/URL]#purpose.[/QUOTE]Quote from the first article:

[QUOTE]During this study, each participant was given an unscented t-shirt with underarm pads to sleep in for five days. The age groups consisted of men and women from young (20 to 30 years old), middle-aged (45 to 55 years old), to seniors (75 to 95 years old).

Of the age groups, the middle-aged women in the study were ranked the highest for the best smell; directly behind them was senior men.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=JjBee62;2788441]Here's something you should have learned long ago. Whenever anyone says "I'm not trying to offend anyone”

I've never dated anyone young enough to be my grandchild. I'm not sure you understand how it works. Maybe your stinky relative can explain it. First you have to have a child. If you never have a child there will never be anyone young enough to be your grandchild.

Perhaps you meant girlfriends who are young enough to be someone else's grandchild? Again, ask old smelly about it. See, any girl, at any age is old enough to be someone's grandchild, great grandchild, great, great, great grandchild. In fact, every girl is.

Would I recommend anything to anyone? No. What am I? Your mother? If you can't figure out how you want to live your life, I guess you're fucked.[/QUOTE]Interesting, oh no I was just curious, I certainly wouldn't take any life decision advice from any one here, I was just curious how some of the older gents feel on this subject.

No worries mate. Hopefully no one was offended.

[QUOTE=JustTK;2788446]This article agrees w you in that older people tend to have a unique smell.:
[URL]https://www.franklinpark.org/blog/old-people-smell[/URL]

However this article suggests each age group has its own odour:
[URL]https://www.healthline.com/health/older-people-smell-different[/URL]#purpose.[/QUOTE]You actually looked it up LOL

[QUOTE=JjBee62;2788415]So visit Medellin. If you have questions, ask them. I've probably answered 1,000 questions and rarely will I tell anyone to RTFF. I can't imagine wanting to do something for years and not doing it because of an easily overcome obstacle.[/QUOTE]Here's a question nobody had an answer too, and well I didn't want to risk the ATM taking my money.

What's the max a bancolombia or dividienda ATM will let you take out in a single transaction.

For bancolombia the highest withdrawal option displayed was 600 k but I wasn't sure if I could take out more in the custom option.

I ended up doing 3 separate transactions of 600 k and of course my bank charged me 3 $5 fees.

For dividienda I think the highest displayed was 900 k.

So I'm wondering could I had avoided those other 2 fees if it would let me take out 1,800,000 in a single transaction?

[QUOTE=JjBee62;2788540]Quote from the first article:[/QUOTE]Sure, but chk out the sample sizes. Insignificant. Whereas there are so many articles about it on the internet that it seems indisputed.

[QUOTE=RubMeister100;2788395]I agree. It is pretty pathetic.....[/QUOTE]This will help you find information. This is not a hint to tell you RTFF. It is to address the problem you have not being able to find information.

[QUOTE=11Bravo;2762933]Searching, the easy way:....[/QUOTE]But first you can go to ROD.

[QUOTE=SankarShetty;2768592]Threads in Colombia, ....[/QUOTE]I personally don't think most posters that are active on this thread do what you said. Just look at JjB here. He still answers questions regardless the attitude of the poster.

[QUOTE=Anthony2023;2787745]I was talking with a family member who's almost 60 and I asked her what does she think when she sees a 60 yr old man with a 20 yr old women?

She told me she just feels bad for the girl because she has to put up with that old man's smell for the money LMAO.

I said how so? And she explained to me how it doesn't matter how many products you use on your skin, when you age there's no way to avoid the ph levels in your skin. I said what do you think about men who think women prefer them over younger guys, she laughed and said they are delusional.[/QUOTE]No it's not true. You can say that to your mother aka 60 yo family member.

[QUOTE=JustTK;2788609]Sure, but chk out the sample sizes. Insignificant. Whereas there are so many articles about it on the internet that it seems indisputed.[/QUOTE]I know. I was going to comment on the sample size, but got busy with something else.

There is a certain smell I associate with old people's houses. It's not unpleasant, but it is common in houses where people have lived for many years, as MrE noted. However, it's primarily not from accumulated body odor. Old wood, old books (one of my favorite smells), old fabric and cooking odors are the main culprits.

[QUOTE=Anthony2023;2788583]Here's a question nobody had an answer too, and well I didn't want to risk the ATM taking my money.

What's the max a bancolombia or dividienda ATM will let you take out in a single transaction.

For bancolombia the highest withdrawal option displayed was 600 k but I wasn't sure if I could take out more in the custom option.

I ended up doing 3 separate transactions of 600 k and of course my bank charged me 3 $5 fees.

For dividienda I think the highest displayed was 900 k.

So I'm wondering could I had avoided those other 2 fees if it would let me take out 1,800,000 in a single transaction?[/QUOTE]I can actually answer that. Bancolombia max 600 k. You cannot take out more in the custom option.

Dividienda, the max is higher, I think it was 2100 or 2200 mil. You can definitely take out 1800 mil in a single transaction at that bank.

I was just in Medellin a few days ago and was trying out a number of ATMs, that is how I know from personal experience.

[QUOTE=Anthony2023;2788583]Here's a question nobody had an answer too, and well I didn't want to risk the ATM taking my money.

What's the max a bancolombia or dividienda ATM will let you take out in a single transaction.

For bancolombia the highest withdrawal option displayed was 600 k but I wasn't sure if I could take out more in the custom option.

I ended up doing 3 separate transactions of 600 k and of course my bank charged me 3 $5 fees.

For dividienda I think the highest displayed was 900 k.

So I'm wondering could I had avoided those other 2 fees if it would let me take out 1,800,000 in a single transaction?[/QUOTE]Bancolombia charges a fee on each withdrawal. I never [B] NEVER [/B] use them so I can't tell you what the maximum withdrawal is these days or the fee (it was $600 k pesos last I checked). If your bank also charges a fee on foreign ATM use. You might want to switch to a Fidelity, Schwab or Capital One bank account. I believe none of these 3 charge you a foreign ATM fee and they reimburse any fees the dispensing bank charges.

Next Davienda typically allows a maximum withdrawal of $2 million pesos in a single transaction and there is no fee. Make sure to decline the bank rate conversion. You will get your money using the Visa Exchange Rate which will be dramatically better.

The other transaction allows you to select an amount between amounts offered. You type in what you want. You can't select an amount that exceeds the maximum withdrawal offering. For example at Davienda you can't select $3 million pesos when the maximum is set at $2 million pesos.

All of this has been discussed many many times. It seems a little wierd to me to travel on vacation to a foreign country and not check out which banks are best to use, which charge the lowest fees and how much your bank will charge in fees for using a foreign ATM.

You know that smell your almost 60 year old person was telling you about? Maybe it was the smell of money which a lot of us older expats have.

[QUOTE=ShooBree;2788645]No it's not true. You can say that to your mother aka 60 yo family member.[/QUOTE]So you are 100% sure of that? My mother is over 60 but nice guess.