jonn3: Obviously. It could just be chatting online or actually meeting each other for lunch. Just to know who we are. But I (usually) trust someone's house more than sketchy abs or parking lot.
However, I'll still try to find a good abs. A little bit of danger can be exciting. Just after the pandemic is tamed a bit.

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Hope is on the horizon. At least three companies have developed vaccines, although due to the strict cold storage requirements of one, it will only be available in metropolitan areas. I'm not sure, but I think some require a followup shot. I'm hoping by summer we will have our shots and be out and about, putting our cocks through holes or playing with others.
Which brings up the question - will closed ABSs re-open? Some have stayed open by keeping their retail business of sales of toys, clothing, movies, etc. going. Some just closed their doors.

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I have seen that a number of bath houses here in the Los Angeles area have permanently closed -

It is difficult enough for ABS's to stay in business - the cities do not want them - I am sure they were not able to get small business loans or PPP loans that easy (just imagine the articles if government funded grants were given to an ABS).

ABS were becoming rare even before the pandemic and shut downs

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Y'all need to come visit us in Lincoln once this is over. Ours never closed. We have 2 stores, one is retail only. The other has 5 theaters but no private booths though. The stores are doing fine in retail sales for physical merchandise. Theater attendance is way down during the pandemic, but luckily the retail sales floor is carrying the business though this mess just fine.

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There are a couple around here that have removed booths and gone to theaters -

Never been in the theaters does much go on in there?

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jonn3--> yes and no. Like any place, it's hit or miss. Depends on the time of day or night, and day/night of the week. Like most businesses, some days of the week are just naturally slower, like Monday/Tuesday (on average).

But theaters present a different set of challenges than private booths do. The crowd attitude really affects things in a theater setting. Some guys are hoping it's slow so that even though is a theater, they can be one on one with someone instead of having an audience--so they won't do anything unless it's just the 2 of you which can be a challenge. Other guys are the opposite, the more the merrier. Occasionally you'll get a guy that is pushy and just ends up being a cock-block because he's just too overzealous and won't leave anyone alone.

You also have the issue of guys wanting couples only, and the manners or lack thereof that go along with a couple that does show up. Are they looking for another guy or another girl, and what type or they looking for?

You also have to accept that there are CDs, trannys, leathermen, and others that aren't the average man on the street that show up looking to play. If you're into that, great. If not, it becomes something that could possibly put you off for the moment. And from time to time--yes, someone actually falls asleep either propped up or actually laying down.

It's a different atmosphere that an arcade with private booths. "No expectation of privacy" is the unwritten rule. When it's hot, it's hot as fuck! But when it's not, you can leave with the thought that the place was just really weird, moreso than the thought that it was just "dead" today or "nothing there for me today". I don't know if that makes any sense. I wasn't trying to over-analyze things, just explain them.

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That does make sense - and is kind of the way I envisioned it.

Everywhere can be spotty - but with the theater setting there is no guarantee that everyone is there for action - some may be going just for the thrill.

One concern I have had is does the ABS have a hidden security camera in there to keep an eye on things?

Thanks for the info - lately I have been have a lot of "life is short" feelings and when things relax after this pandemic (if they ever do!) I need to get out there and have some fun - it has been WAY to long!

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