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[onehitwanda]

Well, the post-coitus cleaning strategy depends on it. And don't tell me that isn't on Mum's mind during the act.

Leather feels good on bare skin.

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[StillStunned]

Leather feels good on bare skin.

The 25% Welshman in me prefers wool.

 

[onehitwanda]

The 25% Welshman in me prefers wool.

I hope he was considerate and used lube.

 

[StillStunned]

I hope he was considerate and used lube.

Nah, he's only quarter size.

 

[ElectricBlue]

Well, the post-coitus cleaning strategy depends on it. And don't tell me that isn't on Mum's mind during the act.

I'll rely on @SimonDoom's expertise on that.

 

[SimonDoom]

I'll rely on @SimonDoom's expertise on that.

In the SimonDoom universe, Mom always keeps a blanket in the trunk to put over the backseat just in case the need arises. Which it often does.

 

[StillStunned]

the SimonDoom universe

The Doomiverse.

 

[ShelbyDawn57]

The 25% Welshman in me prefers wool.

My fathers family originates in Carmarthen. Have to go back a ways, but...I guess that makes me 50%. I'm not so much into furries, though...

 

[SimonDoom]

My fathers family originates in Carmarthen. Have to go back a ways, but...I guess that makes me 50%. I'm not so much into furries, though...

I've got some Welsh in me too. I've been there only once, long ago, and enjoyed the hiking and the castles. I bought a fantastic slate chess board and pieces set at a slate mine that I visited.

 

[onehitwanda]

I've got some Welsh in me too. I've been there only once, long ago, and enjoyed the hiking and the castles. I bought a fantastic slate chess board and pieces set at a slate mine that I visited.

Wales is easily one of the most beautiful places I've seen on earth. Right up there with Glencoe, Inverness and the Namib desert under starlight.

 

[YmaOHyd]

My grandmother's parents were from Gilfach Goch; she was born right after they emigrated.

 

[SimonDoom]

Wales is easily one of the most beautiful places I've seen on earth. Right up there with Glencoe, Inverness and the Namib desert under starlight.

I had the chance to be in Britain for a month, so there was plenty of opportunity to go on hikes. Wales was beautiful; so was the Lake District, and Dartmoor. Inverness, too. When I was in Scotland it was rainy and misty, so I'll always think of it that way, like William Wallace is about to ride down from a fog-shrouded munro to kill some Englishmen. The thing that struck me was how different the landscape was from the American West, where I live. There's a whole different relationship to the landscape in Britain. In the US we have lots of spectacular wilderness, but usually it's something you "go to." In Britain it feels like you just walk out the door and amble along the countryside (if you're not in London). The line between human habitation and the "wild" is less demarcated. The wilderness isn't as wild or spectacular, but it's easier to access. I was struck by how deforested it is, even in the mountainous areas. Here in the US, we chopped down everything we could, but in most places it has grown back.

So many places still to see! The Namib desert sounds cool, if for no other reason than it sounds like one of the most inhospitable places on Earth.

 

[onehitwanda]

In Britain it feels like you just walk out the door and amble along the countryside (if you're not in London). The line between human habitation and the "wild" is less demarcated. The wilderness isn't as wild or spectacular, but it's easier to access. I was struck by how deforested it is, even in the mountainous areas. Here in the US, we chopped down everything we could, but in most places it has grown back.

So many places still to see! The Namib desert sounds cool, if for no other reason than it sounds like one of the most inhospitable places on Earth.

There's very little of Western Europe that's still wild. I think that's what many Americans struggle with. Particularly when you exclude Spain and rural France, it is very very hard to be alone.

There's a scene from Donnie Darko where Donnie and Gretchen walk into the woods and there's a random dude just staring at them while they're having a rather involved chat. That's what it's like in the UK. It's only when you're out into the really remote bits of the moors and / or Scotland that you're ever the only person out there. Americans will often go on about how rude or stand-offish the British are, particularly in London. It's not the case at all, we're just all actively trying to filter everyone else out for our own sanity.

The US has landscape. Europe has geography - there's a hell of a lot more packed into a square mile of European countryside than a thousand square miles of even the Rockies. Conversely, you can get lost in the Americas in ways that most Europeans simply cannot comprehend - as the hapless Death Valley Germans discovered.

 

[alohadave]

There's very little of Western Europe that's still wild. I think that's what many Americans struggle with. Particularly when you exclude Spain and rural France, it is very very hard to be alone.

I'm from the desert west, and when I moved to New England, I expected the entire region to be urbanized and paved. What with 400 years of occupation and all. The cities are for sure, but there is still plenty of wild here.

It was actually a little claustrophobic at first with the amount of trees here. Though that is partly from being used to wide open spaces that I grew up with.

particularly in London. It's not the case at all, we're just all actively trying to filter everyone else out for our own sanity

For some reason I thought you were Aussie.

 

[AwkwardlySet]

It's always interesting to hear how much people are attached to the kind of habitat they grew up in. In the same vein, being a guy from the Mediterranean, I don't think I could live someplace cold like Canada or Norway, or anywhere distant from the sea.
There are all kinds of natural beauties, from the tame, green ones, to the more exotic and wild ones. But there are some places that just resonate with us. And I don't think it's just about nature; it's also about culture and architecture.

 

[Bamagan]

I'm from the desert west, and when I moved to New England, I expected the entire region to be urbanized and paved. What with 400 years of occupation and all. The cities are for sure, but there is still plenty of wild here.

It was actually a little claustrophobic at first with the amount of trees here. Though that is partly from being used to wide open spaces that I grew up with.



For some reason I thought you were Aussie.

IIRC, she's from South Africa originally. That's kind of like splitting the difference between England and Australia, right?

 

[StillStunned]

The thing that struck me was how different the landscape was from the American West, where I live. There's a whole different relationship to the landscape in Britain. In the US we have lots of spectacular wilderness, but usually it's something you "go to." In Britain it feels like you just walk out the door and amble along the countryside (if you're not in London).

This is a key element in Full Moon on Old Jack's Hill. The hill itself isn't one specific place in Britain, just inspired by half a dozen places that really feel like that.

 

[Actingup]

There's very little of Western Europe that's still wild. I think that's what many Americans struggle with. Particularly when you exclude Spain and rural France, it is very very hard to be alone.

There's a scene from Donnie Darko where Donnie and Gretchen walk into the woods and there's a random dude just staring at them while they're having a rather involved chat. That's what it's like in the UK. It's only when you're out into the really remote bits of the moors and / or Scotland that you're ever the only person out there. Americans will often go on about how rude or stand-offish the British are, particularly in London. It's not the case at all, we're just all actively trying to filter everyone else out for our own sanity.

The US has landscape. Europe has geography - there's a hell of a lot more packed into a square mile of European countryside than a thousand square miles of even the Rockies. Conversely, you can get lost in the Americas in ways that most Europeans simply cannot comprehend - as the hapless Death Valley Germans discovered.

Australia has a very low population density, but we’re highly urbanised, so it’s possible to behave as hapless foreign tourists in our own country. Lost in the forest, eaten by crocodiles, dying of heat exhaustion, driving into flood water… lots of examples of clueless behaviour when the city ventures into the bush.

 

[onehitwanda]

I'm from the desert west, and when I moved to New England, I expected the entire region to be urbanized and paved. What with 400 years of occupation and all. The cities are for sure, but there is still plenty of wild here.

It was actually a little claustrophobic at first with the amount of trees here. Though that is partly from being used to wide open spaces that I grew up with.



For some reason I thought you were Aussie.

I'm antipodean but not Aussie. That said, I took an oath to Elizabeth II in 2018. So, as Elgar said - "Wider still and wider, shall her bounds be spread".

(Where's @EmilyMiller when I need a straight girl for my bondage puns)

 

[YmaOHyd]

I'm antipodean but not Aussie. That said, I took an oath to Elizabeth II in 2018. So, as Elgar said - "Wider still and wider, shall her bounds be spread".

(Where's @EmilyMiller when I need a straight girl for my bondage puns)

Until she gives her safe word, right? ...right?

 

[onehitwanda]

Australia has a very low population density, but we’re highly urbanised, so it’s possible to behave as hapless foreign tourists in our own country. Lost in the forest, eaten by crocodiles, dying of heat exhaustion, driving into flood water… lots of examples of clueless behaviour when the city ventures into the bush.

The UK's apex predator is the common cow, followed shortly by red deer.

In both cases their preferred kill is dumb city fucks who want to get close to nature.

It ends badly, inevitably, when nature gets close to them.

 

[StillStunned]

The UK's apex predator is the common cow, followed shortly by red deer.

Hey, who are you calling a common cow?

 

[FidelityBoss]

I had the chance to be in Britain for a month, so there was plenty of opportunity to go on hikes. Wales was beautiful; so was the Lake District, and Dartmoor. Inverness, too. When I was in Scotland it was rainy and misty, so I'll always think of it that way, like William Wallace is about to ride down from a fog-shrouded munro to kill some Englishmen. The thing that struck me was how different the landscape was from the American West, where I live. There's a whole different relationship to the landscape in Britain. In the US we have lots of spectacular wilderness, but usually it's something you "go to." In Britain it feels like you just walk out the door and amble along the countryside (if you're not in London). The line between human habitation and the "wild" is less demarcated. The wilderness isn't as wild or spectacular, but it's easier to access. I was struck by how deforested it is, even in the mountainous areas. Here in the US, we chopped down everything we could, but in most places it has grown back.

So many places still to see! The Namib desert sounds cool, if for no other reason than it sounds like one of the most inhospitable places on Earth.

Wow, your trip sounds amazing! The way you describe the British landscape versus the American West is so spot on, it’s fascinating how different the relationship to nature can be depending on where you are. In the US, it’s like nature is this grand spectacle you visit, while in Britain, it’s woven into everyday life. And yeah, the deforestation thing is wild (or, well, not wild, I guess). It’s crazy to think about how much history and human impact have shaped those landscapes.

 

[FidelityBoss]

There's very little of Western Europe that's still wild. I think that's what many Americans struggle with. Particularly when you exclude Spain and rural France, it is very very hard to be alone.

There's a scene from Donnie Darko where Donnie and Gretchen walk into the woods and there's a random dude just staring at them while they're having a rather involved chat. That's what it's like in the UK. It's only when you're out into the really remote bits of the moors and / or Scotland that you're ever the only person out there. Americans will often go on about how rude or stand-offish the British are, particularly in London. It's not the case at all, we're just all actively trying to filter everyone else out for our own sanity.

The US has landscape. Europe has geography - there's a hell of a lot more packed into a square mile of European countryside than a thousand square miles of even the Rockies. Conversely, you can get lost in the Americas in ways that most Europeans simply cannot comprehend - as the hapless Death Valley Germans discovered.

Europe’s geography is dense with history and human presence, making solitude rare, while the US offers vast, isolating landscapes. That Donnie Darko scene nails the UK vibe, and the Death Valley Germans story highlights how easy it is to get lost in America’s wilderness. Both have their unique appeal, but they’re worlds apart in scale and experience.

 

[Wifetheif]

Not really surprising but disappointing. Today anonymous (of course) gave low scores to some of my stories because they featured interracial sex. The "Wrong" kind in this troll's eyes: Black or biracial men with white women. It is the Twenty First Century, Right?