Been meaning to start a thread for punters to give each other views or perspectives on some of the areas that different SPs advertise in. This can assist punters that are generally area-sensitive or if one is eyeing a lady in an unfamiliar area.

This should answer things such as; general safety of the area, is it predominantly complexes/estates, standalone houses or guesthouses and their general state (upmarket, dilapidated), etc.

Disclaimers:
1. I'm not sure if this topic has been discussed before. Didn't bother to search lol!
2. We all have different perspectives on these things. Some might feel quite safe in Hillbrow vs others.
3. Don't break any ESA rules by sharing sensitive details such as addresses or venues not advertising here. Leave that for the PMs.

As a start, anyone familiar with Kensington as a hunting ground?

Sounds like a great thread. Will be following.

This is a tricky one. In tes of general safety, if you wouldn't go there to go for other business or personal reason because you don't feel safe then probably then you probably won't feel comfortable or safe there punting. This is subjective, but there are areas that in general have higher crime rates. For example a lady on here for whatever reason was forced to work from an area so notorious for gangs, guns and drugs that Uber doesn't even accept trips from and to there. Lovely lady and nothing wrong with her personally but clients didn't visit because who in their right mind would risk getting robbed or hijacked or worse killed.

It's also tricky because sometimes an area gets a bad reputation because of particular wg's that worked from there that did bad things,but the area itself is fine. Look for example at Sandton/Woodmead and all the blocked profiles there, those ladies have moved on years ago, (think they were known as the Buccleuch gang), but for a very long time reputable ladies working from that area had an uphill battle to prove (and I remember pleads on the forum to that effect) that not everyone in the area is rotten.

@JHB22, agreed. It will ultimately be subjective views, but this purple world is a game of chance and one tries to get as many perspectives as possible (not forgetting reviews), then make their own call.

We dont usually carry firearms around with us all the time right but if one feels pressured to go to an area armed, you shouldn't be going there. Same with venue/parking, if you cant leave a car unattended, call to cancel/drive past. Otherwise shit gets complicated real fast and super quick. I prefer to play fully undressed.

Kensington safe if close to Eastgate or Bedford Centre side as a hunting ground - few venues there

On 2022-06-03 14:09:28 JayDeeGee said:
We dont usually carry firearms around with us all the time right but if one feels pressured to go to an area armed, you shouldn't be going there. Same with venue/parking, if you cant leave a car unattended, call to cancel/drive past. Otherwise shit gets complicated real fast and super quick. I prefer to play fully undressed.

Yup. I recently turned around after arriving at a house in an area I thought I knew well. But it was a night-time punt and it was a dingy looking free standing house (hardly any lights) with what looked to be on the street parking. I just knew I wouldn't be able to relax at all.

On 2022-06-03 14:11:48 Pepster1 said:
Kensington safe if close to Eastgate or Bedford Centre side as a hunting ground - few venues there

Thanks Pepster1, that's useful because I've never been around the area in all my years in JHB

On 2022-06-03 15:04:22 ShadowfaxCool said:
On 2022-06-03 14:09:28 JayDeeGee said: We dont usually carry firearms around with us all the time right but if one feels pressured to go to an area armed, you shouldn't be going there. Same with venue/parking, if you cant leave a car unattended, call to cancel/drive past. Otherwise shit gets complicated real fast and super quick. I prefer to play fully undressed.

Yup. I recently turned around after arriving at a house in an area I thought I knew well. But it was a night-time punt and it was a dingy looking free standing house (hardly any lights) with what looked to be on the street parking. I just knew I wouldn't be able to relax at all.

The trickiest of tricky situations is arriving and right there in the same driveway is your boss' car/bike at venue you chose (100% sure it's his from his naughty vanity plates hehe)
OR
Spot a car/bike that belongs to a husband of one of your colleagues' or even MRS' friends.

It's one reason I never book SPs operating out of apartment complexes/large residential estates.

You never know who will spot your parked car (when neighbors know/figured out what the lady from No.65 possibly does for a living).