Fear of Flying

Good blog article on TSA fishing expeditions:

Fear of Flying:
"When Steve Bierfeldt, the Campaign for Liberty Staffer, was stopped and held for carrying $4,700 while going through airport security, the TSA explained that he violated their basic rule: Just do what you're told. If people would just cooperate, it would make our government's job so much easier.

"Quietly, the TSA backed off after suit was filed by the ACLU on Bierfeldt's behalf. As reported by the Washington Times:
'The new rules, issued in September and October, tell officers 'screening may not be conducted to detect evidence of crimes unrelated to transportation security' and that large amounts of cash don't qualify as suspicious for purposes of safety. Taken at face value, this is huge.'"

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Leave a Voicemail that Gets Returned

Leave a Voicemail that Gets Returned is a post from: Lawyerist

Leave a Voicemail that Gets Returned:
"In the day and age of emails and texts, talking on the phone has become a lost art—and especially leaving voicemails. Take the time to think about what you want to say and how to convey it and your messages will get returned."


Paraphrased, the article reminds people to:

1) leave your name and give a callback number

2) give enough information to make the message useful, but not too much to be a "long irritating message"

3) give me a context as to who you are at the beginning of the message - make a connection to the person you are leaving the message for by mentioning how you met or describing who you are to the person