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22 Eargesplitten: Oct 10, 2010

So basically the answer to Lowtax's money woes?

# ? Sep 26, 2017 04:25

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# ? May 31, 2024 17:13

Hoodwinker: Nov 7, 2005

22 Eargesplitten posted:

So basically the answer to Lowtax's money woes?

Running a dead gay forum is BWM.

# ? Sep 26, 2017 05:25

Fil5000: Jun 23, 2003; HOLD ON GUYS I'M POSTING ABOUT INTERNET ROBOTS

TLG James posted:

lol, this is all the "playable" ads I get when playing plants vs zombies. If anything, it made me never want to download the game, because it looks like an absolutely lovely tower defense game.

drat square, why not make some sort of online final fantasy tactics

I don't think you're being very fair. That poor city is under attack, won't you drag that tower from the toolbar?

# ? Sep 26, 2017 12:43

pathetic little tramp: Dec 12, 2005; by Hillary Clinton's assassins; Fallen Rib

mastershakeman posted:

https://adnauseam.io/

it even tells you an estimate of how many ad dollars you've wasted

Okay so the idea is it auto clicks every ad on a page without somehow clicking you through to the links? So it creates the false impression that ads are doing well when they're not?

# ? Sep 26, 2017 16:59

Dwight Eisenhower: Jan 24, 2006; Indeed, I think that people want peace so much that one of these days governments had better get out of the way and let them have it.

Remember that clown who ghosted his ex girlfriend, and then she got made his boss?

Your internet schadenfreude has closure:

Ask a Manager posted:

I admit I wrote my original email in a state of panic. I was on my holidays when I found out and a friend of mine gave me your email. I did not realize my message would be fully replicated on your blog. I am sure you get tons of requests and I thought I would be lucky to get a reply within one of those short scenarios at max. By the time the blog was posted and I was returning home, my initial panic started to dissipate as I found out more about Sylvia�s situation. Just in time to discover the story going viral, both online and offline. I can say that in no way I expected that writing to a very popular but a niche professional blog would result in such Internet s*t storm. I am sorry for not engaging with your readers, but given the toxicity of many commentators, I did not seem much sense in doing it. I am still very much freaked out about the whole experience but since I promised to give you my update, here it is.

Those who blamed me for ruining Sylvia�s life for good were wrong. She has done very well for herself. She is married, with kids and her husband is originally from here. They relocated because of his business opportunity, not because she would be stalking me or would orchestrate this in some elaborate vendetta. It is a crazy coincidence but as some readers pointed out, our professional world can be very small.

I immediately reached out to Sylvia, along the lines of your kind advice and also offered to discuss the way forward in person. Here, I appreciate many useful comments from your readers on what to write. She did not get back to me. I was not sure she was still using her old email address and with a return to school day fast approaching, I re-sent the email to her new work email. I also dropped a short message to the HR, without providing full details. Next morning (Sunday!) I got a call from the chair of our board of overseers, asking me to meet him as soon as possible.

I met with him, together with Sylvia, the same day. As you can imagine, this meeting was incredibly embarrassing for me, personally and professionally. Fortunately, unlike some of your readers hope, they did not think the past failed relationship was a sackable offence. At the end, there is not that much interaction between the director and employees on daily basis. The chair was more worried about possible gossip and related implications for the organisation. Ours is an expensive enterprise, this is a conservative place and nobody wants any scandal. At the same time, they considered it was necessary � as they framed it � to put some measures in place to avoid possible problems in the future. I was also told in no uncertain terms that although the schedule for the year was already set, it was far more difficult to replace the director than an employee (me). I do not want to go into too much details but I found the proposed measures rather excessive. It would make my position unattainable, even in a short run. Therefore I resigned on the spot. My resignation was later accepted.

In a summary, as many of those self-righteous people on the Internet hoped, I came out of this with no job, no severance and no prospect for another job in this city. Obviously, I have to leave as I need to make a living. I will be shortly moving back home for several months to work as a substitute teacher, with an agency. I will see what next later. So I had my comeuppance. I am most certainly not asking for pity. I only wish there were not other individuals bearing the blunt of my immaturity in the past. (My partner cannot join me due to visa issue and family situation.)

**I wrote back and asked if he�d share how Sylvia seemed, as well as what measures they�d proposed. He said:**

I do not know how it was for Sylvia. I have not seen her since. She seemed fine. She was not gleeful, very matter of fact, saying it was possible to work together and etc. The chair did most of the talking. I found out later that her husband comes from a prominent family here, everyone knows them. Nepotism is prevalent in this culture and family status really matters. The chair knows them. I just do not understand why she had to get him involved. We could have tried to sort this out between us first, no need to go to the top immediately.

The measures included things like we are never to talk to each other without a third person present, all meetings documented, no discussion about her and the management with my colleagues, not even in watercooler chat, limit our interactions beyond the school, meaning no socialising for me. I do not understand how this could work. It would be very much out of character for me and my colleagues and friends would get suspicious. Although not presented at such, it felt very punitive.

As you said in your initial response, it was unlikely it would somehow work out. It is very difficult to come to terms with it. The Internet craze just added an extra bizzare layer to it.

# ? Sep 26, 2017 17:11

EAT FASTER!!!!!!: Sep 21, 2002; Legendary.

God that's some satisfying stuff, Dwight.

# ? Sep 26, 2017 17:21

Puseklepp: Jan 9, 2011; like watching the most beautiful ballerina on the best stage

So he left his partner and his job because he disliked being barred from talking to or about the ex he previously ghosted?

# ? Sep 26, 2017 17:24

FrozenVent: May 1, 2009; The Boeing 737-200QC is the undisputed workhorse of the skies.

It reads to me like it was basically "look we're not going to fire you, but why don't you leave?"

Probably mostly over posting it online, because drat that had to be personally identifiable within his industry.

# ? Sep 26, 2017 17:30

H110Hawk: Dec 28, 2006

mastershakeman posted:

https://adnauseam.io/

it even tells you an estimate of how many ad dollars you've wasted

I would be careful with this, if it's actually rendering the creative to get the impression beacons you could get hit with malicious content you're trying to avoid. You're also going to wind up on sophisticated blacklists. (Not really an issue, but it could be as sites get better at anti-adblocking.)

# ? Sep 26, 2017 17:31

Krispy Wafer: Jul 26, 2002; I shouted out "Free the exposed 67"
But they stood on my hair and told me I was fat; Grimey Drawer

I enjoyed the part where he questioned his ex's professional success by citing nepotism.

Yeah, he wouldn't have been toxic is that workplace at all.

# ? Sep 26, 2017 17:31

Ashcans: Jan 2, 2006; Let's do the space-time warp again!

Yea, no wonder he couldn't take those limitations, seems like he was super eager to badmouth her selection as soon as he could.

I also particularly like the part where he emails the entire situation to HR, and then gets petulant that the chair was brought into it. I can just imagine whatever HR person got that email getting halfway through before they were just 'Yup, ok, this is going right to the top, I am not going to be carrying the bag on this shitstorm'.

# ? Sep 26, 2017 17:35

H110Hawk: Dec 28, 2006

https://www.reddit.com/r/LAlist/comments/72gs7b/i_can_teach_you_to_drive_stick_shift/

Learn to drive stick on my MR2! No experience necessary! $20/hour "but negotiable." That guy is either going to learn a very expensive lesson, or his passengers are going to wind up fit into the trunk.

# ? Sep 26, 2017 18:05

pathetic little tramp: Dec 12, 2005; by Hillary Clinton's assassins; Fallen Rib

H110Hawk posted:

https://www.reddit.com/r/LAlist/comments/72gs7b/i_can_teach_you_to_drive_stick_shift/

Learn to drive stick on my MR2! No experience necessary! $20/hour "but negotiable." That guy is either going to learn a very expensive lesson, or his passengers are going to wind up fit into the trunk.

quote:

I've got a good lesson plan going, and the primary focus will be synchronizing clutch release with gas input for that smooth, nice rolling.

So the primary focus is literally just how to drive a stick? Good plan.

# ? Sep 26, 2017 18:48

crazypeltast52: May 5, 2010

Krispy Kareem posted:

I enjoyed the part where he questioned his ex's professional success by citing nepotism.

Yeah, he wouldn't have been toxic is that workplace at all.

I'm just trying to imagine what would happen if parents found out at his posh employer.

Yes, Reginald McMoneypants III's teacher was dating the director years ago and made internet drama about it. I'm sure he's a stable guy who would never compromise the privacy of his students or their families because one did something annoying though.

# ? Sep 26, 2017 18:48

KYOON GRIFFEY JR: Apr 12, 2010; Runner-up, TRP Sack Race 2021/22

Ghosting guy is the least self aware person in the world. gently caress him.

# ? Sep 26, 2017 20:42

Fil5000: Jun 23, 2003; HOLD ON GUYS I'M POSTING ABOUT INTERNET ROBOTS

H110Hawk posted:

https://www.reddit.com/r/LAlist/comments/72gs7b/i_can_teach_you_to_drive_stick_shift/

Learn to drive stick on my MR2! No experience necessary! $20/hour "but negotiable." That guy is either going to learn a very expensive lesson, or his passengers are going to wind up fit into the trunk.

How long does it take people to learn clutch control? Because I seem to remember I just went to an old airstrip with my dad and learned it in like two hours (which sounds a lot better than bunnyhopping around LA in a sportscar in traffic).

# ? Sep 27, 2017 11:28

Solice Kirsk: Jun 1, 2004; .

Fil5000 posted:

How long does it take people to learn clutch control? Because I seem to remember I just went to an old airstrip with my dad and learned it in like two hours (which sounds a lot better than bunnyhopping around LA in a sportscar in traffic).

My dad made me learn how to drive stick before I could drive our automatic car. I think I had about an hour or two worth of lessons before he brought me to the south side of Chicago, got out, and said, "OK! Get us to the highway!" Let me tell you, killing the car at stop signs with a bunch of cars behind you honking really makes you find that friction point pretty quick when you're 15 and it's your first time driving in traffic.

# ? Sep 27, 2017 12:32

EAT FASTER!!!!!!: Sep 21, 2002; Legendary.

I learned stick driving a Chevrolet Colorado (whatever happened to American light trucks, anyway?) across Chicago in stop and go traffic on the interstate also with my Dad!

# ? Sep 27, 2017 12:33

Fil5000: Jun 23, 2003; HOLD ON GUYS I'M POSTING ABOUT INTERNET ROBOTS

Don't get me wrong, I then had actual proper lessons on legally driving a car so I could pass my test, but the mechanics of making it go and stop were really quick to learn and really don't warrant $20 an hour.

# ? Sep 27, 2017 13:05

Cast_No_Shadow: Jun 8, 2010; The Republic of Luna Equestria is a huge, socially progressive nation, notable for its punitive income tax rates. Its compassionate, cynical population of 714m are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich.

In the UK most cars are manual (stick) probably to the tune of 90%.

Most people get basic clutch control within their first hour lesson and are probably relatively comfortable by hour 2. Same for gears. I mean, they are new and probably stall more than experienced drivers but it's not hard stuff.

# ? Sep 27, 2017 13:12

Postess with the Mostest: Apr 4, 2007; Arabian nights
'neath Arabian moons
A fool off his guard
could fall and fall hard
out there on the dunes

Fil5000 posted:

Don't get me wrong, I then had actual proper lessons on legally driving a car so I could pass my test, but the mechanics of making it go and stop were really quick to learn and really don't warrant $20 an hour.

The basic mechanics are a few hours and a few weeks of practice to make it smooth, kind of depends on the clutch. Even after a decade though, I'm still screaming inside if I'm on a steep hill coming out of a parking garage with a red light at the top that takes 3 cycles to get through and dickhead behind has to stop 6 inches from my bumper cause that's going to get him out faster.

# ? Sep 27, 2017 13:13

brugroffil: Nov 30, 2015; Can't post for 48 hours!

Postess with the Mostest posted:

The basic mechanics are a few hours and a few weeks of practice to make it smooth, kind of depends on the clutch. Even after a decade though, I'm still screaming inside if I'm on a steep hill coming out of a parking garage with a red light at the top that takes 3 cycles to get through and dickhead behind has to stop 6 inches from my bumper cause that's going to get him out faster.

Heel toe motherfucker

# ? Sep 27, 2017 13:34

Weatherman: Jul 30, 2003; WARBLEKLONK

brugroffil posted:

Heel toe motherfucker

What? No, use the handbrake.

# ? Sep 27, 2017 13:49

Fil5000: Jun 23, 2003; HOLD ON GUYS I'M POSTING ABOUT INTERNET ROBOTS

Heel toe is useful when the garage you took your car to for it's service and MOT manages to disconnect your handbrake cable.

# ? Sep 27, 2017 13:54

Barry: Aug 1, 2003; Hardened Criminal

Go post in AI about driving stick, holy crap

https://www.reddit.com/r/personalfinance/comments/72plof/mil_wants_to_buy_all_her_kids_houses_cant_afford/

quote:

This may not be the right subreddit, but this is the only one I look at and the people here seem pretty level-headed, so I thought I'd give it a go:

Background: Been married for about 3.5 years, wife and I finished school a couple years ago. We gross about 140k, and just bought a house (200k, put down 100k). We were able to put down a big down payment since we both like to save money, and both studied things that have application in the market place.

MIL's reaction: MIL was super happy that we bought a home, came and visited, almost cried that her daughter had her own home. All fine. Unfortunately, she is worried that her other three kids (one older than wife, two younger) will be jealous that we have our own house. I have nothing against my siblings-in-law, but they aren't good with money. The younger two are supported by my MIL since they only work part time and the older one lives paycheck to paycheck.

MIL has decided that she wants to buy houses for her other kids. That'd be fine if she had a big pile of money, but she doesn't. She makes a ton of money (200k gross) but it's all spent on her dependent adult kids, new cars, furniture, whole life insurance policies, organic pet food... you get the picture. She has maybe a net worth of 250k, including the equity in her home.

Personal Finance Question: How do I convince my MIL, from a personal finance perspective, it isn't the best idea to buy 3 houses? She somewhat justifies it since she helps 2 of the kids with their rent, so she really is only adding one payment to her load. I have tried to talk to her about retirement, but the current plan is for her to "die at her desk working."

# ? Sep 27, 2017 15:22

EAT FASTER!!!!!!: Sep 21, 2002; Legendary.

On the one hand I respect the guy for trying to keep his mother in law from getting in over her head with this financial stuff on the other hand he's risking a lot of family drama (for what reason?) by telling her not to spend money on his wife's siblings.

# ? Sep 27, 2017 15:24

Barry: Aug 1, 2003; Hardened Criminal

Yeah, that situation is hosed no matter how it turns out.

Short and sweet: https://www.reddit.com/r/personalfinance/comments/72nrva/my_mother_just_told_me_she_quit_her_job_to_do/

quote:

Like the title says. It's a pyrimad scheme same as Mary Kay, Vector, etc. I've tried to explain to her how it works and how she'll end up with less money and less friends but she just will not listen. Are there any resources anywhere that anyone knows of that could possibly help my case.

All of my research turned up obvious paid promotions, which I'm confident came up in my mothers "research". Most sites just said "Touchstone is not a scam as it's backed by Swarovski and yadda yadda yadda same bullshit."

I'm really worried and I don't know what else to do. Thanks in advance.
*edit, grammar.

# ? Sep 27, 2017 15:26

BarbarianElephant: Feb 12, 2015; The fairy of forgiveness has removed your red text.

The MIL buying houses story sounds like a set-up for a modern day version of King Lear, where the old lady eventually gets sick, forced to retire, has no money for nursing care, and either gets stuffed in a crappy nursing home or cared for by the "good daughter" as the spendthrifts discover that they are not so grateful now she has no money.

# ? Sep 27, 2017 15:51

Ashcans: Jan 2, 2006; Let's do the space-time warp again!

Tell your mother in law you love her like salt.

# ? Sep 27, 2017 16:01

Zberan Madowinty: Dec 7, 2016; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

EAT FASTER!!!!!! posted:

I learned stick driving a Chevrolet Colorado (whatever happened to American light trucks, anyway?) across Chicago in stop and go traffic on the interstate also with my Dad!

Learned in Martinique.

In French.

On highways that have hills.

And stop signs at the top of those hills.

Whaddup.

# ? Sep 27, 2017 17:04

Dwight Eisenhower: Jan 24, 2006; Indeed, I think that people want peace so much that one of these days governments had better get out of the way and let them have it.

I love stories about Boomers and Whole Life Insurance, because my personal experience makes it highlight the collective ignorance of an entire generation.

Both my parents and my in-laws are pretty GWM overall, mine are comfortably retired, my in-laws are stable but haven't planned for retirement and likely won't get to full retirement. Both bought Whole Life Insurance for their respective children and have then tried to pawn off the policies on my wife and I. We're not touching that poo poo with a ten foot pole; the only interaction is cashing out the policies to whatever extent is possible and buying term with the proceeds.

There's nothing malicious in it, but I can't see any way that buying a whole life insurance policy is reasonable once one understands insurance and socialized risk. The insurance company has to pay out, so the only bet is that you croak soon enough for your aggregate premiums to be a net gain in a pool that will 100% payout, with the only variable being when.

# ? Sep 27, 2017 17:06

EAT FASTER!!!!!!: Sep 21, 2002; Legendary.

A guy in my business school is a consultant for insurance agents and was like, "FASTER! do you have any whole life insurance?" and I looked at him like he had 3 heads and just shook my head no with a confused look on my face.

So then to the guy (also insurance) that he's talking with he's all "young people don't want anything to do with this stuff!" as though it's not an enormous scam for young, healthy people with money.

# ? Sep 27, 2017 17:28

Hoodwinker: Nov 7, 2005

Dwight Eisenhower posted:

I love stories about Boomers and Whole Life Insurance, because my personal experience makes it highlight the collective ignorance of an entire generation.

Both my parents and my in-laws are pretty GWM overall, mine are comfortably retired, my in-laws are stable but haven't planned for retirement and likely won't get to full retirement. Both bought Whole Life Insurance for their respective children and have then tried to pawn off the policies on my wife and I. We're not touching that poo poo with a ten foot pole; the only interaction is cashing out the policies to whatever extent is possible and buying term with the proceeds.

There's nothing malicious in it, but I can't see any way that buying a whole life insurance policy is reasonable once one understands insurance and socialized risk. The insurance company has to pay out, so the only bet is that you croak soon enough for your aggregate premiums to be a net gain in a pool that will 100% payout, with the only variable being when.

One of the great lessons in finance that I learned while educating myself was that most of the things I thought were too complicated to understand before were intentionally made that way with the intent of parting me from my money. The ways you can more feasibly protect and invest money are much simpler.

# ? Sep 27, 2017 17:28

Drunk Tomato: Apr 23, 2010; If God wanted us sober,
He'd knock the glass over.

My friend's family is heavily involved with a MLM, to the point where he has worked for them as a consultant for several years. So he actually makes a salary (no benefits), but he basically doesn't think MLMs are bad since they helped his parents make money.

Anyway, his parents being so deep in, all their friends are also MLM scammers. So they send their Financial advisor to my friend, and the guy convinced my friend that 401ks are a waste of money, and smart people don't use them. Instead they have Life Insurance policies.

Mind you, my friend is in his mid 20s, unmarried with no kids. His beneficiary is his already wealthy dad.

# ? Sep 27, 2017 19:26

Cast_No_Shadow: Jun 8, 2010; The Republic of Luna Equestria is a huge, socially progressive nation, notable for its punitive income tax rates. Its compassionate, cynical population of 714m are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich.

If someone can't explain what it is and why its good for you in the space allowed for a tweet its likely not good for you.

# ? Sep 27, 2017 19:29

Leon Trotsky 2012: Aug 27, 2009; YOU CAN TRUST ME!*

_{*Israeli Government-affiliated poster}

If this is accurate, then it is obviously bullshit by the DEA.

However...

- Why would you keep 20 grand in cash in your checked bags at the airport? Are there no banks in San Francisco?
- When being screened at the airport yell "Is this about the cash in my bags?"
- When questioned by the DEA under suspicion that it is drug money after the K9 unit smells your bag say, "Over 80% of money has cocaine on it!"
- Withdraw 20k from your retirement account in cash to fly to San Francisco to buy a Mustang?

quote:

I went to the airport today to head to San Francisco to buy a car I'd found on Craigslist. I find my gate and am strolling past it to go grab a bite to eat while I wait to board when I hear my name softly called from behind me. I turn around to see two guys I've never met.

They introduce themselves as what I think I remember to be DEA. We step into a stairwell to have words. They ask to search my bags, my person, etc. I complied to all. After a few minutes of them asking what I'm doing and me asking what hell they're doing, they say they suspect me of dealing drugs. I tell them I'm not a drug dealer, that I don't do drugs, that I can pass any test they wanna give me, yada yada yada.

They keep pressing and I eventually say something to the affect of 'Is this about the cash in my bag? Did TSA see my cash and tell you guys to question me or something? I read the laws before coming here and there is nothing illegal about flying domestically with ANY amount of cash.' They said it's drug money, I told them they're wrong and I can prove it. They said the car doesn't exist, I told them they're wrong and I can prove that too. I even showed them text messages the seller and I had exchanged. They said I can't show where the money came from, I told them I can show them whatever transaction receipt they need. The money was pulled from a retirement account. I myself didn't have the physical receipt on me (because why the gently caress would I?), but I assured them that my accounts manager can show them whatever the gently caress they wanna see. They didn't care and took my cash anyway.

I missed my flight, was questioned for nearly 4 hours, was paraded through my hometown airport in loving handcuffs, was charged with NOTHING, and was STILL robbed of nearly $20,000! Currently waiting to hear back from several different attorneys (it's 11:00pm where I am).

Anyone have any pro tips on how to get my money back ASAP and also sue the loving pants off this agency? I'm not a rich man, but I'm willing to spend more than I lost if it means I win and am able to get my stolen funds back while also telling the DEA or Uncle Sam or whoever to kiss my loving nuts.

TL/DR...DEA (I think) seized my money in what certainly seems to be an illegal seizure. Want to get my money back and hopefully get some people fired along the way.

EDIT---- they called in a search dog while I was being interrogated. The dog casually strolled past 1 bag that didn't belong to me, strolled past my bags with no reaction, and strolled past a fourth that also didn't belong to me - no reaction to any bag. The handler took the dog around the corner and out of sight, said or did who knows what, came back in the room, PHYSICALLY PICKED UP MY TWO BAGS AND SHOOK THEM A LITTLE, and then the dog walked over and basically mimicked what the handler did. The dog grabbed my bags individually, shook them around in his mouth, and was then rewarded with a treat of some sort.

While waiting for the dog to arrive, the DEA guy said the dog was gonna sniff my money, not my person or whatever. I told him I'd seen a thing on Dateline or something where 4/5 bills $20 or larger tested positive for cocaine traces and that there's no way they can take my money based on a dog saying it smells like drugs. There's an 80% chance of it happening. He told me to 'shut up.' No joke.

# ? Sep 27, 2017 19:51

Solice Kirsk: Jun 1, 2004; .

Dwight Eisenhower posted:

I love stories about Boomers and Whole Life Insurance, because my personal experience makes it highlight the collective ignorance of an entire generation.

Both my parents and my in-laws are pretty GWM overall, mine are comfortably retired, my in-laws are stable but haven't planned for retirement and likely won't get to full retirement. Both bought Whole Life Insurance for their respective children and have then tried to pawn off the policies on my wife and I. We're not touching that poo poo with a ten foot pole; the only interaction is cashing out the policies to whatever extent is possible and buying term with the proceeds.

There's nothing malicious in it, but I can't see any way that buying a whole life insurance policy is reasonable once one understands insurance and socialized risk. The insurance company has to pay out, so the only bet is that you croak soon enough for your aggregate premiums to be a net gain in a pool that will 100% payout, with the only variable being when.

WL is guaranteed, term is not. That's worth it to some people. Granted, it gets sold incorrectly all the time because it pays the most commissions, but there is still a point to it.

# ? Sep 27, 2017 19:52

Shame Boy: Mar 2, 2010

Leon Trotsky 2012 posted:

If this is accurate, then it is obviously bullshit by the DEA.

However...

- Why would you keep 20 grand in cash in your checked bags at the airport? Are there no banks in San Francisco?
- When being screened at the airport yell "Is this about the cash in my bags?"
- When questioned by the DEA under suspicion that it is drug money after the K9 unit smells your bag say, "Over 80% of money has cocaine on it!"
- Withdraw 20k from your retirement account in cash to fly to San Francisco to buy a Mustang?

I mean drug dogs are complete bullshit probable cause machines but lol even if this is true this guy's a moron

# ? Sep 27, 2017 19:55

cowofwar: Jul 30, 2002; by Athanatos

Leon Trotsky 2012 posted:

If this is accurate, then it is obviously bullshit by the DEA.

However...

- Why would you keep 20 grand in cash in your checked bags at the airport? Are there no banks in San Francisco?
- When being screened at the airport yell "Is this about the cash in my bags?"
- When questioned by the DEA under suspicion that it is drug money after the K9 unit smells your bag say, "Over 80% of money has cocaine on it!"
- Withdraw 20k from your retirement account in cash to fly to San Francisco to buy a Mustang?

The US basically funds a lot of its police departments and federal agencies with illegally seized cash from minorities and other people who aren't privileged enough to deal with banks or defend themselves.

Carrying large amounts of cash is BWM but also a loving sad state of affairs.

# ? Sep 27, 2017 19:58

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# ? May 31, 2024 17:13

Yawgmoth: Sep 10, 2003; This post is cursed!

Leon Trotsky 2012 posted:

If this is accurate, then it is obviously bullshit by the DEA.

quote:
They ask to search my bags, my person, etc. I complied to all.

# ? Sep 27, 2017 20:12

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