onenitealone said:

I follow the advice of Jai Rodriguez (Queer Eye....) and don't use my cell phone when riding public transportation. I keep the ringer off, let any calls go to voice mail, and return them when I arrive at my destination. My commute is a short trolleybus ride, and I've never received a call that needed to be answered right away.

A few weeks ago, a fellow passenger actually complained to another woman about her "cell yell." That's unusual for Seattle... people here tend to be non-confrontational.

matt said:

I have never been to the Canadian border, but I would imagine the environments are slightly different. Of course, the number one difference is with the people who cross each border. The southern border basically deals with people from Spanish speaking countries. I do process my fair share of India citizens with work visas.

On the vehicle line, individuals from out of the area attract the most attention. You couldn't imagine how much drugs are found just by spending a little more time on people from Houston or going to Houston. Women who are driving alone also attract more attention - sometimes, for the wrong reason. Age doesn't matter. Last week, a woman in her sixties was arrested for bringing across 62 kilos of cocaine.

I am sure the Canadian border has its fair share of drug loads. The immigration aspect of the job probably is a little different also. Landed Immigrants in Canada are from everywhere in the world. On the southern border, if you are not Mexican, an LPR, or a US Citizen, expect a lengthly inspection.

As far as your claim, I am sure the officers didn't worry about it. As long as they were able to give one articulable fact, they were fine.

For those that enter the US know that CBP can search everything without a warrant or probable cause. All that is needed is one articulable fact and that can be expressed rather easily.

What I hate is when someone knows full well you're @ work & they call your cell bullshitting I leave it on just because but damn - don't call saying, "You're @ work - why are you picking up? I just called to tell you **bullshit, bullshit, shit that can wait, more bullshit**" Leave a message on my voicemail at home if you KNOW I'm @ work bitches!!

It's funny you brought this up as i'm about to initiate a "vibration mode" only policy beginning the 1st of the year.

The argument you get from most people is that they need their cel phones at work so that they can be reached in case of a family emergency.
This I can understand. But if you're having family emergencies 2 or 3 times a day, you 've got some serious personal problems that need to be resolved before you commit to being someone's employee.

In the workplace, many times, folks use how many times their cel phone rings as an indicator to others how important or in demand they are.

I don't usually even take my cel phone out of the car during work hours.
Anybody important that needs to reach me during those hours knows my work number.


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