From:	Erik Jameson <GKoth2258@***.COM>
Subject:	Re: Basement Transactions
Date:	Thu, 28 Sep 1995 14:48:20 -0400

Okay, a ShadowTK comment.
Erik Jameson

3. Before the meeting, secretly watch the location. Look for suspicious cars
parked within viewing range. Take a walk around the block, look for police
activity. I avoided one nasty encounter because the Lone Star Crackdown team
was around the corner at the local Nuke-it Burger. Make sure nobody
unexpected enters the meeting place before you or your contact do. When your
contact shows up, make sure they have the right number of guards with them
and they aren't being followed. Being "fashionably" late for a meeting
(about 5 to 10
minutes) is expected of you if you didn't choose the location. Only the
foolhardy are on time or don't take advantage of this time to make one last
perimeter sweep. It's always good to have a chummer outside to watch for
strange activity.

>>>>>[I guess I've been foolhardy all these years. And to imagine I
thought
being on time meant being professional...and that you did your final sweeps
five minutes "early"...]<<<<<
-the Dark Stranger<11:10:23/9-28-56>

>>>>>[Oooh! Sarcasm! Biting wit aside, they're both right. Depending on
your
rep, being even a few minutes late to a meet can make the other principles
very nervous. On the other hand, if I was on time, now that would make
people nervous...]<<<<<
-Slugmonster<11:23:51/9-28-56>

>>>>>[Which brings up a quick point: if you suspect a set-up, do the
opposite of what it expected of you. Obvious, but too many runners are
creatures of habit.]<<<<<
-Xeno<11:29:03/9-28-56>