I am so paranoid that I get two briefings, one through duats at
home
and then right after pre-flight I call the FSS with my cell
phone and talk to an actual human for the absolute freshest

I fly a Piper Cub out of Hampton NH, which is within the 30-mile TFR
around Kennebunkport ME that springs up whenever Bush 43 visits Bush
41. Since I usually fly first thing in the morning, and there own't be
anyone at the airport to warn me, I just call FSS as a matter of
routine and ask about the TFRs. Then I say: "Anything else I should
know?" Never has one shown the slightest bit of irritation, yet their
calls must have doubled or trebled over the past year or two.

It's been a helpful development for me. I'd fallen out of the habit of
checking with FSS, because I feel stupid asking for a briefing on a
50-mile XC in a 60-knot airplane--there's always the feeling that
somebody might say: "Yeah, why don't you just look out the window?"
Now I'm back in the habit again, and that's good, I reckon.
all the best -- Dan Ford
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