I'm sorry that I got to this thread so late, and my take is even later, but I'm going to proffer it anyway. I've seen lots and lots of travelers over the past twenty-five years. Now I was doing it back when deposits were not "a thing." But one of the early questions I always had, or info she volunteered, was where the session would take place; since driving to LA or San Diego sucks such massive moosehog, locale was always key esp. if the landed closer to me. Since the advent of deposits, I've only done two session that required them . . . and boy was THAT a Gordian Knot for someone trying to avoid a digital footprint! Amazon gift cards to the rescue. The not so short version, always get the locale established prior to sending any greenback boogie.
Re Polite Society, Billy, don't take him so seriously. I did, twenty years ago, and then I met him at a show and found he's one of the funniest most engaging members of Schmoe Nation, and his online persona is designed for a bit of fun. And I have to admit, I always get my popcorn when someone gets in a pissing match with him; your responses were pretty funny! LOL! He's also probably done more sessions than the entire western hemisphere, and he's unlocked a lot of UTRs from which many of us have benefitted. Oh, one more thing. When I first met him online, we sparred . . .and then he saddled me with the moniker "Bike Loser" because I ride a Harley. And then another guy posted a picture of my head attached to some kid on a Big Wheel with a bunch of the rest of our group with their heads on the bodies of little kids on tricycles following me on the Big Wheel . . . so, I embraced the new moniker . . .especially when I found out he was mining UTRs . . . yes, I was ready to swing from his balls, cuz I know which side my bread is buttered on.
Oh, and btw, Femflex is a dick! Heehee!