>>Sorry - I'm betting the other way, since I'd guess there'll be a better chance of seeing what eventually will be all or most of VFP7 by then. And I don't mind a couple of days of rain in Miami instead of raking leaves in CT...
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>How about GLGDW2000 (Whil fest)? I thought I remember reading that VFP8 is supposed to be demoes then.
Mike, it's going to be "off peak season" up there, right? I thought you understood how these things work. If it's cold, I WANT WARM. I can get all the miserable cold weather I want. I can go visit relatives living in Cleveland next week as long as I can shovel a path to the front door if I want cold and snow (heavy emphasis on snow - they're due East of the Lake.) I could take a run up to Martha's Vineyard that time of year for cheap if I want cold and miserable. The real reason for my trying to find a reason to visit Gonzo in mid-winder is to dodge snowballs. And cold.
Did I mention that I don't want cold and snow? Thought so.
I enjoy watching the seasons change - for other people. Watch how the careful, thoughtful developer can enjoy the change of seasons for much less than the cost of living in Hawaii where it's nice except during typhoons and nearby volcanic eruptions:
Winter: at the first hint of impending snowfall, go visit Gonzo in FL, when the humidity and temp in MN is sub-zero. Send postcards to people in MN and WI with pictures of sunny beaches saying "Wish you were here, and glad I'm not there!" Call my cousin in Chagrin Falls and ask how many feet of snow are covering the driveway this morning.
Spring: return to CT, while the dogwoods bloom, and wait for signs that the grass might need cutting. Hide the lawn mower until you have to worry about people getting lost in front yard undergrowth and maybe being eaten by lions. When the crabgrass is at its full splendor, take some vacation time until it dies from not being watered. Come back and prepare for summer.
Summer: This is mandatory.
stay out of most of Florida and South Central Texas until both the temperature and humidity drop below 90F and 90% consistently. Maybe go visit you in the depths of summer, assuming I can borrow a surplus 20mm Vulcan antiaircraft gun (preferably with air conditioning and a large fridge full of beer) to take out the horseflies that used to fly MigCAP up in your neck of the woods during early August. Apologize to my cousin for not making out last winter to visit. And shovel. Ask how his lawn is doing.
Autumn: CT is really nice for a month or two, and I can take weekend trips north to see the foliage. When the leaves start changing hue in New Haven, abandon New England until it's no longer time to rake the leaves. Yale Bowl is about a mile down Rt 34 for silly Ivy League football on alternate Saturday afternoons. Rah...
We start all over again from there.
