=20 To make a long story short, the plane from Colorado Springs to
Chicago was = about an hour late in leaving, then O'Hare got socked in
with thunderstorms= so we circled Peoria for a bit and then landed at
U of L in Champaign/Urba= na for some more fuel and to wait out the
storm before heading back to Chic= ago. There was wifi access there,
but restricted to university staff and s= tudents only unfortunately,
so I couldn't send an update at that time. The= re was supposed to be
a 4 hour layover in Chicago, but with all the delays,= they were
actually beginning boarding of the connecting flight to Buffalo = as
we were getting off the plane from Colorado Springs. I was a bit
worrie= d about the checked baggage making it over in time, but 10
minutes prior to= the scheduled departure time, I saw my bags being
loaded onto the conveyor= . Nothing left to do now but recover from
the meet. :-) I'm a bit tired = naturally but I think I caught
something at the campground; had a bit of a = scratch in my throat on
the last day, I thought it was from breathing too m= uch bonfire, but
the grogginess and sniffles have started to hit me today.<= br />
I don't recall who came up with the suggestion (Adam or Mike may=
be?), but I would definitely be up for making a meet of this type a
more fr= equent event. It would be an interesting way to see parts of
the country t= hat we might ordinarily never have the opportunity or
motivation to visit. = The scripts and such that I wrote to do the
voting for the national meet c= ould certainly be recycled to
determine the next location. Maybe if you're= watching the travel
channel or stumble across a location which might make = a good meet
spot, keep it in mind to throw into the hat for the next time. = I
hope you'll forgive me if I don't put quite as much effort into future
m= eets though. :-) I think I learned my lesson with this one; plans
seemed = to change faster than the weather did last week, and I do
regret spending s= o much time and effort in preparation for things
that never came to be. No= t that I'm complaining; it is what it is...
It seems like the DML in gener= al prefers to take the "fly by the
seat of your pants" route; I probably sh= ould have recognized that
sooner, but that's fine by me, I can adjust and w= ill just plan on
winging more stuff myself. :-)
One thing that= I hope we can incorporate into any future meets is the
geocaching. I have= done some of it myself in the past, but always by
myself. Doing it in a g= roup really does add a new dimension of fun.
Plus, the caches are easier t= o find with all those extra pairs of
eyes. :-)
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