Are we going to vote or consense?

I think for the hotel choice we can consense. If it looks like that's not happening then we'll move to a vote.

I'm happy to have the F2F anywhere that it ends up. NO wasn't my first choice but I'm really looking forward to spending a week there.

Just doin' my job, mister.

Spoken like a gentleman.

Thankee, ma'am!

If I'm understanding our e-mails right, -t and I will gather the hotel info and whittle down to just a few by price/location/amenities etc.

Anything else we should consider while whittling?

Think the rain'll hurt the rhubarb?

I think those are the big three. As you find stuff or find good possibilities post the results here with thinks like links to websites if possible so that the gathered Buffista masses can look at stuff and do what we do best...talk about them!

Teppy is me WRT how and why I voted. I'm as heat-sensitive as anyone, but if I can afford the trip, I'll be there. I may skip any daytime excursions that involve being outdoors for any length of time, because I really do pretty much wilt if it's 80 or above and humid. But I need some downtime to hide in my hotel room anyway.

Matt, David, if I had the remotest interest in getting drunk, the idea of hanging out in a bar to avoid the weather I'd just paid $400 or so to come be in might appeal.

I don't, and it doesn't. No idea whether I'm coming or not, but just saying, booze is not a factor for me.

I was trying to think of a tactful way to say "If all I wanted was to drink myself into (A) unconsciousness and (B) a migraine, I could do it without airfare."

Many Buffistas love hanging out in a bar, but hanging out in a bar is not sufficient entertainment to please all of us.

Given both the city and our crowd, I think doing most everything by night and sleeping the day away in the hotel will work out best for all concerned.

Many Buffistas love hanging out in a bar, but hanging out in a bar is not sufficient entertainment to please all of us.

Yes, this. Add my terror of flying (and the physical discomofrt of it, for me, as well) and I find I want a better inducement than sitting in a noisy room that smells like beer, watching people end up in a state I usually avoid when possible.

NO has plenty of attractions; I happen to love the damned city, with a major passion. But I haven't been since long before this disease took hold, and for me, if the general draw is to be outdoors in heat and humidity, plus huge crowds, and the breaks from that revolve around watching people get liquored up? Then the idea of doing this just with Nic as an entirely different kind of visit has a greater appeal.

Given both the city and our crowd, I think doing most everything by night and sleeping the day away in the hotel will work out best for all concerned.

Oy. I think Matt just convinced me to pass on this one. I am NOT a night person; night is for sleep.