Hi Jim, As I departed the hotel for the airport, I was about as sick as I had ever been in my life. However, I do believe it would be better to make a decision base upon data we know or have such as cost of staff, and relocating support equipment to another location other than HQ. We should also factor into the equation the number that would be displaced by the winter weather. I for one like to met with Hq staff and employees to work out some of the things that have come up in the Delta Division. I favor holding the meeting in a much warmer location than HQ in the colder months. Finally, maybe we should study the feasibility of moving the meeting dates to a much warmer month and continue to hold it at HQ. Henry R. Leggette, WD4Q ----- Original Message ----- From: w5jbp@aol.com To: arrl-odv Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2005 8:09 AM Subject: [arrl-odv:13138] January Meeting It is time to consider the location of the January board meeting. For the last two years we have not been fortunate from the weather standpoint. Last January 21 of us were stranded for an extra day due to the airport being closed. I have not discussed this with Barry Shelley, but a guess would be that the cost was in the area of an extra 5K. I know that many of you like to harass the staff, but another location that is not so prone to snow and cold weather (Dallas) might be something you want to consider. What are your thoughts? Jim Haynie, W5JBP