I'm hoping the weather improves markedly by 30 January; I'm going on my annual sports debauch to the UK--I got a BE ticket at the low rate DCA-ATL-LHR and return, and I have also paid for and received a BritRail pass. I'm headed for such outposts as the Parkhead district of Glasgow, Catterick, Wetherby and Kirkcaldy; and I am really, really looking forward to it.