I booked a flight to DFW for Friday night to visit a friend; if it snows hopefully I won't run into any problems...I can only see her Friday evening and Saturday. I guess if it gets bad I can apply the $$ to another flight, cancel my rental car, and get her to check into my room so I can at least get the points, unless Hilton allows me to cancel w/in 24 hours.

If I have a flight cancellation, I've had good luck with Hilton properties allowing me to cancel or change a reservation, even if I'm past the CX time frame.

Always easy.

www.weatheronline.com has measurable snow in the forecast for IAH.

I was stuck at IAH for last year's snowstorm and am glad I'll be flying through IAH on Saturday after whatever fun unfolds on Friday.

When a 1 in 30 year storm hits in two consecutive years, I suppose it's time to change the "30 year storm" mantra and/or play the lottery.

Well, they seem to come closely spaced, then disappear. 87 and 89 were pretty cold and snowy by Houston standards. I think our thermometer in Spring read 7 degrees at one point one of those winters. I also remember snow remaining on the yard for several days. Then there was nothing until recently. We had two or three days in the 90s with flurries, but nothing stuck.

ETA - We also got walloped by an ice storm at some point in the 90s. I don't recall exactly when, but do recall pine tree branches turning into missiles.

Can't wait! I am staying far away from the airport on and after the snow day. And if we get any ice, this time I'm not going out for a drive 'just to check it out'. Almost crashed my friggin car.

I just hope it stays away or hits later in the evening.. I was thinking about heading to the airport Friday.. :(

and hey if you don't crash it yourself, another idiot driving their lawn mower may! Or perhaps those pulling a tire behind their ATV. :rolleyes:

January of 1997. The city almost completely shut down.

Yep. I was at my parents' house, Dad was out of town, and Mom and I had to do with no power for a few days and use the fireplace for heat and to cook.

Another period of colder than normal winters happened around 1982-1984. One of those winters it was cold enough around Christmas that the lake in our neighborhood in the area northeast of Houston froze completely over. That's the only time in my life that has happened.

I made a snowman in 1984. It was about two feet tall, but still, it was a snowman in Houston.

I fly out first thing Sat morning 6:30am. I am more concerned about the drive to the airport Sat morning (I'm way in the south end--50 mins on a good day.). I might go out Friday night...but have a work dinner to go to that should tie my until 8-9pm...so not sure it'll be worth it by that late. :eek: I guess I'll deal with it when and if I have to....I'm still not convinced it'll snow.

Darned inconvenient as I booked a trip MAF-IAH-LAS on Friday returning Monday which would bump me to Gold for next year if I can make the trip. I booked some refundable tickets on Southwest as a backup, and that flight has the pleasure of being direct and thus avoiding most of the weather. I just hope that if there are weather problems CO is kind about letting us refund tickets.

Either way I will be in Vegas though, so like is good. :cool:

Operations Update
 

CO posted this update on their website about the winter storm:
Let the fun begin! :)

This should be fun! Channa and me just need our IAH-SFO upgrades before some kind of snow effect hits UGH!