</font><font color="blue" class="small">( As for having some new major toy arrive while she is gone, it would have to be an "impulse" purchase. Normally when she goes away I start my shopping long before her departure so that the needed piece of equipment can be delivered while I have plenty of free time to use it (while she is still out of town). )</font>
Bob,
In this case, not being able to plan accordingly would obviously be considered an emergency, so anything that some dealer has laying around that can be delivered tomorrow should meet your requirements. Barring that, go out and buy a bunch more Hawaiian shirts. It would cleary be a compromise, but should suffice in this case.
Speaking of Hawaiian shirts, I've been wearing a few since the retirement became effective. I'm sure no where near your level of expertise. But I'm working on it. We're going to a play tomorrow evening, and I have a nice black one that I'm going to break out. It'll be interesting to see the wife's reaction! /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif
Hope the recovery goes well for your sister-in-law. And you should remind your wife to stay indoors while she's down there. IT may be toasty up here, but it appears to downright brutal in the southwest. /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif
