My only concern would be that line in the Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald: "When the gales of November come early!" Can you say "Lake Effect"
Simon
Actually the recent meet date of the first Saturday in November has been an improvement from a weather-risk standpoint. In earlier days -- as near as I can recall I've been going to these for about thirty years -- when Bob Boeddener and friends ran the show, it was later in the month; indeed, a meet notice I ran across today for 2000 refers to "...our customary pattern of the third Saturday in November." I used to kid Bob about the weather, but in all the years I've been attending this show, I can not recall missing any due to weather / road conditions, and I'm not local. Obviously, one plans ahead -- a trait apparently most two railers share.
SZ