Pooh-Bah, I'm blaming you for bringing it! We don't usually get this for another month. There may be global warming, but the effect in New England is actually for longer winters these days. Back in the mid to late eighties I was sailing and swimming this time of year! Vivid memories of a blind date: took her sailing, didn't know she couldn't swim! She was panic stricken for at least the sail back. She liked shopping for pumpkins at one of the local farms better, but that couldn't make up for the sailing. When the boat started to heel she'd get terrified. We were in the river too, where most of it isn't over her head... Let me know if you want to collect on your pint!