Good to hear! I did get an email back from IM and they asked a couple more questions so not confirmed but gave me a good feeling that we'll be able to work something out.

As far as the other comments about scheduled vacation time and such... yes and no in my job. I mean yes its been on the schedule but no because part of what I knew I was signing up for when I took the job was that situations like this could occur (just sucks that it is).

What I'm lobbying for right now is that I do the smoozing stuff Wednesday night and do 1/2 the meetings on Thursday but then catch the direct flight to Houston which would also allow me to not even need an exception from IM. I also like it because its direct. But then how bad does it look if I leave early - my argument is not as bad as if I wasn't there at all.

Also one of the C-level guys coming down has a Fenix3 and we talked about it for a while last time I saw him. So I'm hoping that they'll (customer and corporate people) get it. Appreciate that I changed my schedule to accommodate them and give me a little slack to cut out a little early.

Either way - I'm intrigued by the number of responses. I posted what I thought would be a much more interesting topic about shoes yesterday and crickets. Appreciate everyone chiming in.

I could have made this a KQ thread but then there wouldn't be any need for a response - it ain't happenin'. Maybe... Maybe... long shot if I hadn't broken my hip in January but now its just going to enjoy the race and time with family.