Les: I won't even be bringing my guitar across the ocean, just my picks. My brother (based in England) may or may not bring one or two guitars along to Ireland -- when we first thought we'd trvel via auto and ferry, we figured we could haul plenty of stuff along, but now we've decided to fly via Ryanaire, which might cause us to travel a bit lighter. Also: I've *already* cultivated a fairly serious taste for Irish whiskey -- won't need to do any *extra* study in preparation.

Horse: We often talk about how great it would be to swap houses as an economical approach to vacation. Finding anyone willing to spend *August* here in subtropical hell, thereby allowing us to escape to any more northern clime, would be too good to be true. The question is: could such a gullible soul be trusted with our property?

Let's explore this a little further. I'll promise not to blather in my obnoxious stage-Oyrish accent if you don't try any more of that lame-ass southernism!