Before we decide on exactly when, let's try to narrow down the "where". I am gonna throw out some central-ish locations for us to vote on. Instead of using the standard binary (aye/nay) system, I am going to use a more "mathematical" approach. (Mathematicians say this system may not increase the number of happy people after a vote, but it can decrease the number of people unhappy with the results.) ((and yes, I do have a habit of making things harder than they are, just ask my wife... and friends and co-workers and parents...))

The choices:
A: The Queen City (Charlotte)
B: The Triad (Greensboro, Winston-Salem, High Point)
C: The Triangle (Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill)
D: Fayetteville

Just assign points to your preferences. Four points to your ideal choice; three to your next favorite; two to your next choice; and one point to your least favorite. After everyone has voted, the location with the most points is the winner. It may not be your first choice, but it might at least be your 2nd choice.

Here's my vote:

A:2
B:3
C:4
D:1




-ian