On 7 Dec 2004 12:17:31 -0800, "Michael"
wrote:

Whenever I make a business trip from Houston to Austin when the weather
is iffy in Austin but not in Houston, I file my alternate back in
Houston. If I can't get in at Austin, it does me no good to get in
somewhere 50 miles away with no arrangements for ground transport. I'm
going to miss my meeting anyway, so I might as well turn around and go
home.

Michael


So what difference does it make what your alternate is?

If you want to go back to Houston, you go back to Houston, whether
your alternate is Houston, New Orleans or Hong Kong.

You don't have to go to your alternate if you don't wnat to, ever.