Even though the snow has just started to fall in Chicago, it's never too early to think about Spring Break! Interested in joining the Euchre Club of Chicago in sunny Florida this March? Then read on!

We've worked out a deal with several properties in fabulous (and gay) Fort Lauderdale for an ECC vacation package. Right now we're looking at 4 day/5 night packages starting at $500/person (based on double occupancy, including airfare and hotel) or $700/person for 6 days/7 nights. Many rooms can accommodate more than two people, so if you have a foursome willing to share a room, you can lower your costs significantly.

There are several options when it comes to properties, but all of them offer heated pools, hot-tubs, and, um, clothing optional areas for the more adventurous. We'll also put together nights on the town with a few options -- and we may even drop in on the Euchre Club of Fort Lauderdale.

If you're interested in joining us during the first week of March, please send an email to euchrechicago@yahoo.com as soon as possible. Rooms in Fort Lauderdale sell out quickly, and in order to keep our discounted rate we'll need to secure at least 10 rooms no later than Thanksgiving.

If you have any questions, email the address above or check with ECC president Ron Hall. And please leave the thongs at home.

A special notice to all of the newbies: please don't forget to pay your membership dues after your third play with the club. Membership has many, many perks, and you'll never know until you pay up your $15.00.

And for any old-timers who haven't paid up yet -- for shame!

Your weather for the week, provided by the meteorologists at WFLD-TV Fox Chicago.

TUESDAY - 58 / 48 Drizzle
WEDNESDAY - 52 / 43 Partly Cloudy
THURSDAY - 45 / 30 Partly Cloudy
FRIDAY - 52 / 34 Sunny
SATURDAY - 49 / 35 Partly Cloudy
SUNDAY - 48 / 35 Partly Cloudy

With the writers' strike in full force, Hollywood may soon come to its knees (and not in a good way). With a complete lack of scripts, TV studios may be forced to go back to the vaults to produce some leftovers from years gone by.

Imagine what would happen if FOX's 24 had been around in 1994 -- a time before cell phones and satellite imagery. Now you don't have to imagine: click here to watch the presumed lost trailer from the never-aired 1994 season.

November 24 - After-Thanksgiving Potluck
November 25 - Board Meeting
December 2 - Annual Holiday Party!
December 16 - Variation Night

Congratulations to the following recent winners!

Tuesday, Nov 6 - Gregory Ward with a 51!

Sundays just got even better. Now, not only do you win $30 in drinks from the bar, but you also get to pick the music the following week! Are you a Disco Diva, a Showtune Sally or a Devo Devotee? Now you can inflict your "taste" on the rest of us, for better or for worse.

Charlie's features XM Satellite Radio, so check out the line up by clicking here for a complete channel listing.

If a Sunday winner fails to show up the following Sunday, he/she forfeits the chance to choose, and the music choice reverts back to Sunday Director Geoff.

"There's no hole at this table for me to finger..."

- Bailey Hughes, weighing in on the plight of the lesbians...

Dear Hoyle,

How do the gas pumps know when they've finished filling your tank in order to shut off? - Flustered Under Extreme Learning

Dear FUEL:
The gas pump is actually a series of tubes (not to be confused with the Internet). The gas shuts off when a valve at the top of the tube closes, but how does the valve know when to shut off? The gas nozzle is actually two tubes in one. Aside from the big tube that pours the gas, there's also a second, much smaller tube, that allows for airflow while pumping. When the tank gets filled, the airflow is blocked, and the shut-off valve, well, shuts off, saving your car's finish and your shoes.

-Hoyle

If you have a question about Euchre strategy, ECC club rules, relationships or just life in general, send an e-mail to resident expert Hoyle at euchrechicago@yahoo.com. We promise all e- mails are anonymous, and the answers may just