Gah. How come?

it aint so!

my association with certain organizations compels me to spend some time in a far off land

I used to be a member of a similar organization. I recall them being not especially flexible.

All things considered they are being as flexible as they can, except for actually confirming, about a 90% chance now

thinking of using the even as way to raise some money for Vets. $1 a guess as to where I'm going, closest wins half or some such. Thoughts?

even=event