Paging Houston Mellophanters - the weather there?

[Hatshepsut]

What's the weather like in Houston right now?

I have to meet my mother there - she's having eye surgery and needs a family member along. I've been assuming it would be hot, but a cursory internet search suggests it may be in the 60s or 70s, so if I don't pack properly, I may freeze.

One Cent Stamp? Artifex? Pawpaw?

[artifex]

What's the weather like in Houston right now?

OneCentStamp wants to know details of the eye surgery - having it at Baylor? He might know the doctor.

The weather right now is fickle. We've had wonderfully lovely sunny days in the mid-70s; today it's supposed to be rainy and 62; tomorrow it's supposed to be windy and cold. Spring and autumn tend to be really unpredictable here. It should be back up to the nice low 70s again soon, but I would definitely bring a sweater or jacket.

Also, the pollen is unbelievably bad. We had an unusually cold winter (well, for us), and then it got warm, so instead of a gradual onset, everything burst forth at once. You're probably not terribly sensitive to pollens here (it helps to live in a place for a couple years to get really sensitized to the local varieties), but you may want to pick up your anthihistamine of choice.

[OneCentStamp]

I concur with everything the little lady said about the weather and pollen. This weekend is supposed to be kind of cloudy and wet, but in general it's getting to be a lovely time of year except for the allergies.

If I may ask, where and when is your mom having her surgery? I ask because I work at an eye clinic in the Houston medical center area, and not only do I probably know the doctor or practice, it's probably within a mile or two of my work.

[Hatshepsut]

I'm so glad I asked. Given the way people bitch about the heat in Houston, I assumed it would be hot already. I would have frozen for lack of sweaters. Thanks for the insights. Thank goodness, I'm generally allergy-free, but it's nice to know that the pollen is intense, just in case.

My mother is going to the Eye Excellence Center for replace-the-entire-lens cataract surgery with Dr. Green. I'm going to have my eyes checked too, by one of the ODs - Dr. Matthew. I don't remember hearing anything about a connection with Baylor so I assume it's not the same clinic One Cent Stamp works at, but that would be awesome if it is! I forget the exact dates; her pre-surgery consult is tomorrow (Monday 22 March). They are doing each eye 5 days apart and the surgery dates are something like the 24th and 29th of March, I forget.

[Glazer]

Well the least y'all can do is get together for a Phant Fest.

[Hatshepsut]

Oh sure! I'm hesitant to suggest anything though, as not only will I not have a car (hell, I don't even have a drivers' license any more, how sad is that?), I'm not sure how....er....demanding my mother is going to be. (To be fair, Houston is a place with a lot of unhappy memories for her, as my dad died at the medical center in Houston after 2 months of agony in the hospital.) If there's a good place for a beer or a latte near my hotel, though, and OCS and Artifex have a flexible enough schedule to accommodate uncertainty, I'll buy!

[OneCentStamp]

Dr. Green has an excellent reputation, and her locations are one and two miles, respectively, from mine - I work at Mann Eye Institute. I'm sure you will have a hectic schedule with two operations in five days, but it would be lovely to meet you, even if it's only briefly.

[Hatshepsut]

Well then, we should be able to work something out. I'll actually be around from the 23rd of March to the 2nd of April.

I'll PM you my e-mail address and perhaps we can play it by ear once I'm in town.

[OneCentStamp]

I'll PM you my e-mail address and perhaps we can play it by ear once I'm in town.

Please do, unless you already sent it to artifex or something!

ETA: Never mind! I got your e-mail; it went to my junk folder.