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IDEA: The Misanthrope’s Weather Forecast

A periodic alert of large events or things happening, suggesting how you might optimize your schedule to avoid being around people/crowds.

• A night-time NFL game starting at 5pm in your city, which will totally fuck up traffic for 4 hours, so it is a great day to work from home.
• The Super Bowl is happening, so stores will tend to be empty - it’s a great day buy some pants or sporting goods, but a poor day for grocery shopping.
• It is a holiday weekend and will be sunny, so there is likely to be a lot of people outside, especially on bike paths or in parks. You should probably clean your house or something.
• Obviously avoid Mexican restaurants on Cinco de Mayo, and bars on St. Patrick’s Day.
• Halloween is a good time to book a 2 day vacation to a remote area (mountain is good, but it’s also the off-season for beach cabins), so you don’t have to open the door for all those kids or put up with drunk girls in cat costumes puking on your car.
• Thanksgiving: great time to go overseas, since international flights tend to be emptier.
• Strategies for dealing with street closures and crowds due to parades and festivals - i.e. when it might be safe to return.