Hey Rick -
I think at this point I think it's probably wise for me to forego making the chowder as planned in the interest of food safety...
Been sick for over a week and don't want to put anyone else at risk for this crud - it's not a lot of fun.
I'll bring some sodas along or bottled water if I do make it - but going to TFCTFN at all is starting to look pretty iffy unless there's some dramatic improvement, which isn't seeming likely...
I'm bummed
big-time, been looking forward to it all winter...but I also don't want to crop-dust the whole gang with the flu either -