Originally Posted by
freezingflyboy
Until you experience another one of these self-inflicted mini-crises and find yourself agonizing over what should be a relatively easy decision

A couple of assumptions here, not knowing you personally: (1) you are an adult human being possessing at least some level of secondary education and (2) you are a professional aviator, a position that often requires you to absorb information and arrive at a decision, sometimes in short order.
My suggestion to you would be to act like it.
A little demeaning don't you think?
I gathered all the info (which included the responses on this post), called a SWA friend who spoke to dispatch about tomorrow's flights. I studied the forecasts, spoke with the Mrs. and derived a solution. I commuted up this evening, 36 hours early. What is unprofessional about that?