Yeah, sucks for SURE.. Like you said, like clockwork: If I am going to somewhere warm, it ends up being the "only week of the year" to snow... Etc, etc. I've had to put up with this bad luck for years.
I wish you the best on the cold, hope I can ditch mine too... That may be a far-fetched idea. It's not even that I mind having a sore throat, it's just that (1) it's buck season, and (2) if i have a sore throat.. the sniffles and coughing are just a couple days away.. THAT creates a problem.
Feel better bro---