I like to open lots of weak twos on fairly
non-book sorts of hands.  I've never been
able to figure out in what context my hand
is "good" or "bad" or whether my suit is 
good or what.  I have found the solution.
The responses to September (new-Ogust) are:
	3C = 9+ losers 
	3D = 8 losers, bad hand
	3H = 8 losers, normal or good hand
	3S = 7 or fewer losers.
"Losers," of course, are evaluated by losing
trick count.  This is just the perfect situation
for using LTC, and it looks like it will work.
Here is the example from the team game on 
Sunday:
	QJxx AKx Jxx KJX
Partner opens 2S, first chair, R vs R.
You bid 2NT.  If partner bids 3C, game is 
hopeless.  If he bids 3D, it is probably
well under a finesse, and might have no play.
If he bids 3H, it is probably on a hook, but
might be a little better.  If he bids 3S, it
is probably cold.  

I love this convention; it is really the perfect
time for LTC.  With balanced hands, you always
know what to do.  Using it is easy; there are
few non-trivial decisions.  Some of the results
are surprising, for example
	KQxxx K Jx xxxxx is a 7-loser hand.
Put it opposite a strong notrump, however,
and it will make a game.  Take a look at
Axxx Axx Kxx KJx, which is the real hand
(above) tinkered mildly to avoid card duplication.
Game is excellent, which would be a surprise
to Ogust users, I think, and a big surprise
to weak 2 abusers.  

The response structure is definitely not
the best we can do with the available room.
Perhaps after a 2H opening, the following might
be better:
	3C = 8 losers, normal or good hand.
	    3D relays
		3H = bad trumps
		3S = good trumps
	3D = 8 losers, bad hand
	3H = 9+ losers
	3S = 7 losers
Given a 2S opening, we can do a tiny bit more, 
but this solves the couple-of-years' old question:
how do we decide between 3NT and 4H/S when partner
has a normal weak 2?
			--Jeff