I hear you Mike. I was frustrated at setting up my equipment each night. Just took too long. I have a somewhat different issue though. I live in Melbourne, but my observatory is 160km away in a dark rural location.
I get so frustrated (and I mean really frustrated) when the skies are clear in town as I can't simply jump in the car and drive 2 hours (4 hours return) to start imaging (especially weeknights).
(Somewhat off topic...-below)
I've had enough of this and have started to put an end to it. As my observatory location is so remote, I'm eligible for the government broadband connect scheme where they will install a satellite dish for Internet comms. I will use this and wireless to establish a connection to the observatory computer. This will allow remote comms be it a little slow due to high latency experienced with satellite. The dome is already motorised and sync'd to the computer, but will need to motorise shutter operations. Not cheap.
Once complete, I'll start with interactive remote imaging sessions to test the set up. Though eventually I'll go robotic and schedule my imaging targets so aquisition can occur without my direct involvement. I'll need to purchase a
cloud/rain sensor to check it its clear. If so, start imaging, if not check throughout the night if it clears and continue image acquistion from where it last left off. I already use a Robofocus for remote focusing, the scope is controlled by TheSky and MaximDL for CCD camera control so I'm nearly there. I expect this will maximise my investment and keep me happy.