Fifty Plus (50+) - I drove in today!!!!

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cranky old dude
11-12-10, 03:04 PM
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Some days it just happens!
My commute home last night was very unenjoyable due to heavy and aggressive traffic. I also am a bit beat up from life in general. So at 03:30 this morning with the musical sounds of my alarm clock in the background, I made an executive decision. I opted to 'Toyota' it in to work today.
I do expect to take a little ride tomorrow though, and then commute in to work for the night shift. :):)
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Some days it just happens!
My commute home last night was very unenjoyable due to heavy and aggressive traffic. I also am a bit beat up from life in general. So at 03:30 this morning with the musical sounds of my alarm clock in the background, I made an executive decision. I opted to 'Toyota' it in to work today.
I do expect to take a little ride tomorrow though, and then commute in to work for the night shift. :):)
Whoa! You're working swing shifts?
Phil85207
11-12-10, 03:42 PM
Your entitled to drive when you want to .
cyclinfool
11-12-10, 03:55 PM
My motivation for riding in to work wained about the end of Sept - and it's less than 2 miles away and mostly on a MUP. Boy am I a slug.
Bare Feet
11-12-10, 04:44 PM
Tomorrow's weather is supposed to be beautiful--sunny & warm. I hope you enjoy it :)
Some days it just happens!
I've been doing it a lot lately; the winds are just too unpredictable right now. Today would have been great, but yesterday would have been miserable: light headwind on the way in, but 20+MPH headwind coming home. After 8 hours on my feet, the last thing I want is to have to fight a headwind that will keep me nearly sitting still during the climb.
doctor j
11-12-10, 05:14 PM
Oh, the shame........:eek::cry:
Bud Bent
11-12-10, 05:52 PM
I did the same thing. There was light rain, with more rain and a blasting north wind from an arriving front in the forecast, plus I had shopping I needed to do, so after riding to work the other four days this week, I drove my Toyota (Tacoma), too. Yesterday was my 145th bike ride to work this year.
Dang! And the weather was so nice today.
Louis: You don't want to know the kind of shifts Cranky works.
Dang! And the weather was so nice today.
Louis: You don't want to know the kind of shifts Cranky works.
Brutal. I can see why he wants to GTFO of there.
stapfam
11-13-10, 03:07 PM
Have a lad at work that commutes 5 miles into work Everyday. Doesn't matter what the weather and he will be travelling by bike. I know its only 5 miles and he is young but I do pity him some mornings as I drive past him in the car and it is pouring down with rain and I can see him struggling into the headwind.
But if he kept his bike cleaner- I might offer him a lift on those bad days- but I don't want to risk him soaking the passenger seat with the amount of mud up his back. (No mudguards):innocent:
And I know he enjoys cycling.
cranky old dude
11-13-10, 04:41 PM
Oh, the shame........:eek::cry:
I know. :mad:
So for my pennance I rode 37 miles along the lakeshore earlier today, 5 miles into work this evening, and I'll tool around a bit in the morning on the way home. Ya think maybe 20 miles or so would be a suficient punishment?!?! (remember, I will have been at work for 12.5 hours before the ride and I got up at 09:00 a.m. this morning...no nap). :eek:
cranky old dude
11-13-10, 04:45 PM
Have a lad at work that commutes 5 miles into work Everyday. Doesn't matter what the weather and he will be travelling by bike. I know its only 5 miles and he is young but I do pity him some mornings as I drive past him in the car and it is pouring down with rain and I can see him struggling into the headwind.
But if he kept his bike cleaner- I might offer him a lift on those bad days- but I don't want to risk him soaking the passenger seat with the amount of mud up his back. (No mudguards):innocent:
And I know he enjoys cycling.
Almost sounds like an opportunity for you with the tandem there. Just thinking out loud...:innocent:
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