Most people log in to this thread to wax poetic about their day's commute. That is my normal approach. NOT TODAY!!! The commute in this morning SUCKED!! I intentionally left an hour and a half earlier this morning to beat the rain and to get a head start on a large project at work. Every was going as planned - the rain was a mere sprinkle with a little bit of a light rain mixed in occasionally and my cranky knee was feeling fine despite the cold and the head wind. Then the rain picked up and, as I turned a corner, I discovered that my rear wheel had picked up a large shard of glass. And I had failed to restock my patch kit or pick up a spare tube. I did have a jar of rubber cement (a remnant of my last oversight a few months ago) and one large patch. It took three attempts to get the patch to stick and close to an hour wasted. I was cursing as I walked through the door at work this morning -- it's unusual for me to do that in public! Snot was pouring out of my nose from the cold and rain. It took me two hours to shake the chill.

I borrowed a friend's car and ran to the LBS for TWO tubes at lunch. The half empty glass is slowly turning towards half full. Now, if this rain will slow down before it's time to head for home and if the Cubs will lose this afternoon, I'll be happy!

Sorry to be such a gloomy Gus, everyone!