Originally Posted by Tree Trunk
Today was the first work day in a while where I DIDN'T ride. As I opened the garage door to leave this morning, the sky also opened up. I was going to ride anyway but my wife came out and encouraged me that I should let her give me a ride. The lightning and thunder also added to that encouragement. So I drove the family van to work, along with my 5 year old son, 9 year old daughter, and wife. My son was in rare form, whining the whole way -- "I'm hungry (as we passed Burger King), turn on some music (as I turned on the news), how far is it, how long, you said we were almost there, I'm hungry, turn on the music". As we pulled until the parking lot at work, my wife asked "Would it have been more relaxing to ride to work in the rain this morning?". I didn't have to answer that one.
Same sky for me. Rain hadn't started yet so I took off. Half way to the train station the sky looked like a giant green loaf of bread was going to roll over and crush me. Leaves were turning over. Lightning strobes were everywhere. Huge gusts were throwing occasional early splats in my face. I was pedalling like the wicked witch. I barely squeezed under cover at the Naperville station when a lake fell out of that sky.