First bike commute of this week, also first after yesterday's snow storm that piled another few inches on last week's blizzard. Roads are plowed but slushy, narrowed by tall snowbanks, and full of puddles. Temp about 35F, a heatwave, enough to soften the ice pack for traction. Roads were wet with blocked drains, mostly pedaling through water while the sidewalk was plowed down to about 1-2" slush and packed ice/snow mix.

I saw another cyclist today going the same way! He surprised me when I checked for traffic behind me and saw him right there before I darted left to jump a curb onto a plowed sidewalk. I was late so I didn't think to stop and chat. Then he blew by me going down the road in the right lane watery mess while I slogged through the mush and chunks.