Nice Sunday ride today, -4C with a tailwind. It started snowing after I arrived at the university so I'll have something to quiet the studs on the ride home. One path that was in pretty good shape went bad on Friday. It had been packed and smooth, then the city dumped a bunch of sand on it, so now its loose and squirmy. The leadup to this winter is feeling the winter we had back in 1998. That year there was next to nothing for snow most of the winter and well above normal temperatures. I'm down for that.

I found a new favourite locker in the change room for my panniers. When you unlock it, the quarter falls out instead of going into the coin bin.

I got a few new pieces of winter clothing.

My mom finished knitting me a pair of wool pants. They are HUGE at the waist and the legs are long, but they should still do very nicely. An elastic band helps with the waist, and the extra material can be bunched near my ankles. She said next year she'll knit me a pair that fits better, since you can't really alter knitting.

She also got some insulation material from a fabric store and sewed it into a pair of rain covers to go over my boots. I just need to wait for a cold day to try them out.