How as the commute today? Surprisingly good! Especially considering my phone "blew up" with the tone the Emergency Broadcast System uses over the TV to deliver a message to me that "my area" was going to be experiencing blizzard conditions. Amusingly, I live in metro Seattle and my daily journeys don't exceed 600 feet of elevation. I was highly skeptical that I'd be experiencing blizzard conditions, but did note a 11 MPH headwind predicted for my commute in to work tonight.

That is actually a pretty typical headwind for me traveling southbound into the city around 5PM. It was super gusty last night on my ride home around 0400, but luckily it was all just a little bit higher than me, whipping around the branches of the trees, but I only had to deal with it for two blocks of my journey as I traveled due west. Tonight it was much the same, I only really noticed the wind once or twice and it wasn't bad.

Thankfully after leaving work early last night I was actually well rested, and so I made good time and the hill climbs didn't feel too exhausting like they sometimes do when I am working multiple 12 hour shifts in a row. I lucked out again and was between squalls both last night and this afternoon, only getting a little very light rain on me at times last night.

Tonight I am scheduled to get off at 0330, by the time I walk all the way across campus from the ER to where the bicycle commuters locker room, change from scrubs to cold weather cycling gear and then make my way down the cage I won't be on the road until 0400. It's supposed to be right at freezing with a chance of snow, but I highly doubt there will be any accumulation before then, so hopefully I'll just get to cruise home in big fluffy flakes! I broke out my extra tights and extra thick base layer so I should be good!

Cheers!