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Old 04-29-13 | 03:29 PM
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It hasn't been that warm here, yet. We've had days warm enough that I've come to work in shorts an athletic tee, and changed clothes at work, but it hasn't been warm enough yet that I have felt like I would get to work needing a shower. There are still plenty of days when I come to work in my work clothes. But then most days I take the bus most of the way and only bike 3 miles of work. But it's getting warmer, and in the past I showered, rode, and changed, but I also was able to keep the bike riding down to 1 mile if I wanted. But whether I biked 1 mile or the whole 7, there was no option to shower after I got to work.

Now even that scant 3 miles is likely to make me sweat when the humid summer sets in, and it's unavoidable due to my office relocating to off the bus line. But, with the office being in a new building that was built to get certain environmental certifications, there are showers present for bike commuters. As of yet, I don't think they've been used. Most people seem to find the idea of showering at work pretty funny, but then I'm only one of maybe three bike commuters in a staff of somewhere near 100 people. I expect I will be the first to christen those showers, and I expect that it will be in the coming month. Having spent time waiting to cool off, and spending the first hour of work moist with sweat, I think this will be an improvement. However I haven't determined yet if this will be the shower of the day, or if I will also shower, and perhaps shave, at home after my evening commute.
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