I worked out at the gym last night and then rode home. Oy, that was not a good time. The road bike was nice and light going up the hills, but I was tired from pumping iron. This morning started out better, with temps just above freezing, no rain and minimal wind. I was able to fix the chain on my SS [sort of], so I rode that. It felt slow, but I really like the stopping power.

About 1/3 of the way to work, an SUV tried to pull a U-turn right in front of me. The problem was, his vehicle was far too big, so he ended up perpendicular to the sidewalk, leaving me about 18" of road space. I was going to give him the stink-eye, but I concentrated on making the gap. Disaster averted.

Later, less than 100m from my parking spot, some dork decides to cut left across two lanes of heavy traffic. She/he drifts left in front of me, then signals, then comes to almost a dead stop, then goes again, pauses, then lurches left once more. At the same time, another vehicle was trying to go right - I recall from physics class that two objects cannot occupy the same physical space at the same time. I guess the drivers didn't take physics. I was almost taken out three times in 15 seconds.

I like commuting - it keeps my reflexes sharp.