Well, today was one of those days, both at work and commuting. Going to work went well, and I stopped by a coffee shop to meet with some people from my church, then went on to work. I had several unplanned events at work, and worked late because there's a lot to do and my wife wasn't due home from her work until about 8:00 PM.

Well, at 7:00 PM I went out to get my bicycle (the ol' Schwinn LeTour) out of its bike locker, and as I took it out there was a weird noise. The tire didn't seem right, and I couldn't figure it out at first. I loaded the panniers onto the bike, then noticed that the front tire had apparently blown out (exploded) while I was working. This was no flat to fix, as the tire sidewall was gone.

I decided that I had the time, and since home was "only" 3.5 miles away, I could jog home. Luckily, I had a pair of running shoes at work, and so changed into them and jogged home in about 45 minutes (I'm not too fast).

Tomorrow I will recover the bicycle and see what the damage really is (it was dark when I went out).

John