Congratulations on the new personal best, RM! It was chilly but not that cold in Raleigh, with temps in the mid-20s but windchill in the teens. Temps here could drop down to teens by tomorrow morning, however. The wind is what makes it tough on cold days, and it was very windy on my afternoon commute yesterday as well as this morning.

I stopped to do my good deed for the day on my way to work this morning. Water has been draining across one of the streets on my route for months, apparently from a leak at a city maintenance complex. I have sent several emails to the city about the leak but nothing has been done to address it. Today it really got me irked because there was a large sheet of glare ice across the road. I dismounted from my bike because I was afraid that the ice would take me down, and while I was at it I stopped to take some photos. I plan to send the photos to the city today as well as local news media. The leak is just an accident waiting to happen on very cold days.