It's exciting to see people checking in here from non-English speaking countries, [MENTION=334633]Atvar[/MENTION] in Italy and [MENTION=256748]dsanchez[/MENTION] in Slovakia. It's exotic to me, though [MENTION=334633]Atvar[/MENTION], your story is too common here. I like the way you tell it, however.

[MENTION=86492]tarwheel[/MENTION] I'm glad to hear of your tour. I've been curious about that route. It sounds nice, but on the other hand, I think my wife and I might find other tour routes we might enjoy more.

My goal has been to increase my average number of bike commuting days. I think it's slightly below two per week. Last week, I bike commuted two days. It was hot and humid, and I wore cycling clothes and changed at the office. That worked out fine. My clothes got saturated, but changing got my dry and comfortable. I change my clothes in a wiring closet which is off my boss's office. It has airflow from the data center's big air conditioning system, so my clothes are dry by the end of the day, and no one gets grossed out by their presence. I'm not even very aware of how hot and humid the weather is while I'm on the bike, and that's a blessing. My office is sufficiently cooled, and I have my own box fan which changes the air pretty well.

Today, I drove my wife's car in and dropped it off with the repair mechanic near my workplace. I hate HATE HATE driving a car in the city. The subway, my usual mode other than cycling, is hot and stinky and has a rough ride, but it is a world better than driving a car in traffic. When we moved back into the city three years ago, I sold my car.