Consecutive bicycle work commute number 1567:

Today's commute puts a wrap on 2022. After today I'm off work until after the 1st. Wound up with 3011 commuting miles, which is a little on the light side for me. No good explanation as to why.

This morning the air temp was -11°F with a -45°F wind chill. On paper it was warmer than yesterday morning, but in real life it felt a bit colder. I'm thinking because the wind was blowing even harder today. Steady wind at 25 mph with gusts pushing 50 mph.

The 2" of powdery snow we got yesterday was getting blown around making visibility difficult at times. They've shut down the two main interstates in South Dakota due to visibility and drifting issues. Late yesterday the skies looked overcast, but the weatherman said that there actually weren't any clouds in the sky; the wind was picking up so much snow from the ground that everything looked hazy.

Did the split commute again this morning. Was worried about how much the headwind was going to slow me down so I left the house a couple minutes early. I definitely didn't want to miss the bus today. Turns out I got to the stop seven minutes early, which made things pretty chilly as I stood there on top of a snow drift waiting.

Had the surly driver again today, but there were no incidents. Got to the client's location and snapped a photo to commemorate the commute. My hand was out of my glove for less than a minute in order to take the picture, and I was surprised how fast the cold made it start hurting.