Originally Posted by
noimagination
I received a, ummm, "stern talking to" from my wife when I got caught in a thunderstorm. The storm had maybe 2% of the lightning that yours did (and most of it seemed to be cloud to cloud), and little to no wind, though I was pedaling through several inches of standing water at points during my ride home.
It was a lot of fun, but it was a little dangerous, mainly because the reduced visibility increased the risk of being hit by a car. I guess I won't be doing that again. At least, not when/where my wife can find out about it.
You touched on another part of my reason for taking shelter. I was almost at the point where I had to drop off the dedicated path and into traffic. It's bad enough dealing with drivers in ideal environmental conditions.