It felt cold this morning. It was around 20 °F, but thankfully, the wind was < 10 mph; first time for several days. The first block of my commute was unsalted, but the snow wasn't too deep or icy, so I took my folder. After that first block, it was fine. Salty, exposed pavement mostly. I think I'll stop by the grocery store on the way home today and get chili ingredients and make us a pot for dinner. We love frozen chili left-overs, 6 months later, when we're getting sick of everything else.

The ride to the grocery store across town for our board meeting last night was epic on the eFatty. I had just under half a battery left and it was bitter cold & windy; 19 °F with a 15 mph wind, uphill. The battery was blinking on the last bar by the time I got to the store. (they have a public dining lounge on the 2nd floor where we hold our board meetings)

I felt like it would be OK if the battery completely died for the trip home, as it would trend downhill and the wind would then be a tailwind. It wasn't bad at all, and I still had enough juice for a little push up the worst of the climbs. It was too cold to charge when I got home, so I popped the battery out and brought it inside, along with the charger. Had dinner, talked with the wife for awhile, then plugged it in and watched a movie. Let it go for about 3 hours at 3 A, so 9 Ah charged into that 15 Ah pack should see me through another month of winter, unless we get a LOT of snow. Looks like another inch or so of snow tonight & tomorrow morning; I'll be ready!

Looks like we're going into the deep freeze after Saturday. The HIGH temperature Monday will be 1 °F, and with the 20 mph wind, that translates to "Feels like -20 °F".


I was glad for the studded tires as I approached this curve last night. I might've made an unplanned dismount otherwise...