Originally Posted by badger_bike
Working at the college bookstore this week without classes; so my commute is only about 2/3 of the way I would usually take. It's not even a commute! Well. Anyway. This morning, 50s and windy and chilly. The forecast was for "rain likely", and because I did not expect a monsoon, one was graciously provided for me by the time of my return commute. Heavy, cold rain and winds. It's not, I don't think, the headwinds which are worst, but the ones that come and hit you broadside. Some of the days when it's been very windy west-east, I've nearly been pushed over!
I am excited for the change in environs to come next week when I go back to Newton.
Are you at Salem State? Welcome back to Newton in any case.
And yes, the weather today was fierce. I had a vicious commute in and out of Uphams Corner in Dorchester from Newton with heavy rain, wind gusts of 35-40 mph and busy city streets. Rode back to over by BU with a friend and realized I can commute alone and barely think about the traffic but to watch how close some of the cars and trucks came to him was very disconcerting at times. It was the kind of rain that hurts your face when it hits.
And FormerBMXer I did your Comm Ave route on the worst of days but fortunately without hazard. One of my favorite moments of the day was when I was down on Mass Ave in Dorchester and a cyclist on the other side of the road yelled to me through the wind and the rain, "What are you, crazy?"