Ride home was nice, had to take a detour to meet the wife & youngster over at the after-hours clinic (little one has a cough, etc.) so that was a nice opportunity to switch up the route. Once we were done at the clinic, the wife took the subway home (Chester to Main St. for the Torontonians) and I rode from seeing her off - I actually got home 5 seconds later than she did - which was awesome (I took Cosburn after a few side streets north to get there from Chester/Danforth) - really glad I put some more PSI into those tyres that morning, it seemed to help a lot.

Had a cab pull a little craziness on me, heading east on Adelaide, right near Jarvis (I think) - signs posted claimed construction, and I saw the "move over" arrows, so I moved into the next lane (4 lane one way street, I was on the far right going into the 3rd lane from the left) and took it, waiting at the front of the lights. Anyway, turns out the lane didn't really get used up by construction, and the cab wasn't happy with the way I was riding I guess, and stormed past me, overtaking on the right and swerving around to make it back before the concrete barriers around the construction.. nice - no REAL danger, but a bit intimidating.

No snow on the ride home, bonus, and I have to say, reading posts here made me feel a lot more confident about taking the lane - I usually ride fairly VC-like anyway, but that was always something I felt awkward about, as if it was the cars right and not mine. I just move over now as a courtesy when it's safe and appropriate, otherwise, screw them - and honestly, I had NO problems whatsoever. Everyone seemed to respect my signals, let me in, treated me with space while I crossed the 4-lane to get ready for a left turn, etc.

Realised in a very definite way that my lights are totally inadequate for unlit night riding - they're about good enough as a "I'm here!" light, but for sure not enough of a beam or anything to use as a guide.

So.. I sent an e-mail off to my wife to read the Peter White site and price guidelines for the various dynamo hubs/lights he carries.. after all, she has been asking about holiday gift lists.. (I'm dreaming, but hey, every little helps!)

Ride in this morning, much the same kinda toughness for me - but much smoother and faster ride, no stopping, no puking (ate breakfast, and made sure it was WELL before I left). No honks or cut-offs, really quiet ride by all means.