Originally Posted by pinkrobe
Fargin' horrible ride in this morning [still better than the bus or car]. There's so much snow on the road that I had to be a scofflaw and ride sidewalks. Imagine piles of wet leaves on sloppy mud on top of ice, and you'll get an idea of what it's like to ride in this ****. You turn, you jacknife. If you don't turn, you drift sideways. Lovely! Two more days of this crap and it should be reasonable again.
The perils of riding on the road in this crap are greater than the perils associated with sidewalk surfing. During my 5km walk in, I didn't notice the usually bike tracks in my neighbourhood so they must have decided on alternative-alternative transportation.