So far this winter I've been off my bike three days because of extremely cold temperatures. Never because of snowfall. This weekend, however, the weather folks are anticipating blizzard conditions, with 30 to 40mph winds and 11 or more inches of snow. It's hard for me to imagine what that's going to be like, because we've been spoiled this week by unseasonably warm temperatures (much of the old snow is gone). It feels so much like spring is around the corner.

I have a commute I need to do tomorrow evening, and that's when they predict the snow will start. But it will be windy all day. Even if I choose the studded tires tomorrow, they won't help me at all with the blowing drifts that are sure to accumulate by the time I return home. Not to mention my ride into town will require the extra effort that the studded tires demand. So I can't win. If I get stranded on my return home, there's no telling if the bus system will be running on time. And then they'll find me the next morning looking like Jack Nicholson at the end of "The Shining".