Originally Posted by Buglady
I was STUPID and took the bus. An hour and 35 minutes later I squished my way into work, where six people promptly asked in tones of horror if I had ridden my bike. (I don't know where they thought I'd put the dang bike, in my pocket or something? They saw me walk in the door...) If I HAD ridden, I'd have had a dry change of clothes, I'd be warmer, and I wouldn't have had to walk twelve blocks because nobody in this city has any idea how to freaking DRIVE and the crosstown bus line was completely stalled since all the traffic lights were on flashing red.
I moved here to get AWAY from this kind of nonsense.
Sorry to hear that, but you have confirmed I made the right decision this morning.
Was even going to take the long way round on the pathway, then I looked over the
bridge railing at Nose Creek. *!!!!!! ....Lets just say the level was up a little. Which
meant i had to get a little inventive to deal with the road works on McKnight Blvd.
Wait for a break in traffic then cross to the center divider. Need a new rain jacket,
my current one was described as "shower resistant"...... some years ago. The
winter tights did a fair job though, with the cheapo nylon overshoes the bottom
half did WAY better than the top half, didn't expect that. Using Boeshield T9 on
the chain this week after a recommendation, it has been on for about 250km and
what was left still managed to keep the chain squeak free even in this downpour.
I am cautiously impressed. I had to track through some puddles big enough to
drown out a minivan or two, got a very strange look from the guy trying to get his
van started the other side of one puddle.
My current bike lacks a rack and has only
vestigial fenders, waiting to get my Xtracycle fitted and didn't want to reassemble
it twice, (Soon, Buglady, Soon!) The other weather "fix" moves a step nearer as
the "new" forks arrived with the disc tabs, finally sent the correct ones this time.
I'm rambling a bit, all alone here this morning and no customers......they must not
feel like driving in this weather
