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Old 07-19-07 | 08:49 AM
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Bikes: 2018 Ghost Square Trekking B2.8 e-bike; 2015 MEC Cote gravel/touring bike; 1985 Boyes-Rosser tourer, now outfitted as Winter Trundle-bike

Decided to brave the thunderstorms (had another series all night - I love sleeping when there's thunder rumbling, I'm weird) and rode in. I definitely needed the ride since I was horribly unfocused yesterday and had a bad anxiety attack.

Nice ride, the clouds were clearing, but apparently it's Opposite Day with regard to traffic laws and riding courtesy today.

* Had two cars blow through stop signs across my path (I had the straight through, luckily I always expect that sort of thing)
* One motorist stopped when *I* had the sign and she had a straight through (then she got mad when I waved her on, sorry lady, I know YOU stopped, but the other 2 lanes didn't and I don't feel like playing in traffic this early),
* Two meandering cyclists who somehow managed to get in front of me and then slow right down *twice* (they must have known a short cut), literally weaving all over the lane
* One idiot on a mountain bike downtown who passed me on the right as I waited with traffic and proceeded to blow through two red lights of his own.

Gah. Oh well, at least I made it, and I feel a lot steadier than I did yesterday. Stupid brain.
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