Totally screwed up morning in Raleigh, NC. I was checking the weather as I was eating breakfast, and the TV weather report said some sleet and freezing rain was moving through our area. Our forecasters must be the worst in the country because they have been totally missing everything all year long -- rain, high temps, low temps, you name it. There was no mention of rain, sleet or freezing rain in the forecast last night at 11 p.m.

Anyway, I go out to get the newspaper off the driveway, and my truck already had sleet/freezing rain on the windshield. Then the TV news started having reports of traffic accidents all over the area from the slick roads, so I bagged my bike commute for the day. Not worth the risk. So, I had a nice leisurely breakfast and drove to work. Of course, the roads seemed fine on the route I drive. But I still think I made the right decision because my bike commute is on different roads with some hills where my speeds top 30 mph and I wouldn't want to have a crash.