The ride itself was fine.

Like many of you (I assume), I'm required by my wife to call in as soon as I arrive at work so she doesn't worry. This morning I was running about 5 minutes later than usual and the weather was somewhat questionable--31 degrees and some kind of precipitation overnight meant the roads were potentially dicey. My wife called me several times on my cell to see where I was and to tell me to be careful, but the phone was in my trunk bag and on vibrate. Needless to say, the first thing she said when I checked in was, "WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?"

In her defense, it was in conditions almost exactly like these 2 years ago that I had my fall that ended in the ER with 11 stitches and head x-rays.