[originally posted by mistake in another thread, but it's really about the commute so here it goes]

I had a multi-modal commute this morning. We're having a new roof put on the house this week. The tear-off is so loud and messy that there's no way anybody should sit in the house while it's going on. So this morning we loaded the dog and kids into the wagon, put the bike on the rack, and drove to my in-laws. Got everybody set up, had a nice cup of coffee, and then rode to work.