I spent a hour cleaning and lubing my bike yesterday, so of course we had unexpected rain today. It was supposed to be clear with clouds rolling in later in the day and showers tonight. I had my bike all packed up before I checked the morning weather on TV. Surprise, surprise, they were wrong again on their forecast. It was already raining --actually a light mist. I went ahead and cycled to work since I had all of my gear ready, even though I don't normally ride in the rain. It was just a light mist, but it kept sticking to my glasses and making it hard to see. Fortunately it wasn't raining hard enough to make the roads wet and splashy.

Another reason I wanted to ride today is that my new Dinotte tail-light came on Saturday, and I wanted to try it out. It was hard to tell how much more effective it was since it was so much brighter this morning with the end of daylight savings time. The rain made it darker, however. I didn't notice any difference in how the cars reacted to me in traffic, but I felt a little safer.