I started a new temp job a few weeks ago. In the second week, they cut us down to a 4-day week. So I was able to ride on any of 3 days in the week, and usually did, if the weather permitted.* This was my first 5-day week in awhile, and I hadn't ridden since Sunday. So, even though the weather sucks (showers on and off all day) I got on the bike and road the 5 miles into town. The relative I mooch car rides from is out of town for the day, and I was going stir crazy at the house.

The ride out wasn't that bad. I should have left a half hour earlier, before it really started to pour, but I made it alright. I'm waiting for weather.com to cue me to a break in the rain. Then I'll roll down the hill and get some lunch, do a little shopping, stop back at the library for a bit, and head back home. The 3-5 pm window is supposed to be not so rainy as it will be later.

I will admit I've googulled up info on rainsuits, rain capes and rain pants in the last hour or so. I had a "waterproof" windbreaker on, and I wrapped the bag I keep on my seatpost rack in a plastic trash bag to keep the rain from getting at my tool kit and other stuff.

The weatherfolks say that tommorow will be sunny, and my Giants play at night, so I should get a bunch of miles in. I must say, after staying off the bike for 5 days, my legs really felt the uphills! One also has to take care when encountering wet leaves, one of the universe's most slippery substances.

Sometimes, ya just gotta ride!

Kevin

*No, I'm not bike commuting. I've done the 30-mile round trip to my latest work site once, and while I'll do it again when I can't catch a ride, one of my family members would have a coronary if I attempted that on a regular basis, especially in cold and/or wet weather. There's already kvetching about not being home in time to eat dinner as early as someone else likes to. Gahh! To be financially able to live on one's own, if one chooses to! There's one of life's seldom reflected upon pleasures.