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Warm and very humid this morning-get used to it, it's DC. I was absolutely soaked when I got to work even after riding at a much easier pace. It will be so hot this afternoon, in fact, that I chose to leave my helmet at home today. I am a believer in helmets but it'll be so hot this afternoon that I would have to take it off anyway (as I did yesterday), I figured it'll save me the trouble of bringing it home. I know it's a stupid idea but I ride on the MV Trail for about 80% of my commute and am much more cautious when helmet-less. Just making sure that I'm hydrating well today in preparation, sun screen too.
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Uneventful this morning. I gave blood this morning after the commute--I thought the collection officer was gonna stroke out when she realized I'll be biking home again this afternoon.
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Had a dentist appointment and then rode in afterwards. I've decided that any activity that gets the blood pumping after having your gums cut on and a tooth drilled is not a good idea. The whole side of my face was painfully thudding by the time I got to work. Besides that I'm just waiting for the torrential rain we're supposed to be getting today. Missed it this morning, we'll see if my luck holds for the return voyage.
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Late but good. Bright side of missing rush hour, no traffic to speak of, bike or car.
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Dang, we've got a severe thunderstorm watch, with hail warnings. Will have to weigh my options for the ride home.
Originally Posted by Environment Canada
City of Toronto
2:45 PM EDT Wednesday 27 June 2007 Severe thunderstorm watch for City of Toronto continued Severe thunderstorms are possible early this afternoon and evening. This is an alert to the potential development of severe thunderstorms with large hail and damaging winds. Monitor weather conditions..Listen for updated statements. If threatening weather approaches take immediate safety precautions. Weather radar and satellite show scattered severe thunderstorms are developing in the hot and humid air. These storms are capable of producing torrential rain and damaging wind gusts up to 100 km/h. Furthermore funnel clouds have been reported near Sarnia so there is still a risk of a tornado with these storms. A cold front currently over northeastern Ontario will sweep across southern Ontario today triggering thunderstorms early this afternoon and evening in the hot and humid airmass. A few thunderstorms will also trigger before the advance of the cold front over southwestern and southcentral Ontario along lake breeze boundaries which will form off of Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. There is potential that some of these thunderstorms may become severe with main threats being damaging winds...Torrential downpours...And intense lightning. Hail is also possible and there is a lesser risk of a tornado. |
Originally Posted by Buglady
:lol: at "stretchy time." I know EXACTLY how that works! For me, it's part and parcel of ADHD. When I was first given Ritalin, that was the first thing I noticed - so THAT's what "time" is! (But I didn't like the side effects).
Replying to a few other things at once: Yes, I got my massage (ow. Shoulder was kinda locked up there from stress. Ow.) and feel much better :) (I am also drinking a Guinness at the moment, by way of a recovery drink :D) Support staff = administrative assistant positions, student advisor, that sort of thing :) Workingbike, what kind of thing are you looking for? And may one inquire what happened? (I bet mine is more dramatic!) Yes, I dare say your situation was more dramatic. I work at a retail refurbished computer place, the boss has been getting fed up with the business lately, although it is still profitable. Somebody came along and offered a sum for the industrial unit we are in that he felt he was unable to turn down, so he is going off to do other things. The retail operation is going on, being run by his "partner" from a smaller rental unit, he doesn't think he can justify employing someone else to run it so, there you go. I have done many things, I was, 15 years ago, a Civil Engineering technician in the UK, though I have no oil and gas experience and my AutoCAD is out of date so I doubt I can get back into that. I can't give you a job description, but I would like something where I can do some problem solving, anything that doesn't involve mind numbing drudgery. Money doesn't have to be fabulous, my needs are small but it has to be better than minimum wage stuff. If it involves some manual labor, thats OK too, though I couldn't handle full on warehouse work. I have some irons in the fire, but nothing is making me excited yet. |
Wet, cold and windy today. I can't complain though as I can't remember the last time I had to wear my raincoat whilst riding. We've had some showers but not rain like this. We have had 10inches of rain in some parts of the state and lots of flooding (thankfully not here in Melbourne).
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Originally Posted by gbcb
Dang, we've got a severe thunderstorm watch, with hail warnings. Will have to weigh my options for the ride home.
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Was supposed to be at work at 9:30am since I'd be opening up at 10am.. I didn't make it until 9:50am. I really pushed myself and made it in a hair over 8 minutes (commute usually takes 8.75-9 minutes), so at least I'm making some progress since I started riding/commuting :)
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Originally Posted by gbcb
On the way home last night, I was riding slowly through a park and trying to stay on the right-hand side of the path so as not to spook oncoming pedestrians. It wasn't enough for one homeless guy, who shouted "WHERE THE HELL ARE YA GOIN, YA GOOF?" as I rode by. For some reason, I decided to stop and talk to him, explaining that I was sorry if my riding had somehow threatened him, but I was trying to ride as safely as I could. It turns out he had been hit by a cyclist before and was naturally a bit concerned about it happening again. After talking to him for a while, he grinned and said, "You're all right -- you have a GREAT evening!". Wished him a good evening, too, and rode off...
It made me realise that sometime the angry reactions of pedestrians, drivers, and cyclists to other pedestrians, drivers, and cyclists are often the results of misunderstandings. Notice I said "I try." :p Seriously, though, it's sort of one of my own little personal core values. And: Good luck, Devildog! Let us know how you make out. |
Bit late but... Good Luck Devildog!
Just miserable conditions out there Today. The air quality just sucks along with the heat and humidity. I was running about 25MPH, this AM, down past The Museum on CPW, taking the outer lane, trying to make *that* light, when I noticed a White car right on my wheel. I didn't think much of it because it's Two lanes in either direction on CPW. Sure enough the driver swung out into the other lane and started passing, but then the passenger rolls down his window and yells, "You are not a car!". D'uH. The driver then floored it. It felt really good to pass them a couple of blocks on when the traffic backed up. I thought about posting this over in A+S, what with the vehicular aspects involved and all, but, well... you know. :) |
Last night was a hot and humid commute. One mile from home I hit a sewer grate at a bad angle and blew out the rear tire. Ugh....rather then waste a CO2 cartridge, I decieded to walk it from there and change it at home with the air compressor.
This morning, for the first time in a year and a half of commuting, I ran into another commuter. Actually rode with him for about 3 miles, chatting about stuff. He's mostly a fair weather commuter, but his workplace doesn't have showers, so I guess I can't really blame him (works at a doctors office). It was nice seeing someone else out there though:) |
It looks like its gonna rain today.....
Thanks all, We should know by friday! Billy |
Hot and humid this morning, I was drenched in sweat halfway to work. This has been an awful week of JAM's, they are everywhere. I think I am going to lose my voice yelling at driver's who don't use their turn signals. Other than that it's been a pretty good week so far, just hoping to avoid the rain/storms tonight and tomorrow.
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Good ride today. 16 miles. Spent a week with my kids at Scout camp so no riding. The legs are feeling pretty weak today. Almost became a hood ornament and it was my fault. Took a curve in the road real wide and kind of fast. There was an oncoming car that had blended in with the background. There was no real danger of hitting it but it reminded me that I need to be a little bit more vigilant.
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My ride was pretty normal. My wife decided to try cycle commuting yesterday. We got her a trek comfort bike last week. She rode 6km to the c-train station, then trained to work. I biked to her work place in the evening and rode back with her the 21km home. It's a pretty good jaunt, especially considering she's new to it.
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Turns out the blood collection officer yesterday was (mostly) right. I made it home fine but felt puny afterwards. The commute this morning was sloooow and my hands are numb/tingly. Part of it is that I didn't eat enough last night.
Thank God I exercised good judgment last night (for once) and decided not to go to Ultimate pickup. :( |
Today was the first commute in over a week. Boy, am I feeling it. On the way out, I was at an intersection with another bike commuter. I took the crap road no traffic and a hill and he took the nice road which is basically a short highway. I took my time and even stopped for about 5 min. to blow my nose. We ended up crossing paths at another intersection. Maybe I can hook up with him tomorrow. It'd be nice to have someone to commute with again.
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Good ride back yesterday, was hot - felt kinda crappy when I got to my daughters place, just rested, ate and drank and assume it was fatigue/sun related.
I rode today direct via the road again - left late and wanted to get to work within a good time and I've quite a few evening miles to look forward to, so not a biggy. I'm away from my bike for a few days as of tomorrow, so today is my last riding day - even though I'm a little beat from all this riding in the crazy heat and lack of good rest, I wanted to get the time in before my weekend break. |
Another uneventful, yet pleasant, ride in. My co-worker has called in sick with "pinkeye". A dollar says that it miraculously clears up for an afternoon tee time...
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Great ride in. I am a big wimp and hate exercise, but for some reason the whole pedaling thing doesn't seem as awful. I was working pretty hard this morning just because, and I liked it. :)
There was a power crew parked blocking the bike lane and right lane of a busy 4-lane road that I use. I hit it when there were a ton of cars coming up and merging at 50+ into the one open lane, and thought I'd be stuck for a bit, but one of the crew guys waved me up through along the curb. Maybe he noticed my orange vest and saw me as one of them. :love: :roflmao: |
Cool and drizzly. And long! Trailered Thing 2 to daycare, detoured back to MUP, did run into wife this time, went w/ her til we got to a turnoff I seldom take, took that, stopped for blood draw at clinic, detoured to McDonald's (fasting for blood draw) rejected from drive through! Blew them off, continued on to work, will eat lunch apples for breakfast instead of egg mcmuffins. Finally, got a horn honk and big thumbs down gesture from random old guy in beat up old sh*tbox car while I was standing minding my own business at a red light (out of everybody's way). The McD's and old guy things were just entertainment though, not stress. It is a nice day at least.
Yesterday I was stuck on MUP when deer and I stopped to stare each other down. I didn't want to pass too close and have him puncture my chest w/ razor-sharp forehoofs, so I waited him out, and he finally jumped onto the freeway offramp, hopped across into homeless people camp. |
Originally Posted by Buglady
I just realized that as of this afternoon, when I hop off my bike at my chiropractor's office, I will have broken 1000km for the year (80% commuting). This is a nice milestone and calls for celebration! I think I will see if they have a massage appointment open :D
Did some online job hunting this afternoon and found that the local college is hiring support staff at *considerably* higher pay than I am currently making. It would cut my commute in half, but that means more time for recreational riding. Oh, and studying. Since I'm officially leaving here because of going back to school, not because it's a snake pit. :rolleyes: Good Job!!! Ya HOO!!! I also have a milestone; aprox 1555 miles for the calender year, bike computor shows 1555 b'cause new bike for x-mas and started riding it mid Jan. when I had adjusted some components for personal taste. Any way I have been riding for about a year on this commute so I can guess that the 365 day totall would be about 3000 miles. Ya HOO! |
Nice ride this morning. I love to ride early in the morning before all the cagers hit the road. The commute back home this afternoon was not as good for the same reason: cagers. >:-(
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Nice ride both ways, took the roadbike out for a 20 miler too. Good 15 mph headwind but lovin the tailwind back.
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