Pitter-patter in a parking lot puddle.
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Rain!
It’s finally raining!
And I’m on my bike. I wouldn’t miss this. :-)
Update: It’s getting better/wetter.
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Rain in the Forecast :-)
Q: How do you excite an Oregonian?
A: Forecast rain after months of dry.
We’re so excited!
It’s nearly time to break out the bicycling rain gear. :-)
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Cool, overcast, and sprinkles
Cool, overcast, and sprinkles. It’s so nice of Anaheim to make me feel at home. :-)
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Biking in the Rain
I’ve biked home in the rain before but it’s been more of an accident than intentional. I’d ride and then it would start raining.
Not today. I checked the weather forecast in the morning; it would rain all day. According to our trusty weather rock, rain was falling right now.
Suzi told me last night she needed the car today. And though she was willing to drive me to work, drop me off, and then come get me after work, that just didn’t make sense. After all, I had asked for bike rain gear for Christmas — and got it.1Thanks, “Santa” Suzi! Today was the perfect opportunity to use it.
I put on my new rain suit, my gloves, my clear safety glasses, and my helmet. I put the rain cover on my pannier. I turned on my blinky lights.
Then I pushed out into the falling rain.
The cool raindrops splashed my face. They patted my rain suit. My tires fizzed on the wet pavement.
Ha! This is fun. I wonder if it can rain tomorrow, too. :-)
- 1Thanks, “Santa” Suzi! ↩︎
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Dixie Horizon
We made another trek to the Walla Walla valley1Where for many, speed limits are an aspirational goal, something to be approached, yet never achieved. to visit family. The count was 27 — kudos to Ron and Cherie for being willing to host the family, yet again.
Walla Walla was invisible from Dixie’s hills, obscured by the clouds, fog, and rain.
- 1Where for many, speed limits are an aspirational goal, something to be approached, yet never achieved. ↩︎
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Another View From 3A
Only one flight today but I sat in 3A twice. My first plane made it as far as the end of the runway before turning around for another check by maintenance. My second plane flew just fine — and that’s what matters.
Sitting in 3A, waiting for a rerun of the safety announcements, I shot into the rain.
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Riding Under the Influence of Rain
Standing up1I like the phrase prairie dogging, but how many of you are going to assume the wrong definition? in my cube mid-afternoon, I glanced out the windows. What?! Rain? Oops!
I had gone home during lunch to take the car to Suzi and work from home. Checking the weather report and seeing no rain predicted for a couple of days, I figured I’d try out my new rear fender, front and rear lights, nice rack, and pannier — and rode my bike back to work.2Of course, I bragged about it on Twitter.
Checking the weather report again, I saw that the rain was predicted to stop by 4 or so, and it did. Nice!
Shortly after 5, I packed my pannier, unlocked my bike, turned on my lights, and headed home. And got rained on. A lot. Almost the whole way.
So I slowed down, watched out for slick wet paint and metal grates and imagined myself being invisible to the cage drivers.
Now that I’m home and done eating, the rain has stopped, the clouds are pretty3See picture above. and the roads are drying.
And I’m still smiling. Riding in the rain was fun.
- 1I like the phrase prairie dogging, but how many of you are going to assume the wrong definition? ↩︎
- 2Of course, I bragged about it on Twitter. ↩︎
- 3See picture above. ↩︎
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Rain Tomorrow?
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Biking in the Mist: Lessons Learned
Even though today’s weather forecast is rain, I pedaled my bike to work. Along the way, hearing raindrops sprinkle on my helmet, I learned a few things:
- When the weather rock is damp, the humidity is 100%. Don’t expect much evaporative cooling. It’s better to slow down.
- Drinking an extra-hot white mocha while riding may save time over sitting down to drink it, but it made me hot. It’s better to keep the ride slower or take the time to enjoy it properly. Skipping it isn’t really an option. ;-) c[_]
- Handlebars are not cup holders, but brake levers make great foam catchers.
- Covered bike parking makes biking on questionable days worth the risk. Thanks, Intel!
- Regardless of the weather, biking to work is fun.
And worse weather makes for better bragging rights. Day 12 on the bike this year.
