winter done come early

somewhere, somehow, a northwest biker has upset the weather gods.

either that or they decided that since we had a super late, super quick summer, we should make up for it by having a really long winter.

on the way home from job #2 tonight (around 10pm) it was cold. now, my jacket and pants are quite good at protecting against the elements (although i was likened to a power ranger in appearance). however, the one caveat of having good gear is that you have to wear it. at the end of my shift i was quite hot and decided i didn't need to wear my riding hood on the way home. to be fair, i made it home just fine, but i was just getting the start of a cold wind headache from the steady stream of air up into my helmet, and my chin was freezing.

i've already mentioned that the ground is starting to get a little slick in the morning, and this morning there was frost on the grass and windshields. not a good sign for an elongated riding season. so the fact that it was quite cold on the ride home did not bode well. according to weather.com it's only 44 degrees out, though with wind chill it is considerably colder. last night it got down to about 37, and it was clear most of the day today, which means another chilly night. not freezing temps quite yet, but getting close.

all this means i probably don't have much riding left this year. that's not so much fun, though less fun is the idea of getting stuck having to commute home on the bike through snow and/or icy roads. i may be crazy, but i'm not stupid. so i'll be riding as much as i safely can until i can't ride no mo'.

or until my beard freezes. whichever comes first.

until then,

rftc,

scott