*booooom*

[consularrider]

It wasn’t too bad, really, I never saw the lightning or heard a *booooom*. I first headed out about 6:40 in the car to drop our son at school for their trip to NYC and was back home about 7:00. Things didn’t seem too bad, just some sprinkles or light rain. I decided to log on and check out the WunderMap. That turned out to be unnecessary because then I looked out and saw heavy rain falling on our roof. Still, I was determined to make it to FCCII and FCC. While it was raining, again not too bad, I had my crud bike out and was wearing my raincape, rain shoe covers and “waterproof” gloves. Everything was fine until I turned off Veitch on to Key heading to the Java Shack when I got hit with a wall of water and wind. The coffee was very welcome five blocks later.

By the time I was ready to head to Swings, there was just some light rain that continued until I was locking up my bike. Again, the cup of coffee was welcome. I wasn’t heading directly to work, but back across the Roosevelt Bridge and eventually up Glebe Rd for an appointment. By the time I got there the rain had pretty much stopped (hope culimerc was as lucky with his rooftop antenna inspection). By 10:45, there was only an occasional sprinkle, so I headed home to change into dry clothes and shoes before taking my standard extended commute to work. I’m sitting at about 30 miles of riding so far today, half of it in the rain.

[hozn]

@birddog 49132 wrote:

My wife said – don’t ride the lightning. So I drove. From Shirlington to NoMA, Biking takes 35 minutes, driving in traffic takes 45. Even with the shower I take before I go into work it’s dead even.

This was the right thing to do. Had my wife been awake when I left, I am sure she would have said the same thing. I thought I would have enough time to get to work before things got nasty (out the door by 6:30), but no; I lost that gamble. It started pouring after 20 minutes of my hour commute. At least the lightning/thunder was not nearby. I don’t think I’ve ever gotten quite so wet so quickly, but it was at least warm (relatively speaking) and I did bring a jacket and helmet cover in my jersey pockets, so my top half was somewhat dry. It was an enjoyable commute in the end. Being out in the rain like that reminds me of playing in the rain as a kid.

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