Early weather forecast for BTWD

[Brendan von Buckingham]

2017: rain
2018: rain
2019: cold and rainy
2020: scattered showers
2021: monsoon
2022: typhoon
2023: I don’t care. I’ve moved to Arizona.

[Judd]

@Brendan von Buckingham 159529 wrote:

2017: rain
2018: rain
2019: cold and rainy
2020: scattered showers
2021: monsoon
2022: typhoon
2023: I don’t care. I’ve moved to Arizona.

IIRC correctly, BTWD last year was very pleasant weather, but there were a couple of days during Bike to Work Week where rain was threatening.

[MFC]

@Judd 159538 wrote:

IIRC correctly, BTWD last year was very pleasant weather, but there were a couple of days during Bike to Work Week where rain was threatening.

Two years ago (?) was the notorious Boat to Work Day. I think it rained heavily for most the week before and the day of, and a few other cities cancelled their events.

[cvcalhoun]

@MFC 159543 wrote:

Two years ago (?) was the notorious Boat to Work Day. I think it rained heavily for most the week before and the day of, and a few other cities cancelled their events.

I remember that one. I couldn’t find the Bethesda pit stop (which was supposed to be mine), because the rain had knocked the sign down. The good news was, several intended pit stops had consolidated at Georgetown waterfront, so that one had the best collection of food I’ve seen at any pit stop, ever.

[bobco85]

@MFC 159543 wrote:

Two years ago (?) was the notorious Boat to Work Day. I think it rained heavily for most the week before and the day of, and a few other cities cancelled their events.

3 years ago was Boat to Work Day.

The past few years of BTWD:
2016: warm and sunny
2015: warm and sunny
2014: monsoon
2013: warm and sunny

Proof from my videos of each year’s BTWD: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIwZLzKYvhjqJt8JNys2pg3KKitk9K-ns

[Brendan von Buckingham]

As a semi-professional pessimist I reject your facts and will stick with my scarred and over-compensating memory. Thank you for your support.

[Judd]

@Brendan von Buckingham 159552 wrote:

As a semi-professional pessimist I reject your facts and will stick with my scarred and over-compensating memory. Thank you for your support.

Very true. Facts don’t matter. It’s all about feelings.

[dasgeh]

Wait, today wasn’t bike to work day?

[LeprosyStudyGroup]

@dasgeh 159585 wrote:

Wait, today wasn’t bike to work day?

nobody told me!

[bentbike33]

@dasgeh 159585 wrote:

Wait, today wasn’t bike to work day?

Boat to work day, revisited.

[cvcalhoun]

@dasgeh 159585 wrote:

Wait, today wasn’t bike to work day?

I’ve been biking to work for almost a year now. Why didn’t someone tell me that none of those days were bike to work day?

[Vicegrip]

My little tiny, tough as forged nails, lived through the great depression, wife of a German coal miner, had 6 kids and 3 lived, grandmother always said “I ain’t sugar, I wont melt”

[anomad]

Nothing like that feeling of putting on damp shorts at the end of the day for the ride home!

The only hard part of riding in a steady rain for me, like this morning, is getting out the door. You know you’re going to get soaked. But its fine while you’re riding. I might need to re-grease and adjust my headset though. Silly water.

@bentbike33 159592 wrote:

Boat to work day, revisited.

[huskerdont]

@anomad 159647 wrote:

Nothing like that feeling of putting on damp shorts at the end of the day for the ride home!

Throw a spare pair of shorts (and socks!) in the bag and you’re good to go on the way home. Takes up like no space but pays off nicely in the afternoon.

[cvcalhoun]

@huskerdont 159691 wrote:

Throw a spare pair of shorts (and socks!) in the bag and you’re good to go on the way home. Takes up like no space but pays off nicely in the afternoon.

Just remember that if you do this, you also need to throw a plastic bag in there to carry the wet morning clothes on the way home. Otherwise, everything else in your bag gets wet.

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