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  • June 10, 2013 at 7:08 pm #972487
    TwoWheelsDC
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    As much as I hate riding Metro, I’m kinda relieved I made that choice today…

    June 10, 2013 at 7:35 pm #972491
    KelOnWheels
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    @TwoWheelsDC 54709 wrote:

    As much as I hate riding Metro, I’m kinda relieved I made that choice today…

    Yeah, me too, especially since I haven’t fixed my brake yet :P

    June 10, 2013 at 8:08 pm #972495
    OneEighth
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    Where is y’all’s sense of adventure?

    June 10, 2013 at 8:12 pm #972496
    ShawnoftheDread
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    @OneEighth 54718 wrote:

    Where is y’all’s sense of adventure?

    That’s why I brought my new 700c pontoon attachments to work today.

    June 10, 2013 at 8:45 pm #972502
    consularrider
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    Fingers crossed, radar’s clear (for the moment), and time for a quick ride home.

    June 11, 2013 at 10:46 am #972542
    Dirt
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    I rode home through the worst of it last night. No twisters, but it was coming down hard enough that my camera couldn’t focus.
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    June 11, 2013 at 1:57 pm #972565
    Terpfan
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    Flash flood watch until 5:30, hahahahaha, false. I drove in yesterday per planning to meet a friend for drinks. Dropped the friend off en route home in Arlington and took the Parkway home. I ran into highwater twice and an area I decided not to attempt just off the parkway around 8:30pm. Thankfully the vehicle rides high, but I did watch two cars stall out trying to move through probably almost two feet of moving water. I wanted to ride in, but it’s probably for the best I didn’t because I would have been riding home during the last horrible downpour around 8pm and along the river the whole way…so more then likely I may have been able to test the buyoancy of my bike.

    June 11, 2013 at 2:33 pm #972569
    Amalitza
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    @Terpfan 54793 wrote:

    I wanted to ride in, but it’s probably for the best I didn’t because I would have been riding home during the last horrible downpour around 8pm and along the river the whole way…so more then likely I may have been able to test the buyoancy of my bike.

    I rode into my class in Old Town at 7pm. There was a nice temporary pond in the flats just north of belle haven marina, but no water on the trail yet (or really close to it) at that time. I can’t report on later, though– for the way home, I took the ramp to Rt.1=>Fort Hunt and avoided the trail. I was carrying home some finished work– ceramics– so I’m pretty sure I’d have sunk like a stone (or, um, stoneware) had I had to test out my buoyancy. Didn’t figure trying it out would be very smart.

    June 11, 2013 at 2:49 pm #972573
    creadinger
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    @Terpfan 54793 wrote:

    Flash flood watch until 5:30, hahahahaha, false.

    It says FLASH FLOOD WARNING until 5:30 pm. That was specific to the round of storms that rolled through around 4pm. Other flash flood warnings were issued as the second round of storms hit in the evening. I believe the FLASH FLOOD WARNING issued for those storms lasted until 11pm.

    June 12, 2013 at 12:48 am #972617
    creadinger
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    Just getting this out there early….

    We’re in a slight risk for severe for tomorrow afternoon/evening, and for Thursday there’s an expectation that SPC will put us in a moderate risk category. Right now it’s slight. Yesterday was a slight risk and there were 3 confirmed tornadoes as well as lots of localized flooding in the area, so definitely take any storms that develop seriously. If you want to limit time on metro, the early assessment would be to ride tomorrow and metro Thursday.

    June 12, 2013 at 1:12 am #972619
    PotomacCyclist
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    One of the local meteorologists even used the dreaded “D” word (as in “derecho”). They aren’t saying that will happen Thursday, but there could be a slight chance of it happening.

    June 12, 2013 at 1:39 am #972621
    ebubar
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    Snapped my seat post bolt during the ride home in one of yesterday’s downpours. 2 miles, soaked,
    riding while standing to get home last night (before the tornadoes though!).
    Stem is getting replaced under warranty (small victories), so i’m not able to ride for the next week
    until the new stem comes in. You guys and gals ride safe!
    Tell me the tales of your rides so I can bike vicariously through all of you!

    June 12, 2013 at 1:57 am #972624
    PotomacCyclist
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    If you’re not already a member, this would be a good time for a CaBi membership. Maybe a 3-day membership.

    June 12, 2013 at 1:58 am #972626
    OneEighth
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    @ebubar 54857 wrote:

    Snapped my seat post bolt during the ride home in one of yesterday’s downpours. 2 miles, soaked,
    riding while standing to get home last night (before the tornadoes though!).
    Stem is getting replaced under warranty (small victories), so i’m not able to ride for the next week
    until the new stem comes in. You guys and gals ride safe!
    Tell me the tales of your rides so I can bike vicariously through all of you!

    Buy a Thomson and be done with.

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