[Caitlin]

I have class at 7, but I’ll try to make it!

[Caitlin]

I’ll be on vacation…. 😩

[Caitlin]

@LhasaCM 173022 wrote:

Well…since it looks like the Senate is voting today to reopen through February 8th…today was just a practice for the next one (?)

I just think they wanted to give people a weekend off :rolleyes: maybe they could schedule any future shutdowns to happen on other 60+* days, too?? Hmm???

[Caitlin]

That said, I’d be open for a furlough ride, beyond what I did this AM, if any of you in DC are interested.

[Caitlin]

Yep, same boat. I was in classes all day for the past 2 weeks in Balt., so my miles were low then. I was really looking forward to my daily 30-mile ride this week. Oh well…

[Caitlin]

Hi! I’m Caitlin, or Cait; marine biologist by day, doctoral student by night, which is why I wasn’t at the happy hour last night, and why this and next week’s rides are short and sleazy. I’m in Baltimore all day for classes these two weeks, so I’m trying to fit in rides when I can! Usually, my commute is from my apartment in Glover Park to my office in Silver Spring, a nice 15-or-so-mile ride up the CCT and through the wild streets of Chevy Chase (GBT, RIP), depending on the temp and how late I’m running. This is my 2nd year of BAFS, and my 9th year of all-year riding. I’m allegedly doing a 150-mile ride in June, although I’m still on the fence about whether I want to do it / train

I like “Menage a Deux” or “Team 2 Legit 2 Quit (Riding Just Cuz it’s Cold Outside)”

Looking forward to meeting all of y’all!

PS, Carol, I used to pass you heading in the opposite direction all the time on the CCT!

[Caitlin]

Thanks!

[Caitlin]

Darn – I have class in Baltimore until 6, so I won’t make it!

[Caitlin]

i should be there!

[Caitlin]

sweet – thanks! does amazon own strava?

[Caitlin]

Maybe I missed this somewhere earlier in the thread, but how will we record our rides later today, if it still isn’t up?

[Caitlin]

Also… it’s Girl Scout cookie day in my office, so I’m hoping my ride up the trail goes faster than usual with lighter-than-usual bags. I need to make room in my panniers (And, preemptively work off the gluttony!)

[Caitlin]

Hi guys, we’re meeting up tomorrow AM at 7:30 at the Paul in Bethesda. Hopefully, it won’t rain! Looking forward to meeting some of y’all.

[Caitlin]

Ha, yeah, happy at 6A??? Also, I must be blind, but that doesn’t show up at all on the calendar for me. How long are y’all there in the mornings? I usually am on the trail (forget if I said this) by 730 or so; and then around 430, 5-ish when heading home. I have a little black Surly and some absurdly large black Timbuktu panniers. Right now, I’m usually in a bright-blue parka or a black jacket, with a yellow reflector vest.

How about this: If interested, let’s do a coffee meet-up on Tuesday at the Bethesda Paul, 7:30A. If it works out, we can do something at another – warmer – time on the trail, by the bridge between MoCo and DC.

[Caitlin]

Ha, yeah, happy at 6A??? Also, I must be blind, but that doesn’t show up at all on the calendar for me. How long are y’all there in the mornings? I usually am on the trail (forget if I said this) by 730 or so; and then around 430, 5-ish when heading home. I have a little black Surly and some absurdly large black Timbuktu panniers. Right now, I’m usually in a bright-blue parka or a black jacket, with a yellow reflector vest.

How about this: If interested, let’s do a coffee meet-up on Tuesday at the Bethesda Paul, 7:30A. If it works out, we can do something at another – warmer – time on the trail, by the bridge between MoCo and DC.

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