I'm Schwinnin' in the Rain....

[rhu]

Well, ok, it's not a Schwinn.... But still:

4:56 -- notice the quality of light outside is changing. Check the NWS website, see a front headed our way and a severe thunderstorm warning from 5-7pm. Decide to try to beat it home

4:58 -- stop for a two-minute chat with a co-worker on my way out the door

5:00 -- get underway. See a pitch-black sky in my mirror. Take the hills at full speed and barely notice the strain

5:15 -- almost home, the first drops begin to fall

5:17 -- five blocks from home (about a two-minute ride). The skies open up. I cannot see far enough ahead to ride safely. I dismount and walk the rest of the way home.

5:23 -- arrive home, drenched to my skin. The pannier's contents are dry, which is more than I can say for the contents of my pockets. (Note to self: You have a lightweight poncho. Pack it.)

Comments

[hahathor.livejournal.com]

I left my office at about 5:30.

Ed thinks I'm insane.

He may be right.

[vettecat.livejournal.com]

Sorry you got caught in it!

[violetcheetah.livejournal.com]

So, if you were antisocial like me and didn't stop to talk, you would have been home and dry in plenty of time.