Originally Posted by
FunSize
Red - I probably would've cried had a broken all those eggs! Its amazing not one was cracked!
I had a memorable ride today.
So my weather check said between 7 and 8 pm I had a 50% chance of rain.
I totally lost that gamble.
I added a little loop to the bike path out and back because the clouds seemed to be farther north than where I was. About 5 miles from home on the way back the heavens opened for the only storm of the day. It just started pouring on me, then hail. There was lightning directly above me and when I passed a runner who was in a ditch I thought, maybe I too should get in a ditch? So I rode my bike off the path thinking to myself, there is lightning - trees are bad. So I find a spot that is sheltered by trees (because it is hailing) but not directly beneath one. The bike path is in a forest, so, no true saftey from lightning struck trees.
Then right as I get off my bike a tree f-ing falls down across the bike path from where I am!
Holy ****, trees are still bad.
I run across the bike path and leap into a deeper ditch not guarded by trees, still being pelted by hail, so I can keep an eye on the trees incase any others feel like falling over, too.
It let up a little and I continue my ride home, finding huge branches across the path as I go. I'm lucky I stopped when I did or I could've been hit by one of those! I got home just in time to not get stuck in another torrent.
I don't think I've ever witnessed a tree collapse.
That is probably the mose interesting thing that has happened to be on a bike.