Found some zen today

[westtexas]

Hi all,

I thought on the current rotation I am on in the hospital I'd be pulling 15+ hour days but for some reason we've been very efficiently handling patients, their surgeries and care (knock on wood) and I've actually had time to ride every night so far this week.

Today the wind was only blowing 10mph so I went for a ride. At first, I hit a serious wall. I had barely gone halfway on my 15 mile ride and I wanted to be home very badly. It must have been because yesterday was very windy and I went too far and too hard for too long.

However, after all the discussions on here about "riding friendly" I was incredibly surprised to meet 3 other cyclists on my route (I usually see zero) who also waved back, enthusiastically no less! Also two guys from the Cavalry on their horses waved.

After that, despite all the tiredness from the hospital and my foolish ride yesterday... I found some serious zen and rode with a big smile on my face all the way home.

I hope everyone else had excellent rides today, and those of us who've been dealing with ridiculous wind this spring got to enjoy the balmy day today!

[MollyJ]

Wind forecast for Kansas this weekend calls for winds in the 20's with gusts into the 30's for this evening. still the sun is supposed to shine so I might go out there and try it. Gotta do it.

[MollyJ]

Ooh, update. gusts up to 40-42 mph. Thinking about rigging a sail and biking to the Colorado border....

[ZenBiker]

I'm done with work for the day and wanting to ride but winds here are 23 mph gusting over 50. I'm soooo tired of wind!

ETA: our winds are out of the west - MollyJ, wanna meet in Colorado??

[MollyJ]

Westtexas, I am a nurse also but a school nurse. Out of team spirit and good will I signed up to work the school carnival. Signed up for 4 to 5:30--got done at 7:00 pm.

Though I miss the hospital (really) I love my kids, my families and the people I work with. First graders and kindergarteners are huggy. Kids can be spontaneous and very truthful. I've also learned that the frequent flyers I used to see in my ED days start "that" in elementary school.

'Course the KS legislature is working the budget over with a machete, chainsaw, flame thrower so we'll see if we're still in the budget next year.

[westtexas]

Actually MollyJ, I'm a veterinarian (or will be in one week) and I'm finishing up rotations on my clinical year in the hospital. I too think I will miss it, but right now I can't wait to get the heck out of there and have 4.5 day work weeks and Sundays all to myself with no emergency on-call. Of course, I am moving to an even windier place, so who knows if I will ever get to ride again, haha!