An open letter to the weather wizard

[DeniseGoldberg]

Really weather wizard, don't you think this is enough?

You provided nice weather last weekend so my bike and I could escape together for the weekend - but we haven't seen the sun since last Sunday. And I did thank you for that weather, didn't I?

But now, you're keeping me - and I'd bet all of the other women in this area - inside. Riding in a little bit of drizzle is fine, but that is some serious rainfall out there. In fact, I just heard on the radio that a town just north of where I live has already recorded 2.9 inches of rain. And the National Weather Service forecast suggests that we will get between 1 and 2 inches of rain tonight and another 1 to 2 inches tomorrow. I know that it's been pretty dry around here, but do you really have to try to replace all of that water at one time?

Oh, you're trying to help us by scheduling rest days for us? Well, to be honest, multiple rest days in a row are really a bit of overkill; I'd rather let my body decide when it needs to rest. OK, occasional help from you is acceptable, but not this much.

Here's my wish... can't you let the rain escape overnight and let us have dry weather during the day? Then I'll be happy, my bikes will be happy, all of the other TE women in this area will be happy.

Please weather wizard, can you help?

--- Denise