OK - I know I"m a day late but I still had to post this:

Yesterday Aug 24th was my very first ride in a thunderstorm. and man what a beaut of a storm! I just kept telling myself V and several others had commuted in a storm - I can too. I started out in lashing rain and gusting cross/tail winds. I did manage to ride out of the the storm but then had to turn parrallel to it and kept getting stuck at the cross streets so I would ride out of it for a few blocks, then sit and wait for traffic while the storm caught back up and so on and so forth. Overall - I had a blast!! It was actually kinda fun! and I wasn't the only bike commuter out there......I passed several commuters some even riding Into this storm! It was a Great Ride!!!! really!