Knotted -- That's wonderful! I envy you. I hate driving because people in DC, for the most part, are obnoxious drivers. Ironically, I live inside the beltway, 1/2 mile from a paved bike path that takes you into the city, and I'm a mile walk from a metro stop. Unfortunately, my employer is moving my work unit from Tysons Corner out to the Dulles area. The new location is the epitome of suburban sprawl--surrounded by highways, unfriendly to pedestrians & cyclists, and inconvenient to public transportation. My commute, by car, will go from 7 miles to 26 miles (one way). When I mentioned my concerns about it, mgt treated me as if I were an idiot for living inside the beltway (??? because me and my husband sacrificed to buy a 2 bedroom, modest home in Arlington instead of getting a mcmansion 50 miles outside the beltway ???) Needless to say, I'm looking for a new assignment more convenient to home.

What rain pants do you use? I'm thinking about investing in a pair....