All this talk about cleaning finally got me motivated, although there were no q-tips involved .

I solved the problem of my squeeky drivetrain. It must have been the rear derailler. I finally took the back wheel off and found that one of the little wheels in the derailler (I'm not too good with the technical terms) was completely caked on the back side. I seriously do not know how it was turning at all. The funny thing is that its been making that noise since I bought it

Oh, well and now they are forcasting rain! I guess the bike washing works like the car washing.