*Finally* got up early enough to go in the long way this a.m. I was fighting the 'snooze or not" battle when I heard the weather guy say "winds from teh ESE" and BOING! I was out of bed. I didn't realize the concept of tailwind had such power ... (but "tailwind" meant that yea, I had enough time to ride long and not rush).
I rode the folder so I could go even faster.
The street that was closed M-W (my valid reason for nto going the long way) was still closed, actually, but I could get through on my bike.
I ordered a small mess of blinkies from http://www.batteryjunction.com (under their "nite-ize" section), and a mess of rechargeable AA NiMH batteries.