Glad your friend is okay, lph . I commuted 2 out of 3 days this week. I decided to bike in today since they were calling for rain showers off and on throughout the day which isn't a bad forecast. The commute in was great. It wasn't raining, the temp was perfect and it really wasn't that windy. I felt like I had the bikepath to myself. There weren't that many people out this morning (just the way I like it ). But at noon, it was pouring rain and my co-workers were laughing at me since they know I have to bike home. I'm leaving in 40 minutes and right now, it's not raining so my fingers are crossed. My poor bike is filthy.