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[Helene2013]

No snow for Montreal but ohhhh soooo cold. We're breaking a cold record. brrrrr Heard snow may fall on Wed (something like 5-10cm). Come on!!! We've had enough of winter. Time for shorts and flip flops. haha

[Catrin]

Parked at my gym this morning at 6:30 and walked the 1.33 miles to the office. 56 degrees, lovely, almost too warm with my REI jacket. Reversed that walk at 4pm. 38 degrees and with a blustery cold wind. Today is supposed to be the nicest for awhile, and even snow flurries on Thursday they say. Ready for warm weather to stick around...but I feel guilty for complaining as we didn't have much of a winter at all.

[Pax]

Thank you all so much, reading the last few replies has definitely shown me the move was a good thing!

[Crankin]

I feel the same way, Catrin. It looks like a winter wonderland outside my window, and it is cold, but it will be gone by Thursday night, with rain and temperatures in the 50s. We didn't have much of a winter, either, and it really feels all out of whack. I've clearly been in the early spring frame of mind since February, except for that one bitter snap when we were up in Vermont.
Our AMC bike worshop is Saturday. I love doing it, but I know how exhausting it is, after 4 one hour presentations introducing newbies to types of bikes and other shwag. This year, our LBS is lending us a hybrid and mountain bike for display, as we have neither of those anymore, and I used to borrow them from my neighbor.

Off to work.

[ny biker]

It's cold here today. Freezing overnight last night and again tonight. I'm just over it -- if this were January I'd say it was decent for getting outside to ride or go for a walk. But now I'm just tired of tights and booties and warm gloves and wondering if I'm wearing the right layers.

In other news, I need to go buy a bathing suit. Still 10 lbs over the weight I want to be (despite several months' effort to lose weight), all 10 of those lbs are concentrated between my waist and my knees, not a good look for a swimsuit. I'm pretty sure I will not enjoy this shopping experience!!!

[Pax]

In other news, I need to go buy a bathing suit. Still 10 lbs over the weight I want to be (despite several months' effort to lose weight), all 10 of those lbs are concentrated between my waist and my knees, not a good look for a swimsuit. I'm pretty sure I will not enjoy this shopping experience!!!

Shopping for a fun suit, a lap suit, or a tankini? I'm a big fan of Swim Outlet and have bought dozens of suits from them.

[ny biker]

Is Swim Outlet an online store?

I'm invited to a backyard birthday party where there's a pool, and for a family vacation we rented a house that's next to a pond and includes use of a canoe. And someday maybe I'd like to try try flat-water kayaking. So I'm hoping for a tankini that's comfortable and easy to move in. Also I'd really like a little skirt to cover the lumpiest parts.

I really need to be able try on the suits before I buy -- swimsuit sizing is even more messed up than sizing for bike clothes. Last year I tried a few suits at the LL Bean store that's near me but wasn't able to find anything that fit right. But it was the end of the season so there wasn't much available. I was thinking of trying them again, and also checking out the Land's End department at the Sears near my office. They both seem to have suits that are designed for grown-up bodies but are still colorful and not old-lady looking.

[OakLeaf]

Thank you all so much, reading the last few replies has definitely shown me the move was a good thing!

Hahahaha, I've been telling all my neighbors that as much as I'm not thrilled about running in a light snow, it beats the F out of 90° and 90% humidity!

[Pax]

Hahahaha, I've been telling all my neighbors that as much as I'm not thrilled about running in a light snow, it beats the F out of 90° and 90% humidity!

Yet another reason I'm glad I don't run! LOL

[ny biker]

Out cycling yesterday, looking at the trees and noticing how some are in bloom while others are only just showing buds, and I was wondering. In the fall there are so many acorns everywhere. But in the spring, no baby oak trees. This seems terribly inefficient.

[Crankin]

Can't answer your oak tree question. But I have also noticed a lot more buds on the trees, some small things flowering, which started in March. This is way early for where I live. It's not like everything is in full bloom, and the trees, at first glance, still look bare, but usually, this doesn't start until about now, with full bloom, around the middle to end of May.
We have had so much rain! It is raining again today, but thankfully, the rest of the forecast has shaped up nicely. 70 on Sunday and 60, which is perfect, for the Marathon, on Monday.

[OakLeaf]

This seems terribly inefficient.

Not to the squirrels, deer, turkeys and bugs, it doesn't! And pulling hundreds of oak seedlings out of a mulch bed is no picnic, either.



Trek, what a nightmare for you and Knott. Hope you can put it all behind you ASAP!