Endless Winter: a major whine

[Lise]

Hang in there, newf. I'm glad to hear you're riding to work. It's probably what's saving your sanity right now. Things will ease up, and you have some glorious rides just around the corner. L.

[Starfish]

I hear you. I live in a place where every mile I drive west from my home, it rains another inch per year. No kidding. About 1-1/2 hours from the rain forest. It can take an enormous amount of self-pep-talk to keep from throwing in the towel when it's dark, rainy and cold on the 4th of July...again.

My heart goes out to you, and also my admiration. That you are continuing to ride to work given your hours shows that you are a mentally strong woman! Take care!

[KnottedYet]

I grew up in the rain, and love it. But not so much to ride in it. And I really don't like riding in the dark.

Remember the tandem and riders covered with Christmas lights in Men In Black II? Looked like something from Burning Man. That's my ideal nighttime commuter.

Newf, hang in there. Someone will come along to take your hours back down to normal. Are you at least getting paid overtime? That'd give you some shopping money for bike stuff, eh?

[Popoki_Nui]

I hear you. I live in a place where every mile I drive west from my home, it rains another inch per year. No kidding. About 1-1/2 hours from the rain forest. It can take an enormous amount of self-pep-talk to keep from throwing in the towel when it's dark, rainy and cold on the 4th of July...again.

Hoo yeah...same here across the strait on Vanc. Island. And we live in the rain shadow of the Olympics....the folks on the windward side must really suffer.

I always wanted to ride in the Olympic peninsula, but it's too late now with all this passport bs coming into effect soon.

~Sherry.

[Quillfred]

I admire you for even being able to ride to work while working an 60 hour week. That is amazing! But then again, wasn't it you who uses studded snow tires in the winter?

Take good care of yourself.

[KnottedYet]

Oh, man, i forgot about the darn passport stuff coming up! Mine's expired. Like, JUST expired. I don't think the border guys would really care much at this point, but they will later.

Shoot, gotta add that to my to-do list.

PN: you can still come over to ride even after the bs takes effect!

[donnambr]

OT, I know, but passport???

[Lise]

What, is this some sort of homeland security thing? We're protecting our borders against middle-aged Canadian women who want to ride their bikes over here?