Thanks, all, for sharing your rants. I feel better after reading all the replies. I certainly am not alone in bad weather!!!!! I'm not riding this evening but will get out there tomorrow, regardless of weather, I promise.

ragbrai40, I'm in Dubuque, NE corner of Iowa. So we're both on the Mississippi, but at different ends. We could ride along the river and meet in the middle.....
I've always enjoyed ending RAGBRAI in Burlington. Pretty town. Have even gotten to ride down Snake Alley a couple times. Never up, tho'. Have you?
Supposed to be warm here tomorrow but winds up to 30 mph. Yikes! Then rain, rain, rain. I guess I'll just have to get out the old bike, put on rain gear, and go anyway. I get too grumpy if I miss more than a couple days of riding.