Rain, rain go away!

[Veronica]

I don't want to put fenders on my bike for my ride Saturday.

Why can't the rain just stay in Alaska for one more day?

V.

[roguedog]

Oh.. crap... i didn't even think of fenders..

do i really need fenders? it's only a 20% chancer.. right??

[Veronica]

Report I read this morning said 70% for Saturday and wetter than what we got yesterday.

V.

[roguedog]

aww.. shoot.. looks like i have to head to rei or something to figure out fenders...

<chanting with you> rain rain.. go away.. until sunday </chant>
<loop>

[Jenn]

I'm starting to dislike spring, if the wind isn't blowing like 50mph then it's raining!! We finally got our trailer to put our daughter in and were soo looking foward to taking her out this weekend....NOT!

[maillotpois]

we're putting the fenders on for sure. of course all the reports yesterday said rain in the morning, which meant you had a chance of missing it. regardless I am hosed (no pun intended ). it does make the whole "do I pack rain pants or don't i?" dilemma a little easier.

[jobob]

From Kent Peterson's SIR 300K report (link posted on the LD Girls thread).

Pulling out of Port Hadlock, Albert Meerscheidt explains weather forecasting to me. "You see," he says, "a 40% chance of rain means it's going to be raining somewhere in the forecast area. And if we are out riding, there is a 100% chance that rain is going to be falling on us." Profound observations like this are the key to the club's camaraderie.

Being up in Seattle I suppose they know from things like this.

[maillotpois]

oh that's funny!! yeah, I figure if I am riding a 400k then I will be riding into the rain at some point. my hope is the rain is going west to east during the morning when I am going east to west so I get it for a shorter period of time. but I doubt that'll happen.

it rained at about the 200k mark of the 600k last year - rain so thick it was hard to breathe. I survived.

[Veronica]

I briefly considered doing the whole thing. The weather forecast changed my mind.

V.

[violette]

Hey, could be worst. Here in New Brunswick, Canada, tomorrow they're calling for 6" of snow.

[Trekhawk]

oh that's funny!! yeah, I figure if I am riding a 400k then I will be riding into the rain at some point. my hope is the rain is going west to east during the morning when I am going east to west so I get it for a shorter period of time. but I doubt that'll happen.

it rained at about the 200k mark of the 600k last year - rain so thick it was hard to breathe. I survived.

Oh you are such a brave soldier. I only have a century ride on Sat and Im already thinking if its raining Im not riding.
MP = brave soldier
TH = woos

I will send dry vibes your way and you know if I decide not to ride Saturday it will be clear for sure.

[jobob]

I'll be doing my long ride on Sunday, then kew and probably finishing my taxes on Saturday, aaack

jobob = wus too.

[Veronica]

Yeah, Sunday, when they're forecasting clear and 70s... grump, grump.


I'm tellin ya, if those Alaskans would just kindly reach up and grab hold of that cold front for one more day, I'd be so grateful.

V.

[Trekhawk]

Its looking nice up here at the moment but last night we got so much hail the yard and deck were completely white this morning. If it must rain on Saturday let it be soft drops not that stuff YIKES.

[SheFly]

Yeah, Sunday, when they're forecasting clear and 70s... grump, grump.


I'm tellin ya, if those Alaskans would just kindly reach up and grab hold of that cold front for one more day, I'd be so grateful.

V.

Could they take ours too? Cold, rainy and SNOW in the forecast for the weekend... It IS New England, but c'mon already!

SheFly