Hang in There - 30 Days and Counting!

[Mr. Bloom]

Spring forward on MARCH 8!!!!.

Warmer Temps and More Daylight are close ahead for the northern hemisphere!

[Aggie_Ama]

It is 70 here but I can't go mountain bike after work and road rides have to be a short hammerfest. Counting down the days to the time change.

[Thorn]

Not soon enough! I called in "working at home" today so that I could get in an afternoon bike ride. Temps will be above freezing through the weekend. I have got to get out and ride this weekend.

Due to snow, cold, schedules and lack of daylight my winter bike has not seen pavement since Thanksgiving (yes, I'm a wimp--snow, ice, cold and dark mean work and I want my bike riding to be play).

Three days of outside riding--here I come! Then I can wait the 30 days

[bmccasland]

I for one, hate day light savings time. Just leave the dang clock alone.

[Aggie_Ama]

Move to Arizona Beth. Sometimes I have trouble adjusting and other times I do not.

[bmccasland]

Move to Arizona Beth. Sometimes I have trouble adjusting and other times I do not.

Used to live there - 24 years - maybe that's part of the reason I don't like it. In the desert, you WANT the sun to go down! I'd far rather have more light in the early morning when it's cooler than light at the end of the day when it's hot!

[Aggie_Ama]

True! When I am free of a job I would like to do away with it in Texas. In the summer we often find ourselves waiting for sun UP to ride because it is going to get so dang hot.

[Crankin]

When we moved to MA from AZ, I took my kids to the doctor for a check up, the first Monday after the switch back to Standard time. When we came out at 5 PM, my 5 year old said, "Who took the sun away?"
It was a few years before he understood that humans can manipulate time. We joke about this now.

[OakLeaf]

I for one, hate day light savings time. Just leave the dang clock alone.

It took me years to realize why they call it "daylight savings time" in the SUMMER time, which is when you DON'T need to save it.

I finally figured it out. They save it up in summer, so they can sell it back to you in your electric bill (and antidepressants, and gym memberships, etc. etc. etc.) in winter.

[Aggie_Ama]

In the winter in Texas you get a reprieve from the electric bill.

[crazycanuck]

Ummm...Beth..do you have bike lights? You can ride before & after sunrise dear

[emily_in_nc]

I don't like daylight savings time. Makes it too dark in the morning and hard to get up for work. And now they've gone and made it longer.

[shootingstar]

2009 is the first winter in uh, last 6-7 yrs., that I've barely noticed the winter blahs. Some major life changes and celebrations have happened this past January..and this month, means staying on top of those changes. Some breakneck speed things goin' on at work.

And we just finished booking flight to visit family in Sept. Plus a side mini trip by train to Portland over Easter. Life is fine and much to look forward.

Haven't noticed the grey blahs much...this includes just not cycling much in past few weeks. I can't get depressed especially when new job allows me to recover more personal hrs. each day compared to old job.

[Selkie]

With the high quality of lights available, people who live in warmer climates can ride during the winter.

There are a lot of people on this board who have not been able to ride outside, either because of the very cold temps or a combination of ice/snow/cold. Sorry if this sounds snarky but I think most of us would chose to live where we could ride outdoors year around. Sometimes I find the comments about it being "only 60 degrees" a little insensitive, particularly to those who have been buried in snow, unable to ride safely because of road salt/gravel, etc.

But thank you, Mr. S, for reminding us that the end is near.

[OakLeaf]

Sometimes I find the comments about it being "only 60 degrees" a little insensitive, particularly to those who have been buried in snow, unable to ride safely because of road salt/gravel, etc.

I'm sorry if I'm one of those offenders. I only meant to make fun of the people I ride with for thinking it was too cold. I do know that being here in February is a gift.

Honestly though, if it was up to me, I'd be in one place all year round (and I think most people would do the same once they'd experienced being snowbirds). There are worse things than having down time where you have to change up your training and plan for the next season. Believe it or not, I'm jealous of you, too. And I'm not so far removed from Ohio winters that I've forgotten what it's like (2003 was my last one).