2 posts tagged “snow”
So, thank you for your concern, guys. I kept it to side streets, and when the odd SUV would come through, I would get the hell out of the way.
and I've got to tell you, that was the most fun I've had in a long time. My bike has fat tires, so it has decent traction, not that that helps all that much. I wasn't going very fast, and when I'd be coming to a stop, I'd be hitting the coaster brake long before the stop.
But there is nothing like not being in a car, and not being on a bus, on a snow day. The whole public transit thing seems to bring out this huge whineyness in people that is just not becoming. Oh my gawd my bus was so late, why doesn't the bus company serve me cocoa on the bus....
But people on the ground, either walking, or bicycling, or even in their SUVs -- they seem almost reverent of the snow, of the way it dampens the sound and gives an innocent, sweet quality. Everyone is in a good mood.
And so, that was my ride. It took forever, but I watched a pile of kids who were so excited about the snow. I chatted and smiled with many folks in my neighborhood.
I stopped at the bakery and got a breakfast sandwich and a cup of coffee, and I watched as the snow piled up on my seat. Hey, I brought a towel, who cares? It was just nice in a way that life hasn't been nice lately. And then I rode home.
I hope getting a little bicycling in will help my insomnia.
I got up at 6, with the big plans of getting into work really early. At 6:30, my beloved went to leave, and saw that it had snowed. Snow all over the ground! Snow!
So I called work. A new policy was implemented by the new HR director that there would be a message on the phone at 5:30 announcing late openings and closures. There was nothing. Okay. She's not from around here, she doesn't know that just saying the word snow is like being told you have really cool presents waiting, and seeing snow on the ground is like, the happiest day of the year.
Okay fine, I thought. I'll go to work. I get ready. I take the dog out. He is covered in snow immediately. This is going to be interesting.
So at 7:45, I call again. Work opens late, and maybe not at all.
snow day? Tee hee!
I'm going to go for a bike ride in just a little bit. I can't ever remember riding in the snow, and why not?
