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Not that anyone shouldn't be prepared, but . . .
the forecasters have been over-predicting ever since the bad storms in June or July caught them off-guard.
Now everything more than a drizzle is being predicted as a "damaging storm."
This morning my wristwatch barometer hit its lowest reading ever in four years. I biked from Bucktown to Union Station about 6:30 a.m. and it was windy and spitting rain. Opted to take BNSF rather than UP West in order to cut my ride to work from 7 miles to 1 mile. Again, conditions were not bad. Contemplating riding back to Chicago this evening--about 30 miles--in Ogden Avenue corridor to take advantage of the tailwinds. Barometer is starting to climb and sun is shining periodically.
Riders of the storm!
I admit that my bike and I got a lift to the train this morning while it was still pouring. But I rode once out in the burbs and riding both segments on the way home. The ride to the train whooped my @$$, but looking forward to tail winds later.
I just arrived home from work (mc cormick place) I was very disappointed that the winds I fought so hard in my face were not at my back on the way home... the wind was almost straight on from the west blowing some pretty strong gusts. Going north on the lake front path with a strong gusty wind out of the west is interesting. Some of the gusts can change your line by 2-3 ft. Not so good when lake michigan is directly on your right..... Going west directly into the wind was even more of a challange... Home safe and feel kinda good I was able to battle through a day like today.
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