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  1. Out cycling the lanes of Norfolk this morning in a temperature of -5C

    Brrrr! Glad I was wearing my longjohns and thermal layers 🙂

    It was lovely though - the trees & fields all white with frost, still air,
    foggy then fading to misty, groups of pheasants huddling together fluffing
    up their feathers to keep warm; hearing the leaves breaking off tress and
    falling to the ground. It was bracing!

    Chers, helen s

  2. "wafflycat" <w*a*ff£y£cat*@£btco*nn£ect.com> wrote in message
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    Out cycling the lanes of Norfolk this morning in a temperature of -5C

    Brrrr! Glad I was wearing my longjohns and thermal layers 🙂

    It was lovely though - the trees & fields all white with frost, still air,
    foggy then fading to misty, groups of pheasants huddling together fluffing
    up their feathers to keep warm; hearing the leaves breaking off tress and
    falling to the ground. It was bracing!

    Chers, helen s

    Sounds like a great ride, helen. I had it just a tad warmer at 0C for a 16
    mile ride yesterday morning. There was no wind so it seemed quite
    comfortable.

    Beverly

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    "wafflycat" <w*a*ff£y£cat*@£btco*nn£ect.com> wrote in message
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    Out cycling the lanes of Norfolk this morning in a temperature of -5C

    Brrrr! Glad I was wearing my longjohns and thermal layers 🙂

    It was lovely though - the trees & fields all white with frost, still
    air,
    foggy then fading to misty, groups of pheasants huddling together
    fluffing
    up their feathers to keep warm; hearing the leaves breaking off tress and
    falling to the ground. It was bracing!

    Chers, helen s

    Sounds like a great ride, helen. I had it just a tad warmer at 0C for a
    16
    mile ride yesterday morning. There was no wind so it seemed quite
    comfortable.

    Beverly

    Lack of wind for me today too (note to self, eat beans...) and that
    stillness of air is a wonderful thing. At the end of the ride this morning,
    I noticed in the front hedge of someone's garden, there was a fabulous red
    rose bush growing through the hedge. It was in full bloom and all of the
    lovely red roses had a petticoat edging of white frost. It was a "wish I'd
    brought my camera" moment.

    Cheers, helen s

  4. "wafflycat" <w*a*ff£y£cat*@£btco*nn£ect.com> wrote in message
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    Out cycling the lanes of Norfolk this morning in a temperature of -5C

    Brrrr! Glad I was wearing my longjohns and thermal layers 🙂

    It was lovely though - the trees & fields all white with frost, still air,
    foggy then fading to misty, groups of pheasants huddling together fluffing
    up their feathers to keep warm; hearing the leaves breaking off tress and
    falling to the ground. It was bracing!

    Chers, helen s

    Beautiful morning ride today for me too. I did a forest/mountain/ocean
    loop. It was quite chilly on one descent in the woods, I was glad to have
    my arm warmers with me, otherwise the temp was 76F when I got home.

  5. I'm from Hampton. I waited until 11am and enjoyed a 54F ride. I was so
    nice, I wore shorts.

    wil

    "wafflycat" <w*a*ff£y£cat*@£btco*nn£ect.com> wrote in message
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    Quoted message said:

    Out cycling the lanes of Norfolk this morning in a temperature of -5C

    Brrrr! Glad I was wearing my longjohns and thermal layers 🙂

    It was lovely though - the trees & fields all white with frost, still air,
    foggy then fading to misty, groups of pheasants huddling together fluffing
    up their feathers to keep warm; hearing the leaves breaking off tress and
    falling to the ground. It was bracing!

    Chers, helen s

  6. I'm from Hampton. I waited until 11am and enjoyed a 54F ride. I was so
    nice, I wore shorts.

    wil

    "wafflycat" <w*a*ff£y£cat*@£btco*nn£ect.com> wrote in message
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    Quoted message said:

    Out cycling the lanes of Norfolk this morning in a temperature of -5C

    Brrrr! Glad I was wearing my longjohns and thermal layers 🙂

    It was lovely though - the trees & fields all white with frost, still air,
    foggy then fading to misty, groups of pheasants huddling together fluffing
    up their feathers to keep warm; hearing the leaves breaking off tress and
    falling to the ground. It was bracing!

    Chers, helen s

  7. I'm from Hampton. I waited until 11am and enjoyed a 54F ride. I was so
    nice, I wore shorts.

    wil

    "wafflycat" <w*a*ff£y£cat*@£btco*nn£ect.com> wrote in message
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    Quoted message said:

    Out cycling the lanes of Norfolk this morning in a temperature of -5C

    Brrrr! Glad I was wearing my longjohns and thermal layers 🙂

    It was lovely though - the trees & fields all white with frost, still air,
    foggy then fading to misty, groups of pheasants huddling together fluffing
    up their feathers to keep warm; hearing the leaves breaking off tress and
    falling to the ground. It was bracing!

    Chers, helen s

  8. "Wil Withers" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    Quoted message said:

    I'm from Hampton. I waited until 11am and enjoyed a 54F ride. I was so
    nice, I wore shorts.

    How nice do you have to be to wear shorts?

  9. Wil Withers said:

    I'm from Hampton. I waited until 11am and enjoyed a 54F ride. I was
    so nice, I wore shorts.

    As opposed to...a thong?

    Bill "sideshowbobshudder.wav" S.

  10. "Human powered" <[email hidden]> wrote in
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    "wafflycat" <w*a*ff£y£cat*@£btco*nn£ect.com> wrote in message
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    Out cycling the lanes of Norfolk this morning in a temperature of
    -5C

    Brrrr! Glad I was wearing my longjohns and thermal layers 🙂

    It was lovely though - the trees & fields all white with frost,
    still air, foggy then fading to misty, groups of pheasants
    huddling together fluffing up their feathers to keep warm; hearing
    the leaves breaking off tress and falling to the ground. It was
    bracing!

    Chers, helen s

    Beautiful morning ride today for me too. I did a
    forest/mountain/ocean loop. It was quite chilly on one descent in
    the woods, I was glad to have my arm warmers with me, otherwise the
    temp was 76F when I got home.

    76F and you had arm warmers????

    Yikes! I'd be dying of heat exhaustion!

    --
    Eric Babula
    Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

    (50F and over, and it's t-shirt weather.)

  11. Eric Babula said:

    "Human powered" <[email hidden]> wrote in
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    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    Beautiful morning ride today for me too. I did a
    forest/mountain/ocean loop. It was quite chilly on one descent in
    the woods, I was glad to have my arm warmers with me, otherwise the
    temp was 76F when I got home.

    Quoted message said:

    76F and you had arm warmers????

    Yikes! I'd be dying of heat exhaustion!

    Having arm warmers and wearing them are two distinct things. I've been on
    many rides where I've worn arm- and knee-warmers AND a vest -- and also
    removed them all and zipped down the jersey.

    Bill "changing for changing conditions" S.

  12. "Bill Sornson" <[email hidden]> wrote in
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    Quoted message said:
    Eric Babula said:

    "Human powered" <[email hidden]> wrote in
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    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    Beautiful morning ride today for me too. I did a
    forest/mountain/ocean loop. It was quite chilly on one descent
    in the woods, I was glad to have my arm warmers with me,
    otherwise the temp was 76F when I got home.

    Quoted message said:

    76F and you had arm warmers????

    Yikes! I'd be dying of heat exhaustion!

    Having arm warmers and wearing them are two distinct things. I've
    been on many rides where I've worn arm- and knee-warmers AND a vest
    -- and also removed them all and zipped down the jersey.

    Bill "changing for changing conditions" S.

    Good point. I pretty much inferred that the arm warmers were worn, and
    the temp was 76F. Maybe I misunderstood.

    --
    Eric Babula
    Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

  13. Eric Babula said:

    "Bill Sornson" <[email hidden]> wrote in
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    Quoted message said:
    Eric Babula said:

    "Human powered" <[email hidden]> wrote in
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    Quoted message said:

    > Beautiful morning ride today for me too. I did a
    > forest/mountain/ocean loop. It was quite chilly on one descent
    > in the woods, I was glad to have my arm warmers with me,
    > otherwise the temp was 76F when I got home.

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    76F and you had arm warmers????

    Yikes! I'd be dying of heat exhaustion!

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    Having arm warmers and wearing them are two distinct things. I've
    been on many rides where I've worn arm- and knee-warmers AND a vest
    -- and also removed them all and zipped down the jersey.

    Bill "changing for changing conditions" S.

    Quoted message said:

    Good point. I pretty much inferred that the arm warmers were worn, and
    the temp was 76F. Maybe I misunderstood.

    Yeah, I think so. "Human Powered" apparently is coastal, and it can go from
    downright cold to downright hot in a matter of meters out here! (Things
    like shade, slope, wind, etc. make BIG differences on some days; other times
    not so much.)

    That's not to say we ain't softies compared to you midwestern,
    ice-stuck-to-your-nose-hairs types! 🙂

    Bill "spoiled by 23+ years in San Diego" S.

  14. Bill Sornson said:
    Eric Babula said:

    "Bill Sornson" <[email hidden]> wrote in
    news:[email hidden]:

    Quoted message said:

    Eric Babula wrote:

    >"Human powered" <[email hidden]> wrote in
    >news:[email hidden]:

    >>Beautiful morning ride today for me too. I did a
    >>forest/mountain/ocean loop. It was quite chilly on one descent
    >>in the woods, I was glad to have my arm warmers with me,
    >>otherwise the temp was 76F when I got home.

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    >76F and you had arm warmers????
    >
    >Yikes! I'd be dying of heat exhaustion!

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    Having arm warmers and wearing them are two distinct things. I've
    been on many rides where I've worn arm- and knee-warmers AND a vest
    -- and also removed them all and zipped down the jersey.

    Bill "changing for changing conditions" S.

    Quoted message said:

    Good point. I pretty much inferred that the arm warmers were worn, and
    the temp was 76F. Maybe I misunderstood.

    Yeah, I think so. "Human Powered" apparently is coastal, and it can go from
    downright cold to downright hot in a matter of meters out here! (Things
    like shade, slope, wind, etc. make BIG differences on some days; other times
    not so much.)

    That's not to say we ain't softies compared to you midwestern,
    ice-stuck-to-your-nose-hairs types! 🙂

    Temperatures are relative, if your used to all year 'round temps of
    20-25C then 15C can seem down right freezing. Around here, in September
    10C is cold, in March the same 10C is T-shirt and shorts weather, but
    that's because it's been below 0C for nearly four months. Arm and leg
    warmers are great for in between weather. For example yesterday I
    started with T-shirt, sweat shirt and wind proof jacket. 5km into the
    ride I took off the sweat-shirt, and stuffed it into my bag. Kept the
    windproof jacket and T-shirt.

    W

    W

  15. The Wogster <[email hidden]> wrote in
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    Quoted message said:
    Bill Sornson said:
    Eric Babula said:

    "Bill Sornson" <[email hidden]> wrote in
    news:[email hidden]:

    >Eric Babula wrote:
    >
    >>"Human powered" <[email hidden]> wrote in
    >>news:[email hidden]:
    >
    >>>Beautiful morning ride today for me too. I did a
    >>>forest/mountain/ocean loop. It was quite chilly on one descent
    >>>in the woods, I was glad to have my arm warmers with me,
    >>>otherwise the temp was 76F when I got home.

    Quoted message said:

    >>76F and you had arm warmers????
    >>
    >>Yikes! I'd be dying of heat exhaustion!

    Quoted message said:

    >Having arm warmers and wearing them are two distinct things.
    >I've been on many rides where I've worn arm- and knee-warmers AND
    >a vest -- and also removed them all and zipped down the jersey.
    >
    >Bill "changing for changing conditions" S.

    Quoted message said:

    Good point. I pretty much inferred that the arm warmers were worn,
    and the temp was 76F. Maybe I misunderstood.

    Yeah, I think so. "Human Powered" apparently is coastal, and it
    can go from downright cold to downright hot in a matter of meters
    out here! (Things like shade, slope, wind, etc. make BIG
    differences on some days; other times not so much.)

    That's not to say we ain't softies compared to you midwestern,
    ice-stuck-to-your-nose-hairs types! 🙂

    Temperatures are relative, if your used to all year 'round temps of
    20-25C then 15C can seem down right freezing. Around here, in
    September 10C is cold, in March the same 10C is T-shirt and shorts
    weather, but that's because it's been below 0C for nearly four
    months. Arm and leg warmers are great for in between weather. For
    example yesterday I started with T-shirt, sweat shirt and wind
    proof jacket. 5km into the ride I took off the sweat-shirt, and
    stuffed it into my bag. Kept the windproof jacket and T-shirt.

    W

    Yep, it all depends on what you're used to.

    --
    Eric Babula
    Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

  16. "Bill Sornson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    Quoted message said:
    Eric Babula said:

    "Bill Sornson" <[email hidden]> wrote in
    news:[email hidden]:

    Quoted message said:

    Eric Babula wrote:
    > "Human powered" <[email hidden]> wrote in
    > news:[email hidden]:

    >> Beautiful morning ride today for me too. I did a
    >> forest/mountain/ocean loop. It was quite chilly on one descent
    >> in the woods, I was glad to have my arm warmers with me,
    >> otherwise the temp was 76F when I got home.

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    > 76F and you had arm warmers????
    >
    > Yikes! I'd be dying of heat exhaustion!

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    Having arm warmers and wearing them are two distinct things. I've
    been on many rides where I've worn arm- and knee-warmers AND a vest
    -- and also removed them all and zipped down the jersey.

    Bill "changing for changing conditions" S.

    Quoted message said:

    Good point. I pretty much inferred that the arm warmers were worn, and
    the temp was 76F. Maybe I misunderstood.

    Yeah, I think so. "Human Powered" apparently is coastal, and it can go
    from downright cold to downright hot in a matter of meters out here!
    (Things like shade, slope, wind, etc. make BIG differences on some days;
    other times not so much.)

    That's not to say we ain't softies compared to you midwestern,
    ice-stuck-to-your-nose-hairs types! 🙂

    Bill "spoiled by 23+ years in San Diego" S.

    Yes, I'm on the coast. I'm about 500 miles north of San Diego. And yes
    Bill is right, in the summer one can be huffing up 9 percent grades at 95
    degrees and then descend at 40 mph with dense fog and mid 50s temps.

    On this particular ride the arm warmers were needed for one fast descent in
    the woods (probably mid 50s temperature). The temperature for the rest of
    the ride was mid to upper 70s, which is about 20 degrees warmer than many of
    our July and August rides. In January and February I'll leave for morning
    rides with the temp at high 30s and low 40s. Some of those rides I'll get
    caught in torrential downpours. So it's not as gnarly as midwest or
    northeast riding, but we've got some weather challenges. (not speaking for
    San Diego cyclists who get like 3 rain storms a year and think a low temp is
    67 degrees 🙂

  17. Human powered said:

    "Bill Sornson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    Quoted message said:
    Eric Babula said:

    "Bill Sornson" <[email hidden]> wrote in
    news:[email hidden]:

    > Eric Babula wrote:
    >> "Human powered" <[email hidden]> wrote in
    >> news:[email hidden]:
    >
    >>> Beautiful morning ride today for me too. I did a
    >>> forest/mountain/ocean loop. It was quite chilly on one descent
    >>> in the woods, I was glad to have my arm warmers with me,
    >>> otherwise the temp was 76F when I got home.

    Quoted message said:

    >> 76F and you had arm warmers????
    >>
    >> Yikes! I'd be dying of heat exhaustion!

    Quoted message said:

    > Having arm warmers and wearing them are two distinct things. I've
    > been on many rides where I've worn arm- and knee-warmers AND a vest
    > -- and also removed them all and zipped down the jersey.
    >
    > Bill "changing for changing conditions" S.

    Quoted message said:

    Good point. I pretty much inferred that the arm warmers were worn,
    and the temp was 76F. Maybe I misunderstood.

    Yeah, I think so. "Human Powered" apparently is coastal, and it can
    go from downright cold to downright hot in a matter of meters out
    here! (Things like shade, slope, wind, etc. make BIG differences on
    some days; other times not so much.)

    That's not to say we ain't softies compared to you midwestern,
    ice-stuck-to-your-nose-hairs types! 🙂

    Bill "spoiled by 23+ years in San Diego" S.

    Yes, I'm on the coast. I'm about 500 miles north of San Diego. And
    yes Bill is right, in the summer one can be huffing up 9 percent
    grades at 95 degrees and then descend at 40 mph with dense fog and
    mid 50s temps.
    On this particular ride the arm warmers were needed for one fast
    descent in the woods (probably mid 50s temperature). The temperature
    for the rest of the ride was mid to upper 70s, which is about 20
    degrees warmer than many of our July and August rides. In January
    and February I'll leave for morning rides with the temp at high 30s
    and low 40s. Some of those rides I'll get caught in torrential
    downpours. So it's not as gnarly as midwest or northeast riding, but
    we've got some weather challenges. (not speaking for San Diego
    cyclists who get like 3 rain storms a year and think a low temp is 67
    degrees 🙂

    Jealous? 🙂 Actually, you'd be surprised. Some of our early morning
    mountain bike rides are downright cold (mid to high 20s not THAT far
    inland); also plenty of snow in our "East County" areas -- sometimes
    freakin' DEEP!

    Still, in San Diego proper it's rare to have temps much below low 40s; and
    it only rains on yoga days, anyway ;-)

    Bill "softened up from my youth back east" S.

  18. Bill Sornson said:
    Human powered said:

    "Bill Sornson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    Eric Babula wrote:
    > "Bill Sornson" <[email hidden]> wrote in
    > news:[email hidden]:
    >
    >> Eric Babula wrote:
    >>> "Human powered" <[email hidden]> wrote in
    >>> news:[email hidden]:
    >>
    >>>> Beautiful morning ride today for me too. I did a
    >>>> forest/mountain/ocean loop. It was quite chilly on one descent
    >>>> in the woods, I was glad to have my arm warmers with me,
    >>>> otherwise the temp was 76F when I got home.

    >>> 76F and you had arm warmers????
    >>>
    >>> Yikes! I'd be dying of heat exhaustion!

    >> Having arm warmers and wearing them are two distinct things. I've
    >> been on many rides where I've worn arm- and knee-warmers AND a vest
    >> -- and also removed them all and zipped down the jersey.
    >>
    >> Bill "changing for changing conditions" S.

    > Good point. I pretty much inferred that the arm warmers were worn,
    > and the temp was 76F. Maybe I misunderstood.

    Yeah, I think so. "Human Powered" apparently is coastal, and it can
    go from downright cold to downright hot in a matter of meters out
    here! (Things like shade, slope, wind, etc. make BIG differences on
    some days; other times not so much.)

    That's not to say we ain't softies compared to you midwestern,
    ice-stuck-to-your-nose-hairs types! 🙂

    Bill "spoiled by 23+ years in San Diego" S.

    Yes, I'm on the coast. I'm about 500 miles north of San Diego. And
    yes Bill is right, in the summer one can be huffing up 9 percent
    grades at 95 degrees and then descend at 40 mph with dense fog and
    mid 50s temps.
    On this particular ride the arm warmers were needed for one fast
    descent in the woods (probably mid 50s temperature). The temperature
    for the rest of the ride was mid to upper 70s, which is about 20
    degrees warmer than many of our July and August rides. In January
    and February I'll leave for morning rides with the temp at high 30s
    and low 40s. Some of those rides I'll get caught in torrential
    downpours. So it's not as gnarly as midwest or northeast riding, but
    we've got some weather challenges. (not speaking for San Diego
    cyclists who get like 3 rain storms a year and think a low temp is 67
    degrees 🙂

    Jealous? 🙂 Actually, you'd be surprised. Some of our early morning
    mountain bike rides are downright cold (mid to high 20s not THAT far
    inland); also plenty of snow in our "East County" areas -- sometimes
    freakin' DEEP!

    Still, in San Diego proper it's rare to have temps much below low 40s; and
    it only rains on yoga days, anyway ;-)

    Bill "softened up from my youth back east" S.

    First real snowstorm of the year here (real defined as it's staying on
    the ground), probably about 2-3 cm. Just enough to make one cautious.
    However the temperature was mild (-1C or about -8C with the windchill)
    so it was not too bad.
    John Kane, Kingston ON Canada

  19. Quoted message said:
    Bill Sornson said:
    Human powered said:

    "Bill Sornson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    >Eric Babula wrote:
    >
    >>"Bill Sornson" <[email hidden]> wrote in
    >>news:[email hidden]:
    >>
    >>
    >>>Eric Babula wrote:
    >>>
    >>>>"Human powered" <[email hidden]> wrote in
    >>>>news:[email hidden]:
    >>>
    >>>>>Beautiful morning ride today for me too. I did a
    >>>>>forest/mountain/ocean loop. It was quite chilly on one descent
    >>>>>in the woods, I was glad to have my arm warmers with me,
    >>>>>otherwise the temp was 76F when I got home.
    >
    >>>>76F and you had arm warmers????
    >>>>
    >>>>Yikes! I'd be dying of heat exhaustion!
    >
    >>>Having arm warmers and wearing them are two distinct things. I've
    >>>been on many rides where I've worn arm- and knee-warmers AND a vest
    >>>-- and also removed them all and zipped down the jersey.
    >>>
    >>>Bill "changing for changing conditions" S.
    >
    >
    >>Good point. I pretty much inferred that the arm warmers were worn,
    >>and the temp was 76F. Maybe I misunderstood.
    >
    >Yeah, I think so. "Human Powered" apparently is coastal, and it can
    >go from downright cold to downright hot in a matter of meters out
    >here! (Things like shade, slope, wind, etc. make BIG differences on
    >some days; other times not so much.)
    >
    >That's not to say we ain't softies compared to you midwestern,
    >ice-stuck-to-your-nose-hairs types! 🙂
    >
    >Bill "spoiled by 23+ years in San Diego" S.
    >
    >

    Yes, I'm on the coast. I'm about 500 miles north of San Diego. And
    yes Bill is right, in the summer one can be huffing up 9 percent
    grades at 95 degrees and then descend at 40 mph with dense fog and
    mid 50s temps.
    On this particular ride the arm warmers were needed for one fast
    descent in the woods (probably mid 50s temperature). The temperature
    for the rest of the ride was mid to upper 70s, which is about 20
    degrees warmer than many of our July and August rides. In January
    and February I'll leave for morning rides with the temp at high 30s
    and low 40s. Some of those rides I'll get caught in torrential
    downpours. So it's not as gnarly as midwest or northeast riding, but
    we've got some weather challenges. (not speaking for San Diego
    cyclists who get like 3 rain storms a year and think a low temp is 67
    degrees 🙂

    Jealous? 🙂 Actually, you'd be surprised. Some of our early morning
    mountain bike rides are downright cold (mid to high 20s not THAT far
    inland); also plenty of snow in our "East County" areas -- sometimes
    freakin' DEEP!

    Still, in San Diego proper it's rare to have temps much below low 40s; and
    it only rains on yoga days, anyway ;-)

    Bill "softened up from my youth back east" S.

    First real snowstorm of the year here (real defined as it's staying on
    the ground), probably about 2-3 cm. Just enough to make one cautious.
    However the temperature was mild (-1C or about -8C with the windchill)
    so it was not too bad.

    Time to order those studded tires from Finland for the MTB, and put the
    road bike into hibernation.... I saw, about an hour ago, just as I was
    leaving work, an old duffer on an fully fendered upright bike, pootering
    along in the blowing snow. He was actually going at a fair clip.....

    EC is forcasting 13C by Monday, so the snow will all go away again,
    which IMHO is a good thing. This time of year, I wish I had a rich
    uncle in the West Indies who needed someone to watch his beach house....

    W

  20. In article <[email hidden]>,

    The Wogster said:

    [email hidden] wrote:

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    First real snowstorm of the year here (real defined as it's staying on
    the ground), probably about 2-3 cm. Just enough to make one cautious.
    However the temperature was mild (-1C or about -8C with the windchill)
    so it was not too bad.

    Time to order those studded tires from Finland for the MTB, and put the
    road bike into hibernation.... I saw, about an hour ago, just as I was
    leaving work, an old duffer on an fully fendered upright bike, pootering
    along in the blowing snow. He was actually going at a fair clip.....

    That's hardly surprising. One nice thing about biking and walking is that
    NOTHING slows you down. (Well, except waiting for traffic. My walk to
    school this morning took about two or three minutes longer than usual,
    which is (not coincidentally) about the time I spent waiting to cross
    streets that normally have a short-enough-to-not-notice wait time.)

    Quoted message said:

    EC is forcasting 13C by Monday, so the snow will all go away again,
    which IMHO is a good thing.

    Yeah, but that's not until Monday (and it's supposed to come along with
    rain). 'Round here we're already at -20C with the windchill, and the
    pre-windchill temperature is supposed to drop another 3-4 degrees tonight.

    Perfect weather to take the day off work tomorrow to go wander around
    on the Toronto waterfront before winter sets in (why let weather get in
    the way of a mental health day?).

    Quoted message said:

    This time of year, I wish I had a rich
    uncle in the West Indies who needed someone to watch his beach house....

    I did a co-op work term working for somebody who claimed one goal for
    the business was to open a branch office in Australia. Of course he'd
    need to spend half the year there overseeing their operations, and it
    should be easy enough to guess which half he was thinking of...

    I think I'd prefer somewhere as non-maritime as possible, even if I would
    have to find something other than meditating near large bodies of water to
    do for mental health days. As long as the humidity stays low all year,
    I don't care what the temperature does. (Which means I'm definitely in
    the wrong climate right now.)

    dave
    (once heard rumours that Canadians talk about weather more than anybody else)

    --
    Dave Vandervies [email hidden]
    I just had a silly mental image of pushing "the president's English", but I
    refuse to speak like Dubya does.
    --Derick Siddoway in the scary devil monastery

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