I wasn't able to ride to work at all last week, until Saturday. We had about 4" of snow early Monday that didn't melt off very fast. On Saturday though, most of the snow had cleared. It was in the 20's on the way to work, but about 50 degrees for the ride home. Nice!!!
My sister in law lives near Washigton DC. They got about 30" of snow in the first round, and she sent me a couple of pics by email. Then that 4" snow we had was the precurser to another 10" for her and her second email to me began with "WTF"! I don't think she can even open up her front door.
Maybe I should not complain about the snows we have had. What gripes me though is that we have had 4 small snows this year and each one has taken a long time to melt. I was able to ride a lot more last winter than this year.
Oh Well!
Mini Max likes to ride too..
Near our house is a busy street. With temperaures like we have had after a snow, a little melting occurs during the day, but then re-freezes at night. There is a low spot on that busy street that gets wet during the day as snow melts. Cars will splash the water for a block or two, which then turns into an ice rink later that evening. There have been some pretty mean car accidents. Wichita is very flat generally and this scenario repeats itself all over town. The point is that even though the streets appear to be generally clear, sometimes you never know.
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Then there is sand! Well I have learned to deal with that pretty well. Be careful where you put your feet down though. That can be very sandy too. I almost slipped and dropped the scooter last year when I put my feet down in some sand. Learned to watch out for that very quickly.
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Here's Max parked at the office. Looks slick, but really wasn't..
The paper is really starting to fly at the office these days.
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The weather looks better for riding this week. That will help me.
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Why?
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Because I am more awake when I get to the office after riding. I can still feel the need to wake up when I drive the car to work. I feel more ready to "get at it" after a ride.
cpa3485:
ReplyDeleteYour clients will be glad to know that you can work faster when you ride Max to work, resulting in lower billing fees, and lower invoices for them to pay. It's a win win situation. You work faster and leave work faster, meaning you can ride Max home faster (ie: earlier)
bob
bobskoot: wet coast scootin
As odd as it sounds I get a jolt from riding to work too. However I prefer to see sand at the beach. I don't see the point of having a beach in a parking lot. Kansas is definitely different.
ReplyDeleteBobskoot,
ReplyDeleteYouo are so off base. Fees are based upon ability to pay only, LOL. We do keep track of time, but it is only a guide. But sometimes, I do get to leave a bit earlier, so you are partially right.
Conch,
ReplyDeleteYou have no idea how different we are here. The land of people like Carry Nation, Dwight Eisenhower and people right next door in Missouru like Rush Limbaugh, who is sometimes treated like a god around here. I am not a follower of his type of religion however.
I am so sorry you don't get any snow down there.
Nice that you've a sliding scale reserved for clients, not scooters. I'm with Conch, preferring sand at the beach. I expect to see it there and take my boots off before putting my feet down. Awkward keeping a scooter upright while removing footwear. -:)
ReplyDeleteI'm loving the Olympics as well, particularly the Winter Games with all those unusual sports (I even like curling!). You folks have a lot of snow, so here's to some great riding weather for you in the near future!
ReplyDeleteOopss - sorry, part of my comment was meant for your Olympics post!
ReplyDeleteMax looks very inviting sitting there teasing me! Good for you to be able to get out--even if only a little.
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