Bated breath is what I get when the weather forecast isn\’t so favorable. By Tuesday or Wednesday of last week they were already talking about the possibility of severe weather later in the week. Thursday night a wind advisory had been posted for Friday evening through Saturday afternoon. The worst weather was predicted for Saturday morning.

Great. I had wanted to hitch up the trailer and ride to the salvage store on Saturday. But the forecast was for showers and T-storms; some possibly severe. Add to that winds of 20-25 mph. Not optimal conditions for big-load day!

Friday morning it was overcast, but at least it didn\’t rain while I was riding. I had to make it short, because I got started late.

I decided not to ride to work. If it was going to be storming at quitting time, I didn\’t want to have to ride home through it. As it turned out, I could have used the bicycle, after all! Although there was some light rain while I was walking to work, there wasn\’t a drop as I walked back home.

Saturday morning, at about 9:25 am, I thought I heard thunder; and soon the rain began. If I had ridden to the store, I would have gotten caught in it on the way home! It rained pretty hard for a while, and the wind was really strong. The NOAA site still showed the wind advisory; and a tornado watch until noon.

In the end, things never got as dire as the forecast seemed to indicate. Often enough, my bated breath turns out to have been wasted worry. I suppose I should be glad of that. I hope next weekend goes better.