I feel gypped this morning. And disgruntled, like the fellow shown here.

Last night, the forecast was for T-storms this morning. Rats, I thought. That doesn\’t sound good for my ride. Rain is one thing; lightning is something else again.

When I got up today, it was overcast; but not raining, and I didn\’t hear any thunder. I decided to ride, but in the park. Then I wouldn\’t be too far from home if things did get bad.

I was a little short of the park when I saw a faint flash of light. Then I heard a grumble of distant thunder. Great, I thought. I hope that keeps its distance.

I started my first circuit of the park. As I rode around, there were several more flashes of light; brighter than the first. The thunder was a little closer. I decided it was the better part of wisdom to head for home.

As it turned out, I could have stayed out longer! It didn\’t start to rain until I\’d been home a half-hour or so. So far, the lightning hasn\’t gotten close. I might have gotten soaking wet, but I can survive that.

There have been other times when I feel cheated, too. Sometimes the forecast is for bad conditions, so I don\’t ride; and then nothing happens. The upside to that is that I have some time to do things at home. Even so, when it happens, I feel gypped.