When riding a group, you want to stay on parallel courses. It can get disastrous if riders swerve into each other! They say that riding on rollers is a good way to develop the skill of holding a straight line; and maybe I need to work on that.

In fact, I did have a set of rollers years ago; but never got confident on them — especially not on the road bike. I think I was too tentative when I started pedaling on those rollers; and slick tires on non-rubberized rollers are tricky!

But what’s going to happen when two tropical systems are on parallel courses? Both Franklin and Idalia are headed northwards; and the former seems to have been overindulging in Energy Shots. He’s up to Category 4!

Unless Idalia drastically changes her course, New Orleans probably doesn’t have too much to worry about; although I suppose we’ll feel some effects (wind, rain). But Franklin? I hope he curves out to sea and dissipates. If he continues on his present path, it looks like he’ll slam into Connecticut; and my brother lives there with his family. I hope they’ll be OK.

Is it possible for weather effects from these two storms to combine forces? I certainly hope not! I suspect that the results would not be good. As long as they stay on parallel courses, they probably won’t meet; and although they’re moving at about the same forward speed, Franklin is a good bit farther North. 

I might have a few windy days ahead of me. Maybe it’s a good time to practice riding on the drops.