Vanguard? 🛡️
Well, I think the vanguard is here. Hurricane Francine’s outer rain bands seem to have reached us.
It’s the kind of weather that makes me want to stay home and enjoy a Diet Coke, and forget about going out; whether on foot or on a bicycle.
Residents of New Orleans are advised to be off the roads by 11:00 am; and as I type this, it’s already past 9:30. Half of me actually feels a rising urge to walk to a store; maybe to get an extra Diet Coke®. Not that I truly need anything; it’s just for the heck of getting outdoors for a while before conditions deteriorate. My other half says it’s wiser to stay indoors.
The vanguard of a hurricane can be deceptive. Rain comes in spells; and sometimes it even seems like things will calm down. But beware! At some point, steady and heavy rain sets in; along with strong wind.
Substitute 😟
I’ll need a substitute for riding today; and possibly tomorrow. It’s time to set up the trainer again!
What kind of “ride” shall I do? Slow and steady? How many hard pushes, if not slow and steady? And how long will I want to pedal? Or, perhaps better expressed, how long can I tolerate the tedium of “riding” in a trainer?
I wish I could use my substitute ride in the trainer to charge up my emergency weather radio. I might need that radio later on, because I’m almost certain that we’ll lose electrical power. That’s what happens during hurricanes!
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