Everyone knows it's Windy
Nov. 11th, 2011 11:51 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
melaniesuzanneGood gracious, the wind was high this morning. It felt like there was a head-wind in every direction -- although, I can't vouch for the east because that's the one direction I don't travel on the morning commute. I couldn't coast much. Even down the Rte 28 overpass which normally lets me build up enough speed to coast 1/3 of a mile... nothing: I was at a near standstill at the bottom of the hill. I struggled all the way to the campus and I haven't felt so physically exhausted since my first few rides back in May.
I got pelted in a shower of pine needles while exiting my neighborhood. That was a new experience. Sunglasses as eye-protection, for the win. Also? The fingerless arm warmers kept my forearms comfy and cozy in the wind chill. I'm still looking for leg/knee warmer with good reviews. I may just break down and pull out the long-johns for wearing under jeans. If nothing else, I won't need to run the space heater under my desk all day.
In other news, Tuesday night the 'fink and I took Delta to the dealership for her 20k check-up and minor repairs such as the sometimes-functional vanity light on the driver's side and the jammed volume knob on the stereo. The service guy chuckled when I told him those items desperately needed repair. But hey, everything's still under warranty so I might as well fix the annoyances before they cost me money. They needed to keep the truck an extra day since they didn't have replacement visors on hand and we went back last night to retrieve her. The Prius' visor won't stay up and the service guy thought there was a recall on that. And so we decided to leave Hubbyfink's car for repair today. Good thing I've been pretending we're a one vehicle household (well, and that I have the ability to pretend such a thing).
No deer sightings last night -- mostly because I worked from home since it was cold AND wet -- but Hubbyfink spotted a skunk trundling across Davis as we drove home from an impromptu shopping trip. Happily, we missed the critter. Funny, I've never seen one alive in the wild before. They're kind of cute when they aren't dead and stinky.
I got pelted in a shower of pine needles while exiting my neighborhood. That was a new experience. Sunglasses as eye-protection, for the win. Also? The fingerless arm warmers kept my forearms comfy and cozy in the wind chill. I'm still looking for leg/knee warmer with good reviews. I may just break down and pull out the long-johns for wearing under jeans. If nothing else, I won't need to run the space heater under my desk all day.
In other news, Tuesday night the 'fink and I took Delta to the dealership for her 20k check-up and minor repairs such as the sometimes-functional vanity light on the driver's side and the jammed volume knob on the stereo. The service guy chuckled when I told him those items desperately needed repair. But hey, everything's still under warranty so I might as well fix the annoyances before they cost me money. They needed to keep the truck an extra day since they didn't have replacement visors on hand and we went back last night to retrieve her. The Prius' visor won't stay up and the service guy thought there was a recall on that. And so we decided to leave Hubbyfink's car for repair today. Good thing I've been pretending we're a one vehicle household (well, and that I have the ability to pretend such a thing).
No deer sightings last night -- mostly because I worked from home since it was cold AND wet -- but Hubbyfink spotted a skunk trundling across Davis as we drove home from an impromptu shopping trip. Happily, we missed the critter. Funny, I've never seen one alive in the wild before. They're kind of cute when they aren't dead and stinky.
