Joys of Biking to Work

Wasn't planning on writing too much about me biking to work, but yesterday there were a few fun things that happened that I wanted to share. Normally I get frustrated by motorists who don't follow normal right of way and go out of their way to let the biker go. If I've already stopped I want the car to get to go, as they should. Especially when you hear about all the complaints about bikes not stopping at stop signs, that they shouldn't be on the road... yada yada yada. This is the opportunity to show that we do deserve an equal spot on the road.

So yesterday there is a guy who should have gone far before I even got to the intersection. So I stop to let him go. He waves me on, so I accept. He then comes up from behind waving, grinning ear to ear, and giving me a thumbs up. :-) So in this situation, it washed away the frustration mentioned before. I guess he was excited to see someone biking in the rain!

I also got to meet another person from work who commutes by bike! That was fun. I got to show him where we can store out bikes in a covered locked area, away from the rain. This area has been getting some good use with the weather that we have!

UPDATE!
Forgot to mention that I only had one tree blocking my path when riding to work yesterday! And it took me the same amount of time to get to work as normal. No traffic delays for me due to the flooding!