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I think the rain gods just wait for us to take a "quick ride", without a rainsuit along, to have some real fun.



....two September's ago I prepared to ride 130 miles to an old friend's retirement party. Forecast = zero percent chance of rain. Excellent, what can be better than "zero percent" chance of rain? Clear blue skies at home. 65 miles into the ride a suspicious cloud bank forms in my path. I spend the entire day in light rain/borderline snow, drinking gallons of hot coffee at the party. Later that day within 5 miles of home, the skies returned to clear blue. Of course I had wisely left my rainsuit in the garage.

Last Saturday there was planned meet with some Triumph people atop Lolo Pass ~140 miles. Saturday forecast, sunny early, chance of showers late afternoon. Wake up, the western sky is black, periodic thunder and light rain. Oh well, spend 20 minutes putting on the "designed by Harry Houdini" Triumph chevron suit, rubber bean boots and gauntlet rubber gloves. Ride through very light rain for the first 15 miles, then the skies cleared and spent the whole day in brilliant sunshine. Pausing in Missoula, I removed my deep sea outfit.

Aesop's Fables? I'll have to ask Rocky or Bullwinkle the punchline .

I didn't realize good samaritan's drove minivans, learn something everyday.

jh

"It's not what I say that's important, it's what you hear" Red Auerbach