We have a 2-hour delayed start at school today because of "inclement weather". I found this out after I'd been up a while and taken a shower and gotten dressed.
So far, I've used the time to do some productive things:
- I read a few more pages of the novel I'm currently reading
- I had the honor of telling Meego he's unexpectedly gotten 120 minutes in his day
- I went on f*cebook...
Honestly, I don't use fbook much at all. But I purposely visit some groups as my default feed is quite boring.
This morning, on the bicycle commuter group page, a new member posted seeking inspiration. She's starting her bicycle commuting today at 48 years old, and says,
"good news is that I work in the ER so I will get to work one way or another..."
That's looking on the bright side.
Even with the delayed start, I don't plan to ride in today, or I likely would end up at the ER. So I'll miss that part of the day. The students, in general, seem to like my bicycling ways - noticing Ariel once I started parking her in the room behind my desk. One of the other teachers calls her my "convertible".
There are no adult bicycle commuters that I know of at school. One guy says he rides his "bike" on nice days. It's a motorcycle. Had to get in his two cents, I suppose.
One morning last week, while it was still dark because we hadn't changed the clocks yet, I saw a light in my rear view mirror. It was getting bigger, and I soon realized it was another cyclist. And he was gaining on me.
We got to the portion of big climb, and he passed me. I felt so wimpy. But as he did so, I noticed a slight *whirring* sound. AHA! He was on an e-bike. Wimp-no-more me!
But it's really not a race...
Despite there being no others at my work, at least I have that online group. Remember last week when we posted pics of our bicycles at our workplaces? This was one of my faves:
Caption says: "In my office... Under the watchful eyes of the king and queen"
6 comments:
That picture is awesome!
Did it snow already? I like it when schools do late start instead of canceling for a full day!
You can get a lot accomplished in a couple of hours, it appears you made the most of your time, seeing as how you were already up and ready that is.
As for the "not a race" I have a feeling you could have taken him anyway.
We've had snow, but no big storms. It was just really foggy and icy this morning. Wheee.
I haven't seen "Electro-Man" since that one morning. Must've been an alien
Not sure what’s wrong with me, but if I had an extra two hours suddenly, I think I would just mope around.
Can’t believe you’re already having inclement weather. I’m not ready for that!
Since I had to go in eventually anyway, it was tough to really enjoy the two hours. Now, if they'd given us the WHOLE day - let the moping begin!
Our winter weather usually starts around Halloween. It arrived right on schedule.
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