Post by Scootin on Jul 17, 2006 13:31:10 GMT
Man it was smoking hot around here all weekend! Saturday I rode off to work at 7AM & a pleasant 70 degrees (F). It is a 12 mile run to work (I Work for my Dad on Saturdays for extra $). But knowing what was to come, I left my armored jacket & heavy nylon riding pants at home. I Hate to ride without them, but I knew I would not be able to ride with them. When I left to go home at 3PM it was a sizzling 93 degrees (F) & 95% humidity! That 12 mile ride was awfully long. I had a 20oz bottle of ice water with me that I had a drink out of when ever I stopped at a traffic light. the first 6 miles of the ride home are through the county with few stops. I run at about 40 mph during this time. The other half is city riding, running at 25-35 mph with plenty of traffic lights.About half way home, (Just into the city part) my poor scooter was starting to make an unusual rattling noise in the engine. I took that to mean that it was getting too hot, & pulled into a small shaded park & gave my scooter a 20 minute reat break. I sat in the grass under a tree & drank LOTS of water. It was a nice quiet out of the way park with nobody around. I had never been in there before & found it quite favorable. As I was sitting under the tree, a HUGE limousine pulled in & disgorged a wedding party. All of the men, & bridesmaids were dressed in BLACK! What a miserable day to be standing out in the sun wearing black! They all trooped up the hill into the attached flower gardens, with the photagrapher in tow. The Limo was amazing! It was built on a small bus frame & quite literally started its life as a small 20 passenger bus! It had a loud stereo system with a sub. I couldn't see inside, as the window were tinted very dark. I thought about walking over & talking to the driver & see if I could take a peek inside. But she hopped out & walked over to a nearby trash can & it looked like she was in a bad mood, so I decided to pass on it. So I hopped back on my scoot & headed off home.
Sunday was a little hotter coming in a 95 (F) & just as humid! Today we get a more of the same with a high temp of 93(F)! I looks to be hot all week, with the coolest day being 85(F) Oh well, at least its not snowing!
Sunday was a little hotter coming in a 95 (F) & just as humid! Today we get a more of the same with a high temp of 93(F)! I looks to be hot all week, with the coolest day being 85(F) Oh well, at least its not snowing!