Last Commute of the Year

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I commuted to work on my CB1100 on December 18th, thinking that it was my last 2-wheeled commute of 2018. The weather was pretty good on Wednesday the 26th, though, so I rode to work one more time. Managed to find a new Chinese restaurant for lunch and squeezed out another 15 miles. I was very sure that this would be my last ride to work for the year since either rain or snow was forecast for Thursday and Friday. The forecasters were correct about Thursday; it was warm, but windy and rainy. They weren't far off for Friday either, with an updated prediction of temperatures dropping from the 40s in the early AM to below freezing by afternoon and snow flurries starting around 4:00pm -- quitting time for me for the day, the week and the year. It seemed to me that it was worth the risk of riding home in less than ideal conditions for the opportunity to take one last ride around town. So that's what I did.

Just slightly colder than predicted at Go To Work time. My app showed some snow coming, but not until I would be safely behind my desk and, again, only a dusting in any case.



Rode to lunch with a friend. Ummm, rode to a local restaurant to meet a friend for lunch.

Just down the street from the restaurant is an old movie house. The Pickwick Theatre was built in 1928 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It houses its original Wurlitzer organ which from time to time is raised through a trap door in the floor to be played on special occasions.

I titled this one "Matinee Idle" on my Instagram feed.



The temperature dropped a bit and a tiny little snow squall moved through during lunch, but it was a precip-free ride back to my office. I dug in at work and wrapped up a few things for year end and then headed to my bike.








The weatherman was right on about he snow flurries at 4:00. Despite that, I turned my 1 mile ride home into a 5 mile ride home and, finally, logged my last commuting miles of 2018 -- My office is closed Monday.