Went out last night, dropped the car at work, got the bike out of the back, put the wheels on, donned helemt etc, just about to get on the bike and FLASH BANG. thunder and lightning (or to be more precise, vice versa), closely followed by hailstones.....
Buggrit I thought, I've sorted everything out now, I may as well ride back to the digs. Once I was wet I figured I may as well enjoy the ride so I extended it by detouring via the Blackwater Valley Way then a spin down the road to a RB and back again, a total of 8 miles. I was dripping by the time I got back to the digs
This morning was brighter though so the 3 miles into work went much quicker and easier, apart from security had given me the wrong key for the bike shed so she had to go back in the car until I could get the key changed...