Early December

[susanstinson]

Also, in triking news:

• The last time I got on my trike, it was so cold that the gear shift on the handle bar had frozen in place, and I couldn't get it to go into anything but first.


• Today, the gear shift had thawed, but the road from the bike path to the street that the Y is on wasn't plowed, so my wheels were just spinning in place. I had to get off and walk it up that little hill. There's ice that started out as slush under everything.


• I went swimming for the first time in more than a week, which felt great, but then I rode home with wet hair, which froze into icicles. (Perhaps that was good for it -- it's having a randomly fetching moment right now, says me, despite having been unceremoniously plopped up and clipped to the top of my head.) There's a crack in part of the plastic around the gear shift that I should duct tape, I think, to try to keep moisture from getting in there.


• I'm in such a better mood if I get out on the trike than if I don't. But I'm finding all of this cold and ice daunting.


• I want one of those face masks with slits for the eyes, nose and mouth


• If I don't trike, I have to walk.

Comments

[earwigmc.livejournal.com]

i enjoy reading your triking posts *smile*

sounds chilly atm tho! *smile* i liked the iciles for hair image *grin*

definitely stop the wet getting into your gearshift!

"I want one of those face masks with slits for the eyes, nose and mouth"
a balaclava! *grin* readily (& fairly cheaply) avaialble here in UK from governemnt surplus, hunting & fishing, and osme outdoor pursuits stores (please don't mistake my enthusiasm over teh acquiring of balaclavas for an insult to your intelligence re the sourcing of balaclavas) (i wonder how many reasons i can find to type the word balaclava - it feels fun in my head while i tytpe it). i have long had a fancy for a balaclava... but never really the need. i do have a rather fine collection of warm hats tho *smile*

[susanstinson.livejournal.com]

The hair icicles, both icicles and hair, were more an experience than an image. (As well as clearly being my own predictable fault.)

Here's to warm hats!

The hair icicles, both icicles and hair, were more an experience than an image

[earwigmc.livejournal.com]

yes, your experience, my image *nods & smiles*

[opn.livejournal.com]

I rode my bicycle to work yesterday because, yeah, the walking? Not so much. I figured enough of the icy patches had gone away that I'd be able to navigate around the remaining ones. I didn't take into account actual other living PEOPLE in the world, walking and biking and driving and thus generally inhibiting my ability to zigzag merrily along in the no-ice spots. And the fear of ice had me so scared that I bicycled as slowly as possible. And then one of my bike pads kind of froze up while it was stopping the bike so I had to drag the bike the last bit of the way.

But, yup, STILL better than walking! :)

[susanstinson.livejournal.com]

Ice! Slush! SO treacherous. Right, and the braking was getting pretty dicey. If I didn't have three wheels, and so extra stability, I'd never have the nerve.