Subject: RE: Sprint_DA's Mentor Group...fullBelated Happy Easter everyone hope you all had fun. I went for a ride yesterday, it looked a little like rain. I use to race sail boats, which always has you looking at the weather and in particular up! In any event, I said to myself, "it will blow over" and rain in the mountains. So, here is what happened. Well about 45 minutes into the ride, no rain as yet, I look up and oh dear - I do not want to be where I am. In the middle of nowhere, with those clouds. Sure enough, going up a hill it starts to hail, and big hail. I start laughing to myself. A little further, the hail turns to snow. lol I think this is funny, then the snow turns to rain. We normally only get a heavy-mist, but this was actually rain. I am still miles from the car and getting very wet. I then realize I can't feel my toes and wow my hands are really, really cold. Now I'm not finding this funny or laughing to myself. The wind is now blowing and there are sheets of water and wind pushing me all over the road. I am in the middle of farmland and there is no shelter in sight. More hills, up and down, I slow down on the down sections due to the water and wind. Don't want to come off at 40+KM per hour. So on and on it goes - mile after mile. I finally get to a railway bridge and stop. I am so cold and wet that I nearly fell off the bike. I phone my wife (Ellen ) telling her where the car is. I could hardly talk I was so cold. Ellen and her brother then pick up the car and go to meet me at the coffee shop I have to ride to. The wind, rain, lighting, thunder, nail and snow was unbelievable. I had about two miles from the train bridge to this small little area called Fort Langley, which is where the coffee shop was. I was so cold I never warmed up once I left the bridge. Once in the coffee shop I couldn't stop shaking, they could couldn't believe I was caught in the storm. They gave me warm water and about 10 minutes later Ellen arrived. That was one crazy ride I will never forget - at home it was sunny the entire time. I shall look up a lot more from now on. Later a warm Whao. Edited by Whato 2010-04-06 12:17 PM
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