The local streets in my neighborhood are bumpy to drive on and dangerous to
walk on.  I take my Stormy Kromer Cap off to those brave soles who are
biking.  

I suspect that our road crews are getting tired.

Personally, I remain troubled by the amount of salt we are applying and the
damage it does to our water resources.  Unfortunately, I just don't have an
easy solution (no pun intended.)


Larry D. Nelson, P.E.

1506 Cameron Drive
Madison, WI  53711
608 630 6532 (C)



-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
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Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2013 2:31 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Bikies] Winter Challenge: The Errandonnee

I lived in the D.C. area prior to moving here.

In normal times Madison had the advantage of more consistently cold
temperatures, which avoided the thaw and freeze cycle that makes roads and
sidewalks so perilous. D.C. would get snow, which would melt, then freeze,
making for awful conditions.

This winter we've had the pleasure of constant up and down jags in
temperature and, recently, frequent precipitation of every variety. So our
usual advantage has been nullified.

Still, there are no palm trees in D.C. 33 degrees with wind and rain can be
bone chilling.

> On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 10:46 AM, Robbie Webber
> <[email protected]>wrote:
>
>> Sorry, people who issue a "winter bike challenge" from Washington, DC 
>> cannot be taken seriously.
>
>
> Now, now - let us not be weather snobs ;-> From the overall tone of 
> the blog, I don't think "seriousness" involved.  Besides, didn't they 
> just get
> 3 feet out there, while we got rain?
>
> Plus everybody wins!  Well, anybody who finishes ... get's a button or 
> something.  And something to blog about.
>
>
> --
>
> a
>
> Andy Bach,
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