Day 13, #ridingeverydayinNovember

The weather forecast this morning said, ""A steady rain this morning. Windy with showers continuing this afternoon. Thunder possible. High 53F. Winds SSW at 20 to 30 mph. Chance of rain 80%."

Added to the mix was this warning posted by the National Weather Service just before 5 AM.

Wind Advisory

Issued: 4:44 AM PST Nov. 13, 2017 – National Weather Service

... Wind Advisory remains in effect until 7 PM PST this evening... 

* winds... south to southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts 40 to 50 
  mph.

* Timing... late Monday morning until early evening, strongest in 
  the afternoon.

* Impacts... strong winds may blow down limbs, trees, and power 
  lines. Scattered power outages are possible.

Precautionary/preparedness actions... 

A Wind Advisory is issued when sustained winds are forecast to be
31 to 39 mph or gusts will range between 45 and 57 mph. Winds of
these magnitudes may cause minor property damage without extra
precautions. Motorists in high profile vehicles should use
caution until the winds subside.

The current conditions looked like this:

It looked like the best conditions to ride in was going to be NOW!

I hopped on my fixed gear bike and went on a donut run.  The wind was already blowing, but I was enjoying a temporary respite from the rain.

I took a direct route to the grocery store (with in house bakery!)  The wind was the most noticeable feature.

I picked up a Boston Cream "donut"

Since my personal minimum acceptable mileage for the #ridingeverydayinNovember challenge is 5 miles, and it is only just over a mile to get the donut,(and that it still wasn't raining!) I took the long way home through the neighborhood streets.

I made it home safely.  The Boston Cream wasn't so lucky.  ;-)

........Road Bike........Rollers.......MTB..........Lifecycle......Total
Today ....6.................0.................0...............0...............6
Jan.........304................15................0...............31..........350
Feb..........0..................0..................0...............0.............0
March.......18.................0.................0...............0............18
April.......113................0.................0...............0...........113
May.........155................0.................0...............0...........155
June..........10.................0.................0................0.............10
July..........79..................0.................0................0.............79
Aug..........76...................0.................0................0............76
Sept...........97..................0.................0................0............97
Oct..........36....................0................0................0.............36
Nov.........176....................0................0................0............176
Total......1070...............15.................0...............31..........1116