BrumJim
Forum Stalwart (won't take the hint and leave...)
- Location
- Selly Oak, Birmingham
Miserable ride home last night. Was OK until I stopped to pick up some groceries from the supermarket.
Got back onto the canalside for the final mile home. Suddenly the wind built up in that manner that means that you are going to get absolutely soaked. Only it turned into hail, and blew my glasses off.
Which left me beside the canal in a very dark spot desparately looking for my glasses using my bike light, whilst the hail hammered down on my bare arms. On the positive side, I found them, and unbroken too. However by the time I got home I was soaked through to the skin, and was having trouble looking through my glasses as the lights were causing glare on the raindrops on both surfaces.
Got home and had a lovely warm shower, but noticed a load of red spots on my arm. Was worried momentarily that I had got chicken pox or measles or something. Until I twigged that it was from the hail.
Ouch.
Shoes and top still not dry this morning.
Got back onto the canalside for the final mile home. Suddenly the wind built up in that manner that means that you are going to get absolutely soaked. Only it turned into hail, and blew my glasses off.
Which left me beside the canal in a very dark spot desparately looking for my glasses using my bike light, whilst the hail hammered down on my bare arms. On the positive side, I found them, and unbroken too. However by the time I got home I was soaked through to the skin, and was having trouble looking through my glasses as the lights were causing glare on the raindrops on both surfaces.
Got home and had a lovely warm shower, but noticed a load of red spots on my arm. Was worried momentarily that I had got chicken pox or measles or something. Until I twigged that it was from the hail.
Ouch.
Shoes and top still not dry this morning.