Greetings from the (virtual) seat of my Harley! All this week, we have had an exceptional warm spell that has dissipated all signs of the cold, snowy winter that we had. Imagine, just seven weeks ago, photo right, is what we were dealing with.
This whole week, while technically still during astronomical winter, we have had Spring. And where have my boots, leathers, and butt been?
Commuting via Harley to work! Woo-hoo! I rarely get a whole week of riding, even during prime riding season. Usually, at least one or two days of the commute are disrupted by rain.
While I personally do not mind getting wet, it’s a PITA to keep dress clothes dry (or bring a change of clothes to the office). Also, most people around where I live are so busy fiddling with their wireless devices behind the wheel, they cannot react quickly and drive badly. Most of these bad drivers do not see motorcycles in broad daylight. It is not worth the risk of being struck by a bozo-mobile-behind-the-wheel bad driver when it rains, so I do not commute by motorcycle in wet weather.
Anyway, this week, we have been having close to record-breaking warmth with temperatures close to 80F (27C), and my butt has been planted on my Harley’s seat as I commute to work (at oh-dark DARK 30) and back home again in the afternoon.
Boots and dress this week:
Monday: dress-instep Dehner boots (blue dress slacks over them; blue shirt, navy tie, several meetings)
Tuesday: Chippewa regular black harness boots (black dress slacks; light blue shirt, lavender tie, meetings meetings meetings)
Wednesday: Chippewa black ostrich harness boots (navy dress slacks; white shirt, black leather vest, red tie, more meetings)
Thursday: Chippewa brown ostrich harness boots (light tan khaki slacks; green striped shirt; ditched the tie. I hate ties in general but also I can’t tolerate the noose when it’s warm.)
Friday (planned): James Dean style — tall Chippewa odessa (oil-tanned) black engineer boots (with denim jeans for dress-down Friday; open collar animal-less polo shirt.)
Life is short: and sweet when you get to commute by Harley to work!