{"id":3096,"date":"2020-10-10T19:11:24","date_gmt":"2020-10-10T23:11:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bitpost.com\/blog\/?p=3096"},"modified":"2020-10-10T19:12:29","modified_gmt":"2020-10-10T23:12:29","slug":"never-heed-the-forecast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitpost.com\/blog\/2020\/never-heed-the-forecast\/","title":{"rendered":"Never heed the forecast"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I almost bailed on a bike ride to get Indian takeout on the other side of town, because the forecast was for rain.  They oversell it!  I&#8217;m so glad I went, the ride was gorgeous, the food delicious, and I continued to blast away at my DVT.  :-)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" data-attachment-id=\"3090\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/bitpost.com\/blog\/img_20201010_183655763390879440130036-jpg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bitpost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/img_20201010_183655763390879440130036-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1440&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1440\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_20201010_183655763390879440130036.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bitpost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/img_20201010_183655763390879440130036-scaled.jpg?fit=480%2C270&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bitpost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/img_20201010_183655763390879440130036.jpg?resize=480%2C270&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3090\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bitpost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/img_20201010_183655763390879440130036-scaled.jpg?resize=480%2C270&amp;ssl=1 480w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bitpost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/img_20201010_183655763390879440130036-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bitpost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/img_20201010_183655763390879440130036-scaled.jpg?resize=100%2C56&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bitpost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/img_20201010_183655763390879440130036-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bitpost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/img_20201010_183655763390879440130036-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bitpost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/img_20201010_183655763390879440130036-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bitpost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/img_20201010_183655763390879440130036-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C225&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bitpost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/img_20201010_183655763390879440130036-scaled.jpg?w=1312&amp;ssl=1 1312w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bitpost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/img_20201010_183655763390879440130036-scaled.jpg?w=1968&amp;ssl=1 1968w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><figcaption>Yes I carried all this on the back of my bike&#8230; With lots of rope!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"338\" height=\"600\" data-attachment-id=\"3091\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/bitpost.com\/blog\/img_20201010_1828124259249453498754416-jpg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bitpost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/img_20201010_1828124259249453498754416-scaled.jpg?fit=1443%2C2560&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1443,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_20201010_1828124259249453498754416.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bitpost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/img_20201010_1828124259249453498754416-scaled.jpg?fit=338%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bitpost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/img_20201010_1828124259249453498754416.jpg?resize=338%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3091\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bitpost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/img_20201010_1828124259249453498754416-scaled.jpg?resize=338%2C600&amp;ssl=1 338w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bitpost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/img_20201010_1828124259249453498754416-scaled.jpg?resize=169%2C300&amp;ssl=1 169w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bitpost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/img_20201010_1828124259249453498754416-scaled.jpg?resize=56%2C100&amp;ssl=1 56w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bitpost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/img_20201010_1828124259249453498754416-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1363&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bitpost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/img_20201010_1828124259249453498754416-scaled.jpg?resize=866%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 866w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bitpost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/img_20201010_1828124259249453498754416-scaled.jpg?resize=1154%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1154w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bitpost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/img_20201010_1828124259249453498754416-scaled.jpg?w=1443&amp;ssl=1 1443w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bitpost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/img_20201010_1828124259249453498754416-scaled.jpg?w=1312&amp;ssl=1 1312w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 338px) 100vw, 338px\" \/><figcaption>Dork patrol<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"288\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 512 \/ 288;\" width=\"512\" controls src=\"https:\/\/bitpost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/VID_20201010_181447.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"288\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 512 \/ 288;\" width=\"512\" controls src=\"https:\/\/bitpost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/VID_20201010_180816.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"288\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 512 \/ 288;\" width=\"512\" controls src=\"https:\/\/bitpost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/VID_20201010_180216.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"288\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 512 \/ 288;\" width=\"512\" controls src=\"https:\/\/bitpost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/VID_20201010_180628.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I almost bailed on a bike ride to get Indian takeout on the other side of town, because the forecast was for rain. They oversell it! I&#8217;m so glad I went, the ride was gorgeous, the food delicious, and I continued to blast away at my DVT. :-)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[76],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3096","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-travel"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9M0Zg-NW","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":287,"url":"https:\/\/bitpost.com\/blog\/2008\/bike-to-work-week\/","url_meta":{"origin":3096,"position":0},"title":"Bike-to-work week","author":"m","date":"May 19, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"Biked to work this week, and then I drove my bike to work so I could ride it to the bike-to-work meetup, downtown. 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