Well, it is the day that I (and many others who question my decision to go car-free) have been waiting for.  It is the first day that there has been inclement weather on my ride from the ‘T’ Station into work.  I made sure to put on my rain jacket/shell as well as grab my rain pants and put them in my bag.  It wasn’t raining on my way to the T station near my apartment and when I got off, it was only a very light rain.  As I walked to my bike I said to myself, “Self. You have a great pair of rain pants in your bag, but its not raining that hard..lets skip putting them on today.”  OOPS!!!  Worst! Decision! Ever!  By the time I got to work, my pants were soaked.  Add to that the fact that I have been procrastinating putting my rear fender on my bike to mitigate splash from the rear tire.  When I got into work I had to change out of my pants and wear my (dry) rain pants around the station and in my edit bay all night.  Live and learn.  I also learned that brakes on a bike take a lot more time to grip when they are wet.  I am glad I did a test break before having to have the need to stop.  It took me longer than I thought.  At least that was a decision I am glad I made.  When I go home tonight, I will make sure to wear both rain jacket AND rain pants and I will install the rear fender during my dinner break.  Happy biking:-)