. . . climb back into bed and let the thunder roll. Then get up and do some baking.
Sunday morning, the day of the third of four St. Louis Open Streets events, we woke to rain and thunder. We were scheduled to volunteer as roving route marshals starting at 7:30am, meaning we needed to leave by 7:00am to bike to the volunteer tent. We woke up early, checked the weather, ate breakfast, and decided that it didn’t make sense to head out into a thunderstorm. Would there really be anyone on the route anyway?
Tired from Saturday’s long day of gardening, we climbed back into bed to see if the rain would let up so we could venture out. The rain did not let up, nor did the thunder, not until 11:00am at the earliest, well after our volunteer shift passed.
We rolled out of bed the second time and started in on some baking and cooking: apple crisp, cornbread, and chili — perfect foods for a rainy day.
Though they never officially canceled Open Streets, I’m sure the weather more or less had that effect, which is too bad given the time and work that went into the event. Also, on the tails of my awesome week at the Pro Walk Pro Bike conference, I was really looking forward to seeing large numbers of people out biking and walking the streets of St. Louis.
There is good news. We have one more shot at Open Streets this year, the fourth and final event scheduled for Saturday, October 9th. I’m hoping for some fabulous fall weather and a large turnout.
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