[jyl]

Gawd. I had to drive out to Hillsboro this afternoon to look at an engine at an auto wreckers. Wasn't too bad going out there. Coming back, traffic started getting thick and soon we were crawling, stop and go, accordion style, through the interchanges and over the river and all the way to my exit. It was hot, slow, frustrating, and unspeakably horrible. Well, maybe it was just regular "sucky traffic". But it was horrible to me, because I never see that stuff anymore.

I have the Best Commute In The World.

Indisputably.

Proof: In the morning, I get my bike from the garage, ride 3 miles in 9 minutes, on empty dark streets at 5:15 am, and lock up in the parking garage. In the afternoon, I ride to a pub, have a beer, stop by the grocery store, pick up dinner stuff, ride home and voila! that's my commute, and my basic cardio workout for the day, rolled into one. Okay, in the winter it is cold and raining when I do this, but with the rain gear nowadays, I could stand in the shower and not get wet (a bit damp, I can live with). And in the summer it can get pretty darn hot, but then I just stop by the locker room in the building and put on shorts and a T shirt for the ride home. I buy gas for my car maybe three times a year. Don't pay $250/mo for parking at the office. Never get road rage.

So, that's the challenge, guys. If you think that you have The Best Commute In The World, describe it and show why.

(No fair if your commute involves rolling off a buxom beauty and padding down the hall . . .)