Anyone planning on riding tomorrow?

From the NWS

A POWERFUL WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE REGION THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT BRINGING WET SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS. RAIN WILL CHANGE TO WET SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST LATE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...WITH SNOW CONTINUING INTO THURSDAY EVENING. SNOW COULD FALL HEAVILY AT TIMES WITH ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80. IN ADDITION...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY GUST TO OVER 50 MPH AT TIMES VERY LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY EVENING.

Most concerning is the 50 MPH winds blowing snow everywhere and reducing visibility.

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Permalink Reply by Tricolor on December 19, 2012 at 4:14pm

Depending on the wind direction the LFP may be closed or sweep someone into the lake.

I seem to have completely spaced out about tomorrow being my office's last day this year. That means we'll close around two tomorrow, so it'll be (sort of) light on my way home. Plus, free Friday!

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Permalink Reply by Joe Studer 8.0 mi on December 19, 2012 at 4:25pm

Yes. If only to confirm to the rest of the office that I'm "that guy." Everyone at the office is going to ask me whether I rode "even in this weather?!?", and I love saying "uh, yeah, of course."

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Permalink Reply by Chi Lowe 12.5+ mi on December 19, 2012 at 6:02pm

Planning to ride.

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Permalink Reply by Julie Hochstadter on December 19, 2012 at 6:04pm

LOL

Joe Studer said:

Yes. If only to confirm to the rest of the office that I'm "that guy." Everyone at the office is going to ask me whether I rode "even in this weather?!?", and I love saying "uh, yeah, of course."

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Permalink Reply by Duane Waller on December 19, 2012 at 6:57pm

Typical Chicago wind; it starts out 15-30MPH out of the Southeast, then changes to South/Southwest, then when the snow starts it whips around and blows from the Northeast at 20-45MPH. Which means WIND IN YOUR FACE.

Luckily, I work from home and have nowhere to go, so I'll be out riding around in the snow just for kicks.

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Permalink Reply by mike w. on December 19, 2012 at 8:37pm

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Permalink Reply by DanGer 8.2mi on December 19, 2012 at 9:47pm

i wouldn't miss it

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Permalink Reply by yai danche on December 19, 2012 at 10:07pm

my bad weather plan involves taking a bus in the Loop. i always manage to see a few messengers while waiting for the bus and think: damn that could be me! as someone mentioned the wind forecasts are "overblown". i don't want to deal with rain/snow lush, so no thanks!

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Permalink Reply by Mike Keating on December 19, 2012 at 10:35pm

Yup. I have some fellow winter warriors who ride and park at the Central Street stop in Evanston. Interested to see how many bikes are locked up in the morning.

Hope to see lots of Chainlinkers at Cal's tomorrow.

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Permalink Reply by 1zt7hr8qm0y90 on December 20, 2012 at 1:06am

Not unless I have to. I had my share of winter riding when I was a kid and had a paper route for two years. The huge basket full of papers didn't help in the snow. Wind, sleet, rain, snow, sub zero temps. Nothing stops the paper boy. I rode the sidewalk because tossing a paper on the pourch is too far from the street for a ten year old. I was foolish enough to do this for $17.50 per month.