{"id":12738,"date":"2014-12-10T20:55:25","date_gmt":"2014-12-10T20:55:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/?p=12738"},"modified":"2015-03-01T00:37:04","modified_gmt":"2015-03-01T00:37:04","slug":"biking-to-work-in-sub-optimal-weather","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/2014\/12\/biking-to-work-in-sub-optimal-weather\/","title":{"rendered":"Biking to Work in Sub-optimal Weather"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[<em>This occurred on 10 Dec 2014, but is being blogged on 22 Feb 2015. \u00a0Iceland is still getting storms.<\/em>]<\/p>\n<p>Finnur still quietly grinds his teeth at these images. \u00a0I posted them on Facebook back in December, because I&#8217;d biked to work (on our motor-assist-bike) during a blizzard, and made it there in one piece. \u00a0It made me look like quite the biking hero, but in reality, it wiped out my biking-stamina, and I think I&#8217;ve only biked into work twice since that day until today. \u00a0It didn&#8217;t help that the trip took about half an hour, which is a bit much compared to the five minutes it takes to drive there.  Also, the weather has been unpredictable and stormy all since December.  Boo! <\/p>\n<p>From Facebook:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>So, I biked to work this morning in this lovely blizzard. It was part foolhardy, part fun, part nervewracking, but I made it in the end. Yes, Dear Husband offered to bike instead but it&#8217;s my week to bike, so I said no because I need to meet a quota of working hours, and chauffeuring the kids around shortens the work day significantly. Also, it turned out that if he had indeed biked, he probably would have gotten into trouble because the wind-direction would have been head-on for him, whereas it was all side-wind for me. Good times!<\/p>\n<p>As much fun as this was, I&#8217;m still lobbying to buy a second car though. Half an hour of biking to work one way isn&#8217;t helping with the goal of accruing work hours!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>So, on to my biker-hero images. (5 images and 1 video total)<\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_12740\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_20141210_082134.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12740\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12740\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_20141210_082134.jpg\" alt=\"Quick stop under the Smaralind parking lot.\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_20141210_082134.jpg 660w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_20141210_082134-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-12740\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Quick stop under the Smaralind parking lot.<\/p><\/div><!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_12741\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_20141210_082439.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12741\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12741\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_20141210_082439.jpg\" alt=\"Snow plow approaching.\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_20141210_082439.jpg 660w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_20141210_082439-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-12741\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Snow plow approaching.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_12742\" style=\"width: 505px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_20141210_082450.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12742\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12742\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_20141210_082450.jpg\" alt=\"The control unit on my (well, techincally, Finnur's) bike.  Because of the snow, I had to take the long way around to get to work instead of the short route across uninhabited land.\" width=\"495\" height=\"660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_20141210_082450.jpg 495w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_20141210_082450-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-12742\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The control unit on my (well, techincally, Finnur&#8217;s) bike. Because of the snow, I had to take the long way around to get to work instead of my usual\u00a0short route across uninhabited land.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><center><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/l_8EkxBdWZI?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nA short video from the bike path through the lava field.<br \/>\n<\/center><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_12743\" style=\"width: 505px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_20141210_084325.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12743\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12743\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_20141210_084325.jpg\" alt=\"Made it!  Yay for good equipment!\" width=\"495\" height=\"660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_20141210_084325.jpg 495w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_20141210_084325-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-12743\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Made it! Yay for good equipment!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_12744\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_20141210_152018.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12744\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12744\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_20141210_152018.jpg\" alt=\"This is what the bike looked like at the end of the day.\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_20141210_152018.jpg 660w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_20141210_152018-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-12744\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This is what the bike looked like at the end of the day.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[<em>This occurred on 10 Dec 2014, but is being blogged on 22 Feb 2015. \u00a0Iceland is still getting storms.<\/em>]<\/p>\n<p>Finnur still quietly grinds his teeth at these images. \u00a0I posted them on Facebook back in December, because I&#8217;d biked to work (on our motor-assist-bike) during a blizzard, and made it there in one piece. \u00a0It made me look like quite the biking hero, but in reality, it wiped out my biking-stamina, and I think I&#8217;ve only biked into work twice since that day until today. \u00a0It didn&#8217;t help that the trip took about half an hour, which is a bit much compared to the five minutes it takes to drive there.  Also, the weather has been unpredictable and stormy all since December.  Boo! <\/p>\n<p>From Facebook:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>So, I biked to work this morning in this lovely blizzard. It was part foolhardy, part fun, part nervewracking, but I made it in the end. Yes, Dear Husband offered to bike instead but it&#8217;s my week to bike, so I said no because I need to meet a quota of working hours, and chauffeuring the kids around shortens the work day significantly. Also, it turned out that if he had indeed biked, he probably would have gotten into trouble because the wind-direction would have been head-on for him, whereas it was all side-wind for me. Good times!<\/p>\n<p>As much fun as this was, I&#8217;m still lobbying to buy a second car though. Half an hour of biking to work one way isn&#8217;t helping with the goal of accruing work hours!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>So, on to my biker-hero images. (5 images and 1 video total)<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_12740\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_20141210_082134.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12740\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12740\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_20141210_082134.jpg\" alt=\"Quick stop under the Smaralind parking lot.\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_20141210_082134.jpg 660w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_20141210_082134-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-12740\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Quick stop under the Smaralind parking lot.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/2014\/12\/biking-to-work-in-sub-optimal-weather\/\" title=\"Read More\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12738","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","post-container col-md-12"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12738","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12738"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12738\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12747,"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12738\/revisions\/12747"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12738"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12738"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12738"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}