Sunday Morning -- Rain Delay

I have been planning a trip back up to Belleville (St. Louis metro area) for just after Labor Day -- NOW!  I had hoped to travel last Thursday or Friday since those are usually my slowest business days and I'm traveling by motorcycle, so playing "Office Boy" will be difficult; still can't answer the phone will riding like my friend Calvin.

But a huge weather system thru St. Louis, along with the remnants of Isaac back off the FL coast, has made this a wet week from GA to St. Louis.  And I don't ride in the rain (by choice).  To much work cleaning up the bike afterwards, not to mention the danger of  'going down' are increased a bunch.  So here I sit on a beautifully lazy Sunday morning looking out my large picture window at my bike -- sitting in the rain (covered).

But the radar -- and forecasters -- are optimistic of a clearing later today.  I don't want to travel on Opening Weekend for the NFL.  As much as I love a 1,050 mile motorcycle trip, I would prefer watching football.  But I have drivers counting on me to find them work Monday so they can keep moving.  That makes it important to get some miles today; to better set me up tomorrow for work.

The bike is packed and loaded except for one last 'overnite' bag that gets strapped to the top.  Waiting for the rain line to move thru which looks to be another couple hours.  Then the roads have to dry some -- another 30-45 minutes.

Even if I get on the road by 1:00 or 2:00; my objective is to get past Atlanta before I stop for the night.  That's about 8 hours, depending on cruising altitude. I would rather deal with THAT traffic on a Sunday evening than a Monday morning.   And weather looks good just a couple hundred miles north of me.  But right now I'm grounded.  (What a beautiful place to be 'stuck.')

The rain has actually just stopped, here in my spot in paradise.  It's getting brighter to the west although I'm still seeing lots of yellow and red on the radar along I-75.  And I can hear the distant rumble of thunder.  But what a beautiful smell and 'feel' in the air there is after a cleansing rain. 

I love Sundays.  I love life.

I am going to drop a bit of a teaser here.  I have an announcement, of sorts.  (No, I'm NOT getting married).  I do not get into my personal life very often; or very deep.  But I will have something to say to the 'internet' AFTER I tell some friends.  Which is another reason for my trip north.  Stay tuned.