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November is the season of the blob |
Look
out – the blob is coming! November in Seattle is all about rain and
since I ride a lot for transportation, I spend a fair amount of time
analyzing the local radar for storms. Green is light rain, yellow is
hard rain and red is cats and dogs (or fish, in my case). Like the time I
was riding home from work and I thought I heard the sound of a fish
flopping... on the road. It was the beginning of a heavy rainstorm, no
doubt colored red on the radar.
I waited patiently for
the blob to pass through and that was followed by more rain, but just
green rain. It looked like a lot of drops when I looked outside, but I
decided to take a chance on the rain in order to get a good cup of
coffee.
The rain was pretty light, what I like to think
of as a refreshing mist, like an outdoor spa treatment. A few minutes
into the ride, I was reminded of how much I love to ride in light rain.
It wasn't too long ago that my ideal weather for a good ride was "58
degrees and light rain", as my mantra went. My preferences have changed a
little since then, but a nice misting is certainly welcome, especially
when it is followed by warming up at a spacious yet cozy cafe serving a
smooth espresso.
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Not the only bike out there |
Ballard Coffee Works
is on Market Street at 22nd Ave, smack in the middle of Ballard. The
building used to be a Tully's and there is currently a Starbucks across
the street. But the cafe was packed! Lucky for me there were no kids
inside because I found a small table near the kiddie play area where I
could look outside toward my bike. A special day for the Surly, she
sported her green shopping bag which was velcroed onto the saddle to
protect it from rain (thus protecting my rear).

I enjoyed a smooth Soy Latte and then purchased a bag of coffee to take to my lucky workmates.
Ballard Coffee Works
2060 NW Market St
Seattle, WA 98107
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