I named today’s ride the sandwich ride. It is sandwiched in between the air conditioning repairman’s visit and going to the Harris County Appraisal District office to protest our home’s appraised value. I wasn’t sure how long the A/C repair would take but it was fairly short. Our A/C has not been putting out cold air for a week or more and finally quite altogether yesterday. I turned off the unit and we bought a window unit to hold us until the repairman could get here. He was quick. He added some Freon but there may be a leak in the coil. If it gets hot again he will be back to check the coil for a leak. I tried to change the appraisal appointment but I had already moved it once and not more changes are allowed. That meant I could only ride the “Atascocita – Huffman” route for 30.43 miles. That gives me enough time to get cleaned up and drive to the northwest side of Houston. I left home at 10:44.
My wife and I camped out in our family room last night close to the window A/C unit. It took awhile for it to cool things down from almost 90 degrees inside. Surprisingly the little unit did a great job.
I stopped at the Huffman Chevron at 17.8 miles into the ride for a rest stop. The heat was starting to build and the perspiration was flowing. The Powerade dispenser was empty so I made do with an orange soda. That is the first carbonated drink I have had in about a year. After drinking it I told myself I should have drank ice water. The sugar powered me all the way home. The weather while I was at the Chevron station.
The extra sugar inspired me to add an extra mile when I got back to Kingwood. I learned that W. Lake Houston Parkway south bound repairs began this morning and I may need to alter my route some. They worked on the north bound lanes last week.
The weather forecast calls for 100+ for the next few days with a very slight drop on Thursday and Friday to 99. I plan on biking unless the A/C repairman needs to visit again. I got back home at 1:23 and the home weather below. Today marks the 15th consecutive day of biking.
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