Low impact

So apparently every mile I ride my bike to work, I'm saving 20 lbs of CO2 from being emitted into the atmosphere. I think that number's right ...(?)

Thus at the end of today, I'll be up to: 373 miles commuted x 20 = 7,460 lbs, or about 3.5 tons.

That seems like a bit much.

I will have to look into this more. I think it's assuming that for every gallon burned, you emit 20 lbs of CO2. Well, that's fine for a person with a 20 mpg car. But I can't find anything that compares the emissions of a regular petrol car with an ultra-low sulfur diesel burning one like mine.

Anyway, it rained a little bit on the way into work this morning. Let me just say how exciting that was. I actually rode part of the way in with a stranger who was commuting on his road bike for the first time. He had been a mountain biker, so he was pretty strong and quick. I tailed him for a while (ahhh ...) then lead for a very short while. I was able to keep up even when I wasn't right on his wheel drafting, so it turned out to be quite a workout. If I were to have kept up that kind of pace for a few more minutes, I would have managed a sub-50 minute ride time to work.

Also, I managed to plan ahead, and I'm trying the bit wherein I drive my clothes to work the day before and then have them there all week. It remains to be seen whether or not everything is going to be sufficiently dry when I leave, though. Not that it makes a difference anyway.