07.17.09
Greetings From Vegas
Well kids, CycleChic is in Vegas for the week. In my personal opinion, the strip doesn’t seem any different to me than Times Square. I almost feel bad for being a New Yorker sometimes because it seems that New York kind of spoils all other places for me in so many ways. But I digress. That is a posting for one of my other blogs.
However, can I tell you hot freakin’ HOT it is out here?!?! When we touched down on the plane, it was ten in the evening, we get our bags, step out for a cab and BANG…one hundred degrees at night!! Can you believe it? Then today, during the day I think I heard it was one hundred and six, give or take. Don’t even get me started about the heat differential between the shade and sun. Now I know you’re wondering why I’m talking about this. Because I saw a bike lane on the road while we were driving around today. Now which begs the question: who on god’s green earth can ride a bike in a place that’s two degrees hotter than hell?!?! Honestly, I really think they put the bike lane down for show, perhaps following the trend of other major cities in the country by being progressive about bicycle advocacy. I mean seriously, people don’t even really walk outside on the streets. I know no one is riding. Or are they? Is it even safe to ride in this weather? In the desert? I don’t think it’s possible. What do you think?
Now here’s the schooling we all need on dehydration. Please read, it’s important. You don’t have to be riding in the desert to suffer from dehydration, so be careful out there!!
