It was raining fairly hard yesterday, so I decided to take the bus to work instead of biking like usual. Our house is less than a block from a bus line that goes right past the store where I work, so I may take advantage of it quite a lot as the weather gets worse.

Unfortunately, the bus schedule doesn’t line up very well with my work schedule. I have the choice of arriving half an hour early or else arriving barely on time and maybe too late. Yesterday morning I planned to arrive half an hour early, but since I hadn’t taken the bus before and didn’t know exactly where the stop was, the bus passed by me about ten seconds before I got to the stop. I hung around the house for a while and then went and took the next bus and got to work just barely on time.

After work, I decided to check out a nearby thrift store to see if I could get some decent rain gear. I ended up with a very nice goretex pants and coat outfit. The pants are not quite long enough if I wear them normally, but I just wear them low and let the jacket cover the gap.

After the thrift store, I wasn’t sure how long I would have to wait for the bus, so I decided to go ahead and test out my new rain gear by walking home. It turns out that it is a very long walk, so I don’t expect to try it much in the future. Along the way, though, I did find a Monopoly board game that someone had thrown out. I brought it home and we laid out all the money and cards on a plastic sheet to dry out. It looks like missing pieces are minimal, so with any luck it will still be playable. Also, my rain gear worked quite well, so it was overall a successful walk.