As I travel on the Interstate, I can see the sky turning black, I’m hoping the rain will come. My leathers are hot on my legs, I want to take them off. I can smell the rain in the air, the temperature increases before it drops.
As the sky darkens, I just know today I’m going to get rain!! I decide I better stop to use the bathroom before my jeans get soaked. They are harder to peel off when they are wet!!
I run into the Interstate building and there are about 8 guys standing at the window staring out. I can barely contain my excitement!! As I move back outside, one man with glasses turns to me and says, “Girl, you are gonna get wet out there.” I give him my 100 watt smile, “Yes I know!!” I start to dance around and hug myself!! I’m sure they think I’ve gone mad!!
I run outside and throw my leg over my Dragon Slayer’s saddle. There is another biker putting on his rain gear watching me. I wave to him and he hesitantly waves back. People are scurrying to their cars, worried they might get wet before they reach the safety of the dry interior. Silly people, don’t they know that we are not sugar and we will not melt??
I pull out of the Interstate gas stop and the wind blows my Dragon Slayer slightly to the left. I glance at the trees on the side of the road to try and determine how much the wind is blowing. The trees are whipping around pretty good.
I follow a few cars into the toll line and as I arrive at the window, I hand the lady my money. “You know the wind is blowing like 50 miles per hour and the rain is due to come any minute,” she says to me. “Yes, that is what I’m hoping!!”
As I pull out of the toll booth I think to myself, “I wonder if Milwaukee gets tornado’s? Gee, I’m not even sure I would know what a tornado looks like. Wow, I’m not even sure what to do if I figured it out.” I start to feel fear. Then I realize that the other cars have Wisconsin license plates. “They would know a tornado for sure!!”, I think to myself. “I will just follow their lead.”
As I look around, not one car seems to be pulling off the Interstate. Just then, the sky opens up and rain starts to pour down on us. Sheets of rain. I can’t even see the lines on the road. Buckets and buckets of rain and the wind pushes hard on my right side. I am getting drenched and have to continually wipe my goggles with my gloves.
I am so happy to be cooler although the torrential downpour is slightly nerve racking. I move into the far right lane and drop my speed to about 20 miles per hour. We ride along for about 20 min in that down pour and then suddenly it stops. I am delighted to be soaked to the skin and cooled down!! I know after an hour of riding, my clothes would be dry again!!
Guess I will have to see a tornado another day!!
