i was disappionted because i canceled my ride to the thumb yesterday because of rain and today didn't start off much better. i was in the house washing and drying cloths most of the day when i saw my window of oppritunity. i got the van moved out the driveway then went in and got some riding gear on, i was warm because the riding pants i had on were waterproof and didn't let much airflow throgh even with the vents open. it wasn't looking good and i was expecting rain when i started out. i headed north on schafer, the streets were still wet. i took I-96 west to I-275 and I-275 south to m-14 going west. the expressway was dry but m-14 was still wet also. i made a right on main st. in plymouth, mi and headed downtown for the chili fest. there wern't many bikes there because of the weather