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9) It will rain the day you decide to leave your rain gear at home
10) It will be hotter or colder than you thought and you are wearing the wrong clothes for the weather
You are right there. I can also guarantee if it's 20 percent chance of rain, it will be clouding up to rain on my *** just as I'm getting ready for my long ride home from work. Every. Single. Time.
As far as cold goes, I tell myself to always dress warmer than I think I need to. Standing outside in the driveway is no way to determine what the wind chill is going to be going 50mph.
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