I was hoping that today would be my first ride of the season. Up until the last couple of days, my street still had hard-packed snow and ice on it. Lots of residual salt and sand too. (I can tolerate the sand but avoid salt)
It went from reasonably warm (40 °F) and rainy this AM to clear and windy with the temperature dropping below freezing in short order. Doesn't look like there will be another decent opportunity for another 10 days or so. (No St. Patrick's ride this year.)