Sarcasm aside (and fair play - too true!) one thing I've noticed is that people who live in wet coastal areas like ours wear sensible jackets to beat the rain when commuting or grocery shopping, rather than using umbrellas. I'm a fan of this, because people are about as good with umbrellas as they are with turn signals and other things involving common sense and courtesy to others. Also, I reckon if you live in these conditions and don't own a good waterproof jacket, you may be hibernating a bit too much when it rains. So I don't see all the fancy over-geared folks in the store as a bad thing - rather I assume most of them are getting double duty out of their sports gear.
Feb. 4, 2021, 12:22 p.m. - Pete Roggeman
Sarcasm aside (and fair play - too true!) one thing I've noticed is that people who live in wet coastal areas like ours wear sensible jackets to beat the rain when commuting or grocery shopping, rather than using umbrellas. I'm a fan of this, because people are about as good with umbrellas as they are with turn signals and other things involving common sense and courtesy to others. Also, I reckon if you live in these conditions and don't own a good waterproof jacket, you may be hibernating a bit too much when it rains. So I don't see all the fancy over-geared folks in the store as a bad thing - rather I assume most of them are getting double duty out of their sports gear.