I used to try and use umbrellas when I worked in Portland. Most of the time the wind was blowing so hard the umbrella would get blown inside out anyway... So, a good hat and top coat are really the way to go.
Just to add an update on the two soaking I got above in the Penneys Marathon, and...
It was raining when I left the house, but I see sun outside now. Maybe I can go for a walk today without getting soaked.
Put on a new to me Donegal Tweed jacket and the top coat in case of rain, and.... looking through all the hats in the back bedroom... I picked the Penman steel beaver custom...
My old, beater leather jacket was soaked through but not the hat! I remember as a kid growing up just south of Seattle, loving walks in the wind and rain.
I like both the small plastic bags and the cellophane covers, and use both. If I'm putting the hat away for awhile I'll use the plastic bag for an extra measure of protection from wayward moths. Otherwise I just pop a cover on the hat, put it in the box and stack the boxes in the corner.
One...
I could tell by Mike's facial expression that he got my meaning. A couple of days later he actually complimented me on my choice of Hawaiian shirt and silverbelly fedora.
I've been trying to get out and do some walking during breaks at the office. Today I got out during my 1/2 hour lunch and took a walk. The sun was out and so were the cherry blossoms.
Then a drop here and there started failing. Shortly after it started raining, and at the half-way point...
If it's someone I know, like from work or the dentist/Dr office, etc, I might not be too terribly rude back. One day a guy at work walked by me and said something like "Halloween is over." I turned back to face him and said, "that's right, Mike, and that's why you need a NEW hat!" He always...
That guy is a certified, ignorant jack@ss and I would ignore him as if he weren't even there.... or ask him if his Depends needed changing.
I like hats. I wear hats I like, when I like. Anyone else who has a problem with it can get stuffed.
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