How to walk in the rain?

Galoshes?

@grumpyfish
LOL I haven’t worn those since childhood. truthfully I’d rather get my feet soaked than wear clunky plastic boots. It’s an occupational hazard/trauma with me. thx it does sound sensible

go barefoot

I guess wearing a trash bag with arm holes and a hole for the head is out of the question?

ziploc your cash/credit cards, take an extra plastic bag or two to put over your stuff to keep it from getting soaked on the way back.

If you are in SoCal wear a Mae West or life preserver.

One of these

running in the rain naked is fun!

I think carrying a pina colada is de rigeur for walks in the rain.

What’s wrong with an umbrella? If you need to carry stuff home, use a knapsack. You’ll still have a hand free for the dog’s leash.

@janbb
I have the blender, but won’t it get terribly watered down?

The secret is to drink it fast.

well then, walking in the rain naked is fun…if you like to have fun!!!!!!

@wundayatta I know from experience it’s not easy to manage dogs (especially if you have more than one) plus shopping plus an umbrella, and when I’m out walking my dog in the rain I always leave the brolly at home and wear a hat instead.

@downtide I guess it depends on what kind of dog we’re talking about. The bigger, the more unruly. Still, a backpack might help. Lose the umbrella. Oh, and diving goggles! (Just kidding).

…..It’s pouring….

Enjoy it! We here [No. Calif.] have had a very wet January…
Just go out get wet and enjoy the liquid sunshine….

@wundayatta I live in Manchester which is one of the rainiest parts of the UK. Sometimes I think a wet-suit and snorkel would be the best.

Just avoid all the rain drops and you’ll be fine.

@downtide Now you’re not going to get me to believe that Manchester is worse than, say, the Amazon basin. I love hyperbole, but it has to have at least a tiny bit of believability.

@wundayatta
I would not exaggerate even flayed alive and drawn and quartered, you know that don’t you?

@12_func_multi_tool So that’s how it is! We have a word for people like you. Well, maybe ten words. Ok, a million words!

@wundayatta well… it’s not as warm as the Amazon basin… O.o In all seriousness, the entire reason the textile industry was based here was because of the wet climate. It stops the threads from snapping on the looms.

Seems to me that, on average, Britain is a pretty wet place—more so than most. I mean, you guys invented lawns. They never would have happened on our side of the pond if you hadn’t tried to bring the tradition here. And now we’re stuck with Chemlawn and incredible water problems in Arizona. You don’t have Chemlawn over there, I hope, I hope.