I think it may rain

[knowbody0]

[yewberry]

1. pfft

Those meteorologists are always wrong. Leave the umbrella at home.

[SeattleGirl]

2. I agree. Why, just this morning, as I was paddling my canoe

up Rainier Avenue South......... :rofl:

[ConsAreLiars]

3. True Seattlites never use umbrellas

Bumbershoot notwithstanding.

Goretex and hooded rainwear, yes. But mostly acceptance. Water is life.

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[Rainscents]

4. LOL, very true.

I don't own one!

[eridani]

7. If it's really pouring, and I have to walk more than a few blocks--

--I'll give in and use one. For most of the mist-through-light-rain conditions that usually prevail here, it's a waste of time. I used rainpants and GoreTex only on my canvassing jaunts, though--too much other stuff in my hands to deal with an umbrella.

[LisaM]

5. I have umbrellas but rarely use them

(only if I'm going to a play or something and can't mess up my hair and clothes).

On the other hand, I have seen people in Seattle using umbrellas for both snow and sun! (I'm a transplant - it seems strange to me to see someone sporting an umbrella in the snow).

[uppityperson]

6. sunbreaks are possible