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Wednesday February 5, 2020 subscribe |
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| Conventional wisdom once held that using
an umbrella marked you as a tourist or newcomer in Seattle. I even alluded to it here. It's not that Seattleites were somehow hardier or more amphibious, it's just that the precipitation was spread much thinner. The norm used to be a fine mist, barely a drizzle. But times change, and so has the climate. The rain comes heavier now, in drips and dollops, big weepy drops and even downpours. Last month almost doubled the average. Still, some cling to the myth that umbrellas just aren't "done" here. I think it depends. I got by today with a rainjacket. These folks didn't. They looked like tourists. |
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