I've been commuting to my new college since Monday (although I took a ride over on Sunday to fix the route in my head as I'm in a new city) so far it's not been too bad, though the traffic jams are amusing and annoying in equal measure.
This mornings ride was fine, although I did raise eyebrows at college for not wearing a jumper or a coat, but the ride kept me warm enough. This evening though was horrendous, heavy rain started falling about 10 minutes before college ended and continued for about 20 minutes after I got home, I had my coat which kept the upper half of me dry, but my combats got soaked along with my trainers. So today I went and picked up a cheap pair of waterproof over-trousers ready for next time.
I've also discovered a problem with my hood on my jacket, if I keep it up to keep my hearing aids dry I lose a load of my visual range when checking behind me for cars, if I don't use my hood I have to put my hearing aids in a waterproof pocket to keep them dry leaving me less able to hear traffic behind.. Half way back I decided I'd rather see the car behind me before I pull over for a right turn than hear them and not know where they were exactly, but it's still not ideal.