Originally Posted by
Seattle Forrest
(1) Keeping a pair of shoes at work doesn't cut it. Dry socks would have been a luxurious thing to have waiting for me. I'm wearing wool ones now, so it's not bad ... but I'll remember a pair tomorrow.
I can't imagine commuting in a PNW downpour and then actually wearing any of the same clothes for work. Wow!
(3) Rain doesn't imply cold. Wind does, but not when you're wearing pants and a jacket that block the wind. I wore a merino base layer and a cashmere insulation layer, at least until the first hill I got to.
Definitely. If anything, I'm less likely to wear extra clothes - e.g. leggings - on wet days since it just means more to dry out. Skin is more waterproof than any clothing. In a really warm rainstorm I'd probably commute in just a thong, and my bike shoes of course.