I am surprised at the number of people in inappropriate rain gear

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ok folks recommend your rain boots!!

+1. Bonus if they work with the combination of thick thighs and narrow heels. For all you judgy types, it’s not that I haven’t looked for rain boots. I just haven’t found ones that fit when I’ve tried.

[Anonymous]

https://www.us.rains.com/collections/womens-rainwear/products/curve-jacket?variant=39561511829527

Can you imagine walking into your DC office dressed like this? Lol. As if!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://www.us.rains.com/collections/womens-rainwear/products/curve-jacket?variant=39561511829527

Can you imagine walking into your DC office dressed like this? Lol. As if!

If I walked from the Metro to an office, I would absolutely wear a coat like that. OP is complaining about people in Giant on a Tuesday night likely running 30 feet from their car to the door.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://www.us.rains.com/collections/womens-rainwear/products/curve-jacket?variant=39561511829527

Can you imagine walking into your DC office dressed like this? Lol. As if!

If I walked from the Metro to an office, I would absolutely wear a coat like that. OP is complaining about people in Giant on a Tuesday night likely running 30 feet from their car to the door.

It could have been me OP saw. I have rain gear but I’m not wearing it on a trip to the grocery store. Walking the dog, sure nut a 10 second run from the car to the store no way. I don’t care if I get wet.

[Anonymous]

People are so defensive! I'm not OP but I get what she means. I think if she had been seeing people who'd obviously driven to the store and dashed across the parking lot for 30 seconds, she wouldn't have noticed. I am betting she was at an urban store where people walk and saw a lot of people with soaked-through sneakers and sweatshirts (which I've also seen) and wondered why they didn't have anything more appropriate.

BTW I don't have true rain boots but I have rain-appropriate shoes (a pair of weatherproof Chelsea boots with a good tread on the sole for slick surfaces). I do have a rain jacket because I think it actually rains a decent amount in DC, but its not stiff or thick or overly hot -- it's made of a lightweight technical fabric, not rubber, because we live in 2023 not 1953.

Actually my main issue is that my rain jacket is super lightweight because it was purchased for spring/summer/fall rain in DC. But as our winters have gotten warmer, we get less snow/sleet and more rain this time of year, and I feel like I need an insulated waterproof coat for that. I have a down coat that does great in snow but not in rain.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:People are so defensive! I'm not OP but I get what she means. I think if she had been seeing people who'd obviously driven to the store and dashed across the parking lot for 30 seconds, she wouldn't have noticed. I am betting she was at an urban store where people walk and saw a lot of people with soaked-through sneakers and sweatshirts (which I've also seen) and wondered why they didn't have anything more appropriate.

BTW I don't have true rain boots but I have rain-appropriate shoes (a pair of weatherproof Chelsea boots with a good tread on the sole for slick surfaces). I do have a rain jacket because I think it actually rains a decent amount in DC, but its not stiff or thick or overly hot -- it's made of a lightweight technical fabric, not rubber, because we live in 2023 not 1953.

Actually my main issue is that my rain jacket is super lightweight because it was purchased for spring/summer/fall rain in DC. But as our winters have gotten warmer, we get less snow/sleet and more rain this time of year, and I feel like I need an insulated waterproof coat for that. I have a down coat that does great in snow but not in rain.

Yes this is my issue too- my lightweight north face rain jacket is not really appropriate for 40 degree rain.

[Anonymous]

I think part of the problem is that many people don't follow the daily weather forecast and are therefore not prepared. Case in point- I was just chatting with a friend outside the grocery store and commented that I needed to leave soon so I don't get stuck in the rain storm. She looked at me oddly and said it didn't feel like it was going to rain. I whipped out my weatherbug app to show her and she seemed shocked I had weather details on my phone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://www.us.rains.com/collections/womens-rainwear/products/curve-jacket?variant=39561511829527

Can you imagine walking into your DC office dressed like this? Lol. As if!

Hahahaha😂😂😂

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was at Giant earlier in the downpour and a casual glance at my fellow shoppers showed me the little thought people seem to put into getting dressed when leaving the house in the rain. Ugg boots, large soaking sweatshirts, sneakers, wet hair.

Why not just wear a pain of rainboots, rain jacket and have an umbrella in your car?

Why do you care? If they want to look like a drowned rat, that’s on them.

[Anonymous]

I wear my raincoat, elegant boots, and hold an umbrella when it’s raining. Some people stares at me as if it were inappropriate. I will keep wearing my rain gear.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I wear my raincoat, elegant boots, and hold an umbrella when it’s raining. Some people stares at me as if it were inappropriate. I will keep wearing my rain gear.

elegant boots in the rain?! What a strange descriptor. If you said waterproof no one would bat an eye but maybe your elegant boots are inappropriate

[Anonymous]

I have a pair of patent leather boots I wear in the rain. They are elegant and waterproof.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I wear my raincoat, elegant boots, and hold an umbrella when it’s raining. Some people stares at me as if it were inappropriate. I will keep wearing my rain gear.

Please show these "elegant boots"

[Anonymous]

I wear rain boots frequently to walk the dog. These are my favorite:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07T16NYN5/ref=twister_B082J98V36

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have a driver who does the driving for me. In my SUV 💁‍♀️

And I have my limo driver drive me…😁