I also love a nice PVC mac, and wellies! I've had a few... a few have actually died in the line of duty (my last session makes
two pairs of pink wellies destroyed with custard or gunge..).
In fact, this Sunday just gone, when it really persisted it down, I was rather lucky and my new purple PVC mac—a really nice custom double-breasted mac with black buttons from PVC-U-LIKE!—had just got here, along with my matching purple wellies...
Timing like that is a gift, so naturally I took full advantage of it, and went for a long walk in the rain! It was brilliant, very liberating and awesome fun. When I eventually got to town, there was a market on, and I went around the shops and stalls for quite a bit.
The reactions were rather interesting.
I lost count of the number of glances and double-takes I got; but after all, it
was raining (heavily), and I
was wearing rainwear.
Total number of chavs laughing: 2. (But who cares about those?)
Total number of people who said my coat was awesome and wanted to know where I got it: 3. (One shop assistant in Lush, and two people who
actually stopped me in the street to tell me they loved it.)
There we have it, people: Rainwear and its effect on social situations.

And hi, Hayley! *waves* Good to see you again, even if you're stuck abroad and being worked to the bone! Good luck out there, and I hope you can return to the wet and 'miserable' UK soon.
