Living in London

It is a rainy day in London and what a great day to catch up on a bit of reading, take a nap, and watch a DVD. A refreshing break from the long days and travel away from home during the week.

London gets about 23 inches of rainfall annually. This is only slightly higher than the 20 inches of annual rainfall for San Francisco. The difference is that San Francisco gets all its rain in the few months of winter and London spreads it gently throughout the entire year. It is very common to get a short rain shower during the day that gives way to sunshine a few hours later. This means that we rarely leave home without a brolly but find ourselves not needing it most of the time. We are generally indoors people (no golfing and our hiking is limited to a few hours in the heath) and find ourselves outside between showers most of the time. Only once did I get caught in a downpour and if I had have waited 10 minutes longer I could have walked home in sunshine.

Has it been mere luck that we evade the rain showers, or have we acclimated as Londoners and the rain doesn't phase us any more?