As a non-native resident of Orange County, California I’ve enjoyed many a laugh at how a good percentage of the locals respond to any weather that isn’t 75 degrees and sunny. Yesterday drought stricken California finally got some rain, the second rainfall in a week. As what typically happens, the rain brought out the North Face jackets, stocking caps, mittens and umbrellas.

Yesterday, as I was waiting in the longer than usual school drop-off line it struck me that nearly every single elementary school child immediately got out of the car and opened up an umbrella. In some cases mom actually got out of the car (holding up the line) and walked around the car with an open umbrella, seemingly in fear of a single rain drop falling on their child. And this wasn’t a downpour, more of a moderate drizzle.