Whether the weather...

I have just returned from several days hiking and camping in the Lake District, which whilst being a lot of fun, was incredibly damp, in every possible way. We barely saw a patch of blue sky, and although the torrential rain was confined to the night-time hours, the days were completely overcast, and visibility was very poor on higher ground. Basically, the air was just wet. Full of water. As was the ground. And everything else after a few hours.

Now, I'm not an expert on Chicago weather, but I haven't seen a single day like that since I've been here. In England there are many days when the sky is overcast and there is a permanent drizzle in the air, but that just doesn't seem to happen here. Either there's blue sky, or it's properly raining or snowing. None of this half-hearted inbetweenness.