Irish Weather

I know I'm not the first to say this, but there's a reason why Ireland is so green. Rain. Rain, rain, rain. And not just any rain. Miserable rain. You see, in winter here it doesn't get cold enough to snow. So precipitation comes down here as very cold rain. I was walking home last night from church, and it hit. High winds, cold weather and rain combined to create a very soaked me. I trudged home last night bent forward double, holding my hood on my head. Didn't bother with an umbrella because the wind whips the strongest one inside out, or you end up doing a Mary Poppins imitation. Sigh. I'm hoping to buy one of those log thingys for my fireplace tonight, but how I'm going to get it home without it being totally drenched is beyond me...