Did it for years on the west coast of Ireland, rain horizontal, sleet, snow, storm force winds!
Anyone who says working in that is O.K. or they enjoy it must be mad!
Fortunately I am in a position in life now when I am no longer desperate for money.
While that lasts I prefer not to work in the rain.
Tradding is not too bad in the rain but when you're WFP looking skywards with the rain pounding down in your face
No thanks
obviously if its really windy as well as constant rain i give it a miss!
to stop rain getting on my face i wear a cap with a hood over the top.scares some of the customers sometimes though when they see a tall shadowy figure appear at the window!
im certainly not "desperate" for money but i dont like losing it either because you never catch up once your behind with your schedule.it has a knock on effect that can last for months and affects your end of the year earnings.
with proper wet weather gear,gloves and boots its not too bad with wfp to work in the rain and the end of the day satisfaction is great.it very rarely rains all day so its usually only a few hours during your working day that its actually raining.
ive been there and done that(skiving off when it rains)esp when 100% trad).its not a nice feeling esp if your skint too!