Free umbrella bags are available at the front door at Target, for when you walk in with that dripping wet umbrella. On the other hand, this does seem like a marketing ploy thought up by some corporate located executive marketing team, for it’s very rare to actually see any one in Seattle carrying an umbrella.
One of the things that I had forgotten about Seattle is what a total disregard the people here have for the weather, especially in comparison to the people in Grenoble. It’s overcast and cloudy here with more than occasional sprinkles, and 51 degrees, but I have seen quite a few people wearing shorts.* The kids are going to love it; Eddy is going to suffer.
*not to mention that nearly nobody is wearing a coat- usually just sweatshirts and/or vests.
And Now We Are Five 