Types of rain (as encountered in New England):
1. Movie rain; or, rain that comes suddenly and unexpectedly, usually while there's been sun out for some time. Goes away quickly, dries quickly.
2. Summer rain; creates intolerably humid whether, is precipitated by thick ominous grey clouds, comes with thick drops that stick to your clothes and skin. Falls in sheets. Leaves an earthy, pungent odor after it passes.
3. Wimpy rain; rain that falls to the ground the way urine might piddle out of a frightened puppy.
4. Thunderstorm rain; a subset of summer rain but falls more heavily and is accompanied by thunder and lightening. This is my favorite kind of rain
5. Spring rain; very cold, drizzly. Falls carelessly.
6. Freezing rain; or, winter rain, which occurs when it's not quite cold and dry enough to make snow. Colder than spring rain, chills you to the bone.
Reading this, my mind immediately goes back to the scene in Forest Gump where he's taking you through the various types of rain he encountered in Vietnam.
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