What to Do when it Rains in the Tron - a short guide

The last few days the good ol Tron has experienced, along with the rest of the country, the first real taste of the rainy winter I experienced oh-so first hand last year. I would assume more is to come, so here is a very short and brief survival guide to rain in the Tron.

The first thing you can do when the weather takes a turn for the worse is . . .. NOTHIN!

Likely the rain is going to pass, or do that thing where the weather goes rain-sun-rain- both at once…. The only important thing is to bring a jacket/umbrella or you’ll end up like me and walk all the way across campus in the brilliant sun, and then get stuck in the rain for the way home…

The above describes the vast majority of the ‘rain’ that we will get here in the Tron. It will come and go and it really shouldn’t stop you from doing anything… However, when the weather really gets nasty, i.e. Monday night, you need to adjust a bit.

1. Go for a run. – Seriously, running in the rain is epic, it is a great way to fight the building boredom of being stuck inside, and it shows Mother Nature your just not gonna take it.

2. Do a reverse rain dance. – Because you don’t want more rain, make sure its reverse.

3. Do an actual rain dance. – There’s a small chance you could upset the rain/sun continuum and it will become sunny again. Or you might cause a hurricane…

4. Watch a movie. – There is nothing better than sitting inside and chillin when it’s cold and rainy. A movie can be substituted for pretty much anything that is entirely indoors….

5. Drink Irish coffee – This is actually awesome at any time of day, but particularly if combined with 4, it will rock your world.

6. Study… but who wants to do that?

In all seriousness though, the rain is a fact of life here in New Zealand and once you get beyond the fact that for a few months it is just gonna be cold and rainy, its not so bad. At least its not -30 and your skin is going to freeze, as my mom always says.

So enjoi the rain, get over it and go do whatever you were going to do in the sun, or if all fails, get a lil irish.

Unless you see that outside, don’t try and dance that off, just hide.