So, it’s raining. And I’m wearing Doc Martin boots (am I the only one left who wears these?).
And a rain coat.
An expensive, guaranteed for life raincoat.
And you know what?
Both of them are slowly but surely leaking water through them.
My boots, they leak in 2 places.
They both have cracks in the sole, where water comes in if I step into a puddle.
Additionally, they leak along the front of the stitched seam at the base.
The stitched-seam leak is new since the winter when I last wore them in the rain.
My Raincoat?
It just doesn’t seem to repel water anymore.
At first, the water beads off, just like it should.
But slowly, as I continue to walk, the water ceases to bead.
Then the fabric darkens.
Shortly after that, where there’s no lining, I feel a cold damp.
By the time I’ve reached work, there are beads of water running along the mesh of the inner lining as well.
My regular shoes, day-hikers from North Face, are currently at the repair shop. Oh, how I long for a waterproof life again!