Date: Wed, 10 Jan 1996 13:47:16 -0700

From: Bruce Gelder bgelder[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]CAMEL.SIM.ES.COM

Subject: Re: Oregon mist



I just asked a friend of mine from Oregon if she's familiar with the

term. She claims never to have heard it, although she says she's seen

lots of T-shirts dealing with rain in Oregon, such as, "People in

Oregon don't tan in the summer; they rust."



--Bruce



With just a day or so remaining in which to clear up questions in the

DARE entries I-O, I'm wondering if anyone knows the term "Oregon rain." It

can mean a light mist, or, ironically, a prolonged rain; we also have one

citation in which it means an "Idaho rain" (a dust storm). Is anyone

familiar with any of these senses? If so, when and where? Thanks in

advance.



Joan Hall, DARE