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