"Peter Duniho" wrote in message
You obviously have never flown around here (the Pacific Northwest) in the
winter.

Actually, I flew the mail for about eight months over one winter,
SEA-PDX-OAK and return, six nights a week. I don't think I recall ever
landing at PDX when it wasn't raining :-), but I also remember lots and lots
and lots of VMC.

JG