i missed my MSF class/rain is suck

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i went to the first night of class, from 6-10pm. left at 10, went straight to work and got off around 4am. got home at 4:30 and set my alarm for 6:45 so i could make it back to class by 7:45am. at about 10:30 i wake up and look at the clock and jump out of bed trying to figure out why my clock is lying to me and i realize i set my alarm for 6:45 PM instead of AM. i showed up there around 11 and the instructor told me i had to re-schedule, so i called the main office and to avoid having to pay the $125 again they put me on a waiting list, so if anyone else cancels or doesn't show up i can take their place.

lame.

it was pouring rain, though, so maybe i'll get lucky and it'll be sunny out next time.

on that note, i rode in the rain for the first time last night. and when i say rain, i mean RAIN. i was leaving work and it was dumping. i had a pair of cheap rain pants with a conveniently-located tear right in the crotch. when i got home and took them off it looked like i wet myself. badly. my tour master jacket kept my upper body warm and dry; i was impressed. but...

i discovered i need:
1: better rain-proof pants
2: waterproof gloves
3: spray-on leather waterproofing stuff for my boots
4: anti-fog something or other my my helmet face shield (i've heard shaving cream works great)

that said, it wasn't as miserable as i expected. i took everything reaaaaally slow, especially corners, and i didn't slide around as much as i thought i was going to.

is it worth trying to waterproof leather gloves? or just get some glove covers of some sort?