yuk, archie!

You would think, wouldn't you, that by the 21st century designers of waterproof coats could make a hood that didn't collapse in front of your eyes so you could see your way forwards in the pithing rain without needing a guide dog?

I have a good Gortex raincoat but the hood drives me nuts. The wire in it is useless - no amount of bending makes it stay in the right place.  The only way to get it to behave and stay in place is to pack it out with headgear - first wear a hat, then put a hood of a fleece over that, and finally the waterproof coat and hood.  Do-able in winter but come the summer rains I will be colliding with lamp posts!