It doesn't matter what time of year it is. Chances are the people of Sunderland will be smiling through adverse weather.
And that's just like these people did in these retro Echo scenes from 2008 and 2012.
Some were handling a particularly soggy Summer 11 years ago.
Others were happy in the drenched conditions of an Ashbrooke fireworks night.
Here they all are once more.
Some were handling a particularly soggy Summer 11 years ago.