I had the morning off work on Friday because it looked like being my last chance before Christmas Eve to get on the road. It was a great morning out, and the road was quite dry. My new approach is to use it whenever I can, but that's governed more by family commitments than the weather. Last year I went out on Christmas Eve with MissW, and I hope to repeat the outing this year although MissW has now left home, so it will be me plus 'winter buddy half toneau cover' - not quite the same thing.
I think we should use them while we can...........