Get over yourselves.
Rain skating is super sick and it can really impress the beginner skaters when they see you throw a monster standie because you have so much less traction fighting against your wheels. Consider is a step into tech sliding.
http://eastsidelongboards.wordpress.com/2012/02/01/new-release-eastside-h20-rain-wheels/
The link posted above has some sick talk about Eastside rain wheels. A few friends of mine have used them before and they are actually pretty cool. You can either buy rain wheels or make them out of any old wheel that you might have laying around.