The IMC is a very useful rating, if you've got it, use it. The other day I was bumbling around in IMC, great fun it was too. As Crowe rightly points out in this and another thread, currency is the key. If the weather is good, take a mate up and stick the foggles on and fly around for an hour, next start off with stratus layers, smooth IMC, then gradually progress to bad weather. Before you know it you'll be one of these psycho's that go looking for heavy IMC just for fun !
Good luck
EA