Do you Own / Use an Umbrella?

[FiGGz]

I tryed using umbrellas but the wind always breaks mine so i gave up.

 

[Slash]

I've got em but never use them. Usually just my Carhardt does the job.

 

[Mr. S]

Of course.

 

[nasanu]

I spent almost 30 years of my life having almost never used a umbrella. Then I moved to the umbrella capital of the world, Tokyo. You would not believe the amount of umbrellas there, on the streets, hanging in trains, in buckets beside every door... umbrella city. You kind of feel out of place without one

 

[AOS-]

Rain + wind = nightmare

 

[Ibonibo]

Not afraid of water, so no. / sarcasm
I, or my family owns umbrellas (muhahaha), but rarely use one.

Even as kid I didn't want to go under the umbrella of my mima or mother, because you look like a sissy

 

[Famine]

Rain + wind = nightmare

No, you're thinking of "clown + chainsaw".

 

[Doog]

Yeah, I have an umbrella, but I live in Arizona, and it never rains here, so I never need it.

 

[TB]

I have a small umbrella in my truck that was left there by my wife which I've never used and a large one we bought in DisneyWorld that I take to the kids' soccer games when it's raining or hot so we have some shade.

 

[Crumpet]

No, I don't.. I almost took an old woman's eye out the last time I was strolling down the street with one. It is like a sharp, big ugly hat.

 

[Robin]

Well seeing as I live in a country where if it isn't raining right now it will in a few mintues I always use an umbrella.

I'm sorry but real men neanderthals get wet.

 

[zedextreme8177]

There are two of them at home. Only mum uses them, and it is quite difficult to walk while she's holding it, since my head is usually hitting it with each step

So I stick to my raincoat

 

[Apok]

I use an umbrella, because I really don't see the point in getting wet when I don't have to.
Sure you get wet when you for example open the car door and need to close the umbrella, but if I have a choice between walking for 5 minutes to get to the car and getting wet or getting wet for the couple of seconds it takes to get into a car the choice is pretty obvious to me.
Sure I could use some sort of waterproof jacket, but what about my jeans? I don't like getting those wet. And (provided it isn't overly windy) an umbrella prevents that quite nicely I must say.

And yeah umbrellas often break if it's windy, but that's only if you use the terrible small collapsible ones that you can't even use as a sword.

 

[1241Penguin]

Anyone else have one? (picture from Google Images)

 

[AOS-]

No, you're thinking of "clown + chainsaw".

mmmmm not really.

 

[ROAD_DOGG33J]

Unless it's raining and not at all windy, your legs and feet are likely to get wet even with an umbrella. Why bother keeping just your top half dry?

The top half is the important part.

 

[TJ13]

A what?
I use rain gear mostly jacket since I do a lot of biking but if its really bad I use the pants too

 

[Small_Fryz]

Come to think of it, the most fun I've had with an umbrella was holding a decent size one in each hand and jumping off our 10ft concrete water tank as a kid in an attempt to see if it acts like a parachute. While I still hit the ground quite hard, my brother and I came to the conclusion that it worked better than a plastic shopping bag.

 

[Kylehnat]

^Patio umbrellas kind of work if you're small enough . Uh, I DON'T recommend trying this

[Kyle's lawyer: My client has clearly not recommended the aforementioned action, and in no way assumes liability. He is also clinically-insane, and as such, his testimony is not admissible in court.]

 

[BobK]

No/very occasionally.

 

[Antonisbob]

I voted no, I'm always caught in the rain without even a coat.. But come to think of it, I went to a Demolition Derby and held one for a while, it was over 36° that day! ...I put it down and started filming though, and got burnt anyways.

 

[AMCNUT]

Yes... yes, I do use an umbrella when the weather calls for one. I carry it in my bag every day, so it's always there when I need it. That way, me and my hat stay dry.

This is a random thread.

 

[CMvan46]

It rains here.... a lot and I'd say never but I do on a very rare occasion when I'm walking somewhere with my girlfriend but even she doesn't use one much.

I have a waterproof winter jacket and a waterproof softshell jacket plus I love my baseball hats so that's what keeps me dry.

 

[Ross]

No, I have hoodies because I'm cool like that innit bruv

 

[Moglet]

"Wet Umbrella's"

Wet Umbrella's what? Who is this Umbrella? Why is he/she wet? and so on.

The only people I know who use an umbrella are my mum and a guy I work with who is 48, still living at home and is forced to use one by his parents.....I just get wet in the rain myself, as does every one of my friends. Although judging by the weather lately I might as well just have a built in umbrella that comes out of my coat or something.

 

[W3H5]

.....I just get wet in the rain myself

Some kind of fetish I've never heard about?

Out of context quotes are ace.

 

[ilikewaffles11]

^ I applaud that reply Shem.

But on topic no, no I don't. I don't have a problem with getting a little wet.

 

[Nicksfix]

Only on the golf course. I use a mini umbrella to keep my clubs covered up.

 

[Small_Fryz]

I use a mini umbrella to keep my clubs covered up.

What about your balls?

Out of context quotes are ace.

Yes, yes they are they are almost as good as cross thread conversations

 

[jasr73]

I own umbrellas. Not fond of any of them though. There 4/5ths ridiculous in my experience. They never fully deliver their intended function and always end up smelling like a wet dog by lunch time.

However, if you work in the middle of the Sydney CBD and walk the streets you kind of need one. Not because I care about avoiding the rain (I agree a decent coat will do any day) but rather if you’re shuffling down George St for example (a major street in Sydney) on a rainy day - you'll be confronted by a massive, multicoloured, moving tide of angry umbrellas. All travelling at various altitudes and velocities: many completely out control and on the verge of crashing at any moment.

For the unprepared it's a hazardous situation.

So in the absence of owning a broad sword, tasser or mountain lion, one needs to create an exclusion zone around one's self to avoid getting spiked repeatedly. Used in this way the umbrella serves some propose. But again, I'd rather not use one at all. Ban the lot of them all I say and return the streets to hats and trench coats.