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 Post subject: Umbrellas
PostPosted: Fri Oct 11, 2013 7:32 am 
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I hate them, God I hate them.

So yesterday I went off on a rant at work for a couple of minutes about how much and why I hate them (getting poked in the eye if someone next to you has one, take up a hand as you walk, big and cumbersome, they break every time the wind blows, etc.

So today I get to work a bit late and have to park at the back of the lot. It is raining crazy hard. I pretty much had to swim through the rain to the office.

I am soaked. I am cold. I am annoyed.


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PostPosted: Fri Oct 11, 2013 9:44 am 
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You should carry an umbrella.

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 Post subject: Re: Umbrellas
PostPosted: Fri Oct 11, 2013 10:14 am 
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Truly, the karmic power of the umbrella is unparalleled.

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PostPosted: Fri Oct 11, 2013 10:21 am 
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how about a poncho?


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PostPosted: Fri Oct 11, 2013 6:34 pm 
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I live in Seattle, and don't own an umbrella.

If rain is in the forecast, I usually keep a ball cap handy to keep the rain off of the glasses, and wear a lightweight waterproof'ish jacket.

I just hate dealing with a wet umbrella once I get where I'm going, or inside the car.

As far as umbrellas being dangerous, the small collapsible ones don't present much risk.


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PostPosted: Fri Oct 11, 2013 6:52 pm 
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Preach it, brother! I hate umbrellas, too. If you check out one of my pictures here, I think it has a picture of me in my crushable, 100% wool Pendleton hat. Wear it with a rain coat, and I'm impenetrable.

Of course, that's LA rain, probably nothing like yours. Still ...

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