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The Umbrella Problem

Why your umbrella sucks and what to do about it: Josh Petri breaks down the problem. The Wirecutter offers options for the best value for money umbrellas.
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all you ever need to know about umbrellas! the article is an illustration of why we love the internet! it made me think of a Mr. Rogers episode.
not that I own one, if it rains here, we tend to dance in it and try to feel every drop. The desert always misses the rain.
Gene Kelly was the greatest.
The town of Reading, UK, eats umbrellas and spits out the bones. We lie in the Thames Valley so when it gets windy it gets very windy. Next day the corpses of blown out brollies fill the civic litter bins. No wonder our local sporting goods warehouse sells golf umbrellas for a couple of quid – supply & demand!