Do people use umbrellas these days?

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Well, of course some do, I'm not that daft 😁. Just idle musing. My son just asked me where the umbrella was and I said we haven't got one. Then I thought I can't remember the last time I saw anyone using one.

I win dullest most pointless thread of the day of course, but it's either that or do my paperwork. 🤷‍♀️

You clearly don't live in the North then!
I own about 6 brollys. I'd hate to be without one...

No, I don't. I'm in the peak park.

In the NE here, I have one permanently in my bag

I see loads of people using them, especially at school pick up and drop off. I wouldn't be without mine, I've got one of those that pops open at the press of a button.

Mine lives at the front door. (SW Scotland). I have a few but my favourite one is a Resident Evil merchandise "Umbrella Corp". umbrella.

Only one person ever recognised it but I did get a smile and finger guns.

We’ve got about four and the only person in the house who uses one is my four year old DD who treats it as an accessory to her outfit. Too much faff trying to stop them flipping inside out.

Yes, how else do you stay dry when it's not coat with hood weather?

Is the peak park somewhere that it doesn't rain, I don't know where in the country that is

SE here and i have an umbrella in the car and by the front door i use it all the time

Yes, l walk to work, so l do need an umbrella at times.

I'm in Ireland. I have an umbrella to hand at all times.

I'm in Norfolk and it rarely rains here, I think our umbrella is in the car but I tend to leave it in there and forget about it and then end up soaked though.

I always buy coats with hoods or carry a cagoule if it looks like rain. I like the idea of umbrellas, but have never found one that didn't need wrestling with when there's a breeze.

I used to live in Buxton in the peaks and frequently got soaked because it was often windy and the umbrellas just flipped inside out so I gave up and just wore a waterproof with the hood up.

Of you haven't got an umbrella how do you prod people out of the way in order to get on the bus first?

I we moved from SE to NW at the start of last year and still haven't gotten around to buying any umbrellas 😂 both DH and I get cold hands very easily even with gloves on, so I'd rather go out with a massive coat with a hood, hands kept warm in my pockets than having to switch hands to hold an umbrella everytime one hand gets frozen over.

I used mine yesterday for the first time in a while, it blew inside out, broke and ended up in the bin prompting a debate between myself and DP on the rest of the rain soaked walk home about whether I should buy a more expensive one that would last longer in future. It was from Wilko's

My most ideal present is always an umbrella. Best cheap ones I've found are Uniqlo.

A what? Certainly not. We live in the north west and an umbrella would be akin to being viewed as not northern

I live in Manchester. Never use a brolly. I hate the things with an absolute passion. 'ood up & gerron with it' 😄

I have them by the front door and in the car I even have 2 umbrella stands (although one holds wrapping paper). I still miss my black sparkly one that broke. I think it’s having my hair done the. Waiting in the rain for a bus once that makes me obsessed with them.

Where's the Peak Park?

Umbrellas pretty prolific in London!

I've got a see-through one that's sort of bucket-shaped - it comes down much further than a normal umbrella so it doesn't fly inside-out.

You can't walk fully inside it the way I'd hoped (you'd need windscreen-wipers for that) but if you tilt it it almost feels quite cosy.

I live somewhere we rarely need them, but when it rains it POURS, so it's a real treat for me to get it out.

I only use them on the school run because that's the only time I have to stand out in the rain.
If I'm waking the dog it's a faff to hold the lead and an umbrella so just use my hood and get wet.

A DOME umbrella, it's called, apparently. Just looked it up. Highly recommend.

I have one small one in each handbag plus a spare in the car and a Liberty one for special occasions