To think umbrellas are completely antisocial?

[DipsyLaLa22]

Just that really. I hate them. Haven't used one for years and still here to tell the tale. I hate walking along a busy street in town, carrying shopping while trying not to get poked in the eye by one of these evil bastard things. Half the time it's not even properly raining. What's wrong with hoods people???

A solution !

I also find the sight of DH standing there looking all precious in his unsuitable footwear and coat with an umbrella fairly unappealing (and annoying).

That woman appears to be wearing her bubble pod even though it's not raining.

It's the huge ones that drive me mad. The sort that look more suited to being part of a garden table set. If I use a brolly I always lift it upwards if walking past someone. Can't believe how many people don't do that

Milady

Well that's cos... Pigeons !

Evidently is also Anti Being Shat On device.

Or she is sick of people giving her a cold and is at least warding off the airborne germs.

I want one now. No point here as an anti getting wet device, when it rains, it pours and nothing will stop you getting soaked. But we do have pigeons and germy people in abundance.

Oh my! I would love that astronaut/bio hazard device thingy. Very practical.

Oooh I want that thing! I'd use it all the time

I hate golf brollies in the street or school playground. Or umbrellas in the hands of people who don't seem to realise other people exist. But I like them to keep me dry!

Oh god people with umbrellas are so annoying! Take up more space on the pavement, poke you in the eye, drip water on you. Just use a nice waterproof coat with a hood!

That pod thing would drive me mad in one minute flat. If I had to keep it on I'd fold to the ground and have a 'Gillian McKeith on I'm a Celebrity' turn. Imagine it banging into your arms and getting jostled. Imagine you are slowly suffocating...aaarggh! GET IT OFF!

I imagine some people would love one though.

I wear glasses and my hood doesn't keep the rain off them.

I hate them. Especially when people give them their toddlers

haven't used one for 6 years - they aren't compatible with pushing a pram or buggy while dragging a toddler along who has to jump in "just this one puddle, mammy!" every 2 min.

I have bought umbrella-hats for the 6 year old and the 4 year old, though - keep their heads dry while scooting to school

pictish

It's the umbrella gesticulating that enrages me. A man was carrying his umbrella as it wasn't raining yesterday and nearly took me out because he seemed to think it was part of his hand. Someone asked him for directions and I had to dive out of the way of his monstrosity. And just wave with your other hand, people!

Absolutely! Short people should be banned from using them!

It's only the past year or so i've started using umbrellas again and I love them personally.

Like a pp said, they're just not compatible with having a toddler or pushing a pram...and when ds2 started school aged 3 there were so many bags between the two dc (aged 3 and 5) in the morning an umbrella was too much hassle.

Now they're 6 and 8 they can carry their own shit in the mornings, leaving me free to use my brolly

I'm five foot and a fag-end so I'm alright. I just gambol about looking like a toadstool, blissfully unaware of the world above my brolly

Hate, hate, hate them, especially as so many people seem to think they need a golf umbrella for themselves. The worst thing is when all the parents crowd into the school playground, each under their huge umbrella- while carrying a handful of smaller ones for their children!

JUST NO!