Golf umbrellas

[Arlanymor]

Interested to see people's views on this one... so we've been hit by extremely wet weather of late - in fact at one local roundabout the flooding was over the bonnet of cars - it's been grotty and I haven't ventured out much.

Today I had a meeting in Cardiff, so packed my trusty small wooden duck head umbrella (he's cute and some of his prongs are broken due to wind - but he still works perfectly well!) and went out into the wild...

... as with many cities, there are some very narrow walkways. And I have had to walk into the road three times due to people wielding golf umbrellas (nearly four, but the last time I stood my ground and said: "Excuse me, there's not enough room on the pavement to get past your umbrella." Mr Legal and General - as per his branded umbrella - gave me a bit of a look, but he did at least step off the kerb to let me pass, thank you Mr Grumpy L&G.)

So AIBU to think that golf umbrellas don't belong in narrow city streets?

YABU - Everyone has a right to keep dry and it's not that much of an issue to circumnavigate around people who essentially are carrying around their own personal circus tent.

YANBU - Golf umbrellas belong on the golf course or in non-built up areas, there is not remotely enough room for them in narrow city streets and those wielding them either blunder on blithely unaware of other people, or almost poke you in the eye when you try to get past and you are then forced to walk into the road - in the gutter where puddles devour your footwear - to avoid them.

I'm not biased of course... as I say, interested to see other people's views!

I use a golf umbrella but just lift it higher if there’s going to be a clash.

I don’t like small umbrellas because I find I still get soaked.

Actually if im honest I don’t like umbrellas at all and would rather use a hood 😂

I bet they were all being held by men. It's inconsiderate.

Your umbrella gets in people's way too.

What a weird thing to say. No it doesn't at all, because it's small I can see where I am going and I put it up/down accordingly. I wonder which way you voted?!

Smaller than your shoulders?

Well I have a golf umbrella having never played golf in my life. The dealership give me one every time I buy a new car. Why would anyone use a piddly little one when you can use one twice the size. And if I encounter anyone coming my way I lift it to let them past. I think the issue is people’s rudeness/ unawareness rather than the umbrella itself

Yes, it's not necessarily just the size with choosing a golf umbrella, but the strength and much greater resistance against stormy weather!

That said, the smaller your umbrella is, the less likely it is to withstand heavy howling wind and rain.

Then again, the umbrella is a red herring, as it could be anything that needs to be moved up, down or to the side to let other people get by on a narrow path - it could be a bulky bag or even just yourself, if you've been taking advantage of the full width of the pavement and walking down the middle of it when it's just you, but you (both) have to occasionally squeeze in to one side when necessary.

Sadly, selfish people will be selfish, regardless of the circumstances or props.

Well I have a golf umbrella having never played golf in my life. The dealership give me one every time I buy a new car.

Are all the sun roofs always broken and stuck on wide open?

Golf umbrella owner here. I'm also 6ft 8 though, so it's not getting in anyone elses way. There's no way anything smaller would keep me anything approaching dry