#1. Do You Really Need a Golf Umbrella?
No. No you don't. Walking down the street with an umbrella the size of the entire sidewalk is NOT necessary. You are but one person, and unless you are walking with a flock of small children, you do not need to keep the entire city of Vancouver dry with your massive umbrella. When everyone in the city has an umbrella this big, there are a lot of dangerous crashes between people lost in the size of their umbrella. You also don't need an umbrella that size to stand at the bus stop, you're just making it harder for everyone to get around you. Please carry a reasonably sized umbrella unless you plan to cart your golf club bag with you everywhere you go.
#2 Rain is a Liquid it Won’t Pass Through a Solid, like a Roof
When walking or standing in covered areas, it's always SO nice when you close your umbrella. The rain isn't going to come through the top of that bus shelter, or when there are nice covers over the sidewalks like there often are in Vancouver. Seriously. If you're standing or walking in covered areas, your golf umbrella is doing nothing for you, and if you're really that concerned about getting your jacket wet, you live in Vancouver - either buy a jacket that can get wet, or move somewhere it rains less.
#3 Since You Aren’t Wet Your Umbrella Probably IS!
In fact, I can guarantee it is! Being an avid transit user, there is nothing worse than waiting to get on the bus, and when the bus is approaching being soaked by those people who find it necessary to frantically shake their umbrella "dry" with no attention paid to those nearby. Take a minute to step away from the bus stop and face away from others if you find this action necessary. The bus does not move at warp speed, you won't miss it! There is also nothing worse than those people who use their umbrella up the steps of the bus, and as the reach the top pour 20 minutes worth of rain onto the person behind them from the pool collected on their umbrella. I would also like to note a good piece of Transit Etiquette here, DO NOT PLACE YOUR WET UMBRELLA ON THE SEAT BESIDE YOU. DO. NOT. EVER. It's bad enough that everyone is wet, cold and carrying giant umbrellas, your umbrella is not special, and does not get to have it's own seat while everyone else stands, and no one should have to have wet pants because you can't put it on the damn floor.
#4 Keep Your Head Up!
Don't walk looking at your feet! Do you walk looking at your feet when it's sunny? (If your answer is yes, well... stop that too) Your giant golf umbrella is a giant weapon with pointy plastic parts, and sometimes, if you're not looking to see where you're going, there is the chance you may stab someone in the eye with it. It's not everyone else's responsibility to move out of the way of you, your jacket that can't get wet, and your giant golf umbrella. Keep your head up!!
Umbrella's are suppose to be our friends in this, the rainy season of the year, please don't make them the enemy! They are sold everywhere in a reasonable size, often in great colours, with patterns on them, and they really aren't that expensive! If possible, wear a rain jacket with a hood if you're only walking a short distance, keep a small city sized umbrella with one of those cases you can wrap them up in, take a plastic bag with you if you're really concerned about everything getting wet, and PLEASE, oh please, do not put your umbrella on the seat next to you! Have a happy rainy season!
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Kyleigh.
LOL your hilarious!! I can tell you from working downtown...so true. I almost got my eye poked out by some crazy with a giant pokey umbrella. Mine is cute and little and polka dots!
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