For those who have seen my previous rants about people and the way they wield their massive umbrellas on crowded sidewalks, they may already know how annoyed I can get while commuting on rainy days, like today. But, check this out. I was minding my own business, and a magical idea came across one of my reader subscriptions. It’s called the polite umbrella. It goes from being this:
(which is only appropriate to use, while walking through wide open fields, or the set of “I am Legend.”), to shrinking down like this:
So good. Admittedly, it is going to be a little tough for the person to see where he or she is going. But it is a small price to pay, to avoid being stabbed in the face by a metal prong, every time it rains.
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2 responses to “Solutions for a soggy day”
I’m so embarrassed that I didn’t leave the house with a tent attached to a metal stick so that I could keep my expensive outfit dry! How humiliating that my umbrella hasn’t stabbed one person today. I must look so poor.
ps the fake homeless woman that begs by my salon took the day off to stay out of the rain.
I like it! There are also clear bubble umbrellas which can be quite useful. I think they should be mandatory for city streets. I almost died/went blind a few times yesterday.