View Poll Results: Umbrellas, yay or nay?

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  • yay - I'd rather stay dry and don't mind looking geeky

    1 8.33%
  • nay - umbrellas make me look geeky and carrying an umbrella with me when it's not raining is silly

    9 75.00%
  • I live in SoCal where it never rains. We only use umbrellas at the beach to cover us from the sun.

    2 16.67%
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    Umbrellas, yay or nay?

    It's raining here quite heavily and I got drenched as I left work. I could REALLY have used an umbrella today, but for some reason, I just think it hurts my image. I'd say that there is a big number of people who choose not to use their umbrellas even though they are carrying one. Others don't carry umbrellas at all. I would guesstimate that the ratio of umbrellas users to non-users in this region is around 60/40.

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    I don't remember the last time I used an umbrella.

    Plus my hair looks awesome when wet.

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    Why not? Do you really care what people think?

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    You forgot the "No, I like the rain" option.

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    I had to go with the third option.
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    i never personally used an umbrella in my life because..

    1. i hate carrying it around
    2. i dont know how to shut it properly
    3. i'd rather just get soaked

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    I love rain, and I hate umbrellas, which hardly ever do anything anyway.


    So no, thanks but no thanks. Every umbrella I've owned I've broken within 2 days of rain. Not to mention they're all wet and an annoyance to carry around.
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    Enough time in the military, and you don't even notice the rain.... as long as it is not a huge downpour that drenches you to the bone, I don't worry about covering up
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    My hat that I wear I'd like to consider that as my umbrella.

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    i dont use an umbrella starting in november because my winter jacket will soak up enough of it (and i put my hood up). during the summer i have one in my leather briefcase because of an incident in my first year of living in chicago. had to walk 6 blocks in a torrential rain (it was like 3 inches per hour of rain which is pretty intense). i was so wet i didnt get dry for about 5 hours. it sucked ass.

    this year i didnt have an umbrella though, mostly because it never rained very heavily and i could hide underneath some overhangs in downtown.
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    I said no, I like to just run through the rain and get it over with. I would never bother with an umbrella.

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    Im alright if women carry one cause they got makeup and stuff, but if your a dude just man up.

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    Quote Originally Posted by HollywoodLeo
    I had to go with the third option.

    lol so did I though my 2nd choice would have been number 1

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