It’s like my safety net from the raindrops, and also my comfort zone. And when you share it, you’re bound to get one sleeve wet. My pants and shoes get wet from the angled raindrops. You don’t get wet, you don’t have to dress for rainy weather, and you can even block the wind. Umbrellas are not only an amazing invention, but they are my favourite. But when the weather starts changing…I don’t think I can guarantee I won’t end up with more umbrellas than I can use. Due to the rain and frequent use, I have been good with using and keeping just 1 for now. So now we have an abundance of umbrellas for me to start hoarding again at the front door. I was cleaning my room the other day and found 3 umbrellas in my room along with the typical 2 in my bag. Needless to say, the culprit was me, the umbrella-crazy-person. So I thought it must have been my dad leaving them on the bus with his frequent forgetfulness. I know I wouldn’t have left them anywhere because I’d be wet and it’d be the end of the world. Then my mom began to question where I’m losing all my umbrellas since she keeps giving me new and different ones. So I kept ending up with 2 in my bag, grabbing new ones as I walk out the front door. I’d keep forgetting that I already have an umbrella resident in my bag and would take another just in case. You know, just in case it rains in the summer and I need 2 umbrellas to cover all my bases. It started a few summers ago when I found out that my bag was super heavy with just one folder of paper due to having 2 umbrellas in my bag. Therefore I began keeping an umbrella in my backpack no matter the day, the weather, the season.
I just really dislike getting wet and have once cried because it was just a bad day and in Raincouver, I got rained on and yes I acted like a little kid all upset because I got wet. I sort of tend to hoard them, frankly speaking. Confession: I seem to have an obsession with umbrellas. And its quite the sight seeing all the people walking to and from classes with umbrellas of all sorts of styles and colours moving about.