Do you bring umbrella always?

umbrella - do you bring it always?
Philippines
November 30, 2011 7:14am CST
My mother always bring umbrella whenever she goes because our weather is very unpredictable. One moment it is raining and the next minute it would be raining. Aside from that, the temperature here when its sunny its too hot, you can't afford not to protect yourself with an umbrella. Contrary to my mother, I don't bring umbrella always because I would just misplace it. I would just bring umbrella when it's too hot and I have to pick up my son at school but when I am alone I won't bother bringing it. How about you mylotters, do you always carry an umbrella in your bag? Why or why not?
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@svjomboy (873)
• Philippines
30 Nov 11
Umbrella is part of me when i go outside in my house, coz we dont know this time there is sun and after a few minutes it will rain. So its not hard for me if the umbrella inside my bag.
@ygna21 (294)
• Bulgaria
30 Nov 11
I never have umbrella with me even when it rains so I am always caught up in the rain and I get wet.But I love the rain so it is so great to feel it all over you. Well you can get sick and shouldn't do it very often but I still enjoy it so much. I am just too lazy to carry an umbrella all the time. Happy Mylotting! :)
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@kun2349 (23381)
• Singapore
27 Dec 11
I'm not the one to bring umbrella whether rain or shine.. haha :D If it's raining, i would just walk under it and if it's very heavy, i would hang around under any shelter i can find. If it rains before i left my house, i would stay at home, cancel all my plans for the day.. haha I dun mind the hot weather since i'm able to get a good tann just by being out for a short while.. haha
@goldeneagle (6745)
• United States
24 Jan 12
I usually do not carry an umbrella with me. To be honest with you, I don’t even know where my umbrella is. LOL I used to keep it in my truck, but it isn’t in there anymore. I think I loaned it to someone, but I am not sure, so I may not even own an umbrella at this time. I rarely used my umbrella anyway. I don’t do a lot of walking to get from place to place. I usually just have to make it from my car to the entrance of a store or where ever I happen to be going, so I usually don’t need an umbrella. I would usually get wetter trying to get the umbrella opened and closed than I would have gotten by just hurrying to the doors, so I hardly ever used the umbrella when I had it, because it was more hassle than it was worth most of the time. However, if I lived in an area where I could walk to get to the store or walk to other places I wanted to go, I would certainly take an umbrella with me in case it started raining.
@daeckardt (6237)
• United States
8 Jul 12
I know the first time I traveled to China, it seemed really strange to me to see people carrying an umbrella when there was no rain. I never saw that in America, unless it was someone who had come from somewhere in Asia. Now it does make sense to me why people do it...to a point. I do find that it is too hot at times and the closer to the equator you are the truer that must be. I guess where I am from there isn't as much of need and most umbrellas here are designed for rain only (especially the clear plastic ones). I was told that some of the city dwellers in China chose to carry an umbrella because they were afraid of getting dark like the country folks, but to me, color is only skin deep. I do think I would worry about skin cancer now (not something I even thought about before I started dealing with cancer in general). Thanks for sharing this!
• Canada
7 Jan 12
Good day red_amethyst, it isn't raining where I live right now, it is winter and little bits of snow on the ground but not much. We have had a very mild winter so far. I drive where ever I go and so I have my umbrella in the trunk of my car at all times. That way when it rains and I need it I have it handy. And then when I have to use it to come into the house from my car I keep it by the back door so that the next time I go out to my car I see it and take it back out to the car. I also have another one in my house all the time so if it is raining when I go out to my car I have one to use and then I bring it back into the house later so that I always have one in the car and one in the house. I got this idea from my mom because it is also what she does and she bought me two umbrellas so I could do the same thing. We don't get any rain in the winter, only snow and I don't use an umbrella when it snows. littlemissy here signing off for now, talk to you soon my friend
@stephcjh (38473)
• United States
3 Dec 11
I never carry an umbrella with me, although I probably should. I hardly ever go to many places though. I only have one umbrella to use at home if it rains and I need to go outside.
@secretbear (19448)
• Philippines
7 Dec 11
Hi red! I always bring an umbrella. Whenever it's raining or sunny. But if I'm riding my scooter, of course, I don't bring an umbrella anymore because I would be using it while I'm riding my scooter. I just bring a raincoat.
@jdyrj777 (6530)
• United States
2 Dec 11
I used to carry one in my car all the time whne i had one. But since i now take the bus its just extra baggage to carry. I belive they are more usefull to block the sun rather than the rain. I do however carry a rain pancho wherever i go. I get those ones from the doller store that have 2 ina package.We also have very unpredicable weather. I always say it because they dont look on the other side of the mountian.
@nangisha (3496)
• Indonesia
7 Dec 11
I rarely bring umbrella but now rainy season so I had to bring my pink umbrella every time I go. So I had to use a bigger bag so my umbrella will fit there. I don't like wet because rain because its will made me sick. So sometimes when raining even when I bring umbrella I better waiting the rain to end. Especially if I in mall or others place that's cozy to wait.
@garson (884)
• United States
12 Dec 11
I hardly touch umbrella. I would need one during the spring season here in the US if it rains. Generally, I haven't really experience constant rain where I have lived. Sometimes, it rains constantly, but most of the time I have experienced rain that lasts no more than 5 minutes.
@aeiou78 (3445)
• Malaysia
5 Dec 11
It is good to have a habit to bring an umbrella along when we are traveling. Umbrella can be used during a rainy or a sunny day. When there is a rain, an umbrella can keep us away from being wet by the rain. When there is a sunny day. an umbrella can keep us from being exposed directly under the sun. We shall be able to feel cooler and to reduce the chances to get skin cancer due to the ultra-violet radiation from the sun. When there is anything happening to us, an umbrella can be used as a weapon too. For me, I do keep one or two umbrellas inside my car. If I travel by bus, of course I do not have a habit to bring an umbrella along. It will be very troublesome to me. I shall stay inside a shopping complex or a five-foot way of a shop until the rain stops. This is my habit when I am traveling alone.
@deliar (609)
• Indonesia
3 Dec 11
for me, sometime i bring my umbrella, sometime i do not bring this one. it depends on the situation when i want to go somewhere. i would like to see the sky, if there are some dark clouds, i will bring it, if there are clear, i won't. but if the weather too hot, i will bring it. i think umbrella is really useful for protecting us from rains and the sunlight. but i also often bring it when i will go in a long journey altough the weather look so clear when i go out from home. the weather can change suddenly, and it is better to bring an umbrella for help us. cheers.
• United States
4 Dec 11
I've moved from one desert climate to another in the last 11 years and haven't even OWNED an umbrella in about 8. As far as rain goes, I just don't see enough of it to need one.
@myfb2009 (8296)
• Malaysia
2 Dec 11
Hi Red, in fact i don't really like to carry my umbrella along whenever i go out from my home. But, since now the weather is unpredictable, i prefer to bring along my umbrella. Because most of the time, it is raining days. Even if the weather is too hot, i will always bring along my umbrella. Since walking under hot sun, can makes my head feels giddy.
@megamatt (14292)
• United States
1 Dec 11
When the weather looked a bit off, I always had an umbrella ready. As did my mother when I was a child. Just as a backup in case of a horrific storm that occurs and so we don't get drenched. Funnily enough, whenever there was an umbrella, it never rained. That was really amusing but hey, it could have rained one time. And there is simply one reason why it could have rained. Because one time, I didn't take an umbrella and it did rain. Boy did it ever rain. That was the funniest thing about it. It really did just pour and shower and just rain down more and more. It was kind of amusing to say the very least. It is just rather baffling how things work like this. The one time I didn't take the umbrella, it rained.
@dollar3235 (2062)
• India
1 Dec 11
Unfortunately, I can never have an umbrella with me, no matter how hard I try, I always forget my umbrella somewhere on the way, I've already lost 3 umbrellas. Luckily, the place where I live now is very good as far as weather is concerned, that's why I don't need an umbrella.
@shanemae (1025)
• Philippines
2 Dec 11
i do bring umbrella when i was still in school. i always carry it with me because we were required to bring it. but now, i do not always carry with me my umbrella because i might just misplace it too! lol i have lost a lot of umbrellas because of my forgetfulness.
@devi53 (347)
• India
2 Dec 11
Usually i also carry umbrella in my bag. I am from Kerala/India. Here the climate we can't predict. If it is a rainy season the rain troubles us and if it is summer,we can't go outside without an umbrella because of too much hot. I will always carry it in my bag.
• India
2 Dec 11
Usually I don't use to carry my umbrella even the rain is there. I used to take umbrella only when there is heavy rain falls. I used to manage the rainy days by having my friends umbrella. Mostly I don't take it because when I take them with me it will be misses from my hands( I am very careless )