starrs

They finally got the news that it's not rainy in Seattle.

MoBro

I prefer a hooded jacket over an umbrella. We are in Ireland now, in fact. Sometimes its just misting a little, and not enough to be bothered to carry an open umbrella. Much easier to just pull the hood on and off.

NewbE

A hood is definitely better than an umbrella in mist. We were just in Austin for the USGP, and Friday was 100% humidity with on and off mist and drizzle. Not only would an umbrella have been impossible in the stands, it wouldn't have helped enough.

Nelson, I tried the baseball cap under the hood, and it worked a treat! Thanks again

Nelson

Glad to hear the baseball cap worked NewbE! In hindsight it seems obvious but it took years of having the hood fall in my face before I started using one.

My wife used a tennis visor, less effect on her hair. It's mostly for sun protection but then I realized it also works great under a hood.

Macross

We get torrential pouring rain here in Fl so walking from the parking lot to the car you would be soaked for work. I had a big golf umbrella for years that I brought home from Ireland. I carry a tote umbrella on some trips but like the hood for misty rain.

5alive

Just finally opened this thread as I had never been to the festival in Seattle. Had completely forgotten that a bumbershoot was an umbrella.


I am from Oregon. I have just slogged through several years of using an umbrella regularly, but for a very specific use: Youth soccer. Fall for the younger kids and rec. High school club is Dec-April. There were also the early spring track meets.

There are times it just pours here, but it often is not for very long. While you can always walk the dog later, soccer games still get played. And you are sitting.

Most parents did the following: Bring individual camping chairs. Perch an umbrella over oneself. For the true downpour and wintertime cold, add the fleece blanket that has a water-proof fabric on one side. I still love these blankets.

All I can say is, I hope they remember it when they re picking a nursing home for me.

nanabee

My daughter lives in Portland and umbrellas are like a foreign object. I was visiting once and asked for an umbrella as they were having a major rain storm (well according to my daughter it was a minor sprinkle) and she said mom no one would even bother with an umbrella.

DH and I went to visit grandkiddos at their school and it was pouring (and to southern Californians it was a deluge not seen since the 1950's) but all the kids continued to play on the swings, run around, and some even took off their jackets because they were hot! Go figure.

NorthwestMale

Just last evening I walked around a busy shopping district in a Portland neighborhood and I don't even recall noticing an umbrella amid the locals who were out buying dinner, ice cream, pastries, etc.

The person I was with didn't even have a hooded jacket.

suze

Well I was out walking around Pioneer Square a few minutes ago and quite a few people had umbrellas.

marvelousmouse

Suze, he forgot to mention that they were caught in the worst storm Portland has seen since ‘55, and to get their pint of local craft beer, they had to walk uphill, against the gale, barefoot, both ways. Geez. Don’t ruin his moment. You do you, NWMale!

mlgb

Reminds me I need to buy another travel umbrella. I use them for outdoor photograpy when I don't want to bring a proper umbrella. But they never last more than a year or two.. either they break or I lose them.

The big golf umbrellas work fine for real rain not that weedy
"spitting". I have some 'fashion' umbrellas also, from France. Again, for a proper rain.

Growing up in the tropics if just outsidegoofing around in the rain, it was barefoot. If you had to go somewhere there were funky plastic rain boots for wearing over your good shoes while you were outside. Then you would take them off once it stopped. I moved to California to get away from the frizz and the rain. Now it's a novelty and I have some Wellies and boat shoes.