I heartily echo that. What is it with these umbrella fiends!

I have a tiny, virtually useless fold-up umbrella that I keep in my car in case of dire rainfall emergency or the threat of a shower when I go for a walk. I never use it. I bought two (for the price of one) polka-dot, supposedly windproof umbrellas from Coopers of Stortford (Brits will know what I mean). Mrs Steve has the blue, I have the red. They are exceedingly jolly, but, as yet, mine is untested in strong breezes. It lives in my car too. I'm put off by the prospect of having to carry the damn thing, especially if it gets wet. It takes a lot to persuade me to carry a brolly.