Craigslist is good for many things, including umbrella etiquette. When it is raining, drizzling or there is even the possibility of rain, all pedestrians should follow the following guidelines:
1. Please leave your patio umbrellas in storage or attached to said patio table. You ego maniacs do not need to take up a 10 ft radius of dry space.
2. If you choose to ignore Rule #1, please have the common courtesy to raise your patio umbrella when sharing sidewalk space with other umbrella-carriers. Not doing so will result in umbrella fender benders and will block traffic behind you, causing both coffee and people to spill.
3. If wearing a rain parka, hat, and a hood, please leave your umbrella at home. Once again, dry space is limited and you have already established your necessary space.
4. If it is determined that you need an umbrella, please do not then hog overhangs or awnings. Once again, you have a fucking umbrella, so please reserve limited dry space for the poor schleps who do not.
5. Please, for the love of god, if you have spiky metal points shooting out of your umbrella, use extra caution when cutting people off, etc. or just fucking buy a new $3 umbrella - they are everywhere.
6. (this is my own) if you are traveling with another person who also has an umbrella DO NOT walk next to each other. Be kind walk in a single file, just like elementary school.
----I hate the rain.
Have a nice night.
Miss MV
1 comment:
Walk in a single file line? How romantic is that? About as romantic as sharing saltines on a 2rd grade field trip, I'd say!
Hmmmm.. saltines.
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