Seriously?
One of the most annoying things I’ve experienced in NYC is what people do when it snows. They all bust out their umbrellas, just like it’s raining. People pull out their huge sidewalk wide umbrellas and those silly whoa-im-totally-surrounded-by-an-umbrella umbrellas and walk around like they are gonna get soaked from a couple snow flakes. It’s so strange to see all these silly people walking around with umbrellas when all it’s doing is snowing.
Yea, it’s still precipitation, but come on! It’s snow! Snow has properties that make it totally different than rain. Maybe being from Michigan has influenced my opinion on snow…
Do you or anyone you know pull out the umbrella when it snows?
-Justin
I've only ever notice the people who use umbrellas when it's super sunny. Watching those women do that bothered me greatly. Then I did it one time because it was really sunny like in a burning kind of way; now the umbrella in summer thing doesn't bother me too much anymore.
Don't get me wrong though, I felt stupid but also oh so good with my delicious portable shade. But hush, don't tell anyone. *looks away* I'm rather embarrassed to admit this guilty shame of mine.
=)
i've never brought out a umbrella when it snows, i've never seen anyone do it either, but i'm from a suburb near philadelphia, so maybe they do it in the city, but that sounds just strange to me
I do it XD but I also ride my bike in the snow without a 'brella, so…. yeah.
It's not just NYC. I think most of the county of Japan pulls out an umbrella for any kind of precipitation, AND for the sun as well. There's whole umbrella stores to support their addiction.
I am in Canada, and the only time I have seen someone use an umbrella when it is snowing is when my Father is Barbecuing in a bilzard. And the umbrella is only there to keep the Barbecue from going out!
I live in Texas sooo… when it DOES snow (every couple of years or so), it's hardly enough to even get some on you.
Actually, it snowed late at night just last week after it had been sleeting for a little while and everyone was so excited about it, but it wasn't enough to get out of school
It's practically a holiday when something like that happens here. I'm not even sure the last time we had a White Christmas.
I've never seen people with umbrellas for snow, but of course I am from Utah.
Here we aren't even phased by snow. It could snow a few feet and we keep moving. I've never had a snow day in my life. We just keep driving, and other people think we're crazy.
So for umbrellas to appear here, it would take some crazy weird snow.
I have never experienced snow so i shall say no…
I am in college (Pennsylvania State University, to be precise) and sometimes people are ridiculous like that, but usually it seems to be girls who either have very nice outfits on or girls who look like they put a lot of effort into their hair. I have never felt the need to because I LOVE the snow! I find it just as annoying, though, even though I'm exposed to it.
I'm dreaming of a white Christmas…
Well I have never even seen snow so consider yourself lucky
I can't remember the last time it snowed around where I live, a small part of good ole' England… But seriously, people do that for snow? Laaaaaaaame. Sound like yuppies if you ask me!
I <3 snow, but never get to see it!
By the way, a hailbow sounds freakin' awesome. A less tasty – more painful version of Rainbow Drops…
I see people do it from time to time up here in Québec. Usually it's women who care too much about their hair when the snow is more wet, but I do think it's a ridiculous sight.
I've been to quebec every summer, so sometimes, wouldn't the umbrella collapse from time to time? Before my grandmother moved, she had a 3m tall snow hill every year… in her backyard. But of course, she lived in Ferme-Neuve, so…
I’ve never pulled out an brolly to save me from the rare amounts of snow we get around here. And when it does snow (like it did a couple of months ago. Crazy English October weather!) I’m usually stuck inside, so maybe everyone gets their brollies out when I’m inside, but put them away as soon as I get outside.
Or maybe I’m just paranoid.
brolly, and brollies is now my most favorite word ever…..you've now annoyed my friends endlessly by introducing it to me!
I'm glad I could be of assistance!
:3
Snow? What’s that? I’m from sunny san diego, so uh, i’ve never heard of snow. And, for that matter, what is an umbrella? some new fashion statement? the rest of the world is crazy, i say
I actually pulled out my umbrella last night while I was walking through NYC…. and I thought to myself that it might be silly but the umbrella kept the snow out of my face and eyes…
…in my defense, I use a normal/smaller sized umbrella and I try to be very considerate of those walking by!
i like to carry with me a HUGE umbrella that i’ve tested to cover myself and an entire track team from a highschool. given the team was somewhat small, the umbrella still covers a huge amount of area, and it pretty high up.
i like to walk with the umbrella exceptionally high and then have people who pass by me or walk along me get shielded from the snow temporarily. it’s like a service to my fellow humans to shield them from rain or snow or things that’d normally bother their vision as they are walking, even if it’s for a little amount of time.
… I never understood the whole "Snow day" idea.
It's snowing in the USA = Snow day!!!
The piles of snow are bigger then houses and it's -50 C in Canada = Walk to school
Actually, I'm from canada, and in elementary school, our principal had a rule that we would only stay inside for our 45min forced recesses if it was -27C or less, and that's not counting wind chill. The sad part was that it was always -26.5C and windy as hell, so it was practically -40C.
in new england we only got snow days when theres over about 6 inches or so. and we never use umbrellas
An umbrella for the snow?? That's ridiculous. But I live in Maine, so maybe we're just used to it.
not sure where these umbrella-people are… the east side maybe? they can use umbrellas when they want but it def. annoys me when they almost take my head off/eye out when they walk by, without making even a token gesture to move their umbrella aside
I live in Iowa (originally from Minnesota), so umbrellas don’t really work in any situation with the whole “sideways-rain-because-Iowa-is-flat-so-it-gets-windy-as-all-hell” thing. Either way, I don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone with an umbrella when it was snowing.
Yup, I live in NYC and everyone uses an umbrella for snow. It’s the most ridiculous and annoying thing ever.
Also doesn’t help that my eyes are right at 90% of the umbrella-poky-things level.
i live in a part of Idaho where it doesn’t snow that much, but I still have never seen umbrella beings used against the snow. Then again, I have never really seen an umbrella being used here either.
you know use idahoans, always just keeping it crazy.
i am from oregon.
i believe it is totally justified to grab an umbrella and beat someone over the head with it in any form of precipitation… though i have never done that. i want to. invest in a raincoat.
i wouldn't know. it doesnt snow here in Australia, especially during the Christmas season – it's summer
Nah. I'm live in Michigan, we just trudge through it.
"imitation crab"… or HEADCRAB?
"Snow has properties that make it totally different than rain."
Until it melts . . . and then it's exactly the same.
But that won't happen unless your body temperature is higher than freezing, or you go indoors.
Any chance you guys play KoL? The imitation crab and Tofurkey are both in the game is why I'm wondering.
I live in Memphis, so when we get snow its not enough to warrant an umbrella, its not really even enough to warrant sneakers. Usually when it snows it will be 75 the next day so you can keep wearing sandals
KoL? Kings Of Leon? What?
Kingdom of Loathing, I guess you don't play.
You should check it out.
Hah. I live in Colorado. Whenever it snows here, we whip out our gloves and coats and hurl iceballs at each other. And I live in eastern Colorado, which means less snow that the western half of the state.
I'm in Texas. When nature decides to be really frisky and start snowing, we all run outside and marvel at it. We call everyone on our cell phone address book informing them of the miracle. We make two inch snow men, because that's about all the snow that's available. We try to collect snow and put it in our freezer. We dress in all black so we can see the snow stick to us – cause it sure ain't sticking anywhere else.
Umbrellas? Funny.
I'm from London, in ontario, and I just want to say that those new york umbrella bearers are pansies. They would die in our 1' of snow. But it makes sense that they would be scared of the snow, because the pollution prevents over 90% of the snow to fall. But either way, don't be pansies, pansies.
P.S. Stop thinking that canada is frozen. We get over 29 degrees in the summer (That's 84.2 in farenheit for you guys), so don't even try. Seriously.
Where I live, snow is like a treat for us so I don't know anyone who does use an umbrella when it's snowing. Unless it's that weird, demonic raining-slash-snowing slush. Maybe then.
Using an umbrella when it's snowing is like using a lightsaber to cut your Christmas present in half. You just don't do it where I live or people will point and laugh.
Pft. Snow is not umbrella material. The real kicker are the people who think umbrellas will stop hail. Not that pea-gravel variety…I'm talking the golf balls we get out here. Its kind of like an epic game of "spot the newbie".
I don't use an umbrella when I'm out in the snow.
Probly because I don't have snow AT ALL where I live.
I go to school in Idaho, and I have occasionally used an umbrella when the snow is very wet and soaks you in a few minutes. The problem with not having an umbrella is that all the buildings are separate from one another, so you walk for 5-10 minutes in the snow, and when you get to class it melts everywhere… but when it's just a little snow, meh. (a little snow= 6-10 inches. We just got 4 feet dumped on us. Yay!)
I live in Pennsylvania, and no. No umbrella's for snow. But it seems like the entire population of the state does the strangest thing when the word "snow" is uttered.
Everyone RUNS to the store and buys bread and milk, as if those two items magically disappear at the first snowflake.
And it is the most annoying thing. Ever.
Especially when you work at a milk store.
if its snowing hard enough….than an umbrella is usless….the weight of the snow crushes umbrellas!!!!…plus…why worry about your top half when the bottom part is covered in snow? it makes more sense to just wear a winter jacket…
I do find it annoying that people use umbrellas out in the snow. And when the blizzard busts up your umbrella when it really does rain what are you gonna have! Nothin! That's what…all because you thought snow gets you wet like rain >_<;.
Haha. That is one awesome umbrella. I want one so I can be just like them.
I despise umbrellas regardless. Or rather, people using Umbrellas. I'm taller than most everyone (2 metres) and I dislike the constant threat of being stabbed in the face.