That'll stop it squeaking?

Well - we oiled it - SO?!?

As we are aware - Alice died in Dec '16.
:¬(
This table has not seen the light of day since, at the most recent, what passed for "Summer" that year, or the one before.

Courtesy of Clicky & Jerra, it saw daylight on Tuesday, when it was observed that a spot of oil wouldn't come amiss.

"If Olive oil comes from Olives; where do you get baby Oil?"

Same holds good, I suppose, for Danish Oil, which I couldn't find. 
There must be an international Dane shortage; which got me wondering. . . . . .  If "Teak Oil" was for Teak OR from Teak? 
Coz that's what we used.
This may become a weekly event, while it's dry, for at least a couple more weeks.

It's a rather ingenious bit of gear actually; hole for Parasol, four sturdy folding chairs hide beneath and the whole unit, with the leaves down,  has a goodly cover for the evil season(s).

Very logical - French:- 
"Para sol"     - SUN
"Para pluie" - RAIN