Umbrella Evolution...

Have you noticed how big brollies are getting lately. My umbrella (manbrella) fits in my back pocket, is admittedly a little frail and would buckle in a bracing wind if it weren't used appropriately, but it does spring load open and close.

I cycled past some geezer this morning with a brollie the size of a small postcode. I could have cycled beside him and kept dry. I wonder if there's a limit to the size they're going to get?