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Last week's discussion of what do you have in your bag was great! For this week, I'm curious about what tools/objects/nifty stuff you have that makes your life infinitely better. (Headphones and charging cords came up last time, but I'm sure there are kitchen tools, bedroom things, and all sorts of other stuff.)
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Date: 2018-05-05 05:03 am (UTC)https://bluntumbrellas.com.au/collections/umbrellas/products/golf-g1
It's sturdy enough that even the highest winds can't blow it inside-out - although if it's too windy, fold it up or it'll feel like it's yanking your arm out of it's socket.
I use my umbrella for
a) rain
b) protecting against sunburn
c) protecting against sun-in-eyes migraines
d) making me more visible in a crowd, so people don't walk through me (I'm a wheelchair user)
e) protecting myself from being bumped into on the street/in a crowd
f) extending my reach, so I can press elevator buttons and the buttons to open the train doors
g) protecting my painful leg/hip from being bumped into on the train (for this purpose, the umbrella is closed and rolled up tightly, resting on my lap, so the handle sticks into the aisle slightly - people see it and avoid it, thus not bumping into my sore leg the way that they do constantly without the umbrella)
h) stopping people from walking into me as I exit the train - I hold the closed, furled umbrella out in front of me as I exit the train, while saying "excuse me, please" - before I started doing this, people would barge through me to get onto the train and I would be in pain for days or weeks.