Umbrellas

A gloomy wet day today though mild. People with umbrellas hurry past to the railway station.

I possess several nice umbrellas but no longer use them as I need both hands to hold on to my 3 wheeled walker.

This story of the 2 umbrellas amuses me. A lady travelling on the Tube placed her umbrella at her right hand side. On leaving her seat she mistakenly picked up an umbrella on her left hand side. A lady next to her grasped her wrist and said "Oh no you don't" The first lady apologised, much embarrassed. She then went on to visit a friend who said "You left your umbrella here last week". So she started for home carrying two umbrellas. Sitting opposite her on the Tube was the lady who had accused her on the outward journey who said "I see you had a good day after all".

Co. Wintle was an eccentric character who was sometimes interviewed on the BBC Today programme. He wore a bowler hat, a monocle and carried a rolled umbrella. He said he used the umbrella to walk with not to keep the rain off. Indeed, if some rascal took his umbrella and unfurled it he would find written on it in huge white letters "Stolen from A. Wintle".

P.S. Hats - I forget to mention that in 1941 I worked for a few days for a Mr. Bowler-Bowler. I thought it was hilariously funny. This was long before I became Mrs. Bowler.