I'm all for rain, but this is ridiculous! I've spent so much time with my umbrella that it made me curious...

Did you know...that the first umbrellas date back over 3,000 years to Egyptian days when they were made from palm leaves and in 11th century BC China, they began introducing waterproof umbrellas by incorporating leather and silk umbrellas only for nobility and royalty. Men, you have Englishman, Jonas Hanway (founder of English Magdalen Hospital) to thank...he was the first to stand up to ridicule and carry an umbrella, making it an acceptable accessory for men in the mid 1800's. Then the pocket umbrella came out in 1928 by Hans Haupt and in 1969 Bradford E. Phillips introduced the modern folding mechanism to the umbrella. Patents are annually sought for umbrellas designed to withstand strong winds, making an umbrella that won't turn inside out! I'm all for that!