That's quite a detailed post about umbrellas. I wasn't expecting the umbrella dryer at the end. I've never heard of them before. I did go into a building the other day that had these bags and I was quite prepared to have an argument with the security guy, because I didn't want to use one. Luckily he didn't notice. Unfortunately, that same day I left my umbrella on a bus. On a related note, I went to a restaurant the other day that had small complimentary plastic bottles of water on the tables instead of the normal pitcher of water. I complained and told them I wasn't going to come to their restaurant again. They probably thought I was weird.