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Umbrella handles can only go up.

UMBRELLA HANDLES CAN ONLY GO UP

Back in the 50`s umbrella handles under went a great change.Plastic took over from bakalite,a much smoother material to the human touch.This at once was recognised by the more intelligent person that there was more than one use for the said handle.During the late 80s due to the lack of falling rain the price of umbrella handles crashed brimging on a wholesale crash in anal retention.

Buy the middle of yhe 90s the price of handles started to rise,in particular those made from rubber,with a nice touch to the skin.Many people saw this and jumped in and invested in btl umbrella handles often incorporating KY Jelly.

We are now in the later part of this decade and handles,in my case anyway, have gone up an eye watering 300%!

One may have to walk funny but there is no doubt.Handles always go up!

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  • Rover
    Rover Posts: 323 Forumite
    :rolleyes:

    everything that goes up, must come down. Altough there are sometimes handling issues involved with falling umbrella handles.
    anger, denial, acceptance ;)
  • mystic_trev
    mystic_trev Posts: 5,434 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Rover wrote: »
    :rolleyes:

    everything that goes up, must come down. Altough there are sometimes handling issues involved with falling umbrella handles.

    He should have listened to the 'Umbrella Sage' George Sorearse, who said umbrella handles can go down as well as up!
  • manhattan
    manhattan Posts: 1,461 Forumite
    Uniform Washer
    I know Bruno has been involved with the Umbrella cartel smuggling umbrellas through international customs, but i am not sure how this will affect the umbrella market.

    I wonder where he stashes all those umbrellas? :D
  • wecanhelpu
    wecanhelpu Posts: 630 Forumite
    STR (STARTING TO RAIN)



    UMBRELLA PRICES WILL NOT CRASH
  • lynzpower
    lynzpower Posts: 25,311 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Umbrellas are shelter for yourself and your family NOT AN INVESTMENT :wall:
    :beer: Well aint funny how its the little things in life that mean the most? Not where you live, the car you drive or the price tag on your clothes.
    Theres no dollar sign on piece of mind
    This Ive come to know...
    So if you agree have a drink with me, raise your glasses for a toast :beer:
  • Pobby
    Pobby Posts: 5,438 Forumite
    The btl brigade{brolly to let} are hoping for a down pour as a long hot summer could lead to collapse in umbrella prices.Some have hoped to MEW(much extreme weather) which have put downward pressure on IRs(increased rain showers).

    Btw Lynz,have you seen the piccy of Bruno and the disappearing umbrella handle????
  • franklee
    franklee Posts: 3,867 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic
    Any borrower should realise banks are only too happy to lend you as many umbrellas as you want when it's sunny, but they take them away when it rains. I predict a lot of people are going to get very wet.
  • Pobby
    Pobby Posts: 5,438 Forumite
    I don`t think the bank would want back any umbrella that Bruno has owned!
  • Snow_Dog
    Snow_Dog Posts: 690 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    :TYou really must stop teasing & ridiculing (STR) you've all got him so riled the trouser snake has sent me a very insulting PM, its a good job my kids weren't in the room when I opened it, mind you he must be so beside himself he is mixing up his vowels, all the U's are O's.:rotfl:

    I'm also not sure that what he is asking is anatomically possible. (without an umbrella that is)
    :beer:

    He he, ho ho, ha ha, hum hum,
    they're coming to take him away,
    he he, ho ho, hah, hah, hum hum.
  • Pobby
    Pobby Posts: 5,438 Forumite
    The dear fellow sent me one the other day.Didn`t twig on it was hin at first.Called him self stuart bloomfield.He is such a tit!
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