May 2013: Umbrella Saftey Month

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What do I get out of “April showers and May flowers”? Umbrellas. You may seem to see them opening up all over your neighborhood. Shielding people from the dreaded rain. But when those umbrellas open, watch out! It’s every man for himself. If you’re not careful you could end up just another statistic in the umbrella wars. 



  Emergency rooms are filled with horror stories of lost eyes and puncture wounds as a result of careless umbrella owners. As a child we are taught to not cross the road without looking, don’t talk to strangers, or the good ‘ol “don’t stick your tongue on a frozen flagpole”. But do parents teach their kids about umbrella safety? No. Of course not.

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  It is for this reason that I am calling upon you to pressure your town and village officials into putting regulations on over sized umbrellas and to demand that umbrella safety be taught to our children at school. So when May comes around, remember to educate your peers about what horrific things that umbrellas could do. Not only for your sake, but for others around you.