Dublin: 9 °C

Tuesday 25 February, 2025

The Burning Question*: Do you use an umbrella or a hood in the rain?

Let TheJournal.ie distract you from the ‘serious’ news with one of life’s REAL dilemmas. (*not really)

Oct 21st 2013, 3:15 PM 13,202 Views 45 Comments

A hood AND an umbrella because hey, you only live once.

Image: Kid in the rain via Shutterstock

WE KNOW HOW you feel. It’s only Monday afternoon but already it feels like the week is dragging out.

So do like we do here at TheJournal.ie HQ and get stuck into a serious debate on one of life’s most pressing issues to distract yourself.

Possibly.

This week: Yes, it’s October, but does it have to rain ALL THE TIME? It’s starting to feel like the summer heatwave was just a figment of our cold, wet imaginations.

But since we can’t beat it, we can at least try to fight it using all the weapons at our disposal, which means making a decision: brolly or a hood?

Both have their upsides (mainly involving their ability to keep you dry) but the negatives are what force you to make a choice: umbrellas drip, and turn crowded streets into obstacle courses, while hoods can’t protect most of your body and can be useless in a heavy shower.

It’s a tough call.

So over to you: Do you use a hood or a brolly to protect you from the rain?

Poll Results:

Umbrella. I don't care who gets hurt with the spokes as long as I stay dry *evil laugh* (1351)

Both. It's my way of telling the rain that it will never defeat me. (906)

Neither. Run wild, run free, get soaked, that's my motto. (898)

Hood. I'm old school like that. (846)

Hood. I'm old school like that.
Umbrella. I don't care who gets hurt with the spokes as long as I stay dry *evil laugh*
Both. It's my way of telling the rain that it will never defeat me.
Neither. Run wild, run free, get soaked, that's my motto.

If you have a question burning inside you which you think would make for a good dilemma, share it with us by email at tips@thejournal.ie

See other Burning Question debates >

About the author:

About the author

Christine Bohan

@ChristineBohan

christine@thejournal.ie

See more articles by Christine Bohan

Contribute to this story:

Send a Correction

COMMENTS (45)

∞

About Us

Corrections

Report Content

Policies

TheJournal.ie supports the work of the Press Council of Ireland and the Office of the Press Ombudsman, and our staff operate within the Code of Practice. You can obtain a copy of the Code, or contact the Council, at www.presscouncil.ie, PH: (01) 6489130, Lo-Call 1890 208 080 or email: info@presscouncil.ie

Please note that TheJournal.ie uses cookies to improve your experience and to provide services and advertising. For more information on cookies please refer to our cookies policy.

News images provided by Press Association and Photocall Ireland unless otherwise stated. Irish sport images provided by Inpho Photography unless otherwise stated. Wire service provided by Associated Press.

Journal Media does not control and is not responsible for user created content, posts, comments, submissions or preferences. Users are reminded that they are fully responsible for their own created content and their own posts, comments and submissions and fully and effectively warrant and indemnify Journal Media in relation to such content and their ability to make such content, posts, comments and submissions available. Journal Media does not control and is not responsible for the content of external websites.

The Burning Question*: Do you use an umbrella or a hood in the rain?