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That old guy at the bus stop in Philly who called my umbrella a crutch
I was waiting for the 23 bus near Rittenhouse last Tuesday, pouring rain, and this older dude in a faded Eagles cap just looks at my umbrella and goes 'that thing is a crutch, you aint learning nothing'. I laughed it off, but then he starts going on about how he grew up walking two miles in all weather, no umbrella, and how you read the sky better when you dont hide from it. I mean, he had a point in a way, but I still used my umbrella the next day because getting soaked is miserable. It stuck with me though because he was so certain about something so small. Has anyone else had a stranger lecture them about a daily habit and it somehow made you rethink it for a second?
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the_angela11d ago
Three bus stops on Girard Avenue and I've seen that same guy twice, so I'm gonna side with him on this one. Umbrellas are for people who want to stay soft, and this city will eat you alive if you don't learn that the sky is just another thing that's out to get you. I carried one for years until a gust off the Schuylkill snapped it in half, and after that I just accepted the rain like everyone else who actually lives here. You read the clouds better when you're not hiding from them, sure, but more importantly you stop wasting money on junk that breaks anyway. Next time it pours, stand there for one minute without it and see how fast you get over the whole idea of comfort.
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