UMBRELLA REPAIR

[JoeVanGeaux]

I splinted these umbrellas, myself, several times. Yours is a more permanent, durable and nicer looking fix, though. (I would have thought to spray paint the fix to match but then that handiwork may go completely unnoticed!)

BTW, I know exactly why you put "well protected" spot in quotes. Its gotten to the point where I've had damage to those umbrellas so many times from the wind that if I know we'll be having high winds, I just go outside beforehand and lay them down on the patio before the wind does it in its own less-than-caring manner!