Men don’t like carrying something they are not used to. My wallet/money/IDs and phone and I’m good to go. We don’t want something that keeps our hands occupied, we aren’t used to that. A man should only carry an umbrella if it is raining at the time of leaving the house. If you are just anticipating rains please don’t. I made that mistake yesterday and after several stops I finally lost my umbrella worth about 1,500. I stopped to withdraw money and forgot it at the Equity agent’s place. Remembered later and was lucky to find it. Stopped to buy some phone accessories and forgot it there. 5 minutes later when I came back, found it. Forgot it at a clothes shop and found it intact when I came back. Forgot it at Ranalo’s and again I was lucky find it there. This one I only remembered cos when I came out it was drizzling. Forgot it at some place I just stopped to photocopy my ID and found it when I came back. Finally I forgot it in a matatu on my way home and that was it. Every single time I forgot it I kept telling myself that it wouldn’t happen again yet it kept happening till it got lost. I don’t know if my conclusion is right but it was that man should carry an umbrella unless it’s raining at the time of leaving the house.
Meanwhile I want to believe that given the prevailing weather we are gonna have plenty of December babies, aren’t we? Cos we are just fucking without a care, as we must.
I have actually started reading your threads but I unfortunately gun for the last comment first. How we should all ferk no matter the circumstances even if it is flooding. Hilarious stuff really.
If you ask me, I’d rather just use a matatu or a taxi hailing app like Uber when going to Nairobi town. It’s just less stressful and even saves you from drunken accidents (if you do drink) and in many cases it’s even cheaper.
Nowadays my memory is better. I never forget my umbrella. Na sijawahi nunua umbrella… The one I have tulipewa na safaricom. Ati 1500/- that’s a stretch