I don't really use umbrellas much these days (haven't for a year or so) - but mostly because it's an option of windy or light and never feels worth putting an umbrella up. And I can't be arsed. I'll probably use them again in NZ where it's more often just a case of heavy rain going downwards rather than sideways, and that's the only real time to put up an umbrella as far as I'm concerned.