Wonderful weather this morning, isn't it?

In what feels like the apocolypse I wonder what the hottest accesory of the year would be. Masks are too obvious, and for some reason, too political.

No, if 2020 is the year in question, umbrellas are the clear choice. Why? Because you should always be prepared for the coming storm.

Lightweight.
Unassuming.
Get them from any store.

The uses for this often overlooked item are endless. In 2020, what new ways can you use an umbrella?

Will you-

Protect from tear gas deployed by the police, on the front lines of a protest against police brutality?

(REUTERS/LINDSEY WASSON JUNE 3,2020)

Use them as a personal shield against particulates?


As a social distancing tool in public?


As a weapon for when people don't observe social distancing?

Whatever this is?


The possibilities are endless.

How will you use yours in 2020?