Anonymous wrote:Struck by lightening? That’s why you thought people took them down? Wow.

It's probably a 40' tall umbrella.

Anonymous wrote:Don't have it open. We left ours open and the wind yanked it out and it broke the glass patio table in the process.

As long as it's closed, I think it's okay to have the umbrella upright in the table, unless the storm is expected to bring very strong winds.

This is what we do, also our umbrella us in a hole in a table with concrete slabs holding down the base. So for a regular storm it’s likely to blow away. For a big hurricane or something we’d move it into our shed. Had never really thought about whether it’s a lightning hazard.

Struck by lightening? That’s why you thought people took them down? Wow.

Don't leave the umbrella open during a storm, it can blow or be damaged. Fine to leave in place when closed.

I make sure it is tied shut. Otherwise the wind can get ahold of it and it becomes a spinning weapon.

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I do because if the winds are strong enough, the umbrella will be yanked out of the base, bent, and end up in a neighbor's yard. Yes...this has happened to me.

+1

Ours went airborne and it was closed. It was like a tornado. Pretty scary.

We bring ours in the garage and it lasts longer too not getting weathered.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes my housekeeper always does this, and they put away the cushions on the patio furniture as well.

Agree. One time Margarita forgot. She had to run out there at the start of the storm and bring it down. She learned her lesson that day, I trust such an oversight will not happen again in the future.

Margarita like what flavor?

Anonymous wrote:So that it won't get struck by lightening? I remember my dad doing this when I was younger but seems like such a pain now...

No I take it down cause I am up on the 7th floor and I don't want it blowing away and hurting someone or being lost.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes my housekeeper always does this, and they put away the cushions on the patio furniture as well.

Agree. One time Margarita forgot. She had to run out there at the start of the storm and bring it down. She learned her lesson that day, I trust such an oversight will not happen again in the future.

Thank you for lowering my blood pressure.

I close it but don’t put it inside. It is very heavy and sits inside a heavy base in the center of a metal table.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes my housekeeper always does this, and they put away the cushions on the patio furniture as well.

Agree. One time Margarita forgot. She had to run out there at the start of the storm and bring it down. She learned her lesson that day, I trust such an oversight will not happen again in the future.

OMG, I laughed so hard.

If your table is glass, then yes you should take it down if you don't want your table tipping over.

Anonymous wrote:Yes my housekeeper always does this, and they put away the cushions on the patio furniture as well.

Agree. One time Margarita forgot. She had to run out there at the start of the storm and bring it down. She learned her lesson that day, I trust such an oversight will not happen again in the future.

Anonymous wrote:Never. I keep it closed and tied (buckled?) closed but leave it up. It's attached to a huge heavy a** base. I've never had an issue (knock on wood).

+1 this has worked for us for 25+ years. Very heavy base. Always close it when not in use.

Never. I keep it closed and tied (buckled?) closed but leave it up. It's attached to a huge heavy a** base. I've never had an issue (knock on wood).