Diy patio umbrella replacement

So funny story...

A couple of weeks ago I was awoken at about 1am by a loud banging noise outside my bedroom. The wind was blowing so I put on my hot pink, fluffy robe and went outside to see what it was.

Once I got out there I realized that I had forgotten to close up my patio umbrella and it was nowhere to be seen😲 The wind had picked it up and it flew away.

I stood there for a minute, my mind fogged by sleep, trying to figure out what to do...

it must have gone over the fence into the neighbor's yard I thought. I can't see in their yard but where else could it have gone?

Just as I turned around, I tilted my head up toward the sky saying "why, why??" and I saw it...

What to do with broken umbrellas

it was on the roof!!

Again, I stood there trying to make a decision... do I just leave it? No, that's not a good idea, what if the wind picks it up again and it goes through someone's windshield? I'll have to pay for that!

So, I stomped off to get my extension ladder and I crawl