Hoods and umbrellas went up, coats and ponchos went on, quickly followed by shouts of "brolleys down" from those behind.
The saddle leather-decked rear can be converted to an instant upscale tailgate party, complete with Champagne cooler, a pull-out awning and umbrellas in concealed side compartments.
Olympics organizers have considered ways to reschedule or postpone events that can't take place in heavy rain, and have ordered ponchos and umbrellas to sell to spectators.
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Lovely details include bottles of organic white peach juice in the fridge, jars of homemade wild blueberry jam, and canvas beach chairs and umbrellas--everything you need to do absolutely nothing in full-barrelled comfort.
It was a week that was heavy with suits like at Burberry Prorsum where the models walked the runway in gray wool suits under puffer jackets with newsboy caps and umbrellas like corporate men braving the harsh winter to report to work.
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Yes, the retailer that sells margarita glasses, wicker baskets, and colorful umbrellas beat out even Apple by posting a nearly nine-fold jump.
Day 1 of South by Southwest is officially over and of course, I learned about, chatted with and shared umbrellas with some really cool startups.
The city hugs the coast, and the waterfront includes the famous Copacabana and Ipanema beaches, upon which bright red and yellow umbrellas dot every visible stretch of sand.
The beach they go to has real sand, lots of it, with blankets and beach umbrellas, salt water, a refreshment stand, seagulls, dead crabs, sandbars, waves.
Pitchers of crowd pleasing Czech lagers like Staropramen and Czechvar (aka Budvar) are served under wide umbrellas and large trees, to the sound of neo-polka music.
After coffee Sarun grabbed a couple of umbrellas and took me on a tour of the site.
However, strollers, wheelchairs, umbrellas and cameras are permitted.
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Outfitted with tables, chairs, umbrellas, and even reading materials, the area on the western edge of Bryant Park offers a respite from the traffic tumult along 42nd Street and Sixth Avenue.
"We have a mist and a gentle rain and lots of black umbrellas to give you the flavor of a London scene, " said Robin Heller, co-owner of the Flowers by David, the Langhorne, Pa.
As the sun sinks below the horizon, the wind freshens slightly and bells on the golden umbrellas above the pagodas begin to tinkle.
Silk touches the lives of rural Chinese in more material ways, too, in the form of the silk clothes, quilts, umbrellas, fans and flowers that punctuate everyday life.
Fold-up chairs, water bottles, umbrellas, mats and cooler bags.
Still there was enough spirit amid the umbrellas, raincoats and bin liners here on Bloomsday - the day in 1904 in which novelist James Joyce set Ulysses - to make this a worthwhile event in a dirty old town.
Aggressive hawkers selling fold-up umbrellas appear outside railway stations and shopping centres.
NATO, especially when there are other organisations that can serve as umbrellas for building the bridges and co-operative arrangements in Eastern Europe that Mrs Albright writes of.
Many of them, with their flimsy umbrellas breaking in the wind and icy rain, didn't know Brown but knew someone who did or benefited from some project he got off the ground.
Umbrellas that can be moved up and down, and side to side, are a must for daytime outdoor entertaining.
The beach fills up, towels are unrolled, umbrellas unfurl like party decorations, and, as the heat builds, bodies are slowly unwrapped.
From the pictures it looks like they chatted under umbrellas on patios, rented bikes, and walked around the resort in fleece and khakis.
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Mention rum to most people and thoughts turn to colorful frozen drinks festooned with paper umbrellas, or worse: spiked Coke products, usually enjoyed in the stands at a college football game.
His funeral resembled a medieval pageant, with giant umbrellas, white horses in black cloaks, and tens of thousands of weeping mourners following his coffin through the streets of Addis Ababa, as rain beat down on them from the grey skies above.
It will be standing room only on the Capitol grounds -- the Secret Service says no lawn chairs, nor umbrellas or signs will be allowed -- and the lengthy list of banned items includes aerosol spray, air horns, coolers, glass, hand tools, laser pointers, pepper spray, strollers, and thermoses.
The site, www.nysemoneysense.com, covers several personal finance topics under the umbrellas of Earn, Spend, Save, Borrow and Protect.
And when it rains, passengers are well advised to keep umbrellas aloft even when sheltering under the "cover" of the platform roofs.
As soon as this latest round of mergers is digested, I would expect the major players like NYSE Euronext and the LSE to continue to sweep up as many exchanges under their umbrellas as is humanly possible.
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