My collection of hats is a sight to behold, I only carry an umbrella for rain avoidance (not drizzle, there ARE limits) and fighting my way up and down Adelaide Street.

En Garde!

ladies only I think.

However the partner goes to work covered by sun safety regs set by the project owner. UV 50 long pants, shirt, sleeves MUST be down not rolled up , hard hat with full sun cape ( neck ) attached, UV sunglasses and theres bulk sunblock in all the offices/lunchrooms.

Makes me laugh when poms talk of being a tradie in the great weather only bit of tradies you can see on that site it their chins

Sons last employer here before he moved OS was the same.

The best way to advoid the sun
Stay in the UK

People who want to lessen their chance of cancer perhaps.

Funnily enough Sal, I saw 3 sporting brollies on the way to work today in Westcourt area.

One man and two ladies who were not together but they were all Asian.

I just tried it

Lunchtime, no hat in car, UV 13 today (despite being V cloudy ), large silver and navy umbrella in car, reminded me of thread, walked the entire main street with brolly up.

I assumed I would get funny looks, but nope not one, have got more 'looks' when wearing legionaires hat.

Gives you a mass of shade, far better than hat

I hate wearing hats and so have always used an umbrella when I have to be out in the sun.

Don't want to appear 'picky' but holding a brolly over your head isn't going to stop you getting burnt or cancer, the UVA/B rays are still going to get you. Carry a brolly by all means, you'd still need sunscreen.

Hate carrying brollies when it rains, they're a pain in the neck, let alone carrying one on a hot sweaty day.

Could paint your brolly with sunscreen I suppose, or even silver foil. Lets face it, you won't look any dafter!

I get sunstroke ridiculously easily; they prevent that at times when I don't want to wear a hat.