Our outside umbrellas have arrived…and someone needs to be responsible to ensuring they’re closed each evening. Public Services staff will close the umbrellas near closing time each night or when a storm or winds are forecast and open them on weekends (I will open them weekdays). I’ve included instructions below for times when they need to be closed quickly and PS staff are not available.
There is no crank.
To close the umbrellas:
- Pull the pin from the shaft near the top (you’ll probably need to have at least one foot on the table to do this (sorry)
- The umbrella will come down with a light tug.
- Once it’s down, tie it closed with the attached tie.
To open the umbrellas:
- Untie the umbrella
- Push the collar up the shaft (this is not easy but you are strong)
- The umbrella will come to a sort of resting place at the top. Put the pin in to hold it up.