Patio Table and Umbrella

After finding out we bought an umbrella from the clearance center that's broken. Doug set out to fix it. The umbrella has a crank which lifts and opens the umbrella, but the rope was broken. We took the umbrella apart and the rope was torn and tangled up inside the bottom. We went to Lowe's to buy a thick metal wire that would be much stronger than the shoe lace type material originally used. After some frustration and another trip to Lowe's. The umbrella works!!!Here is our new (and IMPROVED) umbrella and the patio set that was delivered yesterday.

My super handy husband made the umbrella better than brand new.