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" Just stick it in the ground, twist and you&amp;#039;re done, right? Wrong! An improperly secured beach umbrella is more than a why-does-it-keep-falling nuisance\u2014it&amp;#039;s also dangerous. &amp;quot;If it&amp;#039;s blown out by the wind, a beach umbrella can become a deadly projectile,&amp;quot; warns Butch Arbin, captain of the Ocean City Beach Patrol in Maryland. Here&amp;#039;s how to make sure yours stays put:   1. Use an umbrella with a wooden pole; wood goes into the sand better. Open the umbrella, jab the point in the sand, and gently rock the pole back and forth to drive it in. &amp;quot;Rocking moves sand out of the way so the pole can keep dropping down,&amp;quot; says Arbin.   2. Once the pole is at least 18&amp;quot; deep (about the length of your forearm), point the top of the umbrella toward the direction of the wind. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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