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Old Apr 25, 2008 | 09:12 PM
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Default OT Rant: Hailstorm just rolled through!! :(

Well you knew it had to happen eventually. There's a hailstorm rolling through right now as I am typing this.....commencing on pelting the **** out of my car with pea sized hail.

15 minutes and counting this storm has put a beat down on San Antonio.....solid hail throughout. Not big hail.....but enough to most likely do damage.

I can't assess the damage or post any pics at the moment because it's dark outside.....and frankly i'm not looking forward to tomorrow morning.

So looks like the car will be out of commission for a while to have some body/paint work done.

<FONT SIZE="5">DAMN IT!!!!!!!!!!!</FONT>

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Old Apr 25, 2008 | 09:21 PM
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damn dude that sucks man you schould move to so cal hahah
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Old Apr 25, 2008 | 09:23 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by fg2si!kid &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">damn dude that sucks man you schould move to so cal hahah </TD></TR></TABLE>

So my car can get stolen the next day after I move there??
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Old Apr 25, 2008 | 09:36 PM
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hahah so sad but true none were mine but a Del Sol was stolen from in front of my house and some rims were stolen off an integra ls that was in my drive way and two of my moms past cars were broken into and i had to buy an SI
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Old Apr 26, 2008 | 06:49 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by RICO_ &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> I can't assess the damage or post any pics at the moment because it's dark outside.....and frankly i'm not looking forward to tomorrow morning.

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How bad was it man?
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Old Apr 26, 2008 | 02:46 PM
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Default Re: OT Rant: Hailstorm just rolled through!! :( (mario-SI-08)

All is well. Would you believe it? I went outside....and nothing. Not a single dent. Not a single scratch.

Unbelievable. That storm sounded nasty. I was sure it would do some damage.....but I parked underneath a tree with a full bloom of leaves so I guess that cushioned it some.....that and the hail must not have been as solid as it sounded.

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Old Apr 26, 2008 | 05:45 PM
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another trick if you dont have a garage. cover your car with towels before the hail starts.
glad the si had no damage.
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Old Apr 26, 2008 | 06:11 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by SIVIC 3 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">another trick if you dont have a garage. cover your car with towels before the hail starts.
glad the si had no damage.</TD></TR></TABLE>

This storm came out of nowhere.....literally. One minute the weather guy is telling us that it's dying down and should fizzle out to nothing more than just a few heavy showers. Next thing you know.....it flares back up again and goes nuts.

One minute there was silence and a few rain drops...........the next a terrential downpoor with hail. There was absolutely no way to prepare for or even react to something like that. It just came out of nowhere and there was nothing I could do once it started.

And by the way....the wind was soo strong it would have blown the towels right off the car had I put them on.

However I am already looking into getting a fully enclosed canopy.
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Old Apr 26, 2008 | 07:30 PM
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Seems like some of the Pheonix Sun's prayers have been answered.
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Old Apr 26, 2008 | 07:37 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by JchanFTW &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Seems like some of the Pheonix Sun's prayers have been answered. </TD></TR></TABLE>

Okay..................
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Old Apr 26, 2008 | 08:34 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by RICO_ &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

This storm came out of nowhere.....literally. One minute the weather guy is telling us that it's dying down and should fizzle out to nothing more than just a few heavy showers. Next thing you know.....it flares back up again and goes nuts.

One minute there was silence and a few rain drops...........the next a terrential downpoor with hail. There was absolutely no way to prepare for or even react to something like that. It just came out of nowhere and there was nothing I could do once it started.

And by the way....the wind was soo strong it would have blown the towels right off the car had I put them on.

However I am already looking into getting a fully enclosed canopy.</TD></TR></TABLE>


That's TX weather for ya. Glad to hear the Si was damage free. Tonight's suppose to be bad again the DFW area. Argh, glad I have a garage.
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Old Apr 26, 2008 | 08:47 PM
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X2.....round two is supposed to hit again tonight and possibly into tomorrow as well.

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Old Apr 26, 2008 | 10:05 PM
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Glad you're good to go man. Helpless feeling ain't it? Hopefully you're just as lucky with the next storm!
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Old Apr 26, 2008 | 10:18 PM
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Really, about to towel thing? Are there any car covers that do this? I go to Iraq in a few months and will be gone 6 months... I'd really like to keep my car covered/inside while I am away but that won't be possible.
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Old Apr 27, 2008 | 06:13 AM
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if you throw towels on there the rain will make them wet and they will stay. they will absorb some of the impact from the hail. it was just a tip if your out of ALL other options. it has personally worked for me before I got a garage. now I rock a 2-car
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Old Apr 27, 2008 | 08:43 AM
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Default Re: OT Rant: Hailstorm just rolled through!! :( (fg2si!kid)

thats because you live in ontario... which is more like the inland empire.

over IN los angeles or down to san diego not to bad.
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Old Apr 27, 2008 | 09:20 AM
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^quote someone if you are replying to someone 10 posts up in the thread
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