hail storm

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frankjt96
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anyone get hit by the hail storm the other night?
Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be men of courage; be strong.
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pantera1
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Yes

I've got a Sangria Red Focus to prove it. My daughter had it up in the northern suburbs Sunday when we got the call. The drivers side of the car survived.....every other body panel has dents.
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tgnorman
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Ouch. I managed to get mine under cover about 5 minutes before the hail started.
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frankjt96
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totaled out?
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o2designs
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No hail for me...We really did'nt get any down here in Rochester...
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focus_SWT
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YES,

not sure the total damage yet. My area got hit hard. I couldnt get home because of all the power lines and trees in the road.
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Sucka612
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Yea.. but we had small hail. I even sat outside under the garage to watch my car as worried as I was
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frankjt96
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over on the eurowerks forum, some ppl got hit real hard. A lot of really nice cars totaled out. but at least everyone still has their lives, and no one got hurt
Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be men of courage; be strong.
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Patalrob
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No damage for me that I could find.
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Car was in the garage and we didn't get any hail here nor any wind to speak of we were on the very Northern edge of the system so only rain.

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Got sun Got wind got no-hail. *knock on the wood*
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Man I feel for anyone that got hail damage. I've had three different cars get trashed. I hate hail. My car sits out too. That storm made me think about what to do if I ever get it repainted.
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HotRodWagon wrote:Man I feel for anyone that got hail damage. I've had three different cars get trashed. I hate hail. My car sits out too. That storm made me think about what to do if I ever get it repainted.
Thats what I was thinking too...hmmm. What to do....
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GearHead
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I have an idea for a padded car cover that you put on when it hails.
I think the idea is great in our area for people without garages. The padding is made out of non-absorbant, 1/2"-1" thick, foam-rubber and is in the shape of the car, with ties on the bottom so it doesn't fly off during the wind.
I remember the appartment I used to live didn't have garage stalls; and I would watch my car (worried to hell) during any hail storms.
Although it would't help with softball sized hail- geeze!. Did you guys see the hail size on the news?
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HotRodWagon
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GearHead wrote:I have an idea for a padded car cover that you put on when it hails.
I think the idea is great in our area for people without garages. The padding is made out of non-absorbant, 1/2"-1" thick, foam-rubber and is in the shape of the car, with ties on the bottom so it doesn't fly off during the wind.
I remember the appartment I used to live didn't have garage stalls; and I would watch my car (worried to hell) during any hail storms.
Although it would't help with softball sized hail- geeze!. Did you guys see the hail size on the news?
Yeah, after my last hail damage event, I thought about something too. My "design" was basically a two layer car cover that would fill be filled by the exhaust. Just had to pull it out, fill it up, and put it on. Probably wouldn't do squat for baseball size hail, but golfball or less probably would be the limit....
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