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Post by Deleted on Jun 19, 2018 21:35:45 GMT -5
Well, I wanted cooler weather and a little rain. We got the cooler weather, lots of rain and today these turds from heaven. ![](https://s33.postimg.cc/u05hw0wm7/IMG_4756.jpg) Some roof damage as a result. A little hail damage to two cars and a third with heavy hail damage. shite.
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Post by trailboss on Jun 20, 2018 0:29:31 GMT -5
Well at least you are rich Don.
Hoping the Bentley was in the garage.
Hail can be hell.... we had a storm a few years back that was pretty catastrophic. One of my co-workers had bought a 7 series BMW a week before the Hailmageddon he still sings the blues.
Hope it all works out for you.
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Post by Legend Lover on Jun 20, 2018 4:58:36 GMT -5
Well, I wanted cooler weather and a little rain. We got the cooler weather, lots of rain and today these turds from heaven. ![](https://s33.postimg.cc/u05hw0wm7/IMG_4756.jpg) Some roof damage as a result. A little hail damage to two cars and a third with heavy hail damage. shite. good grief they are big. I'm amazed how gravity didn't let them fall before they got to that size. Today it's about 50 degrees here. It's freakin'freezing.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 20, 2018 5:32:44 GMT -5
Here in the Denver area we are used to it, but I am tired of dealing with damage nearly every year the past decade. Five of our last six cars have had significant hail damage at some point. My son was at work yesterday about 5 miles from us. The truck we bought him as a college graduation - wedding gift in May, is covered in dents. Probably about $7000-8000 of repair needed. We have good insurance, but deductibles on multiple vehicles will add up fast. The drive home from work was interesting last night. Cars hydroplaning and driving too fast for the conditions made it an adventure. Anyway, it is all just stuff. Stuff can be fixed or replaced. It will be interesting at work today hearing my co-workers reports on damage.
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Post by Legend Lover on Jun 20, 2018 7:26:18 GMT -5
Here in the Denver area we are used to it, but I am tired of dealing with damage nearly every year the past decade. Five of our last six cars have had significant hail damage at some point. My son was at work yesterday about 5 miles from us. The truck we bought him as a college graduation - wedding gift in May, is covered in dents. Probably about $7000-8000 of repair needed. We have good insurance, but deductibles on multiple vehicles will add up fast. The drive home from work was interesting last night. Cars hydroplaning and driving too fast for the conditions made it an adventure. Anyway, it is all just stuff. Stuff can be fixed or replaced. It will be interesting at work today hearing my co-workers reports on damage. do the insurance policies cover 'acts of God'?
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Post by Lady Margaret on Jun 20, 2018 8:24:37 GMT -5
I don't have the option to smoke indoors, so I guess this would only pertain to those in the same situation. I need an outbuilding... If you have a garage set up an area for your enjoyment or even a simple Rubbermaid shed in the backyard should suffice. with an air conditioner! lol i smoke outside, so I try to get out early morning or late evening, if it is fairly comfortable. yesterday morning it was stuffy and unpleasant, but fortunately it stormed early evening and by 8:30 it was no longer raining and comfortable outside. when it's too hot to sit out in the morning or evening I just don't smoke. but i do get to go to a smoking lounge across town that is air conditioned ![:D](//storage.forums.net/forum/images/smiley/grin.png)
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Post by Lady Margaret on Jun 20, 2018 8:36:13 GMT -5
So you think 200 miles is too far to go for food, but 4600 miles for a smoke is OK? I just want to try to understand your priorities. hahaha. We're a rare breed. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOH I would walk 500 miles, AAAAAAND I would walk 500 more...... ![:D](//storage.forums.net/forum/images/smiley/grin.png) now get that song out of your head, lol
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Post by cgvt on Jun 20, 2018 8:37:09 GMT -5
I smoke outside, other than the rare occasions that my wife will be out of town for a few days and I think I can get away with a smoke or two in the house.
It gets damn hot and humid in Lower Alabama and if I didn't want to smoke I probably wouldn't be outside. Having some shade makes a big difference. I have a table and patio umbrella on the deck and it makes it tolerable to sit and have a smoke. There hasn't been much breeze lately so sometimes I take a box fan out and set it up to get some air moving. That helps too.
It's going to be in the low 90s with 84% humidity today, but I'll spend some time on the deck having a smoke and watch the dog swim in the pool. I might just jump in once in a while myself.
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Post by jeffd on Jun 20, 2018 10:29:50 GMT -5
hahaha. We're a rare breed. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOH I would walk 500 miles, AAAAAAND I would walk 500 more...... ![:D](//storage.forums.net/forum/images/smiley/grin.png) now get that song out of your head, lol I have gone a lot farther for a lot less. I suspect many of us have. ![:)](//storage.forums.net/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png)
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Post by sparks on Jun 20, 2018 10:43:35 GMT -5
Justin, is that a sunsetter awning? When I lived in California, (1990’s)I put one up over my deck, and it really made it better. The drawback on mine was it was so large, 25 feet or so that some breezes would lift the canopy, and there was enough slack in the support arms that it would sound like a banging inside the house. I could never leave it up if I left the house for fear of what would happen, at one point a leg did bend, not rendering it useless though. Hoping that they have a way to mitigate that problem...it does appear that yours has more buildings to protect it.
It is a Sunsetter. Only 12 ft, so does pretty well in the wind, though I don't leave it out if we are going to be gone for a few days. So far I'm pretty happy with it. Seems sturdy, but for sure would not trust it in heavy winds.
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Post by Ronv69 on Jun 20, 2018 11:10:16 GMT -5
Here in the Denver area we are used to it, but I am tired of dealing with damage nearly every year the past decade. Five of our last six cars have had significant hail damage at some point. My son was at work yesterday about 5 miles from us. The truck we bought him as a college graduation - wedding gift in May, is covered in dents. Probably about $7000-8000 of repair needed. We have good insurance, but deductibles on multiple vehicles will add up fast. The drive home from work was interesting last night. Cars hydroplaning and driving too fast for the conditions made it an adventure. Anyway, it is all just stuff. Stuff can be fixed or replaced. It will be interesting at work today hearing my co-workers reports on damage. My experience with driving in Denver is that driving too fast for the conditions is the default mode.
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Post by Ronv69 on Jun 20, 2018 11:14:05 GMT -5
I don't know why they even advertise Sunsetter awnings in SE Texas. They are just a place where the mosquitoes can congregate. I am in the process of screening in the 16x32 back porch.
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Post by cgvt on Jun 20, 2018 11:34:56 GMT -5
Ah... Mosquitos.
In the past they have been too thick for me to be able to sit on the deck near dusk or after dark, but this year...
I took a flier and mixed up a batch of the "Paul Harvey Mosquito Spray". About a month ago I sprayed it around my deck and on the bushes nearby as well as the perimeter of my yard at the base of the fence and in a little in the leyland cypress.
I'll be damned if I don't think the stuff works. I've seen a few mosquitos, but very few and we have had a really wet spring/early summer, so the damn things should be thick. I don't know if I'm imagining it or it really is working, but if you have mosquito problems, I suggest you all give it a shot.
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Post by Legend Lover on Jun 20, 2018 12:24:16 GMT -5
Ah... Mosquitos. In the past they have been too thick for me to be able to sit on the deck near dusk or after dark, but this year... I took a flier and mixed up a batch of the "Paul Harvey Mosquito Spray". About a month ago I sprayed it around my deck and on the bushes nearby as well as the perimeter of my yard at the base of the fence and in a little in the leyland cypress. I'll be damned if I don't think the stuff works. I've seen a few mosquitos, but very few and we have had a really wet spring/early summer, so the damn things should be thick. I don't know if I'm imagining it or it really is working, but if you have mosquito problems, I suggest you all give it a shot. I'm glad that stuff works for you. I'd hate to have mosquitoes around me. I remember staying with my uncle in Portugal and having to go around his house with a shoe squashing the mosquitoes every evening before bed.
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Post by roadsdiverged on Jun 20, 2018 14:09:39 GMT -5
Current working conditions are as follows... ![](https://i.imgur.com/9zUwpol.jpg)
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Post by trailboss on Jun 20, 2018 15:48:33 GMT -5
I don't know why they even advertise Sunsetter awnings in SE Texas. They are just a place where the mosquitoes can congregate. I am in the process of screening in the 16x32 back porch. You can buy a screen room from sunsetter awnings for whatever size awning you have... I bought one and it fit so well that there were no entry points for the pests....we really had no mosquitos where I lived south of San Jose, so it was a waste of money for me. No mosquitos here really to speak of thankfully. I have a buddy in Houston that has to dress like a beekeeper to mow his lawn, he took pics of his hands, and they looked pretty gnarly. I am glad that I can smoke all day at work in air conditioned comfort, my Freightliner could double as a meat locker. On my breaks while parked If I flip on the cruise control and hit accelerate, it prevents the truck from doing the five minute auto shutoff. Fairly quiet in the cab, but outside the truck it sounds like a friggin jet engine when the fan clutch kicks in and the turbo whines. Currently 105, through the week it is topping out at about 110.
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Post by Legend Lover on Jun 20, 2018 16:55:33 GMT -5
Eek
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Post by Ronv69 on Jun 20, 2018 17:49:34 GMT -5
Well, it's not exactly hot right now. 77 degrees, but 95% humidity. So not exactly cool either. It has rained more than 6"(150mm)in the last 1.5 hours and it is still coming down so hard that I can't see across the street. Yard is 3+ inches deep.
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Post by Cramptholomew on Jun 20, 2018 17:55:45 GMT -5
Well, it's not exactly hot right now. 77 degrees, but 95% humidity. So not exactly cool either. It has rained more than 6"(150mm)in the last 1.5 hours and it is still coming down so hard that I can't see across the street. Yard is 3+ inches deep. Oooo-weee, I saw that on the news this morning. Some places down there are sposed to get up to 11 inches! That's unbelievable. Especially since Harvey last year.
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Post by Ronv69 on Jun 20, 2018 18:06:16 GMT -5
Well, it's not exactly hot right now. 77 degrees, but 95% humidity. So not exactly cool either. It has rained more than 6"(150mm)in the last 1.5 hours and it is still coming down so hard that I can't see across the street. Yard is 3+ inches deep. Oooo-weee, I saw that on the news this morning. Some places down there are sposed to get up to 11 inches! That's unbelievable. Especially since Harvey last year. This is pretty impressive, even by Houston standards. A lot of the streets are flooding right in time for rush hour. We drove into Montrose for lunch and made it back home just as the sky fell out. At least I know that my house won't flood wit anything less than 54 inches. Beaumont has had over a foot before today, but I don't know how my more they will get.
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Post by Legend Lover on Jun 21, 2018 2:03:31 GMT -5
that really IS impressive. At least that should help the water supply for the next while, no?
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Post by trailboss on Jun 21, 2018 15:14:54 GMT -5
Ron... when handed lemons, make lemonade... rather, Ron the rice farmer. ![](https://thumbs.dreamstime.com/b/bali-farmers-plants-rice-paddy-field-geen-67941830.jpg)
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Post by Ronv69 on Jun 21, 2018 15:56:26 GMT -5
Ron... when handed lemons, make lemonade... rather, Ron the rice farmer. ![](https://thumbs.dreamstime.com/b/bali-farmers-plants-rice-paddy-field-geen-67941830.jpg) 50 years ago Harris County was the largest rice producing county in the United States. Guess what? All of the 10s of thousands of acres are now subdivisions, covered by concrete and poorly constructed mini-mansions. Yet, still the rain falls.
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Post by Ronv69 on Jun 21, 2018 15:57:44 GMT -5
that really IS impressive. At least that should help the water supply for the next while, no? They had to lower the reservoirs in order to make room for the extra.
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