Hail
We just had a rock ‘em-sock’em thunderstorm blast through. The National Weather Service alerts said the storm was capable of producing damaging golf ball sized hail. I guess they weren’t kidding.
I ran out to check the car after it was over. No damage that I can see, although I can’t imagine how things that big falling out of the sky could help but put dents in it. The lad grabbed a golf club and played a little golf with the larger hail stones. He said they were pretty soft. Maybe that was the saving grace. They bounced rather than landed with a hard impact. That was pretty darned startling.
Crystals!
The golf club activity reminds me of the scene in M*A*S*H (the film, not the tv show) where Hawkeye is driving off a hillock as some choppers appear, and he says “I wish they wouldn’t land those while I’m driving.”
Now there’s a tornado warning. Like that happens here real often. Not. There’s a funnel cloud meandering somewhere a few miles to the south of us (Ipswich/Gloucester area). I don’t expect to see one here, but stranger things have happened.
These are miniature round rocks, Pablo. You can keep the large ones. 
All I was thinking while the lad was out there with his golf club was ARE YOU NUTS? Are you TRYING to be a lightning magnet?
I can see where chopper wind could ruin a good drive. ;) Would you believe I’ve never seen the movie? And the TV program is one of my all time favorites. I still TiVo the repeats.
Posted by Kate on 07/11/06 at 02:32 PM
Yikes. Rent it. Look at the cast and ask yourself how you missed it. 
Oh, I’d be ashamed to admit the really good ones I’ve missed. I’ve been debating with myself whether a Netflix subscription would be worthwhile. For me, probably—since I seem to be constitutionally unable to return a video to the store on time. I could have bought a video library with the fines I’ve paid. I don’t rent anymore. I think the starting level Netflix subscription might be a good way to test the waters, though.
Posted by Kate on 07/11/06 at 04:38 PM
OMG, I was out in it! It was ice and sunny when I left the house......... and then.......... I have NEVER been so scared in my life, and I have been in earthquakes lol! Uhg, this did nothing for my fear of thunderstorms. I keep running to the window this morning to check the sky cause..... they say we are due for more today! I am such a baby lol. I think I am going to curl up (under the covers) with a book in bed when they start. Sigh.
Posted by justme on 07/12/06 at 08:30 AM
that was NICE and sunny, no pun intended there lol!
Posted by justme on 07/12/06 at 08:32 AM
Oh man. I never thought of that. How many people were freaking out on the road when that hit? That would have scared me to death, too!
You’re right - there’s a large hail warning for today and tomorrow, too. Yeesh. And a flash flood warning, too. Wheee! Isn’t our weather fun?
Posted by Kate on 07/12/06 at 12:11 PM
No. No, it’s not.
Posted by justme on 07/12/06 at 06:32 PM
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Why, those look like little round rocks!