Re: Close Calls

GSTROM99(at)aol.com
Mon, 20 Jul 1998 19:26:58 EDT


This weekend was not as good for mine. At a car show on Sunday (mine was the only British car), a NASTY storm brewed up. Lightning (LOTS and CLOSE!), heavy rain, wind, then.... yes, HAIL!!!

Here in the Chicago area we get some hail, but usually not real big ones. But this time?, yep, two hailstones the size of tennis balls (!!) took aim on my poor Alpine... One hit the hood and one got the trunk. The rest of the 'stones were mostly marble size (only?), but only dented the (new) contertible's back window... Two dents, 2 inches around... (&*&^%$^%(&)&^&_+(&!) That's what I said!!!

Alot of nice cars there were also hurt.

I am telling myself it could've been MUCH worse. On the way home, a half mile from the show, I see some poor farmer's barn ENGULFED in flames, hit by lightning...

gary strom Series II (bruised, but not bleeding)