Administrators Eric Posted July 18, 2021 Administrators Share Posted July 18, 2021 It is raining and hailing like a bitch and I’m stuck in my car. It sounds like someone is hitting it with rocks. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Posted July 18, 2021 Author Administrators Share Posted July 18, 2021 The hail let up for a minute and I made a mad dash for the door. The rain saw me making a run for it and came at me sideways. That was bracing. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crockett Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 You know how that goes... wet t-shirt photo or it didn't happen lol 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Posted July 19, 2021 Author Administrators Share Posted July 19, 2021 3 minutes ago, crockett said: You know how that goes... wet t-shirt photo or it didn't happen lol Here you go. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfost11 Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 I was running from the car to the door during a thunderstorm last year. I was just getting to my steps when it sounded like lightning struck something very close, maybe the neighbor's tree across the street. I could not move my legs fast enough. I almost crapped myself. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crockett Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 rofl Should have known better! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
railfancwb Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 If the hailstones were large and plentiful, hope your comprehensive on the vehicle is paid. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Posted July 19, 2021 Author Administrators Share Posted July 19, 2021 1 minute ago, railfancwb said: If the hailstones were large and plentiful, hope your comprehensive on the vehicle is paid. They were pea-size, with some slightly larger ones mixed in. They make a hell of a sound on glass and sheet metal though. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbie18 Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 My previous vehicle got caught in a hail storm. It ended up looking like a giant golf ball, covered in dimples. When I went to trade it in towards my next vehicle, they failed to notice the dimples and gave me a good deal. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
railfancwb Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 41 minutes ago, kerbie18 said: My previous vehicle got caught in a hail storm. It ended up looking like a giant golf ball, covered in dimples. When I went to trade it in towards my next vehicle, they failed to notice the dimples and gave me a good deal. After some serious hail storms in this area, some new car dealers offer the equivalent of scratch and dent sales for hailstone damage. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batesmotel Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 What is this “rain” of which you speak? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MO Fugga Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 4 hours ago, jfost11 said: I was running from the car to the door during a thunderstorm last year. I was just getting to my steps when it sounded like lightning struck something very close, maybe the neighbor's tree across the street. I could not move my legs fast enough. I almost crapped myself. Man, I made the mad dash last summer, ran in, slipped 20 feet away, then immediately got tsunami'd by a minivan. **** happens. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Posted July 19, 2021 Author Administrators Share Posted July 19, 2021 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hook Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 7 hours ago, Eric said: Here you go. Is that a buffalo hide? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huaco Kid Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 3 hours ago, Hook said: Is that a buffalo hide? I would drape myself in velvet if it were socially acceptable. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huaco Kid Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 I've got a bunch of the frogg toggs ponchos ($5? $7?). They're in all my work toolbags and always in my cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huaco Kid Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 We once watched a bunch of good-sized hail bombard down. We thought it would be funny to run out into it. That lasted about .3 seconds. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maser Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 I actually like being "trapped" in my car during harsh weather. Whenever I get an intuition that the weather is way too nasty for me to be driving in, I pull off the highway and into a parking lot and just chill while listening to the rain beating on my roof and messing around on Kik and Skype. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inthefrey Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 12 hours ago, railfancwb said: After some serious hail storms in this area, some new car dealers offer the equivalent of scratch and dent sales for hailstone damage. Most all car bodies are made from tin foil sheet metal these days. You cannot sit on any flat surface of your vehicle without causing damage. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maccabeus Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 4 hours ago, inthefrey said: Most all car bodies are made from tin foil sheet metal these days. You cannot sit on any flat surface of your vehicle without causing damage. Tell me about it. Within 6 months of getting a new truck (new to me anyway), the kids managed to dent the roof by sitting on it. 😡 I tried, but can't pop it back up from the inside. I'm thinking it could be suctioned up from the outside, but don't have what I need to do it myself. Does anybody know if those poorly rated, $15 amazon suction cup pullers can be made to actually work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Posted July 19, 2021 Author Administrators Share Posted July 19, 2021 1 hour ago, Maccabeus said: Tell me about it. Within 6 months of getting a new truck (new to me anyway), the kids managed to dent the roof by sitting on it. 😡 I tried, but can't pop it back up from the inside. I'm thinking it could be suctioned up from the outside, but don't have what I need to do it myself. Does anybody know if those poorly rated, $15 amazon suction cup pullers can be made to actually work? You can get a suction cup for picking up auto glass at Harbor Freight or Northern Tools for less that $20. Let the truck sit in the sun and get that panel nice and toasty. Apply the suction cup and as you begin to pull up, dump a bucket of ice water over it. The metal contracting and shrinking will help you pull the dent out. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT4494 Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 THe UK has been reporting that 47% of the variant positives are from vaccinated people. The vaccine does not keep anyone from catching it, it just makes it less lethal?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maccabeus Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 1 hour ago, Eric said: You can get a suction cup for picking up auto glass at Harbor Freight or Northern Tools for less that $20. Let the truck sit in the sun and get that panel nice and toasty. Apply the suction cup and as you begin to pull up, dump a bucket of ice water over it. The metal contracting and shrinking will help you pull the dent out. Thanks! I need to just go and try it. I've been looking at that dent and grumbling for months and it finally dawned on me that I can probably pull it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Posted July 19, 2021 Author Administrators Share Posted July 19, 2021 4 minutes ago, Maccabeus said: Thanks! I need to just go and try it. I've been looking at that dent and grumbling for months and it finally dawned on me that I can probably pull it out. You want the water really cold and you want it to land on just the dented area, as much as possible. Most types of paintless small dent repair, including hail damage repair, is accomplished with a hair dryer or heat gun and bits of dry ice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maccabeus Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 33 minutes ago, GT4494 said: THe UK has been reporting that 47% of the variant positives are from vaccinated people. The vaccine does not keep anyone from catching it, it just makes it less lethal?? I think you may have put this question in the wrong thread, but here's an answer: I time stamped it the specific numbers, but the whole video is interesting as it deals with hospitalization likelihoods for the fully vaccinated who may still get covid. Sorry for the derail, OP, but I just happened to hear the answer to this question an hour ago and figured I'd share the info before forgetting where I'd heard it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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