September 7, 2013 was a memorable day, one that I will never forget. I was in the car with my daughter and her family, sitting in the passenger seat when rain came down in sheets. My daughter drove to the side of the road to wait out the storm. Pretty soon, however, it started hailing, and the tennis ball-size hail pounded the car, dented the hood, smashed the side mirror, cracked the windshield and busted the driver side window with shards of glass collecting in Pirijo's lap. One hail ball bruised her arm, and another bruised her thigh. The car was totaled.
When we finally arrived home, the damage there was horrific. Windows were smashed, the roofs and rain gutters damaged, our stuccoed walls looked as if someone had taken a hammer and pounded holes into them. It was total chaos to the tune of $88,000 of damage.
My daughter's house that had been built and completed not three weeks earlier, sustained damages of $55,000.
There was a silver lining in all of this mess, however. We got new roofs on our home, the barn, the chicken coop and the garage/workshop. Also new windows, rain gutters, and walls.
Now when I listen to the weather forecast and hear the word "hail" I cringe. I don't ever want to experience a day like that again and hope that nobody else does either.
When we finally arrived home, the damage there was horrific. Windows were smashed, the roofs and rain gutters damaged, our stuccoed walls looked as if someone had taken a hammer and pounded holes into them. It was total chaos to the tune of $88,000 of damage.
My daughter's house that had been built and completed not three weeks earlier, sustained damages of $55,000.
There was a silver lining in all of this mess, however. We got new roofs on our home, the barn, the chicken coop and the garage/workshop. Also new windows, rain gutters, and walls.
Now when I listen to the weather forecast and hear the word "hail" I cringe. I don't ever want to experience a day like that again and hope that nobody else does either.
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