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I got caught in a pop up thunderstorm on my way home from work, rai ed sp hard I had to pull over because I couldn't see, then the hail started. My truck is going to the body shop, hood will probably get replaced, everything else is ok, one dent on the top of one fender. Quarter size hail and bigger, real jagged edge stuff, I couldn't get off the freeway. I was one mile from home. Blow the pic up and you'll see how big the hail was. I cant believe my damage wasn't worse or the windshield didnt break.
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Yup, that sucks.

We had hail like this while on vacation a few weeks ago in the Black Hills. Insurance adjuster is coming next week to check out the top of our van.

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As much as I cringed at our van getting pummeled, it was neat to watch from under the safety of the porch of our cabin. It hit the ground or whatever else it hit so hard that much of it shattered/exploded when it hit.

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woodtickgreg said:
I got caught in a pop up thunderstorm on my way home from work, rai ed sp hard I had to pull over because I couldn't see, then the hail started. My truck is going to the body shop, hood will probably get replaced, everything else is ok, one dent on the top of one fender. Quarter size hail and bigger, real jagged edge stuff, I couldn't get off the freeway. I was one mile from home. Blow the pic up and you'll see how big the hail was. I cant believe my damage wasn't worse or the windshield didnt break.
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That's weird, it only hailed on the side of the road.

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Sprung said:
Yup, that sucks.

We had hail like this while on vacation a few weeks ago in the Black Hills. Insurance adjuster is coming next week to check out the top of our van.

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As much as I cringed at our van getting pummeled, it was neat to watch from under the safety of the porch of our cabin. It hit the ground or whatever else it hit so hard that much of it shattered/exploded when it hit.

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FOOOORRRRRRREEE!!!!
 
Started rear brakes the other night and finally figured out I had a bracket/floating pin issue. Finally got all the parts but also knew I discovered the hub seal was leaking......so, having never done this, talked to a buddy at work and decided to tackle. I am not a great mechanic.....if I have an experienced helper, I do okay, but I get nervous doing new things. But, thanks to YouTube, I dug in. (2500 Ram)

The nerve thing is this: did I get the hub tight enough. A little issue getting that heavy thing back up and the new seal up on the shoulder. But is it tight enough? Pretty sure it is not too tight.... also adjusted the emergency/parking brakes which were none existent. Strange....a drum brake inside disc brakes...... almost done, might need a few minutes tomorrow morning, would prefer to think about pen blank swap!!

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woodtickgreg said:
I got caught in a pop up thunderstorm on my way home from work, rai ed sp hard I had to pull over because I couldn't see, then the hail started. My truck is going to the body shop, hood will probably get replaced, everything else is ok, one dent on the top of one fender. Quarter size hail and bigger, real jagged edge stuff, I couldn't get off the freeway. I was one mile from home. Blow the pic up and you'll see how big the hail was. I cant believe my damage wasn't worse or the windshield didnt break.
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That sucks brother, glad you're okay and it wasn't worse.
 
Hanging out at Gruene Hall watching Larry Joe Taylor with my buddy Matt. We've been running together since we were 13, a good day!
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Well, last Tuesday, we went to the local Dodge dealer to get a master cylinder for my wife's car.
We went to pick it up yesterday, and the box they handed it to me in was not the box it should have come in.
It had at least 2 different shipping labels taped to it, so I knew something was up immediately.

I opened it up & found a dirty, used master cylinder in a dirty, oily plastic bag inside the box.
Someone had bought a new MC, and cleaned the old one up & put it in the box & returned it so they got a free MC. Then, the dealer tried to pass it off to me, figuring I wouldn't know the difference.
I handed it back to the parts guy & said "Try again."

He showed it to the parts manager & he said he'd order another new one. I think I will ask for a 25% discount for having to go back twice because they tried to pawn off a used MC on me.
I don't know which one is worse. The lowlife that returned a used MC, or the dealer that tried to pawn it off on me.
My wife wouldn't have known the difference & I would have been livid if she brought that POS home with her, so I guess it's for the best I went with her to make sure she didn't get burned.

Since I opened the box right there at the counter in front of the guy, there was no question that it was used & we didn't bring back an old one instead. Moral of the story: Never trust anybody, especially when it comes to car parts. If I would have left before opening that box, they would have said I brought back a used one, no doubt about it.

It's pretty F'in low either way.
 
Two weeks ago I had vacation booked, and end up burning an extra day because I got sick. I think my body saw an end and gave my the finger so to speak. It's 97* outside and I still have a jacket to keep from freezing. It was close to 8pm when the nurse comes in the room and heard her say 'awwww' because I am sacked out in the fetal position in the chair. I slept for two and a half days. We rent a cabin out in the hill country for Father's day, and to unplug from the world. I did not do much other than read or write while the kiddos swam and ran around half an acre. Then I come back to 350 emails and a couple talkings to from the boss about things slipping through the cracks. This week allergies attacked again. I have no idea how the amount of junk that has come out of my head and lungs was possible. Can't win. It's either 90+*F or 75 but the air is trying to kill you.
 
It's summer, just pull the lace and tie the sole around your foot, like the Romans did back in the day!
 
It'll work for a little while. Had a kid working for us one summer that the sole was loose on his boot. He kept duct taping it up, and getting by, trying to hold off until he got to Bismarck to buy new boots.

Had a bee yard washed away in a flash flood and we were picking up the remnants of bee hives along the shore of Lake Sakakawea. Mud got the better of his tape job, and ripped the sole clean off his boot. His brother and I were already laughing about him hobbling back down the hill looking for his boot sole, when he came up with the damn thing tied around his bare foot with the boot lace. That was too much! We both were in tears we were laughing so hard. It stayed on there somehow, and we finished clean up. Next day he had a new pair of boots!
 
Well, this is the first day in a week I've been able to get out of bed without excruciating pain in my back.
I have had the worst spasms I've ever had in my life lately. I can't lay down, I can't sit up, I can't do much of anything with this pain.
It grabs me & makes it hard to breathe. It feels like I'm being crushed by some huge machine.
The bad part is I can't figure out what caused it, other than dragging a huge hamper of clothes up 2 flights of stairs about a week ago.

There have been several nights when I seriously considered going to the ER for some relief.
I am on pain management already & even those serious meds didn't touch this kind of pain.
I finally got about 14 hours of sleep last night, and it's let up enough so I can be out of bed for more than 2 hours at a time.
I would not wish this on my worst enemy.

I don't know what caused it, like I said, but I hope I never do it again.
 
Well, here it is a week later and... my brother came over & put the new MC on my wife's car last week.
It wasn't the problem. So, today it has to go to the shop. I am tired of her not having a safe car
and it's time to put an end to her driving a car that won't stop.
No matter what it costs, it's cheaper than a new car.
 
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