Hello all. Just a little story to tell ya'll...
Here in Chicago, we've been having a very soggy summer. When I was a little boy enjoying summer vacation, I remember having days and days of uninterrupted sunshine, but lately, it's been raining at least once a week (global warming? El Nino? Armageddon?) Lately, when we get thunderstorms, they have been EXTREMELY SEVERE. Downed trees, power outages, flooding, and yes, HAIL. Sometimes I'll park out "in the open" so my PT could get a little rinse off with some rain, but mostly so a tree won't topple over onto it if things get nasty. But now I'm fearing hail damage, so I'll park under a tree. Tree or open? Tree or open? Branches or hail? Branches or hail? Friday, I was speeding home trying to avoid a hailstorm that turned out to localize itself on the southside of Chicago. Folks were getting on the radio telling the hosts about it and the background sounded like someone pouring a gallon of marbles on the hood of a car. YIKES! Strike ONE. Then, Saturday I was at a picnic only 3 miles from my house. It rained heavily at the picnic, and it was relocated to the church rectory. When I got home, it looked like White Christmas! A neighbor told me we had tons of hail, and the street in front of my place had become a lake. Ice and debris littered our sidewalks and front yards. YEOW! Strike TWO! This time it was too close, cuz if I stayed home, which I was going to do, who knows what would have happened. So, naturally, I'm fearing Strike THREE! My fiance has a Saturn with dent resistant panels, so she can't relate to my fears. How much does hail damage repair cost, so I can start saving my money now? Or am I over reacting and valuing my car over the health and safety of my loved ones? So far I think that someone up there is smiling down on me, or at least giving me a warning..(to get a house with a garage?!) OR, MAYBE the Big G Himself drives a PT?! God bless us, every one...
