Saturday, May 09, 2009

Hail To The Driver

Only minutes after Eddie pulled over in a chain removal area in southeastern Montana to check our load, and just before he was getting ready to get out of the truck, the skies opened up and unloaded twenty minutes of hail on us.

Every little piece of ice that hit the truck had me cringing inside wondering if it was doing any damage. All we could do was watch, as there was no stopping it, sitting there in silence and listening to the barrage of pings on our sleeper, windshield and hood.

Here's a picture of the hood of the truck with the buildup of the hail:


And here are some little pieces of ice that I caught when I stuck my hand out the window:


They weren't very big and didn't do any damage, but it was interesting to see the skies go from sunny to hailstorm in a matter of minutes.

Of course, Ed tried to convince me to drive after it happened...yeah, whatever.


~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
1 YEAR AGO:
Eddie Shows His Good Side Friday
2 YEARS AGO:
Go Bananas!!
3 YEARS AGO:
Shmuley Says
4 YEARS AGO:
Fangboner

2 comments:

Gil said...

Good thing you were stopped and didn't come upon a hail covered road at highway speed! Glad the new rig is okay.

Tug said...

BAH. I grew up in SE Montana - the only place I can think of that had trees (plural) was down by Ekalaka...for the LIFE of me I can't remember the name. They say the mind is the first thing to go......... Where is this picture taken?