HAIL STORM by sangwann

HAIL STORM

Monday morning started with some sunny weather and after my usual walk and a coffee at a local coffee shop, my brother and I sat on a bench to enjoy the sun. Thank God we did that because by mid-day the sky started turning black and it started to rain soon after. It was a cold day, too, and in the late afternoon we had a hailstorm. The hailstones, in my locality were only the size of a marble at the most but it was reported that in another area in Malta hailstones were as big as billiard balls.
This is a picture of my yard from behind a glass door. It took quite some time for the hail to melt. A very cold and wet day today, too.
ISIS terrorists attacked a Maltese owned luxury hotel, in Tripoli, Libya – The Corinthia. According to reports, the terrorists killed five security guards and four foreigners after storming the hotel before killing themselves with a grenade. No Maltese were reported injured. When will these atrocities stop!!!!!!!!


Joke: A blonde was driving home after a game and got caught in a really bad hailstorm. Her car was covered with dents, so the next day she took it to a repair shop. The shop owner decided to have some fun. He told her to go home and blow into the tail pipe really hard, and all the dents would pop out.
So, the blonde went home, got down on her hands and knees and started blowing into her tailpipe. Nothing happened. So she blew a little harder, and still nothing happened. Her blonde roommate saw her and asked, "What are you doing?" The first blonde told her what the repairman had instructed her to do.
The roommate rolled her eyes and said, "Hello, stupid! You need to roll up the windows first."
Apologies to all of you who are blondes
Thank you so much for looking and for your lovely comments on yesterday's picture.
We have similar weather today, the hail is hitting the conservatory roof making it very noisy in the house today.
January 28th, 2015  
Sue
Hail, I thought it was snow! Looks like your garden survived?
January 28th, 2015  
Amazing storm, it looks like snow!
January 28th, 2015  
Great shot of the hail!
January 28th, 2015  
Hail can do so much damage, lucky this hail was small :)
January 28th, 2015  
Well, that's what I would call hail!! Lucky your plants weren't shredded.
January 28th, 2015  
it must have been very cold. Hail can do a lot of damage
January 28th, 2015  
You become better every dat: capture, joke, and now news report. Excellent.
January 28th, 2015  
Nice greens
January 28th, 2015  
Sorry to hear about another attack, so sad. That weather seems out of place, more lie here stay warm
January 28th, 2015  
Awesome shot
January 28th, 2015  
i wouldn't think of you having hail there. like your joke, the hews is sad.
January 28th, 2015  
Great capture
January 28th, 2015  
Nice capture, hope it gets no worse for you. I am sitting watching the sleet and snow between sunny moments, hoping bit doesn't lay here either.
January 28th, 2015  
Oh wow, that is some impressive looking hail.
January 28th, 2015  
You definitely do not want to be photographing outside in a hail storm- so good choice to stay behind the glass door!
January 28th, 2015  
I'm with you on those ISIS attacks. What is their purpose and when is this going to end?? It's scary out there! I wouldn't want to have my camera with me during a hail storm :-) Good shot and love that joke.......Whew, I'm a brunette!
January 28th, 2015  
Wow, Impressive hailstorm Dione.
January 28th, 2015  
It's good to record these weather events - hope the hail didn't do too much damage to your garden.
January 28th, 2015  
It is so sad what is happening to our world! Glad this storm never got to you! Lovely image.
January 28th, 2015  
Thats alot of hair. And I for one loved blonde jokes and that was a good one. lol
January 28th, 2015  
well this is a surprise dione :)
January 28th, 2015  
My goodness...
January 28th, 2015  
I hope the hailstorm don't cause major injuries.
January 28th, 2015  
Looks like your garden survived the hailstorm!!
Great shot.
January 29th, 2015  
Hahahah...still laughing at the blond joke! Great shot of your garden...and that's the way springs starts at home too. A big tease for about 2 months! Terrible news about more terrorist events!!
January 29th, 2015  
Wow... great capture!
January 29th, 2015  
Wow, I'm surprised. Your garden looks like ire survived!
January 29th, 2015  
Kim
Wow that's some serious hail! Great capture.
January 30th, 2015  
I didn't know you had hail in your area
January 31st, 2015  
@ceilidh @kimdavis @sarasdadandmom Many thanks for your comments.
January 31st, 2015  
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