Summer storms

I didn't expect to have anything to report this soon, but we had a hailstorm Friday that warrants a post. I'd gone into town with the Explorer (thank goodness!!!) when a really bad storm blew through. I was in Target when it went through Fort Smith and I guess I was on the outer edge of it because I could hear the rain (and probably some hail) inside the store but had no signs of hail on the Explorer. But when I left, there were obvious signs of high winds south of where I'd been--lots of big trees and limbs down and even one trampoline blown over and into a chain link fence.

I said "thank goodness" I was in town because "the rock" where the motorhome is parked sustained hail as big as a baseball! Roger swears these aren't the biggest that fell, just the biggest that he could grab off the step without getting pelted:


The Blazer got a few big dents and before the rain stopped, water was dripping onto the J-lounge from around the light under the overhead cabinet. Since I was gone, Roger had the job of emptying the cabinet, mopping up the water inside the cabinet and--naturally--going on the roof to inspect the damage! (Of course, the roof would have been his job anyway, but the inside would have been my responsibility had I been here.)

There were several signs of damage on the roof--one LARGE hole and one smaller hole on the roof itself plus a few holes in the air conditioner covers. He immediately made a trip to Outdoor Living Center for some good roof sealer and climbed back on the roof to repair the damage--it must be fixed because we had another tremendous rainstorm last night and see no sign of leaks.

Other than that, it's been a pretty uneventful week.