SOS Rehydrate

You would think summer is coming to end, but in my neck of the woods the warm weather is holding on dearly. There were a few exceptions though, but overall the second half of September and the beginning of October make it feel more like summer than fall. Last Monday was such an exception. We got hit by a rare late season hail storm and what a hail storm it was. It looked like a disaster zone once the storm had moved out. Dealing with the aftermath was no fun. My wife’s car got hit pretty bad and the insurance appraisal came out at $6,000 in hail damage. The car needs a new hood, a new roof, a new liftgate, and work on the fenders and doors, too. The roof on my house is heavily damaged as well and we are waiting for the appraiser to come out next week. Trees and bushes were damaged heavily and after cleaning up this weekend I have about 25 large bags of leafs and branches sitting outside for the garbage removal. [Read more…]