Los Angeles Hailstorm!? WTF?

[KeepItReal]

We just got hail here and some major thunderstorm action...

Reminds me of South Louisiana rain.

All I need now is a blackout and some company!!

;-)

[The Minus World]

1. Holy...

I was just going to post about that. This is Armageddon...

[KeepItReal]

2. I used to think that back home when it would storm really bad

They don't have real thunder here in Cali. Strange.

Now I like it when it rains.

[The Minus World]

3. It calmed down

It's pretty unusual, since the weather has been relatively nice the last few days. The hail lasted for a couple of minutes out here in Culver City - I could hear our neighbours outside going "DAAAAANNNNG!", along with some distant car alarms.

Stay safe.

[KeepItReal]

4. Thanks, I'm chillin... but now I'm up!!

Why does everthing in L.A. have to close at 2AM?

In New Orleans we didn't start gettin ready to roll out until midnite.

[The Minus World]

7. I don't have the answer to that, but

You're lucky if it's even 2AM. In the city I grew up in, most of the businesses would close at around 10PM. Incidentally, it's a rather right-wing, semi-elitist town; I'm assuming the early closing times were made as a conscious decision to keep "derelicts" (meaning anyone under 30) off the streets.

Basically, if you get hungry at 10:02, and there's nothing in the fridge, you're pretty much screwed until daybreak.

[KeepItReal]

9. I guess they got the party started in your hometown at 6PM?

;-)

Happy Hour and then "Thank you for coming....Good nite and God bless..."

[The Minus World]

10. Fun: Film at 11.

Sure, if Happy Hour involves downing a couple of shots of Metamucil and then wheeling slowly back to your retirement home.

[KeepItReal]

11. ha ha... You're never too old to kick it!

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[HeeBGBz]

5. What? It doesn't hail in LA?

I've been in a hailstorm in Phoenix before. That was cool.

[KeepItReal]

6. It's news to me, but I'm a transplant

It was cool.

But then again, I dont have a vehicle sitting out in the open...

[The Minus World]

8. Rarely with a capital "R"

The incidents are so few and far between that my family still discuss "That Hailstorm Back in 1994". It lasted for about five minutes, and the chunks were the size of golfballs, according to local legend.

[radwriter0555]

12. Yep, this year's rain is supposed to be the worst in Los Angeles history..

I can't even imagine.

Knock wood, the roof is holding up and the house is above street grade and we're on flat land. What more (crossing fingers) can a homeowner ask for?