Historic Hail Storm

While we were happily and safely visiting Turkey, our little town of Dublin experienced the worst hail storm in its history. I don't know if that is official, but everyone we know said it was the worst they remembered.  Actually, it was a series of storms that went through with high winds, heavy rain, and some pretty large hail.

I know this looks like a scene from a movie, but it really is a picture taken outside of Dublin.

Our neighbor froze some of the hail from the storm. YIKES. Some were as big as 5 inches in diameter.

This is our neighbors yard after the storm.  

Our house sustained some damage, mostly, of course to the roof. The rain gutters were destroyed, three windows broken, and my beloved swing was destroyed.

 Les' truck sustained some damage, including a busted windshield. The camper shell was completely destroyed.

 

 Immediately after the storm, our daughter and son in law, Emily and Doug McLemore, checked out the damage and contacted our insurance agent, who sent out an adjuster within days. They took care of everything associated with our insurance claim.
Our sweet, dear friends helped Doug and Emily take care of the house, covering the broken windows and the truck, picking up broken limbs in the yard, mulching the leaves that covered the yard. We were so blessed to have family and friends take care of things for us while we were gone.
The transactions with the insurance company, Metropolitan Life, and the roofing company, AAA Roofing in Stephenville, could not have gone more smoothly. We received a check from Met Life quickly, and the roofers started the roof in a chilly rain. Les took our old football game rain ponchos out to them, and made breakfast tacos to show our appreciation. They got the roof completed in three days, while it was still raining.

 

 The man on the roof in the last picture is not doing a backend, I am pretty sure, but the picture shows how steep the roof is. We got new gutters yesterday.

 

 Les truck is as good as new, repaired by Armstrong Autos right here in Dublin.
                               
We are very blessed, and very grateful to have our house and truck in great shape after going through a pretty bad storm.