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Old 05-09-2018, 12:51 PM   #1
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Ouch!

Had a microburst last night....
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Old 05-09-2018, 01:13 PM   #2
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Oh crap! Any damage?
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Old 05-09-2018, 01:35 PM   #3
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Unfortunately yes.

House, fence and bus all took a beating. Still assessing the damage.
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Old 05-15-2018, 11:26 AM   #4
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I'm sorry to see that you got that microburst they can really be bad... I am glad no one was hurt and its only superficial damages ... God looks out for us each and every day
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Old 05-15-2018, 12:12 PM   #5
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Dang, that sucks. Glad you're okay though.

I had never heard of a microburst until a couple years ago when i saw an insane video of one where tress went sideways and you couldnt even see more than a couple feet because of the blinding sideways rain and debris. I've lived a fairly sheltered life in texas and haven't gotten out much and i had never heard of them before
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Old 05-15-2018, 02:31 PM   #6
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Had a microburst hit my place in Tomball as hurricane Rita came through in '05 to the East of Houston. It hit just as I was opening the door on my Cherokee and snapped both hinges off. Also took the top off of an 80 foot Sycamore tree a few feet away. Was like an overhead bomb blast for a few seconds...then nothing. Weird.
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Old 05-15-2018, 05:03 PM   #7
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Microbursts are believed to be responsible for many of the disappearances in the Bermuda Triangle.
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Microbursts are believed to be responsible for many of the disappearances in the Bermuda Triangle.
And of course Aliens....
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You should tell PNW_Steve ... he may not know he has an alien in his yard
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Microbursts are believed to be responsible for many of the disappearances in the Bermuda Triangle.
Actually this is how i stumbled onto them. I had a watched a documentary on tv about the bermuda triangle and and proceeded to hit youtube for a bit just reading more about it, and came across microbursts
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Old 05-15-2018, 06:14 PM   #11
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And of course Aliens....
Microbursts make aliens dissaper? I didn't know that....
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It's actually the Aliens responsible for the Microbursts!
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Fortunately, those fenders are fairly cheap and very easy to replace.
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Old 05-16-2018, 07:07 AM   #15
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Old 05-16-2018, 09:59 AM   #16
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Fortunately, those fenders are fairly cheap and very easy to replace.
Unfortunately it did more damage than just the fender.

I will deal with it after I get the house and fence taken care of.
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Old 05-16-2018, 10:01 AM   #17
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How is the big bus?
It is fine. It got wet inside. It rained sideways for a couple of minutes.
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