KingStinger! Posted August 7, 2014 Member ID: 2465 Group: +++ Minecraft Head Admin Followers: 30 Topic Count: 170 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 1818 Content Per Day: 0.38 Reputation: 1937 Achievement Points: 14559 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 2 Joined: 05/06/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: Saturday at 09:30 PM Birthday: 04/17/1972 Device: Windows Share Posted August 7, 2014 Went for a 3 day ride on the bikes in the Montana Rockies with friends this past weekend and was a great trip until...... 2.5 hours sitting in a line to get back into Canada and then once in we got hit, and hit hard by hail. Were sitting out in the middle of the prairies with no cover so we all just huddled together and got hammered, helmets still on of course.. When it finally passed (about 15 minutes) we were all soaked from head to to and our bodies felt like we were just severely beaten in a bad paintball game.. Lots of welts on our shoulders and arms and a few to the face.. Moral of the story, when you see a storm moving in fast, you cannot out run them on the bikes. Turn back or stop lol.. Anyone ever been pelted by large hail? Leadfinger, eidolonFIRE, EXTRAKAMIKAZE QC and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
eidolonFIRE Posted August 8, 2014 Member ID: 2759 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 17 Topic Count: 199 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 3496 Content Per Day: 0.75 Reputation: 3021 Achievement Points: 26464 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 08/22/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 16, 2017 Birthday: 07/27/1990 Share Posted August 8, 2014 dang that must have hurt. I'll bet terminal velocity on those things is close to 100mph (150f/s) KingStinger! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little_old_man Posted August 8, 2014 Member ID: 1194 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 40 Topic Count: 436 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 6692 Content Per Day: 1.29 Reputation: 11691 Achievement Points: 53094 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 76 Joined: 02/27/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 16, 2023 Birthday: 04/15/1960 Share Posted August 8, 2014 It could have been worse. You could have been caught out there without your air freshener. KingStinger!, TBB and Nisty* 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
KingStinger! Posted August 8, 2014 Member ID: 2465 Group: +++ Minecraft Head Admin Followers: 30 Topic Count: 170 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 1818 Content Per Day: 0.38 Reputation: 1937 Achievement Points: 14559 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 2 Joined: 05/06/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: Saturday at 09:30 PM Birthday: 04/17/1972 Device: Windows Author Share Posted August 8, 2014 It could have been worse. You could have been caught out there without your air freshener. Lmao, you alway have a bright side to everything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
LtLaszlo Posted August 8, 2014 Member ID: 151 Group: ++ COD2 Admin Followers: 62 Topic Count: 186 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 9156 Content Per Day: 1.70 Reputation: 24335 Achievement Points: 94322 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 316 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: Monday at 01:34 PM Birthday: 05/17/1959 Device: Windows Share Posted August 8, 2014 Sounds like you got "stung" pretty good! How ironic! I was in Montana once when they got hail like that. We bet our friend's teenage son he wouldn't jump out the van we were in and run 100 feet and back. He did it, but was hurting! Hope it didn't damage the bikes! KingStinger! and Nisty* 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Leadfinger Posted August 8, 2014 Member ID: 4888 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 56 Topic Count: 69 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 2020 Content Per Day: 0.49 Reputation: 3795 Achievement Points: 26312 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 01/12/13 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 29, 2023 Birthday: 08/29/1962 Device: Windows Share Posted August 8, 2014 I was out on the Bighorn River last summer and the sky got dark (2pm) and you could hear some thunder in the distance. This particular day I decided to take my pontoon kickboat down the river instead of my drift boat, it sits close to the water and lotsa fun in the rapids. I knew I couldn't make it to the launch ramp it was like 4 river miles downstream and the sky was now a dark grayish green color . . .I have seen this before and it's not good. With the thunder there is of course lightning and taking cover under a tree under these conditions is a bad idea. I pulled the boat up on an island and tied it to a a large bush . . it was pouring like crazy now and I always have a rain jacket with me and i was wearing waders so I was mostly dry. In the summer I like to wear a straw hat like landscapers wear to shade me from the sun but today it would be my Hail shield. The thunder was so loud now it was like a war zone and the wind was whipping I managed to crouch inside some bushes and the hail was starting to get big and then it was pounding down ping pong ball size , , , ,I had to lift my rain jacket off my shoulders cuz it was kicking my ass . . .and my straw hat was getting shredded. The sound of the hail and the thunder and the wind was intense . . . then within 60 seconds it had completely stopped . . . . .the hail was about 4 inches thick on the ground and thicker where it had drifted. I crawled from the bushes and looked around at the destruction . .. . the berries on the bushes were completely stripped and the river was littered with leaves and small branches . . . . .. . I decided to just row in and not fish any more (Duh!). When I got to the ramp there were people standing around waiting and looking for family or friends that were floating the river that day. The storm was isolated to a small area about a 1/4 mile wide so most of the fisherman just got rained on but everyone could see it was a bad one. I made arrangements with my neighbor to pick me up at 6pm at the ramp but he knew if I got caught in that storm I would be ready to go home early . . . . . .and he was right. When my neighbor saw my hat he asked if i was alright and started busting up . . . it was funny then but when it was coming down and raising hell I gotta admit it was pretty damn scary. So yeah . . . . . I know what you went thru and glad you and your friends didn't get hurt . . . .don't let that keep you from visiting Montana . . . this place rocks!. LtLaszlo, KingStinger!, Nisty* and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
PimpedOutPete Posted August 8, 2014 Member ID: 174 Group: +++ COD2 Head Admin Followers: 129 Topic Count: 387 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 14890 Content Per Day: 2.77 Reputation: 7830 Achievement Points: 91117 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 52 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 1 hour ago Birthday: 04/23/1970 Device: iPhone Share Posted August 8, 2014 Woof, that looked like it hurt... But don't feel to badly. We have been getting the same stuff in southern Alberta all summer. KingStinger! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Damage_inc- Posted August 8, 2014 Member ID: 2048 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 294 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 6689 Content Per Day: 1.36 Reputation: 4709 Achievement Points: 48999 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 5 Joined: 12/15/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: November 29, 2023 Birthday: 05/30/1967 Device: Windows Share Posted August 8, 2014 that will learn ya.lmao KingStinger! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
KingStinger! Posted August 8, 2014 Member ID: 2465 Group: +++ Minecraft Head Admin Followers: 30 Topic Count: 170 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 1818 Content Per Day: 0.38 Reputation: 1937 Achievement Points: 14559 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 2 Joined: 05/06/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: Saturday at 09:30 PM Birthday: 04/17/1972 Device: Windows Author Share Posted August 8, 2014 Woof, that looked like it hurt... But don't feel to badly. We have been getting the same stuff in southern Alberta all summer.yeah that's where this one was, I was between Carway/Piegan crossing and Cardston when this storm hit. Felt like the winds hit 70mph at least. I did actually for a moment start to worry as the stones slowly got bigger. Baseball size would kill.. We've had loads if storms this year. I blame it on the other provinces, Saskatchewan sucks and BC blows lol quite literally Leadfinger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
EXTRAKAMIKAZE QC Posted August 8, 2014 Member ID: 1455 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 101 Topic Count: 54 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 4166 Content Per Day: 0.81 Reputation: 1275 Achievement Points: 37577 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 05/28/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 28, 2019 Birthday: 07/25/1976 Share Posted August 8, 2014 are you broke your bike bad canadian ?????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
TBB Posted August 8, 2014 Member ID: 989 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 25 Topic Count: 271 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 18267 Content Per Day: 3.47 Reputation: 20333 Achievement Points: 133862 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 272 Joined: 01/07/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: 1 hour ago Birthday: 01/27/1946 Device: Windows Share Posted August 8, 2014 Went for a 3 day ride on the bikes in the Montana Rockies with friends this past weekend and was a great trip until...... 2.5 hours sitting in a line to get back into Canada and then once in we got hit, and hit hard by hail. Were sitting out in the middle of the prairies with no cover so we all just huddled together and got hammered, helmets still on of course.. When it finally passed (about 15 minutes) we were all soaked from head to to and our bodies felt like we were just severely beaten in a bad paintball game.. Lots of welts on our shoulders and arms and a few to the face.. Moral of the story, when you see a storm moving in fast, you cannot out run them on the bikes. Turn back or stop lol.. Anyone ever been pelted by large hail? No but Joe C's pelt is usually hailed on every street corner! KingStinger! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Twinkie 13 Posted August 8, 2014 Member ID: 3003 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 26 Topic Count: 36 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 421 Content Per Day: 0.09 Reputation: 351 Achievement Points: 3611 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 11/21/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: 1 hour ago Birthday: 03/17/1979 Device: Windows Share Posted August 8, 2014 Just tell everyone that you were assaulted by a pack of Brownies from the movie Willow KingStinger! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
KingStinger! Posted August 8, 2014 Member ID: 2465 Group: +++ Minecraft Head Admin Followers: 30 Topic Count: 170 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 1818 Content Per Day: 0.38 Reputation: 1937 Achievement Points: 14559 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 2 Joined: 05/06/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: Saturday at 09:30 PM Birthday: 04/17/1972 Device: Windows Author Share Posted August 8, 2014 are you broke your bike bad canadian ??????no damage, not even a mirror and I was expecting at least that.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
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