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Re: Hail in JHB area

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Wife went out in the hail while husband watched? :shock:
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hubby said leave the car, it'll be okay, my friend loves her cabbie....(69 impala) and said screw that sh*t....

I never did like him much anyway.........
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Eish! :shock:
Some guys. :(
Cool cabbie though!
Worth the save big time! :hangloose:

Heard a story that some guy ran out with a bucket on his head to save his dog! :D
Dog bit him! :(
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^^^^

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Golfmad wrote:Ouch !!

Man I'm glad I live in Pretoria - our biggest hail is like peas, at best !
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Yip It was a nasty one but I can still thank God that It was not worse as there were as mentioned earlier people admitted to Hospital from the hail
I rather sit with the damage than loss of life my buddy got also hit by a really funny looking hail stone and serious damage to arm and leg
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That's hectic Pierre,.....yup, I'm convinced that I would have been killed if I tried to save my cars.
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I work for a major insurance company ...there were 16000 claims submitted due to the hail dammage on vehicles homes and out door furniture and even gate motors ......just wondering how difficult it is for those without insurance
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Well, my Forester got hammered on Tuesday in Fourways....R40K odd damages. Took it to MF P/B for a quote and saw just how badly other cars got hammered in the "real hail" two weeks back. Suddenly I don't feel so bad.

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Unfortunately alot of property damage from the hailstorm :cry:

But on the up side for the people that get to fix it at least it creates some jobs just before
the festive season :D

my sister in law got caugt in the hailstorm with her 6 month old citroen c3 R76000 damage
thats about what my whole roof cost to replace :shock:
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My daily ride got hit. R20k of damage and a lot of incovenience. Total damage for a lunch out with friends was over R200k. Glad I didnt take one of my AC's

Insurance companies must be crying. Job creation yes but I know of foreign companies been contracted in to sort the dents out. Sure some small insurance companies might go bust just in time for the holidays
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Did I see the same swimming pool you tube video on Muthbusters tonight????

I'm dam sure I did.
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