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AngieBabe 
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Posted: 18 August 2008 at 7:51pm |
We're getting it all here on the Kapiti Coast - hail, thunder and lightening! We think our house just got hit - there was a simultaneous flash and absolutely massive boom of thunder then only our house lost power for a bit. If it wasn't actually a direct hit is was damn close!
Oh and it's so cold the hail ain't melting... (hope these aren't too huge)
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mummy_becks
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Posted: 18 August 2008 at 7:54pm |
Wow scary. I am waiting for the ground here to turn white. It should start falling soon.
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I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived!
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Posted: 18 August 2008 at 7:57pm |
Wow, those are some decent sized hail... 
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AngieBabe
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Posted: 18 August 2008 at 8:01pm |
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Yeah tell me about it... the hail is making a hell of a racket and while I normally like a good thunder storm right overhead is just a wee bit scary!
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Posted: 18 August 2008 at 8:03pm |
Wow!!!
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Posted: 18 August 2008 at 8:08pm |
Where abouts are you? It has definately been pretty noisy here!! My heart was racing after the thunder I was sure it hit my house too (especially being made of metal  ) Havent noticed the hail though
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Posted: 18 August 2008 at 8:10pm |
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ok just looked out side and OMG!!! the ground is thick with hail!!!!!!!!! I have never seen so much in my life!
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Posted: 18 August 2008 at 8:11pm |
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We're in Arawhata Road in Paraparaumu.
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Posted: 18 August 2008 at 8:45pm |
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wow - you're not too far from where we are, we live just across from the college.
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Posted: 18 August 2008 at 9:30pm |
Ok so heres some pics of the hail from our house....
Our Deck about 15 minutes later when I finally noticed
And our hail-man (couldn't feel much of my fingers after that )
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Posted: 18 August 2008 at 9:35pm |
Wow the hail man is impressive.
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AngieBabe
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Posted: 18 August 2008 at 9:35pm |
Wow, you had a good dose of the 'winter wonderland' at your place! We got quite a bit more at our place after I took those photos but don't think I'd of risked frostbite like you did!
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Posted: 18 August 2008 at 9:37pm |
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Posted: 18 August 2008 at 9:40pm |
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My Nana and Grandad used to live in Arawhata road! Small world!
Your hailman is awesome!!
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Posted: 18 August 2008 at 10:55pm |
Yaaaaaaay!
Paraparaumu... Awwww, I miss living on the Coast 
Why oh WHY!? did I settle with a Tawa boy?!?! 
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Posted: 18 August 2008 at 11:28pm |
WOW! What an awesome hailman. But I bet its damn cold  
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Posted: 19 August 2008 at 4:16am |
Wow that is in impressive hail! Love the hail man!!!
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Posted: 19 August 2008 at 9:43am |
I cant believe I went out this morning and its STILL there (the nose had fallen off and it had shrunk a little in the rain) I'm so glad Keira got to see it this morning, she was so excited!!
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Posted: 19 August 2008 at 1:42pm |
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ha, we went down to welly on saturday and stopped at shannon because it had just had another huge hail storm and the roads were iced up and there had been an accident. We were wondering if we'd ever get thru cos last time we tried to go down it absolutely hailed really bad here in palmy and we nearly left the road near longburn so we turned round and came home. crazy crazy weather round here lately
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OMG - struck by lightening!
. I turned off the mains last time we had an overhead storm as it was so scary - our windows were shaking more than they do in a small earthquake from the thunder 
My wee girl is the love and light of my life! 
