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Question about hail

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Austin Egghead
Austin Egghead Posts: 3,966
edited March 2012 in EggHead Forum
They are forecasting hail for tonight.  Large is in a SS steel table and in the open unprotected.  Suggestions what to do to protect the egg from damage.  
There is a Murphy's law at work: If you are prepared for the worse, nothing will happen.  
Large, small and mini now Egging in Rowlett Tx
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  • Doc_Eggerton
    Doc_Eggerton Posts: 5,321
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    Just secure a heavy blanket over it.  If you have hail big enough to chip or crack it through a blanket, then you have bigger problems than your Egg.

    Hail trashed my screen porch last summer.

    XXL #82 out of the first 100, XLGE X 2, LBGE (gave this one to daughter 1.0) , MBGE (now in the hands of iloveagoodyoke daughter 2.0) and lots of toys

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  • jmsmrdk
    jmsmrdk Posts: 87
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    an inverted brute garbage can should do the trick.
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  • Village Idiot
    Village Idiot Posts: 6,959
    edited March 2012
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    Is it on wheels?  Can't you move it to your garage?

    On the other hand, unless it's giant hail, I wouldn't think it would hurt the egg.
    __________________________________________

    Dripping Springs, Texas.
    Just west of Austintatious


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  • Austin Egghead
    Austin Egghead Posts: 3,966
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    VI yes on wheels no can't get to garage.  We have a old army blanket (1968) we  keep in the car.  Duct tape and an old wool army blanket might work. 
    Large, small and mini now Egging in Rowlett Tx
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  • NibbleMeThis
    NibbleMeThis Posts: 2,295
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    My two Eggs survived hail storms last year that ruined our roof and vinyl siding and they only had the Egg cover and a pop up canopy (which was shredded by the hail).   Just the thickest blankets you have should do the trick.

    Knoxville, TN
    Nibble Me This
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  • Austin Egghead
    Austin Egghead Posts: 3,966
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    I totally forgot that I had a BGE table cover.  That and the Army blanket should do the trick.  The Southern Specialty SS table is slightly deeper the the old wood table...duct tape should help hold everything down.  We live at the top of a hill the wind really blown in from every direction.  

    PS just found the cover, got the blanket and the hatches are battened down.  

    Thanks everyone
    Large, small and mini now Egging in Rowlett Tx
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  • cortguitarman
    cortguitarman Posts: 2,061
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    You know, if hail damages it the insurance company will buy you another. Could be a possibility of a 2nd egg in your future. Only kidding. Is be freaking out too.
    Mark Annville, PA
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  • austinfajitaman
    austinfajitaman Posts: 18
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    Don't go to too much trouble or you'll chase the rain away!  We need to fill up that lake.  I don't believe our weathermen most of the time anyway.  Good luck.
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  • Austin Egghead
    Austin Egghead Posts: 3,966
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    Austinfajitaman I am worried about too. We need the rain and I dont want to chase that away
    Large, small and mini now Egging in Rowlett Tx
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  • EddieK76
    EddieK76 Posts: 416
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    I had about 1.5 size hail last week during the tornadoes here in Indiana and my egg survived....Funny thing is my wife asked about the car and I said "forget the car, is my egg okay?"
    Large BGE

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  • Austin Egghead
    Austin Egghead Posts: 3,966
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    EddieK76  I can relate to that.  
    Austinfajitaman, hope you got a good soaking in your neck of the woods  
    Murphy won again... the hail never came but today we have over an inch of rain and looking at the radar there is more rain to come.  We need every drop we can squeeze out of these clouds.  
    Thanks everyone for the ideas and feedback
    Large, small and mini now Egging in Rowlett Tx
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  • IrishDevl
    IrishDevl Posts: 1,390
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    Heat the egg up until the needle is pinned and the hail will just melt before it ever comes in contact. Like one giant heat forcefield.

      Signed, Superman
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