Comments on: as california burns, calabria asks what the hail?

By: PassagetoItaly

PassagetoItaly — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:58:19 +0000

Hi Michelle!

Hope you’re doing well over in Italy!!! I’m slowly making it through your blog, but this one particularly caught my eye, and I decided to comment on it. The same year, during the summer, I was in Urbino, and we had some pretty crazy weather. It was raining torrentiously at times, and quite a few times we also had hail. The lightening was flying around all over the place. During one hail storm, I was by myself in the house, and was quite afraid of being alone. lol Very interesting weather though! The year before that, during the summer while I was studying there, they had really crazy lightening and really bad rain storms.

Stay safe over there! lol

Thanks! It seems the weather has taken a turn for the better…hoping it lasts!

By: Alex

Alex — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 21:51:01 +0000

Ah so you get hit with hail the size of golf balls too! Thought it was only something which happened up here in the north of Italy! Still, at least it only happens every thirty years or so down with you.

I remember, when I was first here, seeing quite a few cars covered in pock marks, and was left speechless when I was told that the damage was down to hailstones!

Incredible, but true!

Best,

Alex

Alex’s last blog post..Expat B&Bs in Italy

Crazy, isn’t it, Alex? I haven’t seen many pockmarks from hail here…lots of *other* imperfections on cars though

By: Cherrye at My Bella Vita

Cherrye at My Bella Vita — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:51:13 +0000

That was cute. My P was equally impressed, although not as enthusiastic! lol He was more worried about the cars!!

Cherrye at My Bella Vita’s last blog post..Sila Fridays: Driving through the Mountains

Actually if you listen closely in the video P is worried about cars too…just not ours since we don’t have any

By: jen of a2eatwrite

jen of a2eatwrite — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:02:45 +0000

We've had a couple of hailstorms like this - always in summer, oddly enough. I loved the video! jen of a2eatwrite’s last blog post..Wow! And thank yous... Summer hail doesn't sound very fun to me....

By: girasoli

girasoli — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 05:11:49 +0000

I also loved hearing the Italian, the accents, and your voice! Wow, hail in Calabria! I don’t remember having hail ever here on Oahu, but there has been a rare hail storm on the Big Island. My hail experiences consist of once hiking in Colorado (not fun) and a few hail storms in Northern Italy, interestingly all transportation related (on a train, in a car, and waiting for a boat).

girasoli’s last blog post..the needle and my eyelid

Too funny! I’m *very* glad I was home for this one. At least I felt safe

By: qualcosa di bello

qualcosa di bello — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 22:11:30 +0000

little man is quite jealous of your weather!!! qualcosa di bello’s last blog post..tangible Hah! He can have it!

By: Frances

Frances — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 21:04:41 +0000

Good gracious hope you and your fellow Calabrians stayed indoors. Those puppies will put a dent in your noggin! Stay safe. Waving at you from New York Frances’s last blog post..Train of Thought We were definitely indoors. Scary stuff out there!

By: Teresa

Teresa — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 19:28:16 +0000

That’s pretty big size hail. I’m so jealous of you living in Italy. It sounds so romantic. Our hearts are with the people of California as well. Stay safe.

Teresa’s last blog post..Tamales

Thanks Teresa, and thanks so much for stopping by

By: Diana

Diana — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:34:22 +0000

We unfortunately get hail more often here in the north. This is one of the reason we are wary of August storms– the grapes are swelling on the vines, 90% of the work has been done and a round of hail can destroy entire annual incomes in a matter of minutes. One storm was so bad (it took place early, in May) that it killed an entire town’s chicken and rabbit population, rendered the entire area into a winter landscape, and by July, the trees were just starting to bud again. During that storm, the hail was larger than golf balls and more than 20 centimeters thick on the ground. Suffice to say, the stuff scares the hail out of me. Stay well you too, Michelle….

This hail actually did quite a number on the olive trees; pieces of hail were sharing the nets with olives knocked from the trees in the storm. Quite an incredible site.

By: Bev

Bev — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 15:49:55 +0000

I was in Calabria this last Saturday, attempting to help pick olives when we were ushered by the pounding rain into one of the nearby huts. And from the door we watched all that huge hail hitting the ground. I am glad I was inside!!!

I love your blog and wrote a small blurb about it in my post (appropriately called) “I love your blog” so my friends can check you out.

Thanks for the good southern flavor!

Bev’s last blog post.."I Love Your Blog" Award

Thanks Bev; it’s great to see you around the Italy blogosphere