hailstorm
on sunday, there was a hailstorm. i didn't even realise that it was hailing until i heard the numerous thuds on the roof. my first thought was "why the hell is the rain soo friggin loud?? can't a guy bloody sleep in peace??" the last time i experienced a hailstorm was my 3rd day in sydney almost 5.5 years ago. sunday's hailstones were nothing compared to those. some of the bigger stones then were just slightly smaller than tennis balls. property damage was massive. by compaison, sunday's was like a minor snow storm. very gravelly looking hailstones. and after it ended, the streets were crowded with a whole bunch of sri lankan tamils. if someone had been enterprising enough to have printed "i survived the hailstorm - 05/09/04" i think they might have made a killing. people were posing in the streets taking photos like it was some kinda carnival. counted 3 cartoon like slips and guy decided to try sliding down the street on a cardboard. not a very successful endeavour that was. traffic was sloooooow through the streets. firstly because of the slippery conditions and secondly because of the human obstacle course. oh ya... a day later i'm walking around in just a long sleeved t-shirt, it's that warm... weird weather
