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Old Aug 24, 2011 | 05:42 PM
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Holy crap. Enviro Can just issued a tornado watch for Toronto. Take my house but pleeeeeze spare me Porsche!
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Old Aug 24, 2011 | 05:58 PM
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Old Aug 24, 2011 | 06:16 PM
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Been watching this all day. Cambridge is right middle of the warning zome. Maybe I'll get that new roof I always wanted.

Have 3 928s at my house but the only a double garage. One will have to stay outside.
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Old Aug 24, 2011 | 06:20 PM
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Same here - one 911 in the garage, 1 in the driveway, plus the Smart. It *would* be funny to watch the Smart blow away, because it only weights 50 lbs
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Old Aug 24, 2011 | 06:42 PM
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... plus the Smart
And you freely admit to this?!
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Old Aug 24, 2011 | 08:34 PM
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Hey, I love the Smart! Ok, it's got its limitations (75 hp means you need a BIG opening in traffic to pull out...), but it's a convertible, and is actually a lot of fun to drive!
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Old Aug 24, 2011 | 08:38 PM
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So I'm hearing reports of this storm, and I'm a bit concerned about hail damage. I thought about leaving the 72 out in the driveway, because it's insured up the **** (dealer plate has a $5k deductible, I think) but I just don't have the heart to do that. So I just rearranged the entire garage, and managed to stuff both cars in there. Check it out:

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Old Aug 24, 2011 | 10:39 PM
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The sky was lit up like a ****!! Then the winds picked up liek crazy from one second to another, so we hit hte basement! lol
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Old Aug 24, 2011 | 10:59 PM
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went to warning here in the KW area from 8:53pm to 9:27pm..... now heading East. We are back to watch only.

kids took blankies and pillows to the basement.

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Old Aug 24, 2011 | 11:06 PM
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Looks like a lot of hullabaloo over nothing. Hell, I can hear a prop plane flying overhead. Nothing a good movie and a bottle of wine can't fix
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Old Aug 24, 2011 | 11:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Christien
Looks like a lot of hullabaloo over nothing. Hell, I can hear a prop plane flying overhead. Nothing a good movie and a bottle of wine can't fix
If the storm keeps the same direction, it shoud arrive in Hamilton very soon. At first it was nothing here too, then in a matter of minutes all hell broke loose.
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Old Aug 24, 2011 | 11:28 PM
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Not too much happening around my area. North is really lite up real good ... lots of lightning in the area north of Finch Ave E.
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Old Aug 25, 2011 | 12:34 AM
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It's passed. Much like everything else in life that gets hyped, it amounted to less than expectations.
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Originally Posted by Christien
It's passed. Much like everything else in life that gets hyped, it amounted to less than expectations.
and that, in this case is a good thing.... unless u wanted a Smart slammed into your livingroom window.

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Old Aug 25, 2011 | 08:47 AM
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Like Christien I have a Smart. Love it.
I put all good cars away in high-rise storage,left Smart and Cayenne on the street. Luckily, no problems.
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