Getting hit with that hail is going to leave a mark!

Your name says it all!

I agree. God is definitely speaking his mind. You should all pray and repent for your sins, before the rapture.

Scooter here in Arkansas we had a tornado that came through last year and it did $1 million in improvements.

An increase in severe and odd weather patterns can't be dismissed as "Hey, look...weather". It's real, it's happening, and we are largely to blame. Arctic ice is melting, ocean levels are rising, summers are hotter, winter storms larger, 40 % of America was under drought conditions last year, and you say, "Hey, look...weather". Injuries and deaths will increase, homes will be lost, the economy will be affected, etc. Nature dismissing us is not something to be dismissed.

It's almost springtime, storms happen and I don't even buy the global warming, climate change whateva the heck you want to call it. Throughout history the earth has gone thru changes. Nothing new.

What the hail?!?

LA-scootertramp

You are so right!

Why shucks, I'll bet like you, when I was young, we thought nothing of walking to and from school in 4 feet of snow uphill - both ways.

Hey, back in the day, we took things in stride. Nary a mention of the Cayahoga River catching on fire - just normal stuff for us.

And we were fully prepared for atomic bombs - just dive under our school desks.

Hey we were up on stuff.

The wrath of God on his chosen people? How appropriate and totally deserving for those southern douche bags.

@ amused but(dumb and ignorant)

Just like Hurricane Sandy, forrest fires and floods are the best thing that can happen to you non-sourthern douchebag bigots. How appropriate is it, that a douche bag like yourself, always yell tolerance but are the biggest bigot dumb-a's on the planet. We laugh at hypocrits like you everytime you are on the news suffering some disaster.

Yes, weather is weather. But the south has been HAMMERED with repeated storms and that is not normal. I lived in Memphis for many years and the storms were always normal with a strong, damaging storm every now and then. Nothing like what I have been witnessing over the past few years watching the weather reports. Incredible. I feel bad for these people. The Mayans were right in saying we are in an era of change. Everywhere.

@K Lilly - Go suck a lemon, prune face. I mean that in a nice way, y'all.

james - your comment appears to have been meant for the marine/mortar explosion article, but I agree, it's a loss to the families and friends.

Now, about hail, even quarter-size hail can do alot of damage to a vehicle and other property. On the other hand, I wonder if it in some way affects what seeds will germinate on the ground. There is so much we don't know.

oops wrong article there James. and its never the... "solders" ....(or marines in this case) manufacturing large amounts of explosives or.... "equipments"...

RIP Troops. ...my condolences to all effected.

Are you going all James Joyce on us with the run-on sentence? I think I'm impressed...

I don’t know did your james joyce point out the moral failings of people in his society as well? Because if so then yea I guess I am doing a little bit of that and I hope that he made many people realize how wrong they are doing things and how that wrongness is slowly killijng the society around them regardless of what their future-phones and twittter news-feeds tell them so either get a clue and join with me or end up like this lady here who will default on her car payement and then get screwed when the financers repossess the vehicle and see all of this hail damage that she will then be liable for as well.

So the kelly blue book on 4 year old Toyota Avalon is $15,999 and you find that to be extravagant?

My pickup truck is a 2004 and it books for more than that. Where are you from, the Soviet Union? (yes I know it doesn't exist anymore but your attitude that a 4 year old Avalon is an extravagant car that these people should be ashamed of owning is very 1969 Soviet thinking) BTW, Nice use of punctuation.

... hey, "Little Hater" (apropos your "handle", by the way), maybe I missed it, but where does it say that the owners of the "fancy 20009 Toyota Avalon", couldn't afford it; that they are "living beyond their means";or, for that matter, that they don't own a home with a garage? Could it be, perhaps, that the hail caught them unawares (as I'm sure it did for hundreds if not thousands), that they were away from "hearth & home", when the storm came? Or was it their picture that "gave them away" for you, "hater..."?

If, perchance, it was the picture, here's the problem with assumptions in the absence of fact...

What I've written to you, here, assumes that you're the bigoted "cracker a-hole" that I think you are; based, not on who you are, in fact, but on the "word pictures" you've painted and my prejudices as to the type of person who would write what you've written.

For all I know, you may be as black as I am, "hater..." Can you see where this going?

Based on my prejudices, what I'm "feeling about people like you" (the "type" I think you are) could be completely wrong. You see, feelings (mine, yours, anybody's) are simply feelings, "hater...". And feelings, assumptions (unsupported by facts) are not only inherently unfair, but they can be very dangerous, as well- because we think then tend to act upon them, as if they were true.

To all too many people, 'hater...", there's a generally accepted axiom that applies, here; to wit... "Things aren't as they are, but as they seem to be".

In this instance, like a disease, a pandemic disease, they (these "things", these "feelings") can be transmitted, from person-to-person, family-to-family, group-to-group, at subtle (but, no less, alarming) rate, effecting millions-upon-millions of, otherwise, descent, caring, upstanding people. And it can last, not days, weeks, months, or even years, but for generations, poisoning an entire culture, an entire nation.

And, unlike a cold or the flu, "hater...", once infected, those who contract this particularly virulent disease prove difficult, extremely difficult, if not impossible, to cure; primarily, because those who "catch it", don't realize that they are sick.

Does this "feel" like it might be something you may already know "hater..."; something that, deep down, you suspect may be true? If it does, then there may be hope for you (and those like you) yet. Assuming, however, that, "deep-down" you're the type of person you want to become... not the type I think you may already be.

You see, "hater...", deep-down, inside, where change can happen (or not), the vast majority of us have been "exposed" to this uniquely American malady (and America's particular brand of "racism" is unique, "hater..."). I know, because I've lived with it, lived it, for the better part of my almost 68 years.

And I know as well that, if I can change (because I've learned that change is a process, not a place), so can you. Assuming I'm right about you, that is...

Yoda.

You rock!

The whole notion that she will default on her car payment and get screwed when her car gets reposesed is total nonsense. It's called insurance. They will pay for the car to get fixed, which is why you pay it. If this were truely a fancy car there would be no doubt that she has insurance, and btw its illegal not to.

yoda4, thank you for taking the time to explain your position and now I'm just going to take a minute to explain mine. The average income for a single person in peale, mississippi where this photograph was taken is $27,735 and the median household income was $27,617 in 2009. Per capita income, however, is down at $17,136 and based on the fact that this picture was taken outside of a community college we can expect that this couple's income falls within that lower end for now. how then (no matter their race) can these people afford to own a model year car that's only four years old and has all of the ammenities that typically came standard for the toyota avalon in 2009? they can't, it's that simple and that culturally "viruelent disease" that is passed down from generation to generation iss therefore evident here in the fact that these morons don't understand how to live within their budget. They should own a 1992 honda civic which would not only have better gas mileage then the avalaon but also wouldnt lose resale value when it's hit by ice-balls becuase it has none to begin with. the fact that you're on the verge of calling me racist on numerous occassions there hurts because i'm part of a protected group of people myself but what's really disturbing is that you admit to making so many assumptions about who i am just becuase i live fiscally responsbily and don't constantly go above my means like these alavon-owning sensationalist nutjobs do and trust me its not just them who are dealing with a rough situation now due to these storms revealing them for the frauds that they truly are.

bejuss, 28 percent of mississippi drivers are uninsured and I can gaurentee that these under-achievers are two of them. Maybe if they hadnt spent all their money on the car itself they'dbe able to have insurance but even if they did it would probably be a low-rate one that doesnt cover damage done by natural disasters so they'd still be in way over their heads like they are now.

What does the make/model of their car have to do with this article? Did you forget your meds today?

oh I don’t know sheryl maybe that they deserved what happened to them because it'll put in check their propensity to live beyond their means? If more things like this were in the news and highlighted more often maybe we wouldn't have a culture of credit-card debts and dead-beat dads.

And just how do you know they live beyond their means. Do you pay their bills? Geez go take your meds!

I've already presented the overwhelming evidence against them that would be enough for even a lax justice of the court like judge judy to convict them based on so if you've got problems with that don’t argue against me argue against facts and the way that the world works, you're issue is with a much higher power.

Litter Hater...that's Pearl, MS, Not Peale. Glad you know so much.

or end up like this lady here who will default on her car payement and then get screwed when the financers repossess the vehicle and see all of this hail damage that she will then be liable for as well.

LitterHater, first a Toyota Avalon IS an affordable car, and second, how do you know these people "will default" on their car payments and that they do not own the vehicle outright? The article mentioned NOTHING about the couple in the picture.

28 percent of mississippi drivers are uninsured and I can gaurentee that these under-achievers are two of them.

and how the @!$%# would you know that? Are you insinuating they're deadbeats simply because they're black? Jesus F'ing Christ, how racist can you be?

i am just becuase i live fiscally responsbily and don't constantly go above my means like these alavon-owning sensationalist nutjobs

WTF? The guy in the picture is wearing a white collar DRESS SHIRT with suspenders. He doesn't exactly look "deadbeat" and "living beyond his means" to me!

I've already presented the overwhelming evidence against them

You presented absolutely ZERO evidence of anything. OMFG, I see it now, you're just a troll who should be rightfully ignored.

Grow... Up...

Hey Litter Hater;

I'll be short and to the point...you are an idiot!!! You presume to "know" these people so well but all you are doing is trolling. I live in Mississippi and experienced the hail storm that came through yesterday afternoon, my vehicle was spared by the grace of God but a lot weren't. You think you know so much about this lady in the article....has it occured to you that she (like many people) was at work and her car was unprotected from the weather by being in a parking lot? She may have a garage at her home but she was at WORK where covered parking isn't always available. So get off your high horse and go troll elsewhere because you really are coming off as the fool you obviously are!

Wow and people think Southerners are racist. No clue where you are from LitterHater but please get facts correct before you start spouting them off.

@little hater - Self righteous much? How dare someone have something you could never afford. The audacity of some people. Honestly don't you think your jealousy is belittling and beneath contempt. Go to Google to look up the words your not familiar with. Also see post 1.10 its about people like you.

wow why does the truth affend so many people? First off all the 601s, I did get my facts right you moron notice all of the fancy "median household" and "per capita" income figures that I cited? I didn’t just make those up they are accurate to the f'ing dollar so just get over it you're probably just mad that you are irrelevant on the world-stage and live likea complete bimbo. and lovesk, if they're at a place of emplloyment then how is it that both the husband and wife were present to survey the damage? its because they werent you moron the wife was taking nursing classes at the community college and the husband got a lift there after she called him from a co-worker to check what had happened to their biggest and most dumb investment, the overpriced avalon. i happen to know more than just what this little write-up of an article says so whereas you're all endlessly speculating i have the facts that make what i say way more accurate and valuable then the garbage that you're all saying jusst because you're upset that your irresponsbile way of life is falling down all around you. and drowning there's nothing racist about what i'm saying white people are often the biggest offenders of spending above what they can afford and defaulting on all their crap then complaining to no end about it so i have no idea where you're pulling any racism out of other than the fact that you're a hyper-sensitive goon who has no idea wtf is actually going on with this horrible storm and the social isssues that it's exposing.

Hater you definately need some help! How do you know she is taking nursing classes? Do you live next door to them? Go crawl back under your troll bridge and get a life!

I don’t know sheryl maybe because she's wearing a student-nurse's standard uniform which I'm extremely familiar with because I went as one to a hallowween party a few years ago? Seriosuly you idiots have no idea how to even read a news story it's just amazing that you'd even comment on it with your general lack of overall knowledge about the issues presented in it.

Seriosuly you idiots have no idea how to even read a news story it's just amazing that you'd even comment on it with your general lack of overall knowledge about the issues presented in it.

Dude, the news article doesn't even mention this couple by name outside of the figure caption. If you have a link to some other article describing all the facts (i.e., this was at a community college, she's studying nursing, she called her husband from a co-workers phone, that what she's wearing is a "student-nurse's standard uniform" (which looks like jeans and a grey sweater to me), basically all the BS you posited in your many posts) then by all means, please POST A LINK TO THAT ARTICLE so we can all get well versed on the facts like you.

Until then, go away troll!

So because you wore a nursing uniform to a halloween party that makes you an expert on their finances? LMAO So you read in the article that the people pictured are living above their means? Wow you must be some special sort of stoopid.

Litter, where can you get 20009 toyota ? Didn`t know they were on the market yet.

Litter, where can you get 20009 toyota ?

probably from his a$$, which, not coincidentally, is the same place he gets all the information for his posts...

@little hater - I have no problem with truth but I do have a problem with sanctimonious bull slingers, such as yourself. As for being irrelevant, I think you've got that covered, your picture is in the dictionary by the word irrelevant and most likely in all the post offices for most wanted right wing nut. Try to brush up on your spelling, its atrocious and shows your genuine lack of knowledge of spell check usage. Its been my pleasure having a discussion with the likes of you.

... hello, again, 'hater..." I see you've been "holding forth", in my absence; however, from what I've been reading, it is not apparent, to me, at least, that things have been going so well, for "your side of the table". It seems you've been experiencing a bit of "rough going". getting your readers to accept your reasoning, or the lack of it, as the case my be.

One can only wonder why, my friend.

Do you remember an old saw that goes something like this: "When you find yourself in a hole, stop digging". I trust you'll excuse the terrible pun. buddy (as well as the not-so-obvious "double entendre"); but, for you, that thought, those words, apply, in this particular instance, "in spades".

From what you've written, including your last to me, my suggestion would be that you look up the definitions of "racism" and "racist", then give some serious thought to what these words actually mean, as they relate to you; to who you are, both inside and out.

And, as you read what they mean, you might want to keep these ideas in mind, as well: intellectual arrogance, unfounded and unearned belief in one's own superiority, or the supposed superiority of the "group" to which one belongs, prejudice, bigotry, racial fear, and there is more, so much more that may prove to be of interest to you, should you decide to go (and grow) more deeply into the subject.

Can you see where this might be going, "hater..."?

Who knows, you may learn something about yourself, about who and what you really are, about what you really believe and feel, as well as about "others", around issues of race, that you've yet let yourself come to grips with... if you're lucky. Who knows?

God only punishes "liberals" with bad weather, when it happens in a red state it's just "bad weather".

Oh I don't know deprogrammer, God won't even come around here in Washington State, we chalk those storms up as evolutionary processes...slow release water.

Steve R

Who are these people and why do you think an entire region follow that quack pat Robertson. I'm a black man living in Mississippi where this storm hit. This would be the same as people down here equating you to all the crazy, school shooters and crazy lunitics that carjack women and rape their 11 year old children(New York). This is why people just shrug there shoulders when things like SANDY and Newton happen in your regions. People from non-southern states claim to be so rightous but in reality, you clowns are the most intolerant bigots on Earth. Hope the snowstorm comming through this week bury you for the next 3 months. lol

There is global warming but it is not man made.

Biden 2016??? Yeah right.

Dr. Ben Carson 2016

@Deerhunter - Did you see Dr Carson's cpac straw vote results. Just laughable. Too many racists in the GOP to nominate a black man. You do recall how well the godfather pizza man did, don't you? Maybe not, it didn't end to well for him.

David - He (She) just pummled those Sodomites in the south. God must be a hater too.

David,

America has sinned before God and Obama will not save us from it.

And here I thought Jesus had us covered.

... bless his confused and contemptuous little heart (chuckle). From the looks of his last few words, "his last few whatevers" must be taking their toll on the last few "watts" he has left. He has certainly had a rough evening. And his fingers must be, at least, as tired as what's left of his little brain. Maybe he'll be better in the morning, after he's slept it off.

Sheryl and Yoda

One work explains this nut case....PSYCHO, no one should answer this fool

agreed and yoda45 YOU ROCK!

... I didn't realize what was going on until I'd read it all. My guess is that the person who wrote the words I've read is in a lot of pain; and, I am sincerely sorry that I didn't realize it sooner. Help not "snark" is what is needed here.

Because they are mainly Republicans.

Amen!

No, no. It's Speaker Bonehead's fault. Time we started giving him some blame that he so richly deserves.

I think God got pissed off and took it out on his beloved red neck people. Where is the love?

It's really Lincoln's fault for not letting them just leave.

I think the shacks and clunkers that were decimated will raise the property values once the debris is removed or plowed under.

last post to amused.

You are trying way too hard troll. Everybody saw your first mindless posts. Whats the matter. You mom has not come home yet to give you your afternoon tit feeding little child.

@K Lilly - Mind your on own business, honey. I trying mightily to give this blog a face lift and heighten the amusement of reading your mindless blather. By the way whats your problem "time of the month" or just your lousy disposition. Stay true to yourself its all you've probably got and won't be getting any better.

Hold tight to that belief. Especially when the monster tornado plows through your neighbor hood. Don't forget to go the basement or the strongest room and duck and cover. Hope it turns out well with your belief system. Personally if I were you, I'd kiss my ass goodbye but suit yourself.

I could not agree more with you. I have visited there and loved the place. Nice post way to go...:)