 Sinclair neon takes a beating from the hail !
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Well , my neon has been inside in storage at the old place and I moved it this past weekend to our lower walk out basement were I had some of my pumps till I get the shop built because i close on my old property Thursday . Shame on me for not putting in the base ment or ever finishing the eyebrow like DB mentioned last fall as I actually had started one but never finished it . Me and my kids watched for 5 or so minutes as it blasted everything , most were golf ball sized but rough shaped peices , it only got 3 letters , neon tubes are actually pretty dang tough , it broke the neon only on the ends were the GTO wire goes in , my neon guy suggested this method with individual letters and I am glad I took his advise .......I will get the 3 letters replaced and others tested and hopefully have you all some new pics this fall sporting a eye brow . Lol.
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More pics .
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OUCH! I had a nice automobile destroyed here in Arizona back a few years ago due to hail. I feel your pain brother. It's even worse when you have no choice but to sit back and eat popcorn watching it.
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Ouch.... That hurts!
We had a hail storm earlier in the year that totaled cars - so at least your trucks survived!
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looks like it hit pretty hard, golf ball size... 
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Too bad Travis. But it could have been worse as you said. We've had a number of big storms out here the last big one last week one hundred million damage planes cars RVs and homes.
Look forward to seeing it lit up again.
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Wow that had to be stressful to just sit and watch!!
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Ah , as Dave for Georgia says its just stuff , I will get her fixed and have it lit in no time . I just wanted to share how tough the neon tube really is . I had some of the best sunflowers ever this year , Now they look like a ostrich with the mange ! Lol
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Man Travis that is just painfull to look at!
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Now your gonna have to sell MY Pumpkins to Repair YOUR Neon!
Wrap Something around the Visible Cylinder BEFORE it gets Broke. Might have to sell Youngest Kid to replace w/ original glass.
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8 letters x2 electrodes = 16. Three out of 16 ain't too bad.
But, it's still disappointing.
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Not good! Thats unfortunate, but **** happens!
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Sorry to here that. Me being a sinclair guy as well, lets just say that SUCKS!!
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Hey Travis hate to hear about the storm damage. Could have been worse from the looks of that hail. Hope to see it repaired and relit soon.
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Ya could have shoved it under 1 of the trucks & it would have been Protected!
How many Pennies did the kids find? Never heard of it raining/hailing Pennies.
As a kid in Mo., walking in a field after a Heavy Rain, I Did see several live Catfish. It Does Rain Fish
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