I was sitting watching something I recorded off Discovery last night, and I noticed it getting dark outside. I looked out the window and it was starting to rain quite heavily. I finished watching the programme, and got up to look outside properly. Just as I did the hardest hail storm I’ve seen for some time came crashing down all at once. It was setting off car alarms and there were bits of trees floating about in the wind. Within a couple of minutes, the pathways were covered in hail. The greenhouse in the garden had both its gutters blocked with hailstones. It really was quite amazing to watch. I tried to catch some hail, but it was coming down with such force it just bounced out of my hand. It really was quite something! Now, all of 30 minutes later, and the sky is clearing and there’s some nice sunshine. Funny old stuff, weather!