Posted on 05/27/2021 9:08:03 AM PDT by Red Badger
A Wisconsin man received an unusual wake-up call when a nearly 13-pound chunk of ice crashed through the ceiling of his bedroom.
Ken Millermon said he was in bed at his family's Elk Mound home when the 12.6-pound chunk of ice crashed through the roof and into his bedroom.
"It grazed me," Millermon told WQOW-TV.
The homeowner said he "would've probably been out, kicked the bucket" if the ice chunk had landed just inches away from where it fell.
He compared the sound of the crash to a shotgun blast.
The origin of the ice chunk is a mystery. The National Weather Service in Chanhassen, Minn., said storm clouds in the area Tuesday morning were not strong enough to cause hail the size of the ice chunk.
The ice chunk fell from the sky just under a week after a Florida family had a similar experience. The Martin County Sheriff's Office said a large chunk of ice crashed through the roof of a Palm City home on the morning of May 19.
The sheriff's office said origins of the ice chunk were unknown.
VIDEO AT LINK...............
I thought the Dave Matthews Band only did that from a van over the Chicago River...
Ice chunk fairy.
(One of the lesser known fairies.)
They put it on a bathroom scale before it started to melt ? LOL
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Their first thought: “Yikes, that was a close call...”
Their second thought: “How can we monetize this?”
And for good reason.........................
I suspect gravelings.
Love, George
It was warm that day.......................
Let it thaw and breathe in the wonderful smell.
That actually happened to a former co-worker at a place I once worked.
He and another co-worker installed a skylight at his house.
Looked great............... until it rained.............
That looks like old fashioned rock wool insulation.
Hey, it's going to come back into style! (and disco too!)
That’s why I hang on to all my skinny ties. And all my extra wide ones. :)
I was being sarcastic. It was supposed to be funny.
But it’s true!..............😷
American flt out of Denver CO. It was a toilet bomb.
Blame TSA.
5.56mm
I was just about to ask if it was yellow ice.
Black or brown ice is okay...... diversity, you know...............
If it does have asbestos, wear protective gear and do the same. The key is to keep it really wet. If there are no airborne fibers, it is very safe to remove it yourself. Drape the floor and walls with plastic film, spray down the film of the walls when done; and wrap it all up and place in a contractor 3 mil bag.
Several YouTube videos on how to do it yourself. It’s an easy job. Hire a contractor, and it gets very expensive.
At work years ago we drilled through asbestos floor tiles after putting a glob of shaving cream over the spot to catch the dust, then turned a baggie inside and wiped it up to catch it for proper disposal.
Boeing bomb with peanuts
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