Mucky, you sure do have a good attitude about it. I can stand hurricanes, but I can't stand hail. The last time we had major hail here, I ended up with 2600 bucks damage to my car, and my Lotus was TOAST for the rest of the season.
Even now, several years later, if there's any hint of hail in the forcast, I run around cleaning my garage to get the van in. Then I go take pics of the pretty Lotus...