KARORI TO EXPERIENCE A BARRAGE OF BLOODY AGGRESSIVE PEAS!
A sudden hail storm has left locals debating whether to run for cover or grab their dinner plates.
This morning, Karori was pelted with hail that can only be described as 'aggressive peas', prompting residents to check their weather apps and possibly their sanity. Fellow locals took to social media faster than a KFC drive-thru on a Friday night to voice their shock at what could only be described as the sky throwing its best tantrum. One local, who wished to remain anonymous, compared it to 'that time in 1974 when my dog took a shit on the neighbour’s lawn during a hail storm'.
Not ones to be left out of bounce-back banter, the locals have also quickened the pace of their midday coffee runs, with several brave souls attempting to navigate through the hail while dodging what might as well have been falling garden peas. As a friendly reminder, Karori folk are known for their stiff upper lips (and umbrellas), so it's no surprise that many were just shouting, 'bloody weather!' while giggling at their mates getting pelted in the process.
Wellington City Council has reportedly dispatched a team to assess the damage, although no one seems to think there’s much more than a bit of hail damage to a few ferns. A local public servant quipped that if it was a real emergency, they'd have to start rationing hot chips at the fish and chip shop down the road.
So as the skies clear and the sun returns, remember folks, this is Wellington – it could just as easily turn to a southerly that chills to the bone. Keep those umbrellas handy and avoid the road if you can; you know how the locals get when it’s windy—standing at the bus stop looking like they’re auditioning for a David Attenborough doco about wind-blown kiwi.
Not ones to be left out of bounce-back banter, the locals have also quickened the pace of their midday coffee runs, with several brave souls attempting to navigate through the hail while dodging what might as well have been falling garden peas. As a friendly reminder, Karori folk are known for their stiff upper lips (and umbrellas), so it's no surprise that many were just shouting, 'bloody weather!' while giggling at their mates getting pelted in the process.
Wellington City Council has reportedly dispatched a team to assess the damage, although no one seems to think there’s much more than a bit of hail damage to a few ferns. A local public servant quipped that if it was a real emergency, they'd have to start rationing hot chips at the fish and chip shop down the road.
So as the skies clear and the sun returns, remember folks, this is Wellington – it could just as easily turn to a southerly that chills to the bone. Keep those umbrellas handy and avoid the road if you can; you know how the locals get when it’s windy—standing at the bus stop looking like they’re auditioning for a David Attenborough doco about wind-blown kiwi.
Reader Letters
Trevor McLeod
I'd rather face these 'aggressive peas' of hail than another morning squabble with the missus about leaving the wet umbrella over the carpet! Karori folk are just built different.
Linda Chen
Typical Wellington weather, isn't it? One day you're basking in the sun, the next you're dodging God's own frozen veggies. It does make for a good story over a cuppa though.
Wayne Patterson
I reckon it's just Mother Nature's idea of a joke. Hail never hurt anyone! Although, I'm all for the council finally doing something useful if it means they're cleaning up my road a bit.