mundia Posted August 23, 2006 Share Posted August 23, 2006 wow we are in the middle of a rel thinderstorm ive not seen for ages..amazing lightening and really scaty thunder and plenty rain...i love a good thunderstorm anyone else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue R Posted August 23, 2006 Share Posted August 23, 2006 We had a cracker about 2 hours ago!! Sue xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 23, 2006 Share Posted August 23, 2006 I wish i did but thunder is one thing which really petrifies me. Logically i don't know why but i absolutely hate it. My sister loves to turn the lights off and watch the lightening. I hide under my duvet. How sad!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hali Posted August 23, 2006 Share Posted August 23, 2006 I hate it too Lola... no thunder down south...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 23, 2006 Share Posted August 23, 2006 I'm worrying now in case they head this way i live in lincolnshire!!! ahhh i'm such a scaredy cat!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inge Posted August 23, 2006 Share Posted August 23, 2006 Wonderful storm down here this morning, rain by the bucketful. But not a patch on the one we had last week, went on for about 6 hours overnight really loud fantastic lightening, trouble was no one got any sleep and felt tired all next day. needless to say i love storms, did you know the safest place to be in a thunderstorm is in your car, it acts as a Faraday cage! Inge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mundia Posted August 24, 2006 Author Share Posted August 24, 2006 in my dim and distant past when I lived in zambia, we lived in a place that translated as 'place of lightening'. IT was pretty spectacular and frequently various things were sturck by ligthening. We were alwasy advisde that if ever out walking in the storm to put you hand in your back pocket, apparently if you were struck by lightening it was more likely to miss your heart!! Never needed to try it thankfully but we did hear people claim teir lives had been spared by this action!! (they did howeer have trouble sitting doen for a while!!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hali Posted August 24, 2006 Share Posted August 24, 2006 oh dear, glad you didnt try it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 24, 2006 Share Posted August 24, 2006 Yes Inge presumabley as we are close we had the same storms, I also had a couple of sleepless nights, the thunder was louder than I have ever known, it was amazing, I was soo worried about my horses and trundled off in wellies and rain mac to check them, the field lit up with lightening and they were obliviously grazing and looked up as if to say "What thunder - get back inside you daft woman"!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beth1 Posted August 24, 2006 Share Posted August 24, 2006 There was a big thunderstorm yesterday when I was in College siting my pre-entry test, it went on for about 20 mins just before we finished. Just what I needed big loud bangs over and over, in the classroom everyone struggled to concentrate I think. Then I had to drive home in the rain, well I was just down the road from my house when a bolt of lightening hit the lambpost infront of the car. It made me jump!! Today in West Yorkshire it is warm and sunny what a contast in weather. At least the weather is not as half as bad than Florida's thunderstorms. Sarah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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