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I love lightening storms! (Original Post) Floyd R. Turbo Jul 2021 OP
I think I might be having a seizure Rorey Jul 2021 #1
Ha! Jim G. Jul 2021 #2
Me too. Duppers Jul 2021 #3
I love storms and lightning I_UndergroundPanther Jul 2021 #4
I don't mind them, but my wife hates them DFW Jul 2021 #5
like em with lotsa rain. no dry storms please . AllaN01Bear Jul 2021 #6
2 Sundays ago we had a storm cell sitting on top of my neighborhood for 3 hours. lark Jul 2021 #7
As long as it smites those who are destroying our world. marked50 Jul 2021 #8
A MAGAstorm... if only it were possible... Blue Owl Jul 2021 #9
I hated them as a kid. I went through a really bad lighting storm when my applegrove Jul 2021 #10
I love them too, as long as I am safe and cozy inside. smirkymonkey Aug 2021 #11

DFW

(54,268 posts)
5. I don't mind them, but my wife hates them
Sat Jul 31, 2021, 06:43 PM
Jul 2021

She comes from the flat farm country of northwestern Germany, and knew personally several people who were killed by lightning strikes. Lightning storms terrify her, and she will not go out in one under any circumstances.

lark

(23,059 posts)
7. 2 Sundays ago we had a storm cell sitting on top of my neighborhood for 3 hours.
Sat Jul 31, 2021, 07:22 PM
Jul 2021

For 1-1/2 hrs. it looked like a tornado was forming and lightening was hitting frequently and so close we could see the explosions in 3 cases. It was scary! So glad when those dark clouds started to disappate and stopped swirling, I just can't express my relief. It was way way too close for comfort!

applegrove

(118,462 posts)
10. I hated them as a kid. I went through a really bad lighting storm when my
Sat Jul 31, 2021, 11:55 PM
Jul 2021

family rented the neighbour's cottage when I was 3 or 4. My mom loved thunder and lightening storms. She'd open the doors to our house whenever there was a storm. That's what growing up on a farm teaches: love of rain. The more the better. And if it comes with bells and whistles, that is even better.

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
11. I love them too, as long as I am safe and cozy inside.
Sun Aug 1, 2021, 05:15 AM
Aug 2021

There is something about being all safe and warm in your home, while the weather is just furious outside. i can't really explain it, but it just feels very comforting to me. I think the Germans or some other ethnic group might even have a specific word for it.

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