Question of the Day, Sunday July 30, 2023

[AbbysMom]

First off, I've gotten a few PM's from members that are concerned about gilmargl . I had also noticed her absence. It was pointed out tome that in one of her last posts she mentioned that she was going to be away from home for the month of July. Hopefully we'll see her later this week.

Today's question -

Thunderstorms, Yay or Nay?

It's a HUGE no for me. I had an incident as a child where I was home alone and there was a huge storm and lightning struck something very close by. Ever since I have not been a fan. My neighbor's house was struck by lightning earlier this month.

 

[betsygee]

I've so rarely been in a thunderstorm, they're a novelty to me. Whenever the news says there's a chance of a thunderstorm, I get excited. But they almost never materialize.

 

[Tik cat's mum]

As a kid we used to watch the lightning whenever there was a thunderstorm. When my kid's were little I used to watch for lightning with them. I did it because those big crashes of thunder can be scary. So getting them excited about the flashes of lightning took the fear away. They'd hear the thunder and look for the flash. Big yay for me.

 

[susanm9006]

Thunderstorms and severe weather are a fairly common occurrence here. I enjoy watching the front coming in, tracking it on radar and prepping for a severe one. This year because it has been so dry, I have been disappointed when a big one passes us by. If it’s a tornado warning I have a comfy spot in the basement to hang out til it’s over.

 

[misty8723]

No, not really, especially if they're close. I'm not terrified or anything, but always a little uncomfortable until it passes by.

 

[denice]

I only mind them if I am caught out driving, I don't like to drive in heavy rain. Of course, it is in the back of my mind about the power could go out.

 

[Margot Lane]

Yay if I’m inside.

 

[MonaLyssa33]

I do like thunderstorms, as long as it isn't bad enough that the power goes out.

 

[strider rose]

i enjoy them only when i am sleeping lol

 

[cassiopea]

I love thunderstorms!

Of course there is the sensible limit, like what the occasion is/where I am, not severe enough where the power goes out. But thankfully that isn't too common, so can enjoy more "normal" thunderstorms. Especially at night when you are all nestled in!

 

[vansX2]

Thunderstorms are a Nay, as they often bring Tornadoes , straightline winds and hail.

 

[neely]

I'm not a big fan of thunder and lightning but that's partially due to when I got caught in a bad storm while running. I was far from home and more afraid of the lightning than the downpour so I waited for a break in the storm on someone's porch. Luckily no one ever came out and asked why I was there. Our dog was deathly afraid of thunder so if I knew we were expecting a storm I'd try to be home if at all possible.

 

[Kat0121]

I only mind them if I am caught out driving, I don't like to drive in heavy rain. Of course, it is in the back of my mind about the power could go out.

Same here. We get plenty of thunderstorms here during the summer. As long as I'm not driving in them I don't care. Since I've been working from home I no longer have to.

 

[heatherwillard0614]

One evening I was still in school, my daddy and I were sitting on the balcony of their house during a bad thunder storm.
The rain was insane, wind was blowing hard, thunder was crashing very loudly, and the lightening was major...
My daddy looked at me and said "I'd like to see lightening strike that tree right there" (very close to the house and it was a huge tree) I responded "that would be so cool but it won....." lightening struck that tree we got hit with some of the tree that blew apart.. we looked at each other shocked and just went inside.
I've always been very interested in the weather and storms I thought that experience was a once in a lifetime experience. I loved it but it was also scary lol I'm a daddy's girl so I think I liked the fact that my daddy called the lightening striking the tree (although I know it was coincidence) or God said ask and you shall receive..
To this day I still love storms.. and when I'm at my parents visiting and there is a storm my daddy and I still sit out on the balcony watching the beauty of it all.

 

[aliceneko]

I weirdly find thunderstorms calming, and have always enjoyed them - including general heavy rain. I also love the smell after a storm, especially in the summer.

 

[allmykitties]

I'm a big no. I used to enjoy them (when inside), but that all changed after living through the Labor Day Storm of 1998 in upstate NY.

Labor Day Storm 1998: 20 years ago the 'fist of God' hit Syracuse

Winds topped out at 115 mph and lightning hit 10 to 20 bolts per minute.

www.syracuse.com

I finally stopped having panic attacks when thunderstorms started, but that took about 10 years.

 

[heatherwillard0614]

I'm a big no. I used to enjoy them (when inside), but that all changed after living through the Labor Day Storm of 1998 in upstate NY.

Labor Day Storm 1998: 20 years ago the 'fist of God' hit Syracuse

Winds topped out at 115 mph and lightning hit 10 to 20 bolts per minute.

www.syracuse.com

I finally stopped having panic attacks when thunderstorms started, but that took about 10 years.

I think that would be enough to scare any sane person enough to the point of not liking thunderstorms for sure.
I'm glad you made it through that ferocious storm and I am sorry you were left with basically ptsd from it.

 

[lizzie]

When I was a kid living in the Hudson Valley,thunderstorms were no big deal and kinda cool.Moving out here they are totally different most of the time, can bring the severe weather that I'm not fond of and are quite scary.The "old fashioned" ones I enjoy,but the severe and warned storms not so much.

 

[catloverfromwayback]

Hardly had any since I’ve lived here. Had a couple of whoppers in Queensland - once saw a lightning strike hit the fence outside, that was spectacular. Only thing that bothers me about them is when the power goes out, but that’s rare.

 

[mani]

I love it if there's heavy rain.. it elevates my mood. I think there's something in the negative ion and water thing.