Too close for comfort last night. We live in the part of Florida where the 2 coastal breezes tend to collide this time of year. Stayed crouched behind the couch with our girl the herding dog. She comforted me! I am the big chicken. 🐓🐓
Shame, as we say here in southern Africa! That's like the Canadian "sorry" (even Canadian buses say sorry), and maybe an American "wow, oh dear, that sounds horrible". I totally get your chickenhood and think it's wise. Rather stay alive, and if you've got a great dog to keep you company, so much the better. As a good Quebecer, I spent quite a bit of time in Florida and found your storms really scary.
I used to be petrified of thunderstorms. I couldn't close the windows to protect against the rain because I thought the lightning was going to come in to get me. Our house had been hit by lightning when I was a kid having breakfast and the bang/smell of ozone just scared the you-know-what out of me.
Then I moved here, Joburg, the thunderstorm capital of the world (no joke), and somehow the thunder isn't as bad here. Yes, it keeps you up at night the way artillery fire would, and LOTS of people get hit by lightning because they don't know how to handle being outside in a thunderstorm, but it doesn't sound as sharp here for some reason. I've gotten used to waiting for it. And somehow stopped believing the lightning would come in to get me. But we do have lightning protection on all our electronics. I've lost countless TVs to lightning strikes and couldn't afford for my computer to blow.
OMG! Talk about scared. Eating breakfast and having lightening strike would set me back for many years. Sounds like you have adapted to the Johannesburg area? Is it a forever place for you? Will check out your other postings asap. Hope to have more time this weekend. Ellie Mae. 🐓🐓
Yup indeed! I used to cower down in the basement until the thunderstorms had passed, so I totally get hunkering behind a couch with a sympathetic dog. Hope you enjoy my other posts. Also looking for time this weekend to do some back reading on your posts. And thanks for correcting the spelling of your name, Ellie Mae 😘😂😘😂
Too close for comfort last night. We live in the part of Florida where the 2 coastal breezes tend to collide this time of year. Stayed crouched behind the couch with our girl the herding dog. She comforted me! I am the big chicken. 🐓🐓
Shame, as we say here in southern Africa! That's like the Canadian "sorry" (even Canadian buses say sorry), and maybe an American "wow, oh dear, that sounds horrible". I totally get your chickenhood and think it's wise. Rather stay alive, and if you've got a great dog to keep you company, so much the better. As a good Quebecer, I spent quite a bit of time in Florida and found your storms really scary.
I used to be petrified of thunderstorms. I couldn't close the windows to protect against the rain because I thought the lightning was going to come in to get me. Our house had been hit by lightning when I was a kid having breakfast and the bang/smell of ozone just scared the you-know-what out of me.
Then I moved here, Joburg, the thunderstorm capital of the world (no joke), and somehow the thunder isn't as bad here. Yes, it keeps you up at night the way artillery fire would, and LOTS of people get hit by lightning because they don't know how to handle being outside in a thunderstorm, but it doesn't sound as sharp here for some reason. I've gotten used to waiting for it. And somehow stopped believing the lightning would come in to get me. But we do have lightning protection on all our electronics. I've lost countless TVs to lightning strikes and couldn't afford for my computer to blow.
OMG! Talk about scared. Eating breakfast and having lightening strike would set me back for many years. Sounds like you have adapted to the Johannesburg area? Is it a forever place for you? Will check out your other postings asap. Hope to have more time this weekend. Ellie Mae. 🐓🐓
Yup indeed! I used to cower down in the basement until the thunderstorms had passed, so I totally get hunkering behind a couch with a sympathetic dog. Hope you enjoy my other posts. Also looking for time this weekend to do some back reading on your posts. And thanks for correcting the spelling of your name, Ellie Mae 😘😂😘😂