Tranquility7 Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 All day long we've been waiting for this mega thunderstorm that was supposed to hit us. It was originally predicted around 1:00, but really we have just had some intermittent sprinkles and brief heavy rain, nothing major. I'd been anticipating an awesome thunderstorm all afternoon and am finding myself quite let down by the piddly rain we are having! Anyone else love to snuggle up on the couch and enjoy a good thunderstorm? :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candicane Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 I love them. Living in Arizona, we don't get thunderstorms, or any real storms, that much. So when we do it's always nice to sit around and enjoy them. Plus, it's really entertaining, for me anyways, all the drivers that try and drive in the flooded streets then get slapped with the stupid motorcist law. I'm evil lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 I love them. I am from the middle of the country where thunderstorms are common. We don't get them as much here in the southeast. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melbotoast Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 I love thunderstorms, but no one else in my family does. It's not as much fun when everyone else is nervous. Hope your storm shows up soon :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom in High Heels Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 Me, me, me!!! I think they're fantastic. You know, as long as lightening doesn't strike me or my house and start a fire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenn121 Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 Oh Yes! I grew up in OK and now live in Northern California. I miss the thunderstorms!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 If it hadn't brought down a 75 foot tree in the yard, maybe...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoseInABook Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 Yep, I adore them! I keep expecting a good one but nope, so far nothing but rain. *pout* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angie in VA Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 Me, me, me!!! I think they're fantastic. You know, as long as lightening doesn't strike me or my house and start a fire. This! But adding: and if all my loved ones are home and not on the road. Then I can enjoy it. I call lightning a free light show! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammi K Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 Before living in Alaska we lived in Hawaii. Neither place is a power house of extreme thunderstorms. Just the other day, my 16 year old commented that she missed sitting in the family room of our Pennsylvania house and watching the lightning strikes outside. It's been about 10 years since I've seen a really good one and I miss it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trulycrabby Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 It's one of my favourite things n the whole world! I also love a good tropical storm because it brings the wonderful tang of salt air but it's not strong enough to cause real damage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraidycat Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Me! I love them and miss them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 I was just thinking this the other day. As long as my power or Internet don't go out, I like them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SproutMamaK Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Me too! I LOVE them. I have one kid that loves them and two that are terrified of them. I feel bad that sometimes I just wish the two that are scared would stop complaining and let me and their brother watch in peace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrincessMommy Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 I love thunderstorms! I agree Tranquility - today's was such a dud after all the build up. We're supposed to get lots of rain and the temps are going to be down in the 70's for several days, so I'm happy. Dawn- oh no! I hope nothing was damaged. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jyniffrec Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 We love them, too, although they have taken a scary turn lately. We have close family friends who lost loved ones in a tornado and their kids used to get terrified of them when a storm started while we were on walks together. It was upsetting to all of us and our kids still get worried in any thunderstorm (we were there for that tornado and saw the devastation it caused just down the road from us). So as long as there aren't any tornadoes in the forecast we love them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pink and Green Mom Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 I love them. My older son tolerates them. My DH, younger son, and dog are afraid of them (in DHs defense, he saw someone get struck by lightning when he as 7 or 8 and so storms freak him out). The kids and I did see a tornado form and drop from the sky last summer and head toward us while we were at baseball practice (luckily DH was out of town). That scared the *you know what* out of me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxbridgeacademy Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Yep, I love when they come at night and it wakes me up, I snuggle in and sleep like a baby.... reminds me of when I was a kid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DB in NJ Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Meeeeee!!! For all the reasons already stated :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happi duck Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Me too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrairieSong Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 I love them. I don't like hail though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Χά�ων Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Me!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HS Mom in NC Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 People in AZ love precipitation of any kind. We get so little of it. My brother remembers training some Irish Intel employees here in AZ and the shock on their faces when someone came into the middle of work, announced it was raining and everyone from AZ immediately stood up, walked outside and watched it rain. We'd been in the middle of a drought then, so it was understandable but the Irish employees thought it was very strange. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vida Winter Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Yes, I love and miss them too. I grew up in S. Florida where you could set your clock by them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Okra Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Oh yes! We have big west facing windows, and we pop popcorn and all stay up late (if they come at night) and watch the lightning show, waiting for it to get closer to us and hear these huge claps of thunder We live in an area that can have some huge thunderstorms. It is awesome to watch the power of nature. We would also be disappointed if it didn't come. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewe Mama Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Thunderstorms are one of the "happy things" in my life. I grew up watching storms over Lake Erie with my family. We would turn out the lights and just listen to the thunder and watch the lightning strike over the water. I don't live on the lake anymore, but we still have great storms and lots of thunder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 I enjoy a thunderstorm on occasion. not the frequent house-shaking 'keep you up all night' kind. (I've been in a number of mid-western/northeastern "good thunderstorms".) here we rarely have even paltry thunderstorms that only produce one or two good rumbles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lara in Colo Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 I really like the songhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJ1GQFtHGxU Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 I'm from Oklahoma, so I *love* thunderstorms because it feels like home. I didn't realize that they were rare other places until I moved out of the state for the first time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
athomeontheprairie Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 We love them here. Rather, we love the rain they bring. We don't love the dangers that can cone with them (tornados, hail, lightning, wind). We really love watching them to the east of us. If we are talking HUGE storms we can easily see them when they are 4 hours away. Those are great to watch, as from our vantage we can see the lightning all the way up and through the clouds. This spring had been a let down. We are in DESPERATE need of rain. (crop report is in and more than 85% of our leading crops are in poor- fair condition. Where is the rain? ! ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HRAAB Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Me! Me! Me! I love thunderstorms. We all gather in the in front of the big living room window to watch. After it's over, we go out and smell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanvan Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 I really like the song Okay, that song is good, but I had in mind. Then again it's not exactly about weather. Still the first song that came to mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donna Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Some of my favorite childhood memories are hot summer nights sitting on the covered back porch watching storm clouds roll in bringing thunder storms with their cooling breeze, thunder, and lightning. I love a good thunder storm. My dog, eh, not so much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzie in Ma Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 I really do. I love rain and storms at bedtime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoot Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Mmmmm. I love A good thunderstorm. We're getting one today and once I get home I have every intention of curling up with some mindless TV and a book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bensmom Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 I love, love, love the sound of rolling thunder...especially in the evening and at night. It is just so cozy. But where is all our rain this year??? We had 3 years of drought, then last summer was okay (not great, but better). Spring is looking pretty dry here. All the big storms keep missing us. I would welcome the sound of thunder right now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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