Thunderstorms: Both Scary and Exciting!
By L. Jenkinson
@MarymargII (12422)
Toronto, Ontario
July 18, 2017 9:15pm CST
i must admit I do have a love of thunderstorms even though I realize they can be dangerous. However, there's something about them with their loud booms and lightning that are always exciting to watch.
My mother has passed her love of thunderstorms on to her children and all of us feel the same way. When I was a kid I used to sit out on our big porch on our city house and watch the whole show. Now that I think of it, it could have even been dangerous if a lightning bolt shot in sideways even though the porch had a good roof. My friends and/or family members used to gather on the big porch and watch till the end.
We just had a storm here a few days ago and there was thunder but it wasn't very dramatic but I did watch it as long as I could. Now that I'm older though I'm very aware of the danger. 
Do you like summer thunderstorms?
Do you like summer thunderstorms?13 people like this
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@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
19 Jul 17
I am aware of danger but I also love them..it is really exciting to me.
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@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
19 Jul 17
@MarymargII And not just thuderstorms, but to live by the sea as I used to..only 50 ft from the shore, when the wild wind and gales would come, I was in heaven.
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
19 Jul 17
@TiarasOceanView How marvellous that must have been. Love the sea and would love to live so close I could see it!
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
19 Jul 17
A fellow thunderstorm lover- that's great! They often end too fast for me. ha!
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
19 Jul 17
I was the weirdo in my family and love them, however Now they scare my dog and I feel so bad for him that I no longer like them.
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
19 Jul 17
True dogs are not big on thunderstorms for sure. My late dog got crazy with them.
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@Hannihar (129371)
• Israel
9 Mar 18
@MarymargII
Wow, that is very hard for animals. They have better hearing than we do L. Jenkinson.
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@velvet53 (22528)
• Palisade, Colorado
19 Jul 17
@MarymargII I have watched them strike down pretty close to me but I was ready to bolt if they came my way.
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
30 Jul 17
@velvet53 Yes, kind of like watching with baited breath. Ha!
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
19 Jul 17
Now tornadoes would scare me especially if they 're headed my way---LOL!
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@LadyDuck (457249)
• Switzerland
20 Jul 17
@MarymargII Even if I am protected I do not like to see hail, the poor small birds can be killed by hail.
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
19 Jul 17
Precisely how I feel too Anna- love to watch it but no don't like hard hail- it could damage things and hurt you too. Although- if I was protected I wouldn't mind watching. ha!
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
22 Jul 17
@LadyDuck It's just a good show- but true it can cause damage and hurt living creatures- true
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@Courtlynn (66921)
• United States
19 Jul 17
I hate all thunderstorms. Not fun for me
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
19 Jul 17
Oh so sorry to hear that as I do find them exciting. Many people don't like them though.
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
19 Jul 17
@Courtlynn And many people find it very scary!
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
27 Feb 18
@Hannihar We raised it from a 5month old pup after we bought it from a breeder.
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@Hannihar (129371)
• Israel
27 Feb 18
@MarymargII
The dog must have been spooked by something that it would whimper L. Jenkinson.
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@Hannihar (129371)
• Israel
26 Feb 18
@MarymargII
Did you get the dog from someone or raise is as a pup L. Jenkinson?
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@marlina (154166)
• Canada
19 Aug 17
I am totally the opposite of you! My Mom transferred her fears of storms. She would wakes us up in the middle of the night and we all had to come and sit downstairs with her untile the storm was over.
And of course, being Catholic, she made us recite the rosary. Oh, how I hated those nights.
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
19 Aug 17
oh so now of course you are afraid of those loud storms- don't blame you! We were in Toronto when Hurricane Hazel blew through and all I can remember is hiding behind a chair at my mother's request. It was a violent night but I didn't seem to be afraid. My mother was a calm soul though.
@cahaya1983 (11121)
• Malaysia
19 Jul 17
I have a friend who thinks thunderstorms and crazy weather are exciting. I can't say I'm a fan, though
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@cahaya1983 (11121)
• Malaysia
20 Jul 17
@MarymargII You can be, as long as you enjoy the weather from inside the house
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
20 Jul 17
@cahaya1983 Oh sure- no heroics for me! I'm a proud coward---lol!
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
19 Jul 17
I'm afraid I would be like that friend ha!
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
19 Jul 17
I do... we had a massive one here in the UK last night... with some spectacular lightning... the only thing I didn't like was that it was at 2am lol...
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
20 Jul 17
Susan I jsut kniew you would love thunderstorms too- no 2 am. doesn't suit because A) You can't sleep and B) You are too tired to watch it. LOL!
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
22 Jul 17
Oh I be those Florida storms are really spectacular over the ocean.
@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
19 Jul 17
Well some claps can be so loud they startle you- but I still do love it!
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
19 Jul 17
I like storms too, just not winds or hail
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
19 Jul 17
They are exciting- no don't like the damaging hail for sure.
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
19 Jul 17
@MarymargII So true there... I love the air after a storm too
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