Another Storm Starting

@akalinus (40440)
United States
September 14, 2018 6:28pm CST
It happens almost every summer afternoon. The wind picks up, lightning flashes thunder roars. These storms are quite scary. It sometimes seems like the world is ripping apart. Then, suddenly, it is over, just as quickly as it popped up. Do you have sudden storms where you live? Do they scare you or do you challenge the elements? Do you like or hate them? What do your pets do?
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Sai
@vsai2008 (11796)
• India
15 Sep 18
It is rainy season so we have rains now amd then, not storms though.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (40440)
• United States
15 Sep 18
Do you live in an area with the floods? I understand that some parts of India are disaster areas from all the flooding.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (40440)
• United States
16 Sep 18
@vsai2008 That's good. No one enjoys floods.
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Sai
@vsai2008 (11796)
• India
15 Sep 18
@akalinus thankfully the place I live has never had floods
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (306236)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
15 Sep 18
My pets cowered and hid. Me, I always loved a storm. They never bothered me, except once. I was living on Guam and the thunder was so loud it sounded like it clapped the earth. The first time I heard it that loud, I think I jumped a foot. After that, it didn't bother me any longer. I got used to it being that loud.
Jo Ann
@akalinus (40440)
• United States
15 Sep 18
I have had pets that hid during storms. I had a dog once who barked at the thunder. I think he was having a conversation with the thunderclaps. The other day, I heard one so loud right overhead that I jumped. I thought something exploded and I was in panic mode for a minute or two.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (40440)
• United States
16 Sep 18
@just4him How long did you live in Guam and why were you there? Were you in the military?
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (306236)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
15 Sep 18
@akalinus My dogs hid. That's what it sounded like on Guam.
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Hope
@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
15 Sep 18
Yes, we also have some sudden storms and I try to seek a place to be safe. At this age, it's not wise to challenge Mother Nature anymore. Better safe than sorry!
Hope
@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
15 Sep 18
@akalinus He used to take risks! I love storms but like to watch them from a safe place these days.
Jo Ann
@akalinus (40440)
• United States
15 Sep 18
My husband and a couple of my sons liked to stand out in lightning storms or even walk around in them. I thought that was so foolish. One almost got struck by lightning twice. Once in high school, he helped a farmer and lightning struck near the tractor he was driving. Another time, it hit on the sidewalk in front of him. He does not like storms anymore.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (458173)
• Switzerland
15 Sep 18
We have sudden storm, particularly in summer. Sometimes they scare me, the cats do not seem to care.
Anna
@LadyDuck (458173)
• Switzerland
16 Sep 18
@akalinus I do not agree, I have seen how much Willy cared of me. He was so sick the last few days of his life, he had pain to move and did not eat, but he visited me every day to rub his little nose on my hand.
Jo Ann
@akalinus (40440)
• United States
16 Sep 18
@LadyDuck Ah, sorry about Willy. You must miss him a lot.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (40440)
• United States
15 Sep 18
Cats, in general, do not care about much. They mostly care about themselves. You are only there to serve them.
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jaishankar
@Shivram59 (31777)
• India
18 Sep 18
@akalinus Fortunately,no. After the Tsunami we have never had such disastrous storms.
Jo Ann
@akalinus (40440)
• United States
18 Sep 18
That was a once in a lifetime disaster. You never want to see that again.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (40440)
• United States
18 Sep 18
@Shivram59 I saw videos of it. I can't imagine how terrifying and traumatic it must have been.
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jaishankar
@Shivram59 (31777)
• India
18 Sep 18
@akalinus It was a nightmarish disastrous.It destroyed our eastern coastal areas almost completely.
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Courage7
@Courage7 (19633)
• United States
15 Sep 18
Sometimes we do. Mostly it is the hail storms. Nope dont scare me I enjoy them.
Jo Ann
@akalinus (40440)
• United States
15 Sep 18
A lot of people enjoy storms but hail would scare me. It can really do damage.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (40440)
• United States
15 Sep 18
@Courage7 That is what scares me, getting hurt, that is.
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Courage7
@Courage7 (19633)
• United States
15 Sep 18
@akalinus Well I dont have a car and stay in and so it usually just passes by. But yes if one is out in it you can get injured.
maezee
@maezee (41997)
• United States
14 Sep 18
They dont usually seem super sudden here, usually overcast first and then it rains al day. Hope everyone stays safe and the storm is over quick!
Jo Ann
@akalinus (40440)
• United States
15 Sep 18
Safety is the first thing I think about. Most of our summer storms are over in a couple of hours unless they are part of a bigger system like a hurricane or a general rain over a wide area.
Silvermist
@silvermist (19702)
• India
15 Sep 18
No storm here.Having a sunny morning today
Jo Ann
@akalinus (40440)
• United States
15 Sep 18
That is nice but I bet you have storms sometimes. You are the second person who said it is nice there but I keep hearing about a flood disaster there.