western australia

God was rearranging the furniture

Donnybrook, Western Australia

@JudyEv (325818)

Rockingham, Australia

May 24, 2022 7:35pm CST

In June, it will officially be winter in Australia but our rains usually start in May as they have again this year. We have had some very wet days but this week is supposed to be cloudy but fine. I intend to do some washing today and will hang it outside. We had an incredible thunderstorm the other night with a lot of rolling, and cracking, thunder. I quite like thunder but, of course, you have to put up with the lightning that goes with it. We had friends who had children who were a bit frightened of thunder. They would tell the children that God was rearranging his furniture which I thought was a nice explanation. We would often say ‘Thor is angry’, Thor being the god of thunder. Do you have any sayings about storms? Photo is of a stormy sky over our old house.

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@Dena91 (15860)

• United States

25 May 22

Thunder never bothered me, lighting did. My Nana would tell me to smile, God was taking my picture.

Love the rainbow.

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@JudyEv (325818)

• Rockingham, Australia

25 May 22

That's a nice comment of your Nana's. It could easily reassure a small child.

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@wolfgirl569 (95226)

• Marion, Ohio

25 May 22

My boys would race to watch the free light show when they heard thunder.

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@wolfgirl569 (95226)

• Marion, Ohio

25 May 22

@JudyEv I always made it fun. Being scared dont do you any good.

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@JudyEv (325818)

• Rockingham, Australia

25 May 22

It's great they weren't scared of the storms.

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@JudyEv (325818)

• Rockingham, Australia

26 May 22

@wolfgirl569 That's for sure.

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@snowy22315 (170003)

• United States

25 May 22

We always said thunder was elves bowling

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@JudyEv (325818)

• Rockingham, Australia

25 May 22

It seems there's a lot of different terms/explanation for thunder.

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@RasmaSandra (73444)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

25 May 22

That is a lovely rainbow. We were NYC kids so for us they were bowling strikes up above

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@JudyEv (325818)

• Rockingham, Australia

25 May 22

Someone else mentions that too. It's a good explanation.

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@Morleyhunt (21737)

• Canada

25 May 22

When I was a child (60 years ago) I actually remember thinking that God was moving heavy furniture when I heard thunder.

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@JudyEv (325818)

• Rockingham, Australia

25 May 22

Vince says he remembers saying the angels were ten-pin bowling.

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@Morleyhunt (21737)

• Canada

25 May 22

@JudyEv when I was that age I’d never even heard of bowling, but now as an adult, I could totally identify with that.

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@Kandae11 (53679)

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25 May 22

Thunder is okay , it is the lightning l am afraid of. It can strike and kill.

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@Fleura (29128)

• United Kingdom

25 May 22

They are essentially the same thing, the thunder is just the noise that goes with the light, only it travels more slowly.

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@JudyEv (325818)

• Rockingham, Australia

25 May 22

That's so true but you can't have one without the other.

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@JudyEv (325818)

• Rockingham, Australia

25 May 22

@Fleura They say to count the seconds which tells you how many miles away the lightning is.

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@LadyDuck (458233)

• Switzerland

25 May 22

In Italy they said to the kids that the thunders was the Devil playing bocce.

This photo is beautiful, I liked where you lived.

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@LadyDuck (458233)

• Switzerland

25 May 22

@JudyEv - I always liked to play bocce,it is a very popular game in Italy. I can understand why you are not going to celebrate. Moving was sort of necessary, but you surely miss your place.

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@JudyEv (325818)

• Rockingham, Australia

25 May 22

That's a good one. Bocce is a great game. We were very lucky to have so many years at our old place. It will be 12 months tomorrow since we moved. I won't be celebrating.

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@JudyEv (325818)

• Rockingham, Australia

25 May 22

@LadyDuck We saw bocce 'courts' or grounds all over France too.

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@Tampa_girl7 (48997)

• United States

26 May 22

I remember people saying that God was bowling.

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@JudyEv (325818)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 May 22

Yes, that seems to be a common one.

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@DaddyEvil (137142)

• United States

25 May 22

Dad always told us that the 'tator wagon had dumped out.

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@DaddyEvil (137142)

• United States

25 May 22

Yes, that's a good reason to smile when you see lightning.

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@JudyEv (325818)

• Rockingham, Australia

25 May 22

It's great that there are so many remembered phrases in these comments. I like Dena's Nana's explanation about lightning that God was taking the child's photo.

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@Marilynda1225 (79769)

• United States

25 May 22

I always told my kids that the angels were bowling in heaven when we had a bad thunderstorm but didn't have one for lightening. God rearranging the furniture is a good one!!

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@Marilynda1225 (79769)

• United States

26 May 22

@JudyEv I love that and it certainly would have worked back in the day when I was raising my kids. They probably would have laughed and said cheese every time the lightening struck

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@JudyEv (325818)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 May 22

@JudyEv (325818)

• Rockingham, Australia

26 May 22

Some sort of explanation can take away a lot of the fear. Did you read that someone said lightning was God taking a photo? I thought that was nice.

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@Fleura (29128)

• United Kingdom

25 May 22

I like the 'God rearranging the furniture' one too! I love a good thunderstorm. We had some the other night as well, but only a short one. We always used to say that a British summer equalled one fine day and a thunderstorm. The past few years we've had more fine weather and fewer storms but this month we seem to be back on course!

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@Fleura (29128)

• United Kingdom

25 May 22

@JudyEv yes I've never suffered a lightning strike. Although when I was little the telegraph pole across the road from our house was struck, apparently. I don't remember the event but for years afterwards the pole had a big black tarry scar down one side.

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@JudyEv (325818)

• Rockingham, Australia

26 May 22

@Fleura I've seen trees shattered by a lightning strike. Pretty impressive.

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@JudyEv (325818)

• Rockingham, Australia

25 May 22

I like a good thunderstorm too but just the once we had a corker and directly overhead. I was reminded of the saying about being careful what you wish for.

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@DeborahDiane (40055)

• Laguna Woods, California

26 May 22

@JudyEv - We used to say that "the angels are bowling" when we had thunder and lightening. When we lived in Texas, thunderstorms were common the year around. We encouraged our kids to stay inside, but not be afraid. A mailman in our community was once struck by lightening while delivering mail. It burned him, knocked him down, and cast off his shoes, but he survived and was back delivering mail after a few months!

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@DeborahDiane (40055)

• Laguna Woods, California

27 May 22

@JudyEv - Yes, the mailman was VERY lucky to have survived that. When we lived in Texas we were told that if lightning is close enough for you to see it, then it is close enough to hit you. Kids' sporting events and things like that were always cancelled if there was visible lightning. There used to be a joke about lightening on the golf course. "If you are playing golf during a thunderstorm, grab your 3-iron. Why? Because even God can't hit a 3-iron." I know ... pretty lame joke!

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@JudyEv (325818)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 May 22

Some pretty lame jokes can still be pretty funny!

I'll tell Vince this one. He'll appreciate it.

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@JudyEv (325818)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 May 22

Your mailman was pretty lucky. We always shelter during a thunderstorm. I know at golf they all get in out of the weather if there is thunder and lightning about.

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@Deepizzaguy (94552)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

25 May 22

I remember the late comedian Redd Foxx when he played the role of Fred Sanford saying that thunderstorms were "Angels tap dancing."

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@JudyEv (325818)

• Rockingham, Australia

25 May 22

That's a nice explanation too.

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@Deepizzaguy (94552)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

25 May 22

@JudyEv It was funny when I heard it on the show.

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@CarolDM (203452)

• Nashville, Tennessee

25 May 22

We have had thunderstorms lately as well. Beautiful photo.

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@JudyEv (325818)

• Rockingham, Australia

26 May 22

Thanks. Today is a beautiful day again. I guess there will be more rain in a day or two. We have to expect it now.

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@CarolDM (203452)

• Nashville, Tennessee

26 May 22

@JudyEv Rain here again.

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@marlina (154166)

• Canada

26 May 22

My Mom was terrified of thunder and lightnings and I am also.

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@JudyEv (325818)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 May 22

My grandmother hated lightning and would cover all the mirrors in the house.

@marlina (154166)

• Canada

26 May 22

Love the picture! No sayings

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@MarshaMusselman (38659)

• Midland, Michigan

26 May 22

When I was young we used to say that either God or the angels were bowling in heaven.

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@JudyEv (325818)

• Rockingham, Australia

26 May 22

That would be quite credible too.

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@LindaOHio (156276)

• United States

25 May 22

I used to hear that God was bowling.

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@JudyEv (325818)

• Rockingham, Australia

26 May 22

Yes, others remember that too.

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@Kanamedalion2 (11)

• Medan, Indonesia

26 May 22

my grandmother said if there is lightning it means in the sky the god is at war with the demons

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@JudyEv (325818)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 May 22

That's a new saying for me. Thanks for telling us that.

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