Thunder/lightning

Philippines
January 3, 2007 4:17am CST
Do you get frightened by thunder + lightning? What do you do?
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35 responses
@greengal (4286)
• United States
3 Jan 07
The fury of nature..lightning - The fury of nature..lightning
I like to watch lightning but thunder disturbs me,esp a sudden loud thunder bolt!! Recently we had thunder storms in our area and the whole time I was huddled on the sofa with my hubby with my ears half closed..hehe!
@Willowlady (10658)
• United States
3 Jan 07
Thunder and lightning - weather is the world trying to balance itself and creating these patterns is absolutely amazing
We love the weather, we live out in the country so we can see the weather as it forms and approaches. We respect it however love the power and intensity it can achieve. Lighting charges the ground with nitrogen which plants need. We do not get frightened just respect it and appreciate it greatly.
@jewel76 (2305)
• Canada
3 Jan 07
lightning in Montreal - lightning in Montreal
I am kind of scared of it, and we have pretty bad thunderstorms in summer here (Montreal). Once, me and my younger sister got really scared, because the lightning hit an electric pole right oustide my sister's bedroom window, and the whole sky flashed green and then the pole fell almost on our roof. We were screaming like little girls (which we were still LOL) and my dad came to see what was up. He freaked out too when he saw that this pole almost fell on his two daughters. I still look at them, but not too long cuz it hurts my eyes.
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@Darkwing (21583)
16 Jan 07
I love storms. I like to stand at the window and watch the thunder and lightning and the rain with it. I do sometimes get a bit rattled if the house shakes but I have a lightning conductor on the roof and if it's struck it just trips all the electricity, so fairly safe. How about you, Emilie?
• Philippines
16 Jan 07
I'm a bit afraid of the really big storms, especially when it comes with a lot of rain because most of the time it destroys properties and those affected are usually the poor in this country.
@Darkwing (21583)
16 Jan 07
That's very true. Our vegetation is used to that type of weather I guess. It rains so much here, that crops are hardened against it! lol.
@emeraldisle (13139)
• United States
3 Jan 07
Force of Nature - Lightning display over the city
I'm weird and I know it. I'm scared of thunder but not of lightning. Just the noise makes me jump and want to hide. I'll curl up on the couch or in bed holding on to something and wish it was over with. Where as just lightning can be beautiful to watch. It is a force of nature that is amazing. I love looking at some of the images people have gotten with their cameras.
• Philippines
3 Jan 07
Thanks. That was a nice picture you attached.
@dm74728 (159)
• United States
16 Jan 07
I love a good storm as long as I'm cozy inside and there are no strong winds.
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@maryannemax (12156)
• Sweden
13 Jan 07
when i was a kid, i really get frightened when hearing thunders and seeing lightnings. i usually run to my mother and seek for comfort. but now that i am 28, i no longer get afraid and i understand it's just nature's natural cycle.
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@nannacroc (4049)
15 Jan 07
It's very strange but it's a family trait that we sleep very well through thunder and lightening. I've never been frightened but my eldest daughter is.
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• Pakistan
13 Jan 07
i donot get frightened.but i do say prayers though as told in my religion
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@pendragon (3350)
• United States
16 Jan 07
I totally love thunder and lightning storms,they are usually pretty loud and wily in the springtime here in New England,and usually over with pretty quick.I love to listen to them, I like the thunder better than the lightning, but I would like to try and photograph some lightning, just to try. :)
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@samsonskola (3357)
• United States
13 Jan 07
when i was very young, i was terrified of storms. I would crouch behind something and keep my hands over my ears and my eyes tightly shut. I don't know why i was ever frightened of them, now i love storms...i just love watching lightening. It's really beautiful and the energy in the air during a storm is great!
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@00fear (3216)
• United States
16 Jan 07
i do not get frighten by them either. when there is a lightning/thunder, i usually just ignore it.
@hmike_d (1529)
• Philippines
16 Jan 07
well, i'm not! in fact, i enjoyed watching lightning and sometimes i tried to catch it on still and video camera. I might just feel worried on it.. as it could cause fire, your tv to ill, or power source to fluctuate (they said)...
• India
13 Jan 07
Nope not at all.That is nothing to be frightened about.
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@missinghim (1339)
• United States
3 Jan 07
I love thunderstorms. They put me to sleep. The only time that I really hate them are times when I am not at home.
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@wolfie34 (26771)
• United Kingdom
3 Jan 07
I used to as a child, I would run and hide in my parents room, I was petrified, I used to run in with a pillow a blanket and my favourite bear. I always used to worry that when I moved out from my parents I would be on my own. Even now as an adult I don't like it and prefer to be indoors when it happens, thankfully not to often in this country.
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@Lydia1901 (16351)
• United States
7 Jan 07
I stay away from the windows incase it hits there. I'm not really frightened by it, I just don't want to get strike by it.
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@MissGia (955)
• United States
3 Jan 07
i am only frightend by lightening when im outside and it happens but other than that i enjoy thunderstorms, as long as they arent violent storms. Sometimes lightening can be very pretty i think.
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@Shaun72 (15959)
• Palatka, Florida
3 Jan 07
sometimes thunder scares me espically when it is a heavy storm
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@pizzoli (3366)
• Italy
3 Jan 07
I am not very frightened of thunders and strikes but may dog a small yorkshire terrier is really scared for storms and showers