Joanna here. I was sitting on the couch the other day with the rain coming down about sideways and hail pinging on the front porch and lightning crashing and thunder throbbing in all the little houses on the street and also no electricity. The dog crouched behind me, cowering down low and shivering in every muscle.
Me: It’s just fine. I’m here, girl. Nothing’s going to happen to you.
Dog: (expresses skepticism with a whine)
So I asked myself how folks dealt with lightning in the Regency period. I delight to imagine my heroine — in a lull between forays into adventure — sitting in her parlour, (them not having parlors over in England,) looking out at the lightning and accompanying timpani, chilling. There’d be an ugly sorta-mostly pitbull trying to dig a tunnel to safety under her chair. No electricity for her, either, but she wouldn’t have expected any, being Regency people and all.
She’d have a nice little fire on the hearth, hissing every time a drip worked its way down the chimney.
Folks were somewhat past worshipping weather by the Regency — though I can imagine some gruff old squire exclaiming, “By Thunder! They’ve all run mad.“ and shaking The Times Op Ed page.
Overall, the Regency was surprisingly knowledgeable and scientific.
What they knew:
– They knew lightning was electricity. Had known since 1752 when Ben Franklin. . .
“. . . took the opportunity of the first approaching thunder storm to take a walk into a field, to demonstrate, in the completest manner possible, the sameness of the electric fluid with the matter of lightning. Dr. Franklin, astonishing as it must have appeared, contrived actually to bring lightning from the heavens, by means of an electrical kite, which he raised when a storm of thunder was perceived to be coming on.”
Joseph Priestley (The oxygen Priestley, y’know, who was there.)
Arguably, Franklin’s kite didn’t actually get struck by lightning. The clue is he didn’t end up fried. Most likely the kite picked up the ambient electrical charge of the storm.
Franklin “presented his knucle to the key, and (let the reader judge of the exquisite pleasure he must have felt at that moment) the discovery was complete. He perceived a very evident electric spark.
Priestley again
You see the bit above about “the electrical fluid?” The Regency imagined electricity as if it were something you could keep in a jar and pour out. That was not so far from their actual experience, as folks could store static electricity in a “Leyden jar” and build up enough of a charge to deliver quite a shock.
Slosh, slosh went the electrical liquid.
I’m not going to talk about Leyden jars because wikipedia exists and also I’m still not sure just why they work.
Nowadays we talk about electrical “currents” which is much superior to calling it a fluid.
What else?
- They knew electricity was conducted with varying ease through different materials. Some, like metals and water, were good conductors. Other materials, like wood and paper, were insulators.
– They knew quite a bit about how lightning acted when it struck. They had centuries of experience to draw upon.
The combination of these two sorts of knowledge let them come up with good, common-sensical—if long-winded—advice on how to avoid being hit by lightning.
The TL:DR version is: “Don’t hide under trees in lightning storms”
The peri-Regency advice in its entirety goes like:
Thus, there is nothing more common than, during a thunder storm, to shelter under trees; which, from their height and qualities as conductors, are very dangerous objects for any person to be under or near. If the lightning is nearly overhead, it is much more probable that it will strike a tree, or other elevated object round about, than discharge itself on the level surface of the ground. If it strikes the particular tree under which any person has taken shelter, that person will almost inevitably be killed; for the tree being an imperfect conductor, and therefore incapable of carrying the lightning harmlessly into the ground, the lightning will be diverted by almost any person or thing at the foot of the tree, and destroy or injure them.
John Leigh, Directions for insuring personal safety during storms of thunder and lightning, 1833
There is a further, formerly somewhat more useful warning.
The TL:DR version is: “Let the driver take the hit.”
The original reads:
Travellers by carriages and stage coaches are safer inside than out, during a storm of thunder and lightning. In the instance of a providential escape near Tenbury in Worcestershire, when a gentleman and lady had exchanged places with their servants, to obtain a more commanding view of the scenery through which they were passing, and mounted on the barouche of their chariot for that purpose, the horses, the postillion, and the lady and gentleman, were considerably injured on the sudden discharge of lightning, while the servants inside remained unhurt.
John Leigh
– They knew about lightning rods and how to install them. That’s something else Ben Franklin gave the world. I really do like Ben Franklin.
The idea of lightning rods did not sweep the earth totally without opposition. Some in the church saw fire prevention as an impious thwarting of the will of God.
In 1727 and 1755, early-morning earthquakes (estimated today at 5.5 and 6.2 on the Richter scale) brought severe damage to the Boston area. The Reverend Thomas Prince of the Old South Church in Boston had his say.
TL:DR version: If you put up lightning rods, God’s going to get you with earthquakes.
Well, not really. It's a generic lightning strike
The 1755 view:
"… the more points of Iron are erected round the Earth, to draw the Electrical Substance out of the Air, the more the Earth must needs be charged, the Reverend Thomas Prince with it. And therefore it seems worthy of Consideration whether any part of the Earth, being fuller of this terrible Substance, may not be exposed to more shocking Earthquakes. In Boston are more erected than anywhere else in New England; and Boston seems to be more dreadfully Shaken. O. there is no getting out of the mighty Hand of God. If we still think to avoid it in the Air we cannot in the Earth; yea, it may grow more fatal."
Thomas Prince, Earthquakes the Works of God and Tokens of His Just Displeasure,
In the long run lightning rods caught on just fine and opposition from the clergy ended. This might possibly be because church towers were the tallest building in town and thus most frequently hit by lightning. Hard to argue lightning is God’s sign of displeasure when he’s just taken out the north tower.
So. What’s your own experience with lightning?
I am likely to join the dog in quailing during a severe thunder and lightning storm! Thanks for an entertaining and informative post, Joanna.
I am likely to join the dog in quailing during a severe thunder and lightning storm! Thanks for an entertaining and informative post, Joanna.
I am likely to join the dog in quailing during a severe thunder and lightning storm! Thanks for an entertaining and informative post, Joanna.
I am likely to join the dog in quailing during a severe thunder and lightning storm! Thanks for an entertaining and informative post, Joanna.
I am likely to join the dog in quailing during a severe thunder and lightning storm! Thanks for an entertaining and informative post, Joanna.
Lightning is pretty when observed from a place of safety. It is apparently difficult to convince dogs, cats, and clergymen of this. *G*
Lightning is pretty when observed from a place of safety. It is apparently difficult to convince dogs, cats, and clergymen of this. *G*
Lightning is pretty when observed from a place of safety. It is apparently difficult to convince dogs, cats, and clergymen of this. *G*
Lightning is pretty when observed from a place of safety. It is apparently difficult to convince dogs, cats, and clergymen of this. *G*
Lightning is pretty when observed from a place of safety. It is apparently difficult to convince dogs, cats, and clergymen of this. *G*
I recently spent almost 8 hours without electricity. It was miserable! Not sure if it was the lightening or the wind that caused the problem. Severe storms scare the heck out of me! At least I had some LED flashlights and lanterns to use instead of candles.
I recently spent almost 8 hours without electricity. It was miserable! Not sure if it was the lightening or the wind that caused the problem. Severe storms scare the heck out of me! At least I had some LED flashlights and lanterns to use instead of candles.
I recently spent almost 8 hours without electricity. It was miserable! Not sure if it was the lightening or the wind that caused the problem. Severe storms scare the heck out of me! At least I had some LED flashlights and lanterns to use instead of candles.
I recently spent almost 8 hours without electricity. It was miserable! Not sure if it was the lightening or the wind that caused the problem. Severe storms scare the heck out of me! At least I had some LED flashlights and lanterns to use instead of candles.
I recently spent almost 8 hours without electricity. It was miserable! Not sure if it was the lightening or the wind that caused the problem. Severe storms scare the heck out of me! At least I had some LED flashlights and lanterns to use instead of candles.
I prefer my lightning from Mary Jo’s place of safety. It IS beautiful to look at. The only time I remember being afraid was when we were stranded on a stretch of interstate within the urban St. Louis area. The auto was a Volkswagen ” bug” and not only was the lightning severe but the winds were strong. I didn’t continue driving because there was no visibility. I did know enough to park in the open (as opposed to under a highway overpass). I reminded the children to not touch metal, and we all huddled until the strom passed.
it turned out we we correct to be afraid; a toronado was occurring less than 12 miles away.
I prefer my lightning from Mary Jo’s place of safety. It IS beautiful to look at. The only time I remember being afraid was when we were stranded on a stretch of interstate within the urban St. Louis area. The auto was a Volkswagen ” bug” and not only was the lightning severe but the winds were strong. I didn’t continue driving because there was no visibility. I did know enough to park in the open (as opposed to under a highway overpass). I reminded the children to not touch metal, and we all huddled until the strom passed.
it turned out we we correct to be afraid; a toronado was occurring less than 12 miles away.
I prefer my lightning from Mary Jo’s place of safety. It IS beautiful to look at. The only time I remember being afraid was when we were stranded on a stretch of interstate within the urban St. Louis area. The auto was a Volkswagen ” bug” and not only was the lightning severe but the winds were strong. I didn’t continue driving because there was no visibility. I did know enough to park in the open (as opposed to under a highway overpass). I reminded the children to not touch metal, and we all huddled until the strom passed.
it turned out we we correct to be afraid; a toronado was occurring less than 12 miles away.
I prefer my lightning from Mary Jo’s place of safety. It IS beautiful to look at. The only time I remember being afraid was when we were stranded on a stretch of interstate within the urban St. Louis area. The auto was a Volkswagen ” bug” and not only was the lightning severe but the winds were strong. I didn’t continue driving because there was no visibility. I did know enough to park in the open (as opposed to under a highway overpass). I reminded the children to not touch metal, and we all huddled until the strom passed.
it turned out we we correct to be afraid; a toronado was occurring less than 12 miles away.
I prefer my lightning from Mary Jo’s place of safety. It IS beautiful to look at. The only time I remember being afraid was when we were stranded on a stretch of interstate within the urban St. Louis area. The auto was a Volkswagen ” bug” and not only was the lightning severe but the winds were strong. I didn’t continue driving because there was no visibility. I did know enough to park in the open (as opposed to under a highway overpass). I reminded the children to not touch metal, and we all huddled until the strom passed.
it turned out we we correct to be afraid; a toronado was occurring less than 12 miles away.
When I was a child—four or five years old—our house was struck by lightening. My grandparents’ bed caught fire and they and my mother (my father wasn’t home) had to shove the burning mattress out the window into the rain. Then my mother drove the car out of the garage and down the driveway so that if there was another hit, it wouldn’t blow up the house.
I slept through the whole thing and was furious in the morning because I had missed all the excitement.
When I was a child—four or five years old—our house was struck by lightening. My grandparents’ bed caught fire and they and my mother (my father wasn’t home) had to shove the burning mattress out the window into the rain. Then my mother drove the car out of the garage and down the driveway so that if there was another hit, it wouldn’t blow up the house.
I slept through the whole thing and was furious in the morning because I had missed all the excitement.
When I was a child—four or five years old—our house was struck by lightening. My grandparents’ bed caught fire and they and my mother (my father wasn’t home) had to shove the burning mattress out the window into the rain. Then my mother drove the car out of the garage and down the driveway so that if there was another hit, it wouldn’t blow up the house.
I slept through the whole thing and was furious in the morning because I had missed all the excitement.
When I was a child—four or five years old—our house was struck by lightening. My grandparents’ bed caught fire and they and my mother (my father wasn’t home) had to shove the burning mattress out the window into the rain. Then my mother drove the car out of the garage and down the driveway so that if there was another hit, it wouldn’t blow up the house.
I slept through the whole thing and was furious in the morning because I had missed all the excitement.
When I was a child—four or five years old—our house was struck by lightening. My grandparents’ bed caught fire and they and my mother (my father wasn’t home) had to shove the burning mattress out the window into the rain. Then my mother drove the car out of the garage and down the driveway so that if there was another hit, it wouldn’t blow up the house.
I slept through the whole thing and was furious in the morning because I had missed all the excitement.
I love thunder and lightning! The best thing is to sit by or near a lake and watch it over the water – just spectacular! (Obviously not while sheltering under a tree or anything tall ).
I love thunder and lightning! The best thing is to sit by or near a lake and watch it over the water – just spectacular! (Obviously not while sheltering under a tree or anything tall ).
I love thunder and lightning! The best thing is to sit by or near a lake and watch it over the water – just spectacular! (Obviously not while sheltering under a tree or anything tall ).
I love thunder and lightning! The best thing is to sit by or near a lake and watch it over the water – just spectacular! (Obviously not while sheltering under a tree or anything tall ).
I love thunder and lightning! The best thing is to sit by or near a lake and watch it over the water – just spectacular! (Obviously not while sheltering under a tree or anything tall ).
When my daughter was two, our chimney was blown to bits by a lightning strike. Our next door neighbors were on their deck, grilling, and barely missed being hit by flying bricks. We were in the kitchen at the time. Sparks flew from the stove and every electronic device in the house was fried. My daughter refused to be further from my side than five feet for the next three years. It was a long three years.
When my daughter was two, our chimney was blown to bits by a lightning strike. Our next door neighbors were on their deck, grilling, and barely missed being hit by flying bricks. We were in the kitchen at the time. Sparks flew from the stove and every electronic device in the house was fried. My daughter refused to be further from my side than five feet for the next three years. It was a long three years.
When my daughter was two, our chimney was blown to bits by a lightning strike. Our next door neighbors were on their deck, grilling, and barely missed being hit by flying bricks. We were in the kitchen at the time. Sparks flew from the stove and every electronic device in the house was fried. My daughter refused to be further from my side than five feet for the next three years. It was a long three years.
When my daughter was two, our chimney was blown to bits by a lightning strike. Our next door neighbors were on their deck, grilling, and barely missed being hit by flying bricks. We were in the kitchen at the time. Sparks flew from the stove and every electronic device in the house was fried. My daughter refused to be further from my side than five feet for the next three years. It was a long three years.
When my daughter was two, our chimney was blown to bits by a lightning strike. Our next door neighbors were on their deck, grilling, and barely missed being hit by flying bricks. We were in the kitchen at the time. Sparks flew from the stove and every electronic device in the house was fried. My daughter refused to be further from my side than five feet for the next three years. It was a long three years.
Wow!
Wow!
Wow!
Wow!
Wow!
I have a number of fears thqt render my life uncomfortable. Thunderstorm and lightning are not among them, however.
I can put my feet up and enjoy the beauty of the show.
I have a number of fears thqt render my life uncomfortable. Thunderstorm and lightning are not among them, however.
I can put my feet up and enjoy the beauty of the show.
I have a number of fears thqt render my life uncomfortable. Thunderstorm and lightning are not among them, however.
I can put my feet up and enjoy the beauty of the show.
I have a number of fears thqt render my life uncomfortable. Thunderstorm and lightning are not among them, however.
I can put my feet up and enjoy the beauty of the show.
I have a number of fears thqt render my life uncomfortable. Thunderstorm and lightning are not among them, however.
I can put my feet up and enjoy the beauty of the show.
I realize just now that I don’t know whether my cat’s afraid of lightning or not. I somehow never see her around when there’s a thunderstorm.
hmmmm ….
I realize just now that I don’t know whether my cat’s afraid of lightning or not. I somehow never see her around when there’s a thunderstorm.
hmmmm ….
I realize just now that I don’t know whether my cat’s afraid of lightning or not. I somehow never see her around when there’s a thunderstorm.
hmmmm ….
I realize just now that I don’t know whether my cat’s afraid of lightning or not. I somehow never see her around when there’s a thunderstorm.
hmmmm ….
I realize just now that I don’t know whether my cat’s afraid of lightning or not. I somehow never see her around when there’s a thunderstorm.
hmmmm ….
LED bulbs are changing the way I feel about oil lamps for emergency lighting.
The LEDs have gotten so cheap and bright and reliable I may not restock all that flammable stuff.
I do need candles though.
Not for utility.
For beauty.
LED bulbs are changing the way I feel about oil lamps for emergency lighting.
The LEDs have gotten so cheap and bright and reliable I may not restock all that flammable stuff.
I do need candles though.
Not for utility.
For beauty.
LED bulbs are changing the way I feel about oil lamps for emergency lighting.
The LEDs have gotten so cheap and bright and reliable I may not restock all that flammable stuff.
I do need candles though.
Not for utility.
For beauty.
LED bulbs are changing the way I feel about oil lamps for emergency lighting.
The LEDs have gotten so cheap and bright and reliable I may not restock all that flammable stuff.
I do need candles though.
Not for utility.
For beauty.
LED bulbs are changing the way I feel about oil lamps for emergency lighting.
The LEDs have gotten so cheap and bright and reliable I may not restock all that flammable stuff.
I do need candles though.
Not for utility.
For beauty.
I remember those bugs. Lots of times I’ve been in a high wind and the bug would just get pushed all over.
I didn’t know about being under bridges. Seems to me I’ve heard something to that effect.
I remember those bugs. Lots of times I’ve been in a high wind and the bug would just get pushed all over.
I didn’t know about being under bridges. Seems to me I’ve heard something to that effect.
I remember those bugs. Lots of times I’ve been in a high wind and the bug would just get pushed all over.
I didn’t know about being under bridges. Seems to me I’ve heard something to that effect.
I remember those bugs. Lots of times I’ve been in a high wind and the bug would just get pushed all over.
I didn’t know about being under bridges. Seems to me I’ve heard something to that effect.
I remember those bugs. Lots of times I’ve been in a high wind and the bug would just get pushed all over.
I didn’t know about being under bridges. Seems to me I’ve heard something to that effect.
Wow indeed.
It occurs to me your folks were missing only one element to make the evening complete — an excited five-year-old helping.
Wow indeed.
It occurs to me your folks were missing only one element to make the evening complete — an excited five-year-old helping.
Wow indeed.
It occurs to me your folks were missing only one element to make the evening complete — an excited five-year-old helping.
Wow indeed.
It occurs to me your folks were missing only one element to make the evening complete — an excited five-year-old helping.
Wow indeed.
It occurs to me your folks were missing only one element to make the evening complete — an excited five-year-old helping.
The ocean is good like that too.
Nothing more impressive than big ole lightning strikes out over the dark ocean.
Glad to not be on a boat while that’s happening.
The ocean is good like that too.
Nothing more impressive than big ole lightning strikes out over the dark ocean.
Glad to not be on a boat while that’s happening.
The ocean is good like that too.
Nothing more impressive than big ole lightning strikes out over the dark ocean.
Glad to not be on a boat while that’s happening.
The ocean is good like that too.
Nothing more impressive than big ole lightning strikes out over the dark ocean.
Glad to not be on a boat while that’s happening.
The ocean is good like that too.
Nothing more impressive than big ole lightning strikes out over the dark ocean.
Glad to not be on a boat while that’s happening.
Kerplowie.
And they keep saying it’s fairly uncommon for lightning to strike a house.
Kerplowie.
And they keep saying it’s fairly uncommon for lightning to strike a house.
Kerplowie.
And they keep saying it’s fairly uncommon for lightning to strike a house.
Kerplowie.
And they keep saying it’s fairly uncommon for lightning to strike a house.
Kerplowie.
And they keep saying it’s fairly uncommon for lightning to strike a house.
I was once looking for a house to rent and visiting a bunch of them.
I was at an empty A-Frame in the rain, in the woods, on the front deck, about to knock on the door …
Lightning hit the house and tore a strip of roof right off. Two feet wide by twelve feet long.
I swear it was about six feet away from me.
I felt a big WHOOMP go through me. I think I was lucky to be wearing tennis shoes.
I worked in an office once with a guy who’d been struck by lightning twice
(and bit by rattlesnakes three times)
in his long career …
but he was a field herpetologist and the gods of thunder probably take aim at such folk.
I was once looking for a house to rent and visiting a bunch of them.
I was at an empty A-Frame in the rain, in the woods, on the front deck, about to knock on the door …
Lightning hit the house and tore a strip of roof right off. Two feet wide by twelve feet long.
I swear it was about six feet away from me.
I felt a big WHOOMP go through me. I think I was lucky to be wearing tennis shoes.
I worked in an office once with a guy who’d been struck by lightning twice
(and bit by rattlesnakes three times)
in his long career …
but he was a field herpetologist and the gods of thunder probably take aim at such folk.
I was once looking for a house to rent and visiting a bunch of them.
I was at an empty A-Frame in the rain, in the woods, on the front deck, about to knock on the door …
Lightning hit the house and tore a strip of roof right off. Two feet wide by twelve feet long.
I swear it was about six feet away from me.
I felt a big WHOOMP go through me. I think I was lucky to be wearing tennis shoes.
I worked in an office once with a guy who’d been struck by lightning twice
(and bit by rattlesnakes three times)
in his long career …
but he was a field herpetologist and the gods of thunder probably take aim at such folk.
I was once looking for a house to rent and visiting a bunch of them.
I was at an empty A-Frame in the rain, in the woods, on the front deck, about to knock on the door …
Lightning hit the house and tore a strip of roof right off. Two feet wide by twelve feet long.
I swear it was about six feet away from me.
I felt a big WHOOMP go through me. I think I was lucky to be wearing tennis shoes.
I worked in an office once with a guy who’d been struck by lightning twice
(and bit by rattlesnakes three times)
in his long career …
but he was a field herpetologist and the gods of thunder probably take aim at such folk.
I was once looking for a house to rent and visiting a bunch of them.
I was at an empty A-Frame in the rain, in the woods, on the front deck, about to knock on the door …
Lightning hit the house and tore a strip of roof right off. Two feet wide by twelve feet long.
I swear it was about six feet away from me.
I felt a big WHOOMP go through me. I think I was lucky to be wearing tennis shoes.
I worked in an office once with a guy who’d been struck by lightning twice
(and bit by rattlesnakes three times)
in his long career …
but he was a field herpetologist and the gods of thunder probably take aim at such folk.
My sister’s house was struck by lighting. She had a brand new baby and a 7 year. My other sister was in her bedroom in the basement – the lighting strike came down the wall and out the electrical outlet setting her mattress on fire – which she was sitting on! Luckily her boyfriend was down there as well.
So there my 2 sister’s were trying to get several dogs, cats, a sleeping 7 year old and a brand new baby outside while the 1st sister’s husband and the 2nd sister’s boyfriend did “stuff” to keep the house from catching on fire.
Luckily nothing too traumatic happened to the house except for some fried electronics, one burnt mattress and some electrical outlets that needed replacing. The fire department was only a mile away though it was a volunteer Fire Department so it took a few extra moments for the full complement of firemen to arrive.
My sister whose mattress was set on fire did have issues for a bit after that whenever it stormed.
A Friend of mine says his cats have a system during storms. Depending on the severity they sit at the top of the stairs to the basement. As it intensifies they go to the middle of the stairs. When it is really bad they completely disappear into their secret hiding spots in the basement and don’t emerge for several hours after the storm passes.
My sister’s house was struck by lighting. She had a brand new baby and a 7 year. My other sister was in her bedroom in the basement – the lighting strike came down the wall and out the electrical outlet setting her mattress on fire – which she was sitting on! Luckily her boyfriend was down there as well.
So there my 2 sister’s were trying to get several dogs, cats, a sleeping 7 year old and a brand new baby outside while the 1st sister’s husband and the 2nd sister’s boyfriend did “stuff” to keep the house from catching on fire.
Luckily nothing too traumatic happened to the house except for some fried electronics, one burnt mattress and some electrical outlets that needed replacing. The fire department was only a mile away though it was a volunteer Fire Department so it took a few extra moments for the full complement of firemen to arrive.
My sister whose mattress was set on fire did have issues for a bit after that whenever it stormed.
A Friend of mine says his cats have a system during storms. Depending on the severity they sit at the top of the stairs to the basement. As it intensifies they go to the middle of the stairs. When it is really bad they completely disappear into their secret hiding spots in the basement and don’t emerge for several hours after the storm passes.
My sister’s house was struck by lighting. She had a brand new baby and a 7 year. My other sister was in her bedroom in the basement – the lighting strike came down the wall and out the electrical outlet setting her mattress on fire – which she was sitting on! Luckily her boyfriend was down there as well.
So there my 2 sister’s were trying to get several dogs, cats, a sleeping 7 year old and a brand new baby outside while the 1st sister’s husband and the 2nd sister’s boyfriend did “stuff” to keep the house from catching on fire.
Luckily nothing too traumatic happened to the house except for some fried electronics, one burnt mattress and some electrical outlets that needed replacing. The fire department was only a mile away though it was a volunteer Fire Department so it took a few extra moments for the full complement of firemen to arrive.
My sister whose mattress was set on fire did have issues for a bit after that whenever it stormed.
A Friend of mine says his cats have a system during storms. Depending on the severity they sit at the top of the stairs to the basement. As it intensifies they go to the middle of the stairs. When it is really bad they completely disappear into their secret hiding spots in the basement and don’t emerge for several hours after the storm passes.
My sister’s house was struck by lighting. She had a brand new baby and a 7 year. My other sister was in her bedroom in the basement – the lighting strike came down the wall and out the electrical outlet setting her mattress on fire – which she was sitting on! Luckily her boyfriend was down there as well.
So there my 2 sister’s were trying to get several dogs, cats, a sleeping 7 year old and a brand new baby outside while the 1st sister’s husband and the 2nd sister’s boyfriend did “stuff” to keep the house from catching on fire.
Luckily nothing too traumatic happened to the house except for some fried electronics, one burnt mattress and some electrical outlets that needed replacing. The fire department was only a mile away though it was a volunteer Fire Department so it took a few extra moments for the full complement of firemen to arrive.
My sister whose mattress was set on fire did have issues for a bit after that whenever it stormed.
A Friend of mine says his cats have a system during storms. Depending on the severity they sit at the top of the stairs to the basement. As it intensifies they go to the middle of the stairs. When it is really bad they completely disappear into their secret hiding spots in the basement and don’t emerge for several hours after the storm passes.
My sister’s house was struck by lighting. She had a brand new baby and a 7 year. My other sister was in her bedroom in the basement – the lighting strike came down the wall and out the electrical outlet setting her mattress on fire – which she was sitting on! Luckily her boyfriend was down there as well.
So there my 2 sister’s were trying to get several dogs, cats, a sleeping 7 year old and a brand new baby outside while the 1st sister’s husband and the 2nd sister’s boyfriend did “stuff” to keep the house from catching on fire.
Luckily nothing too traumatic happened to the house except for some fried electronics, one burnt mattress and some electrical outlets that needed replacing. The fire department was only a mile away though it was a volunteer Fire Department so it took a few extra moments for the full complement of firemen to arrive.
My sister whose mattress was set on fire did have issues for a bit after that whenever it stormed.
A Friend of mine says his cats have a system during storms. Depending on the severity they sit at the top of the stairs to the basement. As it intensifies they go to the middle of the stairs. When it is really bad they completely disappear into their secret hiding spots in the basement and don’t emerge for several hours after the storm passes.
I enjoy seeing a big lightning storm. I guess if I was ever near an actual strike I might feel differently, but I’ve never had that experience.
I do love Benjamin Franklin also! I’ve visited The Franklin Institute, which is a science museum in Philadelphia, and I’m sure I’ve seen Leyden jars there, and lots of other old scientific equipment. Everyone knows about the kite experiment, and Franklin stoves, but it’s amazing how many other things Franklin invented, from swimming flippers to bifocals to odometers. And yet he still had time to publish a newspaper, help write the Constitution, engage in diplomacy, and found many institutions like Philly’s first fire department, the U.S. post office, the first hospital in the U.S., a university and the list goes on and on!
I enjoy seeing a big lightning storm. I guess if I was ever near an actual strike I might feel differently, but I’ve never had that experience.
I do love Benjamin Franklin also! I’ve visited The Franklin Institute, which is a science museum in Philadelphia, and I’m sure I’ve seen Leyden jars there, and lots of other old scientific equipment. Everyone knows about the kite experiment, and Franklin stoves, but it’s amazing how many other things Franklin invented, from swimming flippers to bifocals to odometers. And yet he still had time to publish a newspaper, help write the Constitution, engage in diplomacy, and found many institutions like Philly’s first fire department, the U.S. post office, the first hospital in the U.S., a university and the list goes on and on!
I enjoy seeing a big lightning storm. I guess if I was ever near an actual strike I might feel differently, but I’ve never had that experience.
I do love Benjamin Franklin also! I’ve visited The Franklin Institute, which is a science museum in Philadelphia, and I’m sure I’ve seen Leyden jars there, and lots of other old scientific equipment. Everyone knows about the kite experiment, and Franklin stoves, but it’s amazing how many other things Franklin invented, from swimming flippers to bifocals to odometers. And yet he still had time to publish a newspaper, help write the Constitution, engage in diplomacy, and found many institutions like Philly’s first fire department, the U.S. post office, the first hospital in the U.S., a university and the list goes on and on!
I enjoy seeing a big lightning storm. I guess if I was ever near an actual strike I might feel differently, but I’ve never had that experience.
I do love Benjamin Franklin also! I’ve visited The Franklin Institute, which is a science museum in Philadelphia, and I’m sure I’ve seen Leyden jars there, and lots of other old scientific equipment. Everyone knows about the kite experiment, and Franklin stoves, but it’s amazing how many other things Franklin invented, from swimming flippers to bifocals to odometers. And yet he still had time to publish a newspaper, help write the Constitution, engage in diplomacy, and found many institutions like Philly’s first fire department, the U.S. post office, the first hospital in the U.S., a university and the list goes on and on!
I enjoy seeing a big lightning storm. I guess if I was ever near an actual strike I might feel differently, but I’ve never had that experience.
I do love Benjamin Franklin also! I’ve visited The Franklin Institute, which is a science museum in Philadelphia, and I’m sure I’ve seen Leyden jars there, and lots of other old scientific equipment. Everyone knows about the kite experiment, and Franklin stoves, but it’s amazing how many other things Franklin invented, from swimming flippers to bifocals to odometers. And yet he still had time to publish a newspaper, help write the Constitution, engage in diplomacy, and found many institutions like Philly’s first fire department, the U.S. post office, the first hospital in the U.S., a university and the list goes on and on!
My grandmother, who lived to be 98, was struck by lightening as a small child, but would never speak about it. Her two sisters, however, would tell the tale over and over and over…. The same grandmother did teach us to how to tell how far away the storm and lightening were by counting, “One Mississippi, Two Mississippi, etc”, between the lightening and the next thunder boom. Each Mississippi was supposedly a mile. I’ve never known how true that might be, but I still count!
My grandmother, who lived to be 98, was struck by lightening as a small child, but would never speak about it. Her two sisters, however, would tell the tale over and over and over…. The same grandmother did teach us to how to tell how far away the storm and lightening were by counting, “One Mississippi, Two Mississippi, etc”, between the lightening and the next thunder boom. Each Mississippi was supposedly a mile. I’ve never known how true that might be, but I still count!
My grandmother, who lived to be 98, was struck by lightening as a small child, but would never speak about it. Her two sisters, however, would tell the tale over and over and over…. The same grandmother did teach us to how to tell how far away the storm and lightening were by counting, “One Mississippi, Two Mississippi, etc”, between the lightening and the next thunder boom. Each Mississippi was supposedly a mile. I’ve never known how true that might be, but I still count!
My grandmother, who lived to be 98, was struck by lightening as a small child, but would never speak about it. Her two sisters, however, would tell the tale over and over and over…. The same grandmother did teach us to how to tell how far away the storm and lightening were by counting, “One Mississippi, Two Mississippi, etc”, between the lightening and the next thunder boom. Each Mississippi was supposedly a mile. I’ve never known how true that might be, but I still count!
My grandmother, who lived to be 98, was struck by lightening as a small child, but would never speak about it. Her two sisters, however, would tell the tale over and over and over…. The same grandmother did teach us to how to tell how far away the storm and lightening were by counting, “One Mississippi, Two Mississippi, etc”, between the lightening and the next thunder boom. Each Mississippi was supposedly a mile. I’ve never known how true that might be, but I still count!
The bridges are the tallest thing in an area cleared for an intetstate highway.
The bridges are the tallest thing in an area cleared for an intetstate highway.
The bridges are the tallest thing in an area cleared for an intetstate highway.
The bridges are the tallest thing in an area cleared for an intetstate highway.
The bridges are the tallest thing in an area cleared for an intetstate highway.
Now I can see their point. But I’m still sorry I missed it.
Now I can see their point. But I’m still sorry I missed it.
Now I can see their point. But I’m still sorry I missed it.
Now I can see their point. But I’m still sorry I missed it.
Now I can see their point. But I’m still sorry I missed it.
I was terrified by lighting as a young child and was determined not to pass on my phobia to my children. When a storm would come my husband would sit with me on the porch and we would endeavor to desensitize my feelings. Eventually I was able to sit through a storm without too much trauma, but it took a while. The boys grew up with their father’s love of thunder and lightning.
I was terrified by lighting as a young child and was determined not to pass on my phobia to my children. When a storm would come my husband would sit with me on the porch and we would endeavor to desensitize my feelings. Eventually I was able to sit through a storm without too much trauma, but it took a while. The boys grew up with their father’s love of thunder and lightning.
I was terrified by lighting as a young child and was determined not to pass on my phobia to my children. When a storm would come my husband would sit with me on the porch and we would endeavor to desensitize my feelings. Eventually I was able to sit through a storm without too much trauma, but it took a while. The boys grew up with their father’s love of thunder and lightning.
I was terrified by lighting as a young child and was determined not to pass on my phobia to my children. When a storm would come my husband would sit with me on the porch and we would endeavor to desensitize my feelings. Eventually I was able to sit through a storm without too much trauma, but it took a while. The boys grew up with their father’s love of thunder and lightning.
I was terrified by lighting as a young child and was determined not to pass on my phobia to my children. When a storm would come my husband would sit with me on the porch and we would endeavor to desensitize my feelings. Eventually I was able to sit through a storm without too much trauma, but it took a while. The boys grew up with their father’s love of thunder and lightning.
I enjoy thunderstorms and the various types of lightning. I know you should not go outside, but I do. I also learned to count to see how far the storm was, so if I could count to two or more I felt safe enough. The many types of lightning are fascinating. Followed by the various sounds of thunder. I also love to watch the cloud formations. We had some fantastic storms when I was a child in South America. My parents taught us not to be afraid but to enjoy it and they knew several songs that we would sing when the storms got bad.
I wanted to be a meteorologist when I was in 9th grade, but back then this was not something girls did. Glad to see so many young women doing just that.
I loved reading about the lightning rods as a possible cause for earthquakes. I will ask my brother-in-law who is a seismologist if he heard of this – If not he would enjoy it.
I always keep candles and matches ready for when the power fails, which is not as common any longer with buried lines.
I enjoy thunderstorms and the various types of lightning. I know you should not go outside, but I do. I also learned to count to see how far the storm was, so if I could count to two or more I felt safe enough. The many types of lightning are fascinating. Followed by the various sounds of thunder. I also love to watch the cloud formations. We had some fantastic storms when I was a child in South America. My parents taught us not to be afraid but to enjoy it and they knew several songs that we would sing when the storms got bad.
I wanted to be a meteorologist when I was in 9th grade, but back then this was not something girls did. Glad to see so many young women doing just that.
I loved reading about the lightning rods as a possible cause for earthquakes. I will ask my brother-in-law who is a seismologist if he heard of this – If not he would enjoy it.
I always keep candles and matches ready for when the power fails, which is not as common any longer with buried lines.
I enjoy thunderstorms and the various types of lightning. I know you should not go outside, but I do. I also learned to count to see how far the storm was, so if I could count to two or more I felt safe enough. The many types of lightning are fascinating. Followed by the various sounds of thunder. I also love to watch the cloud formations. We had some fantastic storms when I was a child in South America. My parents taught us not to be afraid but to enjoy it and they knew several songs that we would sing when the storms got bad.
I wanted to be a meteorologist when I was in 9th grade, but back then this was not something girls did. Glad to see so many young women doing just that.
I loved reading about the lightning rods as a possible cause for earthquakes. I will ask my brother-in-law who is a seismologist if he heard of this – If not he would enjoy it.
I always keep candles and matches ready for when the power fails, which is not as common any longer with buried lines.
I enjoy thunderstorms and the various types of lightning. I know you should not go outside, but I do. I also learned to count to see how far the storm was, so if I could count to two or more I felt safe enough. The many types of lightning are fascinating. Followed by the various sounds of thunder. I also love to watch the cloud formations. We had some fantastic storms when I was a child in South America. My parents taught us not to be afraid but to enjoy it and they knew several songs that we would sing when the storms got bad.
I wanted to be a meteorologist when I was in 9th grade, but back then this was not something girls did. Glad to see so many young women doing just that.
I loved reading about the lightning rods as a possible cause for earthquakes. I will ask my brother-in-law who is a seismologist if he heard of this – If not he would enjoy it.
I always keep candles and matches ready for when the power fails, which is not as common any longer with buried lines.
I enjoy thunderstorms and the various types of lightning. I know you should not go outside, but I do. I also learned to count to see how far the storm was, so if I could count to two or more I felt safe enough. The many types of lightning are fascinating. Followed by the various sounds of thunder. I also love to watch the cloud formations. We had some fantastic storms when I was a child in South America. My parents taught us not to be afraid but to enjoy it and they knew several songs that we would sing when the storms got bad.
I wanted to be a meteorologist when I was in 9th grade, but back then this was not something girls did. Glad to see so many young women doing just that.
I loved reading about the lightning rods as a possible cause for earthquakes. I will ask my brother-in-law who is a seismologist if he heard of this – If not he would enjoy it.
I always keep candles and matches ready for when the power fails, which is not as common any longer with buried lines.
I know about the counting to determine how far away the lightning is. I know that at times it can be breathtakingly beautiful. I know that at times it can make the air around me seem charged with electricity. I know that it can be far away and still get you. I know that here in a line down the center of the country, we seem to have big lightning storms.
But, most of all, I know that my dog is so frightened that he does his chipmunk imitation (stands up on his hind feet)and he wants me to lift him up. (Normally, he does not want to be held.) Then he wants me to make it stop. I have explained that if I could, I would. He does not find that a comfort.
I hope everyone is staying safe and taking care.
I know about the counting to determine how far away the lightning is. I know that at times it can be breathtakingly beautiful. I know that at times it can make the air around me seem charged with electricity. I know that it can be far away and still get you. I know that here in a line down the center of the country, we seem to have big lightning storms.
But, most of all, I know that my dog is so frightened that he does his chipmunk imitation (stands up on his hind feet)and he wants me to lift him up. (Normally, he does not want to be held.) Then he wants me to make it stop. I have explained that if I could, I would. He does not find that a comfort.
I hope everyone is staying safe and taking care.
I know about the counting to determine how far away the lightning is. I know that at times it can be breathtakingly beautiful. I know that at times it can make the air around me seem charged with electricity. I know that it can be far away and still get you. I know that here in a line down the center of the country, we seem to have big lightning storms.
But, most of all, I know that my dog is so frightened that he does his chipmunk imitation (stands up on his hind feet)and he wants me to lift him up. (Normally, he does not want to be held.) Then he wants me to make it stop. I have explained that if I could, I would. He does not find that a comfort.
I hope everyone is staying safe and taking care.
I know about the counting to determine how far away the lightning is. I know that at times it can be breathtakingly beautiful. I know that at times it can make the air around me seem charged with electricity. I know that it can be far away and still get you. I know that here in a line down the center of the country, we seem to have big lightning storms.
But, most of all, I know that my dog is so frightened that he does his chipmunk imitation (stands up on his hind feet)and he wants me to lift him up. (Normally, he does not want to be held.) Then he wants me to make it stop. I have explained that if I could, I would. He does not find that a comfort.
I hope everyone is staying safe and taking care.
I know about the counting to determine how far away the lightning is. I know that at times it can be breathtakingly beautiful. I know that at times it can make the air around me seem charged with electricity. I know that it can be far away and still get you. I know that here in a line down the center of the country, we seem to have big lightning storms.
But, most of all, I know that my dog is so frightened that he does his chipmunk imitation (stands up on his hind feet)and he wants me to lift him up. (Normally, he does not want to be held.) Then he wants me to make it stop. I have explained that if I could, I would. He does not find that a comfort.
I hope everyone is staying safe and taking care.
When my grandpa was pretty young, his family had just moved out to the prairies of Southwest Kansas. They were living in a wooden shack (that later became the well-house) with a kind of screen door made from iron. They had just finished their breakfast cleanup when a storm blew up. Their mother and older brother ran out to help their father tie things down, telling them to stay away from the door. My grandpa had just picked up his baby sister from the bed when a lightning strike hit the door, then zapped the iron-framed bed! I don’t think any of those kids ever forgot it.
When my grandpa was pretty young, his family had just moved out to the prairies of Southwest Kansas. They were living in a wooden shack (that later became the well-house) with a kind of screen door made from iron. They had just finished their breakfast cleanup when a storm blew up. Their mother and older brother ran out to help their father tie things down, telling them to stay away from the door. My grandpa had just picked up his baby sister from the bed when a lightning strike hit the door, then zapped the iron-framed bed! I don’t think any of those kids ever forgot it.
When my grandpa was pretty young, his family had just moved out to the prairies of Southwest Kansas. They were living in a wooden shack (that later became the well-house) with a kind of screen door made from iron. They had just finished their breakfast cleanup when a storm blew up. Their mother and older brother ran out to help their father tie things down, telling them to stay away from the door. My grandpa had just picked up his baby sister from the bed when a lightning strike hit the door, then zapped the iron-framed bed! I don’t think any of those kids ever forgot it.
When my grandpa was pretty young, his family had just moved out to the prairies of Southwest Kansas. They were living in a wooden shack (that later became the well-house) with a kind of screen door made from iron. They had just finished their breakfast cleanup when a storm blew up. Their mother and older brother ran out to help their father tie things down, telling them to stay away from the door. My grandpa had just picked up his baby sister from the bed when a lightning strike hit the door, then zapped the iron-framed bed! I don’t think any of those kids ever forgot it.
When my grandpa was pretty young, his family had just moved out to the prairies of Southwest Kansas. They were living in a wooden shack (that later became the well-house) with a kind of screen door made from iron. They had just finished their breakfast cleanup when a storm blew up. Their mother and older brother ran out to help their father tie things down, telling them to stay away from the door. My grandpa had just picked up his baby sister from the bed when a lightning strike hit the door, then zapped the iron-framed bed! I don’t think any of those kids ever forgot it.
We were attending a wedding in a classic white Vermont Congregational church on the bank of the Connecticut River. Just as the minister said “Speak now or forever hold your peace”
K’BAM!
– A brief moment of silence and then everyone including the minister broke up laughing. (Good thing he wasn’t one of those old time Fire & Brimstone preachers)
We’ve had a lot of lightening storms recently; lost power 3 hours last week and I had to scoot home fast from my evening walk when the sky started to flash and grumble.
We were attending a wedding in a classic white Vermont Congregational church on the bank of the Connecticut River. Just as the minister said “Speak now or forever hold your peace”
K’BAM!
– A brief moment of silence and then everyone including the minister broke up laughing. (Good thing he wasn’t one of those old time Fire & Brimstone preachers)
We’ve had a lot of lightening storms recently; lost power 3 hours last week and I had to scoot home fast from my evening walk when the sky started to flash and grumble.
We were attending a wedding in a classic white Vermont Congregational church on the bank of the Connecticut River. Just as the minister said “Speak now or forever hold your peace”
K’BAM!
– A brief moment of silence and then everyone including the minister broke up laughing. (Good thing he wasn’t one of those old time Fire & Brimstone preachers)
We’ve had a lot of lightening storms recently; lost power 3 hours last week and I had to scoot home fast from my evening walk when the sky started to flash and grumble.
We were attending a wedding in a classic white Vermont Congregational church on the bank of the Connecticut River. Just as the minister said “Speak now or forever hold your peace”
K’BAM!
– A brief moment of silence and then everyone including the minister broke up laughing. (Good thing he wasn’t one of those old time Fire & Brimstone preachers)
We’ve had a lot of lightening storms recently; lost power 3 hours last week and I had to scoot home fast from my evening walk when the sky started to flash and grumble.
We were attending a wedding in a classic white Vermont Congregational church on the bank of the Connecticut River. Just as the minister said “Speak now or forever hold your peace”
K’BAM!
– A brief moment of silence and then everyone including the minister broke up laughing. (Good thing he wasn’t one of those old time Fire & Brimstone preachers)
We’ve had a lot of lightening storms recently; lost power 3 hours last week and I had to scoot home fast from my evening walk when the sky started to flash and grumble.
Incidentally, while traveling in the UK, we spent a couple of nights at a historic inn (whose foundation was partly made of Sarcen stones from the megaliths at Avebury). A pleasant local inebriate in the pub struck up a conversation, then lead us around the corner to show us the house where Priestley lived when he discovered Oxygen.
Incidentally, while traveling in the UK, we spent a couple of nights at a historic inn (whose foundation was partly made of Sarcen stones from the megaliths at Avebury). A pleasant local inebriate in the pub struck up a conversation, then lead us around the corner to show us the house where Priestley lived when he discovered Oxygen.
Incidentally, while traveling in the UK, we spent a couple of nights at a historic inn (whose foundation was partly made of Sarcen stones from the megaliths at Avebury). A pleasant local inebriate in the pub struck up a conversation, then lead us around the corner to show us the house where Priestley lived when he discovered Oxygen.
Incidentally, while traveling in the UK, we spent a couple of nights at a historic inn (whose foundation was partly made of Sarcen stones from the megaliths at Avebury). A pleasant local inebriate in the pub struck up a conversation, then lead us around the corner to show us the house where Priestley lived when he discovered Oxygen.
Incidentally, while traveling in the UK, we spent a couple of nights at a historic inn (whose foundation was partly made of Sarcen stones from the megaliths at Avebury). A pleasant local inebriate in the pub struck up a conversation, then lead us around the corner to show us the house where Priestley lived when he discovered Oxygen.
Ah … Now it makes sense.
Ah … Now it makes sense.
Ah … Now it makes sense.
Ah … Now it makes sense.
Ah … Now it makes sense.
Very sensible of the cats.
I remain convinced that cats simply walk through walls into another, more pleasant dimension when they choose.
I’m beginning to wonder if houses really do have lightning rods. Or anyway, lightning rods that are up to the job.
Very sensible of the cats.
I remain convinced that cats simply walk through walls into another, more pleasant dimension when they choose.
I’m beginning to wonder if houses really do have lightning rods. Or anyway, lightning rods that are up to the job.
Very sensible of the cats.
I remain convinced that cats simply walk through walls into another, more pleasant dimension when they choose.
I’m beginning to wonder if houses really do have lightning rods. Or anyway, lightning rods that are up to the job.
Very sensible of the cats.
I remain convinced that cats simply walk through walls into another, more pleasant dimension when they choose.
I’m beginning to wonder if houses really do have lightning rods. Or anyway, lightning rods that are up to the job.
Very sensible of the cats.
I remain convinced that cats simply walk through walls into another, more pleasant dimension when they choose.
I’m beginning to wonder if houses really do have lightning rods. Or anyway, lightning rods that are up to the job.
Post Office !!
I stan the Post Office at all times, but especially lately.
(Though I wish they’d make Third Class Mail cost more and Book Rate cost less.)
Post Office !!
I stan the Post Office at all times, but especially lately.
(Though I wish they’d make Third Class Mail cost more and Book Rate cost less.)
Post Office !!
I stan the Post Office at all times, but especially lately.
(Though I wish they’d make Third Class Mail cost more and Book Rate cost less.)
Post Office !!
I stan the Post Office at all times, but especially lately.
(Though I wish they’d make Third Class Mail cost more and Book Rate cost less.)
Post Office !!
I stan the Post Office at all times, but especially lately.
(Though I wish they’d make Third Class Mail cost more and Book Rate cost less.)
I was taught the same “Each Mississippi is a mile” mantra.
It seems to be right.
https://whyfiles.org/2011/nothing-light-about-lightning/index.html
I was taught the same “Each Mississippi is a mile” mantra.
It seems to be right.
https://whyfiles.org/2011/nothing-light-about-lightning/index.html
I was taught the same “Each Mississippi is a mile” mantra.
It seems to be right.
https://whyfiles.org/2011/nothing-light-about-lightning/index.html
I was taught the same “Each Mississippi is a mile” mantra.
It seems to be right.
https://whyfiles.org/2011/nothing-light-about-lightning/index.html
I was taught the same “Each Mississippi is a mile” mantra.
It seems to be right.
https://whyfiles.org/2011/nothing-light-about-lightning/index.html
Wise and thoughtful of you.
Not because I’m scared of snakes, but just on general principles, I gave the kids very realistic life-sized snakes when they were kids. It worked.
I also gave them oversized velvet and plush cockroaches and spiders and suchlike — those things do give me the creeps — but I don’t know whether they worked or not.
Wise and thoughtful of you.
Not because I’m scared of snakes, but just on general principles, I gave the kids very realistic life-sized snakes when they were kids. It worked.
I also gave them oversized velvet and plush cockroaches and spiders and suchlike — those things do give me the creeps — but I don’t know whether they worked or not.
Wise and thoughtful of you.
Not because I’m scared of snakes, but just on general principles, I gave the kids very realistic life-sized snakes when they were kids. It worked.
I also gave them oversized velvet and plush cockroaches and spiders and suchlike — those things do give me the creeps — but I don’t know whether they worked or not.
Wise and thoughtful of you.
Not because I’m scared of snakes, but just on general principles, I gave the kids very realistic life-sized snakes when they were kids. It worked.
I also gave them oversized velvet and plush cockroaches and spiders and suchlike — those things do give me the creeps — but I don’t know whether they worked or not.
Wise and thoughtful of you.
Not because I’m scared of snakes, but just on general principles, I gave the kids very realistic life-sized snakes when they were kids. It worked.
I also gave them oversized velvet and plush cockroaches and spiders and suchlike — those things do give me the creeps — but I don’t know whether they worked or not.
We lose electricity pretty often in the small places up in the hills.
But now that I’ve moved into my pretty small city I’ve put away all my oil lamps. I don’t expect the place to black out for long.
We lose electricity pretty often in the small places up in the hills.
But now that I’ve moved into my pretty small city I’ve put away all my oil lamps. I don’t expect the place to black out for long.
We lose electricity pretty often in the small places up in the hills.
But now that I’ve moved into my pretty small city I’ve put away all my oil lamps. I don’t expect the place to black out for long.
We lose electricity pretty often in the small places up in the hills.
But now that I’ve moved into my pretty small city I’ve put away all my oil lamps. I don’t expect the place to black out for long.
We lose electricity pretty often in the small places up in the hills.
But now that I’ve moved into my pretty small city I’ve put away all my oil lamps. I don’t expect the place to black out for long.
My dog slinks around to the back of the couch where she hopes thunder and lightning will not find her.
Or she figures it will be to me first, I suppose.
My dog slinks around to the back of the couch where she hopes thunder and lightning will not find her.
Or she figures it will be to me first, I suppose.
My dog slinks around to the back of the couch where she hopes thunder and lightning will not find her.
Or she figures it will be to me first, I suppose.
My dog slinks around to the back of the couch where she hopes thunder and lightning will not find her.
Or she figures it will be to me first, I suppose.
My dog slinks around to the back of the couch where she hopes thunder and lightning will not find her.
Or she figures it will be to me first, I suppose.
I’ve never lived in the great Midwest, but I’ve driven across those endless, empty, flat miles. I can imagine what lighting storms would be like there.
(The story I’m told is that big combine companies start harvesting, a long line of them, and can go across several states without stopping.)
I’ve never lived in the great Midwest, but I’ve driven across those endless, empty, flat miles. I can imagine what lighting storms would be like there.
(The story I’m told is that big combine companies start harvesting, a long line of them, and can go across several states without stopping.)
I’ve never lived in the great Midwest, but I’ve driven across those endless, empty, flat miles. I can imagine what lighting storms would be like there.
(The story I’m told is that big combine companies start harvesting, a long line of them, and can go across several states without stopping.)
I’ve never lived in the great Midwest, but I’ve driven across those endless, empty, flat miles. I can imagine what lighting storms would be like there.
(The story I’m told is that big combine companies start harvesting, a long line of them, and can go across several states without stopping.)
I’ve never lived in the great Midwest, but I’ve driven across those endless, empty, flat miles. I can imagine what lighting storms would be like there.
(The story I’m told is that big combine companies start harvesting, a long line of them, and can go across several states without stopping.)
That’s a great story. That young couple will be telling it to their grandkids.
That’s a great story. That young couple will be telling it to their grandkids.
That’s a great story. That young couple will be telling it to their grandkids.
That’s a great story. That young couple will be telling it to their grandkids.
That’s a great story. That young couple will be telling it to their grandkids.
Way cool.
It was a particularly exciting time to be a chemist.
Not just making stuff turn blue and explode, but also figuring out why while you glued your eyebrows back on.
Way cool.
It was a particularly exciting time to be a chemist.
Not just making stuff turn blue and explode, but also figuring out why while you glued your eyebrows back on.
Way cool.
It was a particularly exciting time to be a chemist.
Not just making stuff turn blue and explode, but also figuring out why while you glued your eyebrows back on.
Way cool.
It was a particularly exciting time to be a chemist.
Not just making stuff turn blue and explode, but also figuring out why while you glued your eyebrows back on.
Way cool.
It was a particularly exciting time to be a chemist.
Not just making stuff turn blue and explode, but also figuring out why while you glued your eyebrows back on.
We’ve been having thunderstorms lately, too. I love to listen and watch. I forget about lightning rods. I suppose our apartment must have one. grateful for those who think and plan for these things in building without my even being aware! I’m always impressed by those like Franklin who go out and investigate with no thought for their own safety (just read Bill Bryson’s The Body, and this came up a few times in relation to chemists and physicists).
We’ve been having thunderstorms lately, too. I love to listen and watch. I forget about lightning rods. I suppose our apartment must have one. grateful for those who think and plan for these things in building without my even being aware! I’m always impressed by those like Franklin who go out and investigate with no thought for their own safety (just read Bill Bryson’s The Body, and this came up a few times in relation to chemists and physicists).
We’ve been having thunderstorms lately, too. I love to listen and watch. I forget about lightning rods. I suppose our apartment must have one. grateful for those who think and plan for these things in building without my even being aware! I’m always impressed by those like Franklin who go out and investigate with no thought for their own safety (just read Bill Bryson’s The Body, and this came up a few times in relation to chemists and physicists).
We’ve been having thunderstorms lately, too. I love to listen and watch. I forget about lightning rods. I suppose our apartment must have one. grateful for those who think and plan for these things in building without my even being aware! I’m always impressed by those like Franklin who go out and investigate with no thought for their own safety (just read Bill Bryson’s The Body, and this came up a few times in relation to chemists and physicists).
We’ve been having thunderstorms lately, too. I love to listen and watch. I forget about lightning rods. I suppose our apartment must have one. grateful for those who think and plan for these things in building without my even being aware! I’m always impressed by those like Franklin who go out and investigate with no thought for their own safety (just read Bill Bryson’s The Body, and this came up a few times in relation to chemists and physicists).
I am enjoying reading all your ‘wild weather’ stories in the US – particularly since the weather here in England is rarely dramatic, just persistent! Although sadly the bodies of two young Japanese tourists were discovered huddled under a tree in one of the London parks a few years ago after a monumental storm. A salutary lesson I always remember about not sheltering under a tree if lightening is around. Can I ask someone? Do you still call sitting rooms ‘parlours’ in the US or has the term disappeared?
I am enjoying reading all your ‘wild weather’ stories in the US – particularly since the weather here in England is rarely dramatic, just persistent! Although sadly the bodies of two young Japanese tourists were discovered huddled under a tree in one of the London parks a few years ago after a monumental storm. A salutary lesson I always remember about not sheltering under a tree if lightening is around. Can I ask someone? Do you still call sitting rooms ‘parlours’ in the US or has the term disappeared?
I am enjoying reading all your ‘wild weather’ stories in the US – particularly since the weather here in England is rarely dramatic, just persistent! Although sadly the bodies of two young Japanese tourists were discovered huddled under a tree in one of the London parks a few years ago after a monumental storm. A salutary lesson I always remember about not sheltering under a tree if lightening is around. Can I ask someone? Do you still call sitting rooms ‘parlours’ in the US or has the term disappeared?
I am enjoying reading all your ‘wild weather’ stories in the US – particularly since the weather here in England is rarely dramatic, just persistent! Although sadly the bodies of two young Japanese tourists were discovered huddled under a tree in one of the London parks a few years ago after a monumental storm. A salutary lesson I always remember about not sheltering under a tree if lightening is around. Can I ask someone? Do you still call sitting rooms ‘parlours’ in the US or has the term disappeared?
I am enjoying reading all your ‘wild weather’ stories in the US – particularly since the weather here in England is rarely dramatic, just persistent! Although sadly the bodies of two young Japanese tourists were discovered huddled under a tree in one of the London parks a few years ago after a monumental storm. A salutary lesson I always remember about not sheltering under a tree if lightening is around. Can I ask someone? Do you still call sitting rooms ‘parlours’ in the US or has the term disappeared?