storm behaviour?

cashman · 18-05-2006, 17:11

when i was young during a thunderstorm a lot of the old folk used to open the front door and the back door - so the thunderbolt would pass straight through the house (if it came that way) think today they would be robbed if they did it. just wondered if some still do that? also wonder who thinks the thunderbolt through the house is true? can happen? the little storm happening now has brought this on lol

West Ender · 18-05-2006, 17:27

When I was a teenager I had a friend whose mother used to hide under the stairs, sobbing, when there was a storm. I think perhaps she thought it was true.

Me, I love a good thunderstorm, even since my next door neighbour's house was hit by lightning. The damage wasn't drastic but their telly was never the same again.

WillowTheWhisp · 18-05-2006, 17:37

My Gran always used to open the doors. She said it was in case of ball lightning. My Mum used to hide under the stairs with the dog.

accymel · 18-05-2006, 17:39

Ooh a good storm is the best weather to have & better than tv LOL!!!

We've just had a corker of a storm up here not so long ago just a shame it went a bit quick & as per usual i was perched on the doorstep door open - not that any lightening came in lol

WillowTheWhisp · 18-05-2006, 17:49

Mimi was just on her way home and got a great photo of a rainbow on her phone. Pity she doesn't know how to get it on the PC..

accymel · 18-05-2006, 17:52

LOL Willow it was a good rainbow we weren't so far away either tho i did ask the kids if they would go down & see if there was a pot of gold at the end of it - alas they declined LOL!!!

Margaret Pilkington · 18-05-2006, 18:10

My Gran used to do the same thing....AND she would cover up all the mirrors........all metal objects were covered with pot towels and electrical appliances (the radio!) was unplugged.

I have never been scared of thunder and lightning...in fact my sister was quite perturbed when I carried on swimming in her pool during a tropical thunderstorm....she had visions of me being turned into soup and her pool being made a mess of with my charred remains

Basher · 18-05-2006, 18:14

I love bad weather, storms especially.

I keep saying I'll go on one of those storm chasing holidays (the Mrs refuses to go with me when I do) to Mid America but never get around to it. When I was in Oklahoma a few years back we had a mini tornado ........ at least people said it was mini although it did seem quite severe to me at the time 'twas enjoyable all the same

I was walking around work this afternoon saying that we were in for a bit of thunder as I kept going all light headed which is a sure sign for me - either that or I had too much wine last night

jambutty · 18-05-2006, 18:46

In days of old when men were bold and teevees weren’t invented you could ‘hear’ a thunderstorm on the radio long before it arrived.

I were about 10 when one afternoon whilst listening to the radio by myself and a raging storm being all angry outside I saw a flash of light leave the radio and hit the wall opposite. The wallpaper was scorched and still warm by the time that I plucked up enough courage to have a look and feel. Strangely the radio, or wireless as it was known in those days, still worked. I’ll bet that the valves took a pounding though.

One thing to remember – if you see the lightning then you haven’t been hit. It’s a bit like getting shot. You never hear the gun shot. Not that I have ever been shot.

SPUGGIE J · 18-05-2006, 20:01

Cant beat a good storm especially if out in it. Never opened both doors but doo have the windows ajar in case the sound shock wave is close by.

junetta · 19-05-2006, 00:15

My Nana used to leave the doors open as she always insisted that she had once seen the thunderbolt come down the chimney and go out by the back door. We weren't allowed to touch anything metal so tea was postponed and no knitting allowed!

The whole thing was quite confusing to us kids. Nana made us sit in the stairs but our Dad pushed us out into the backyard.

SPUGGIE J · 19-05-2006, 00:19

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Originally Posted by junetta

Nana made us sit in the stairs but our Dad pushed us out into the backyard.

Was you dad trying t get rid of you?

junetta · 19-05-2006, 00:25

Probably, Spuggie J, or maybe trying to wind the mother-in-law up.

Tinkerbelle · 19-05-2006, 09:51

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Originally Posted by accymel

We've just had a corker of a storm up here not so long ago just a shame it went a bit quick & as per usual

It was crap by the usual standards up here! I got really excited perched myself in the window expecting a brill storm ...... 5 flashes (albeit good ones) and then it was gone! It certainly pis... istently rained though

cashman · 19-05-2006, 09:56

once flew over a brilliant storm on a night flight,that was really something to see looking down,but the plane jumped about a bit,that wasn,t so brill.lol