b9 wrote:
i like thunderstorms that are the culmination of a hot and sticky day.
i hate hot and humid days the worst, and when i see a line of billowing thunderheads proceeding in my direction in the afternoon, i am quite excited.
i like it when the oppressive sunshine is suddenly blocked by the advancing thunderstorm, and i like it when i "smell" the electricity as the thunderstorm is almost over head.
there seems to be a lot of negative ions associated with electrically active thunderstorms that wakes me up to a point i rarely am woken to.
i like it when i hear the first heavy icy cold drop fall on my iron roof, and i am excited as to how hard the rain will eventually pummel down. i am safe and sound inside my place and i know i will be protected from the wild elements i expect to be unleashed shortly.
i really love lightning that strikes nearby and produces an explosion of sound. it is like a dramatic emergency that is surrounding me.
i used to like hail and severe winds, but now i am worried that my possums and kookaburras may be injured by the hail so i hope it does not hail or blow too hard where i live.
if i am somewhere nowhere near my home in a place where no wild animals live, i would still like the thrill of heavy hail and tearing winds.
i used to imagine i would one day build a reinforced concrete dome that was anchored deep into the earth with bullet proof windows in the most active of "tornado alleys". i would really like to live in a fortress that was surely safe in a category 5 tornado (or a prolonged hurricane), and watch it through my bullet proof windows while i relax in a comfy chair eating my lollies.
but i am aware now that innocent animals are killed by such events, and that tarnishes the once brilliant thrill i used to have about them.
blah.
Yeah, I know the sense of thrill and I love the smell of the ozone. It triggers some atavistic instinct in people I think. Either fear or a weird combination of fear and thrill. My region is currently having perfect Spring weather. It's crisp and breezy but the sun is warm on your skin.