Thunderstorms!

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Yes, yes, yes. I love extreme weather! Though I could do without this extreme heat. There is no feeling like standing outside as the sky darkens and the wind picks up. Last year we had Hurricane Irene which was awesome. An a hail storm with baseballl size hail that I collected and kept in my freezer for a week.

It seems I was always this way about rain. When I was a kid, I would put on a bathing suit, grab my shampoo and run outside to try and shower in the rain. My mom thought it was cute but I'm not sure what the neighbors thought of her.

I think that my friends probably hate me for all of the thunderstorm pictures that end up on Facebook, actually. Not that I could possibly care less, at all =P

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I'm sort of a science nerd, and large convective storms are one of the few places where you can see all of the science doing its thing on a scale that's really too big to miss. They're just a lot of fun to watch, although oddly enough, I really don't care that much for lightning (I guess because you can't really see the storm at that close of a proximity).

I love them too. Recently I found a one hour audio clip of a rainstorm that I downloaded to my iPod to listen to when I'm getting overwhelmed. When I've got a song or tune stuck in my head, this helps drown out the noise.

Got a link?

I used to hate storms of any sort when I was younger. When I was 13, we got a dog who was terrified of them. I got so focused on being calm for his sake, that I learned not to fear them myself.

One night, he decided we were going to sit in the hallway in the middle of the night. It turned out there was a tornado overhead -- it latter danced down Main Street.

Now I rather enjoy watching the fireworks. If the noise get too much, I just put my fingers in my ears

Yes... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JAXRSOUC-w

Two errors in my previous post...the clip is actually 30 minutes long and it's a Youtube video. I was thinking of another one - I've got lots of sound effects videos saved to my computer. I took the link from the video and converted it to an audio file so I could upload it in iTunes.

Thanks!

I love thunder and rain. There are a lot of sounds I can't stand but rain and thunder are two of the most peaceful sounds I can think of. Sometimes I listen to recordings of rain and thunder to help me fall asleep but the real thing is much better.

I like a nice thunderstorm.

I guess I'm the only one that hates them. Their sudden, loud noises can trigger a meltdown, especially if they are really loud. I have to put my hands over my ears to protect them. The sound of rain is calming, but when thunder and lightning come, I'm meltdown city. I cannot stay calm.

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I enjoy thunderstorms. There was a nice one the other day, although lightning was striking terribly close.

I just wanted to say Isabella that you totally threw me off by changing your avatar!

I change my avatar fairly frequently. I might go back to my original soon ... hmmm.....

I luv thunderstorms.
I have youtube recordings of them!
I'll sit on the balcony and watch the storm, but away from any metal.
The pets aren't happy tho.
Could you send your's over?
The thunderstorm, not the pets.

I'll join you, Pepe! There's nothing better in my opinion!

Thunderstorms are kind of nice when I'm in my house (or in my workplace). I grew up in a large house, now I have moved to a different state and have a one-story "Ranch" house, partly finished basement, one-car garage, screened-in front porch. I think the county courthouse lists my land as 70 feet by 121 feet.

I live 10 km north of Louisville KY central business district. (EDIT: Is it an Aspie thing to use kilometers in the US? Everyone in the US has forgotten about the metric system except me. Perhaps I think it makes me sound smart or something.)

If I am driving during a storm, I'll slow down as much as I need to. I'll drive much slower than most of the careless people out there today.

Anyway, the sound of raindrops (and thunderstorms) hitting my roof is somehow soothing to me (somehow I never heard this sound when rain hit the two-story house where I grew up in Cincinnati). If there is a lot of lightning, I'll unplug my computer. If the weather forecast calls for possible tornadoes, I can put one of my cars into the garage. The other [identical] car has a car cover, and I can put some cardboard or some bathroom towels between the car and the car cover for added protection, if I have time. So my level of protection is good enough to give me feelings of comfort and security.

I was born in 1966, and I remember the tornadoes of April 3-4, 1974. I have flashlights, battery operated radios, room-temperature food like tuna fish and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, and candles (if I am very, very careful with them). I have lots of good books to read while the storm rages. And after living here for 5 years now, I can say that super-severe storms are fairly rare.