Yeah, our Corgi is terrified of thunder, and we know ahead of time a storm is coming, because he starts shaking and trying to insert himself into our bodies as much as possible.
No, it's shiny! I like to meet new people. They've all got stories...
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Strix - Jun 08, 2015 10:06:54 am PDT #28179 of 30000
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Sophia Brooks - Jun 08, 2015 10:13:31 am PDT #28180 of 30000
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
When I was young, my family was terrified of thunder and lightening. I would be woken up if I was in bed, and we would unplug everything and close all the windows and sit in the dark in the living room, possibly listening to the battery powered radio.
The poor dog could not compete-- there was no one to comfort him because we were all shaking and whimpering.
I also hated it because we couldn't use the toilet because my family was afraid that we might be struck by lightening on the toilet, attracted by the water in the bowl.
In their defense, my neighbors house seemed to be a magnet for lightening strikes-- I think between the trees, telephones, and televisions struck by lighting, they were hit 10 or 12 times.
Zenkitty - Jun 08, 2015 10:22:17 am PDT #28181 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Holy crap, Sophia. That seems like quite an overreaction.
Sue - Jun 08, 2015 11:22:52 am PDT #28182 of 30000
hip deep in pie
My mother used to close allt he windows and sprinkle holy water in each room when there was a thunderstorm.
Connie Neil - Jun 08, 2015 11:27:46 am PDT #28183 of 30000
brillig
The cave is not far from some people's psyches.
Connie Neil - Jun 08, 2015 11:28:48 am PDT #28184 of 30000
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edit: Moved to Bitches, where people are actually talking about bottled water.
hippocampus - Jun 08, 2015 11:31:07 am PDT #28185 of 30000
not your mom's socks.
much ~ma for Drew!
Steph L. - Jun 08, 2015 11:31:29 am PDT #28186 of 30000
I look more rad than Lutheranism
My mother used to close allt he windows and sprinkle holy water in each room when there was a thunderstorm.
If there was a tornado watch -- not warning, which is the more severe of the two; just a watch -- my mom would round us all up and make us go in the basement. I would bring like 10 books. Because you never know how long you might be down there.
(She STILL texts or emails me to tell me when there are severe storms predicted. And every time, I tell her that I have the internet, TV, and radio just like she does, and I already knew about it. My former co-workers lived for her panicked Grim Reaper texts.)
Beverly - Jun 08, 2015 11:38:07 am PDT #28187 of 30000
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
In my mom's house when there was lightning, we couldn't run the water/wash dishes/shower/use the toilet. We also had to get off the phone because the lightning would follow the phone line into the house.
My preschool kids were watching a storm from a window, and she *screeched* at them to get away from the window. It frightened them of storms for a long time. And added to my tally of resentments against her, but that's another story.
Steph L. - Jun 08, 2015 11:49:12 am PDT #28188 of 30000
I look more rad than Lutheranism
In my mom's house when there was lightning, we couldn't run the water/wash dishes/shower/use the toilet. We also had to get off the phone because the lightning would follow the phone line into the house.
Oh, yeah. We had to get off the phone and couldn't take a shower. Probably had to stay away from windows, too.
Mythbusters proved the shower thing is real, IIRC. t edit Yup: [link] t /edit But I don't think I ever told my mom she was right.