tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786284110007207873.post2465611806975097034..comments2024-03-14T00:27:45.681-07:00Comments on Brits in the USA: On ThunderstormsDavid Macaulayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14873439047946166820noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786284110007207873.post-39197520468721163772011-07-05T14:58:54.667-07:002011-07-05T14:58:54.667-07:00thanx Lidia, you are too kind empress. It sometime...thanx Lidia, you are too kind empress. It sometimes feels that way. thanx Anna - I have tried to read To the Lighthouse but I keep putting it down. Nice thought re Oz, Jennifer but it would probably kill me; would like to write a novel very much. Time and all. cheers Oilfield. Hey Li - not many, they have the occasional freaky one. thanx Pearl. I know Maria - have heard it can rain for quite some time. cheers Daisy, it was fun to write. British weather can be tame in comparison, Ryan. Glad you liked it Tim - well you probably have a few extremes Sue. cheers Marnie. I need to catch up with your blog too. thanks Jacqueline, maybe storms are sexist. well it's always good when you do, Frig - must visit yours - thanks Shopgirl.David Macaulayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14873439047946166820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786284110007207873.post-49354028190902037772011-07-02T20:35:07.349-07:002011-07-02T20:35:07.349-07:00The ending made me sad, especially since I love st...The ending made me sad, especially since I love storms. But it's a great ending nonetheless.Shopgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06435291786820680344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786284110007207873.post-76502134329223350362011-07-02T16:55:34.972-07:002011-07-02T16:55:34.972-07:00So sad I can't come and visit as much as I use...So sad I can't come and visit as much as I used to, but when I do there is always such a treat awaiting me. You have a way of arranging words that I truly envy. xHappy Frog and Ihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02679066739313347920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786284110007207873.post-14589594044903374092011-07-01T13:14:27.896-07:002011-07-01T13:14:27.896-07:00I heard last week on the news that Florida is know...I heard last week on the news that Florida is known to be the major state for lightning, and men more often die in them than women. I guess that means men don't care as much about the warnings when boating and golfing.<br /><br />I enjoyed the read.Jacqueline Howetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13522485407848765933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786284110007207873.post-11956446917530473312011-07-01T09:59:02.389-07:002011-07-01T09:59:02.389-07:00Only you can make storms sound good. Excellent pos...Only you can make storms sound good. Excellent post! I enjoyed reading this.Marniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17665195341597783253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786284110007207873.post-65389194752972389212011-07-01T04:31:08.334-07:002011-07-01T04:31:08.334-07:00I love storms, but ours are more like the one you ...I love storms, but ours are more like the one you describe in Wales, though I never could have expressed it so well. <a href="http://jumpingaground.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Sue </a>Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09715879775216108688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786284110007207873.post-33647105435731035332011-06-30T13:21:57.612-07:002011-06-30T13:21:57.612-07:00Helluva of a post David. Love the moon revelling a...Helluva of a post David. Love the moon revelling at a jig.trileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06430221429400448628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786284110007207873.post-91778452149521686372011-06-30T06:32:25.974-07:002011-06-30T06:32:25.974-07:00And we've got the cheek to moan about the weat...And we've got the cheek to moan about the weather in the UK.Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08682357133636381359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786284110007207873.post-39049105263031788352011-06-29T19:05:11.191-07:002011-06-29T19:05:11.191-07:00Well done with this, David. Seriously, this was a...Well done with this, David. Seriously, this was a delight to read. :-)<br /><br />My favorite part: <br />"This sense of foreboding is unfortunate because there's something exhilarating about storms, about the way they make the trees dance and suck the heaviness from the lead infused air."Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03865193802444007545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786284110007207873.post-36884430789711874212011-06-29T11:01:18.474-07:002011-06-29T11:01:18.474-07:00I love the poem. And I enjoyed your description of...I love the poem. And I enjoyed your description of the thunderstorms. Storms are not so rare on my part of the world. I love the rain but when it pours for a month, it's a different story.Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13978497355324171039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786284110007207873.post-71247999211237468822011-06-29T07:41:56.634-07:002011-06-29T07:41:56.634-07:00You describe it all so well, and I love that poem....You describe it all so well, and I love that poem.<br /><br />PearlPearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05261369905176088917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786284110007207873.post-69518170195406214112011-06-29T05:19:20.984-07:002011-06-29T05:19:20.984-07:00Most of this post reads like a short story - great...Most of this post reads like a short story - great talent for description. I don't think you have tornados in the UK, do you?Lihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08831231531918915804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786284110007207873.post-22464469899601959422011-06-28T22:16:09.651-07:002011-06-28T22:16:09.651-07:00Love it!Love it!Oilfield Trashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00527580828815598952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786284110007207873.post-33715273122072468032011-06-28T22:11:29.824-07:002011-06-28T22:11:29.824-07:00PS. If you do find yourself in a twister, I hope i...PS. If you do find yourself in a twister, I hope it takes you to Oz for a bit. I would love to read your take on the place.Jennifer Fabuloushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07521908385026885699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786284110007207873.post-82991257093940321932011-06-28T22:10:45.632-07:002011-06-28T22:10:45.632-07:00Reading your blog is like reading a novel. You'...Reading your blog is like reading a novel. You're going to write a novel, right? You should.Jennifer Fabuloushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07521908385026885699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786284110007207873.post-55974975762359064182011-06-28T21:36:44.008-07:002011-06-28T21:36:44.008-07:00Yeah, tornadoes around here tend to skip. The lay ...Yeah, tornadoes around here tend to skip. The lay of the land makes them unpredictable and stuff. I read this and all those big words and then I was going to make some high brow literary reference to Virginia Woolf's 'To the Lighthouse' and then I remembered...I'm lazy aaaaand I've never read it. But you do write really well.Anna Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14960963186634471896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786284110007207873.post-8854418446203692792011-06-28T21:00:13.364-07:002011-06-28T21:00:13.364-07:00Thunder and lightening storms can be quite beautif...Thunder and lightening storms can be quite beautiful to watch from the safety of one's home. Twisters however are serious reminder that Mother Nature is not to be messed with.<br /><br />I love your reference to writing and the death of the human soul.The Empresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06158645736865180289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786284110007207873.post-26129119517230035212011-06-28T21:00:00.090-07:002011-06-28T21:00:00.090-07:00Love.Love.Nubianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07684802193733592184noreply@blogger.com