I've been afraid of thunder and lightning as long as I can remember. Two days ago we had a lightning show that really scared me. I've never seen lightning like this. We could see it hitting the ground. It sparked 15 fires in our area, 13 in Spokane, and 5 in North Idaho. Some of those fires burned hundreds of acres.
The thunder rumbled and shook our house. At one point it felt like someone was rolling a big boulder on our roof. It was 11:00pm and we were all up and in one room. It took me about an hour to fall asleep after the storm passed. Our friends had everyone sleep in the basement that night. Those kind of thunder and lightning storms are unusual for around here.
On Kaua'i we had quite a few thunder and lightning storms. I don't really remember seeing lightning but I sure heard the TUNDA! Usually when the thunder and lightning came we lost power. It happened a lot. Everyone knew where the candles, flashlights, and matches were. . . no big deal. Well, it was always a big deal for me! I was always afraid that the lights would go out when I was home alone. But, now that I think about it, I don't ever remember being home alone. Someone was always there. Hmmmm - I guess I was scared for nothing!
So much for that!!
Scaredy cat
