Thursday, December 9, 2010

Thunderation!

Yesterday at 7:43 am we were struck by the hugest, loudest thunder I have ever heard, and I grew up in the midwest, where we know a thing or two about thunder.

This was the Granddaddy of Thunder. Or maybe it was Thor himself.

The whole house bowed down under the pressure wave of that Thunder. The house shook, things rattled all over the place and the windows creaked. It was also the longest lasting Thunder I have ever heard. I thought it would never end. Some people thought it was an earthquake or a plane crash in their back yard. It was that loud.

Poor old Norman shot down the stairs like the Hounds of Hell were riding in that Thunder, to take refuge in his safe place far under Ray's desk in the basement. He didn't come up until about an hour later and would not set foot outside until 2 in the afternoon.

Ah, winter in the Northwest!

13 comments:

Brother Bear said...

I recall telling you of the Washington University report about 5 years ago that the region had begun a 75 year cycle of bad weather and you brushed me off. What about now?

Brother Bear said...

Gosh, is it still Thunderating? It's been over a month! Surely it's stopped Thunderating.

Brother Bear said...

Here I am again all alone on Sue & Ray's blog posting a comment that will go unread and unanswered just like the two before it.

When will the drought end?! Are you hibernating? Why have you abandoned your blog?!

Brother Bear said...

Thunderation?! You don't know Jack. We just had ThunderSnow! Beat that!

Brother Bear said...

Oh good grief, the Packers won the Super Bowl.

Brother Bear said...

Well I'm here again, alone. Talking to myself. Snowed again yesterday. Winter sucks. Raining again today in Seattle, but that's not news. No news here either.

Brother Bear said...

It was 48 degrees yesterday. The thaw begins! Spring is coming.

Brother Bear said...

WOW! 57 Degrees yesterday. I know that Winter will come back one day soon and smack us in the head, but for now I'm enjoying the sunshine and 47 degree temps today.

Brother Bear said...

Motorcyclists in the slush and the salt and the goo. You're pushing your luck. It's not Spring yet here! Keep your bikes in the garage.

Ray and Susan said...

It's not spring yet anywhere!

Brother Bear said...

I thought it was supposed to be like Spring year around in the Great Northworst. What happened?

Brother Bear said...

Ah, here I am, alone again, talking to no one. When you type in cyberspace and no one reads it, did you really write it?

Brother Bear said...

Well it's March in the Great Midbest and the weather cannot decide if it's still Winter or can it be Spring. Snow one day and 45 degrees the next followed by freezing rain.

Send Spring....PLEASE!