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From: Reeva Parry <[log in to unmask]>

> Hi Guys!
>
> I have heard that thunderheads tower as much as thirty thousand feet,
> and that there is rotation within the clouds. I have also heard it
> said that after a storm initially passes, stray lightning can exist
> for up to a half an hour, so it is best not to go out right when the
> thunderstorm ends.
>
> One morning, I stood outside our apartment building to watch a storm
> blow up. Now let me say that what followed was only miraculous. We
> have no rose bushes anywhere around, but suddenly, the air was
> permeated with the smell of roses, and for some reason, I knew beyond
> a shadow of a doubt that I should run. I have never run so fast. I
> ran to my apartment on the third floor, and just as I opened the
> door, I heard the biggest explosion I had ever heard, and every
> battery-operated toy and talking clock started chattering. One of the
> clocks distinctly said "Thirteen O'clock". It turned out that our
> building had taken a direct hit. This is the list of casualties:
>
> >The antenna on the roof,
> >The building intercom system,
> >Eight cordless phones,
> >Four VCR's,
> >Two entire computer systems and
> >Thirteen talking clocks.
> >
> >What I wonder about was the smell of the roses. It must have been a
> >Guardian Angel warning me.
> >
> >Now guys, am I afraid of lightning? You bet your boots I am.
> >Sometimes Reeva and I listen to the corona on the radio, but most of
> >the time we don't.
> >
> >Last Wednesday, THE LORD gave us quite a display of Heavenly
> >pyrate chnics and we had a cloud-to-ground strike very close to us.
> >
> >Now let me say that now I live on the back of the building where all
> >the transformers hang out. Scscscscscscscscscscscscscscary. If we
> >get a direct hit back here, it'll take out more than two computer
> >systems, and between both Reeva and me, we have at least fifteen
> >talking clocks, and I have a Pooh-Bear the size of a two-year-old
> >that talks, plus a squeaking dolphin, a squeaking seal, and all
> >manner of battery-operated stuffies. I would hate to hear what
> >lightning would cause all these things to do!
> >
> >Yes guys, I am afraid of lightning, but go figure. I love storms. I
> >have more than one screw loose. Phil, thank you for your brief
> >meteorological discussion. Meteorology, earthquakes, volcanic
> >eruptions, tornadic activity and blizzards and medici ne are my
> >passions. I am also interested in languages, literature and particle
> >physics, along with biblical eschatology.
> >
> >Reeva is asking "can I quit typing now?" The answer is "YES!"
> >
> >
> >Later Gators,
> >MariJean
>
>
>
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