October 21st 2007 - Lightning is AWESOME!

[Tetsumonchi]

I was in Spain for 10 days and just got back last night. Had a good time, but I learned one important thing: if its clear skies and sun you want, DON'T go to Spain in October/November, because that's when they get their worst weather of the year. :confused:

I was sitting in the dark, watching a movie on TV when suddenly the room lit up, and then was dark again, followed by a deep, rumbling sound. "OMG THUNDERSTORM!!!" I thought, running upstairs into my room which led out onto a small veranda. My dad was there already. We slid open the glass doors and stepped outside, sheltered by the canopy above. Looking out, we could hardly believe the volume of water pouring down in front of us. The road below was starting to flood and water flowed off the roof like a mini waterfall. Lightning flashed again and, noticing the puddle of water gathering around our feet, we stepped back inside.

We watched the lighting for about 10 minutes, flashing across the sky, followed by the deep, angry growling of thunder, but nothing could have prepared us for what happened next. A bolt of lighting flashed down from the sky and struck one of the street lights across the road. The bulb exploded and we and everyone within a mile of us were plunged into darkness. Every couple of seconds lightning would flash again, and the neighbourhood was lit up for a moment in eerie whiteness.

Eventually, the power came back on. By this time the storm was a couple of miles away and we could hear the faint sound of thunder in the distance. I had wanted to take photos, but the camera was in our car and there was NO WAY I was going out there to get it! :P

[The Chosen One]

Sounds like you had a good holiday then. :rolleyes:

[Tetsumonchi]

I did. Even though it rained for 4 out of the 10 days I was there. :P

[The Chosen One]

I did. Even though it rained for 4 out of the 10 days I was there. :P

Lol. :D

Did you have a swimming pool? Swimming is fun. :scary:

[Tetsumonchi]

We had a pool, but it was freezing. My brother went in it and said it was like swimming in a pool full of ice cubes. :confused:

[The Chosen One]

We had a pool, but it was freezing. My brother went in it and said it was like swimming in a pool full of ice cubes. :confused:

Lolz. :confused:

Where in Spain where you staying?

[kogeck]

Cool, Spain. ;)
I luff lightning and blackouts, so you are lucky.

:cool: I suppose the pool wasn't heated then?
EDIT: You might want to change the title to "Lightning" =[

[Tetsumonchi]

Lolz. :confused:

Where in Spain where you staying?
We were in the south east near Murcia. Its actually meant to be the warmest part of Spain, but it also gets a lot of rain this time of year.
Cool, Spain. ;)
I luff lightning and blackouts, so you are lucky.

:cool: I suppose the pool wasn't heated then?
EDIT: You might want to change the title to "Lightning" =[
The pool was supposedly sun heated, but even when the sun was out it was still freezing.

*fixes thread title*

[Plazma811]

Lol I dont know whether I would be scared or be like "Dude that was Awesome!"

-Plaz

[DirkD]

I was in Spain for 10 days and just got back last night. Had a good time, but I learned one important thing: if its clear skies and sun you want, DON'T go to Spain in October/November, because that's when they get their worst weather of the year. :confused:

I was sitting in the dark, watching a movie on TV when suddenly the room lit up, and then was dark again, followed by a deep, rumbling sound. "OMG THUNDERSTORM!!!" I thought, running upstairs into my room which led out onto a small veranda. My dad was there already. We slid open the glass doors and stepped outside, sheltered by the canopy above. Looking out, we could hardly believe the volume of water pouring down in front of us. The road below was starting to flood and water flowed off the roof like a mini waterfall. Lightning flashed again and, noticing the puddle of water gathering around our feet, we stepped back inside.

We watched the lighting for about 10 minutes, flashing across the sky, followed by the deep, angry growling of thunder, but nothing could have prepared us for what happened next. A bolt of lighting flashed down from the sky and struck one of the street lights across the road. The bulb exploded and we and everyone within a mile of us were plunged into darkness. Every couple of seconds lightning would flash again, and the neighbourhood was lit up for a moment in eerie whiteness.

Eventually, the power came back on. By this time the storm was a couple of miles away and we could hear the faint sound of thunder in the distance. I had wanted to take photos, but the camera was in our car and there was NO WAY I was going out there to get it! :P

Why wouldn't you go outside, the rain wont hurt you! But wow, thats weird!

[Tetsumonchi]

I didn't want to get wet. Oh, and the lightning. That was kinda a factor, too.

Lightning is awesome but not when you're standing outside in the middle of it all. :P

[goury rules]

Lightning is cool, very hard to gt a picture though when you
got a broken camera like me :(.
OFFTOPIC:
Tetsu.. did you draw your avy? If you did put in on your deviant art
so I can see it... :S

[Poisenman101]

We get soooo few lightning storms in my area. When we get them it's a cosmic event.:D I was in Wisconsin, one time, and watched 4 or 5 lightning strikes happen at once for about an hour. We were on a lake and watched this from across the water at night. It was AWESOME.