tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833961486558166275.post6668472680831504689..comments2023-06-05T16:18:39.636+02:00Comments on Snippets from me: Flash! Bang!Verahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13235143664894609891noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833961486558166275.post-4854690083905685322017-06-30T18:54:44.946+02:002017-06-30T18:54:44.946+02:00COCO, we do have a lightning conductor of sorts, a...COCO, we do have a lightning conductor of sorts, and in the ten years we have been in France we have been hit twice to the house, once near to the house, and once on the river running beside us which was a ball lightning strike. Oh well, not to worry, it is as it is! Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13235143664894609891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833961486558166275.post-54079793338449117192017-06-30T09:14:58.080+02:002017-06-30T09:14:58.080+02:00We´ve wondered about putting a lightening rod on t...We´ve wondered about putting a lightening rod on the barn or the house, but no one else seems to have one. And we get more steady showers than violent thunderstorms, but that is changing over time.<br /><br />It has taken us a while to realize that around here it doesn´t matter when they say they´ll show up or call, they do it when they´re good and ready.Cocohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01002346978289429622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833961486558166275.post-73518511181795981242017-06-30T08:37:20.003+02:002017-06-30T08:37:20.003+02:00DAWN, I used to like storms as well and would ofte...DAWN, I used to like storms as well and would often stand outside to enjoy the magnificence of the storm fury, but not after the couple of lightning strikes we have had since we came here! <br /><br />RUSTY DUCK, yes! And it is so annoying when you have stayed at home to wait for them!<br /><br />CRO MAGNON, thank goodness we did not suffer the damage to equipment that you did. I would not have been at all happy to lose my music system, if I had one that is!Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13235143664894609891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833961486558166275.post-34849788071146845982017-06-30T08:36:14.361+02:002017-06-30T08:36:14.361+02:00DAWN, I used to like storms as well and would ofte...DAWN, I used to like storms as well and would often stand outside to enjoy the magnificence of the storm fury, but not after the couple of lightning strikes we have had since we came here! <br /><br />RUSTY DUCK, yes! And it is so annoying when you have stayed at home to wait for them!<br /><br />CRO MAGNON, thank goodness we did not suffer the damage to equipment that you did. I would not have been at all happy to lose my music system, if I had one that is!Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13235143664894609891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833961486558166275.post-37920119645212088162017-06-30T06:05:29.838+02:002017-06-30T06:05:29.838+02:00This weather is awful. It's just started pouri...This weather is awful. It's just started pouring again here. We were struck once, many years ago. I lost my music system, lots of spot bulbs, and a fax machine.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833961486558166275.post-87665134766811170652017-06-29T21:44:07.285+02:002017-06-29T21:44:07.285+02:00Is it the same in France as Devon? The people you ...Is it the same in France as Devon? The people you employ do things at exactly their own pace and if you try to rush them they simply refuse to turn up at all? rusty duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12238493821002258459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833961486558166275.post-17864931682502658732017-06-29T20:48:32.593+02:002017-06-29T20:48:32.593+02:00we had a cracking storm during the night the other...we had a cracking storm during the night the other week it knocked out the electric for most of the day, I do like a good storm.Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05213759909336433460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833961486558166275.post-30459994554677232662017-06-29T20:00:02.022+02:002017-06-29T20:00:02.022+02:00JENN, I think that technology in moderation is a g...JENN, I think that technology in moderation is a good thing, but it is so easy to become addicted to it! The chicks which are female will be laying birds, and the male chicks will be meat birds. <br /><br />DIANE, .....just popping across to your new blog!Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13235143664894609891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833961486558166275.post-48166178568452604912017-06-29T17:40:59.910+02:002017-06-29T17:40:59.910+02:00Lightning right overhead is frightening. I experi...Lightning right overhead is frightening. I experienced once in Rhodesia and once in the Congo and I do not need to experience it again. Glad that all is well and not serous damage. <br />Not sure if you have realised that I have a new blog, the link is on the old My Life in the Charente.<br />Take care and keep well DianeRhodesiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00159888599601532530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833961486558166275.post-19242616023839802862017-06-29T13:10:28.646+02:002017-06-29T13:10:28.646+02:00That must have been something, hearing the strike ...That must have been something, hearing the strike / thunder so close! It is amazing how much we can accomplish without the lure of technology, isn't it? Will the chicks be laying birds or meat birds? -Jenncoffeeontheporchwithmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17618627688821849806noreply@blogger.com