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    Rain

    Does anyone else find the huge summer rain storms absolutely fascinating? I've always loved proper heavy rainstorms, and thunderstorms even more, from a very small age.

    It's not much of a topic mind you, but hey, sometimes you just have to wonder "am I the only one??"

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    Re: Rain

    No you're not, summer storms are great.
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    Re: Rain

    The best part is when it just finishes unloading all that rain down and then the air gets a little bit moist and smells cleaner than normal.

    *deep breath*

    Ahhhh.... that's the baby

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    Re: Rain

    Quote Originally Posted by Lee @ SCAN View Post
    The best part is when it just finishes unloading all that rain down and then the air gets a little bit moist and smells cleaner than normal.

    *deep breath*

    Ahhhh.... that's the baby
    But you're up north! it *never* stops raining north of Birmingham!!

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    Re: Rain

    Quote Originally Posted by Lucio View Post
    But you're up north! it *never* stops raining north of Birmingham!!
    Where did you get your facts? You are sadly mistaken.
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    Re: Rain

    When it's been brain meltingly hot for a couple of days I love a good thunderstorm, clears the air gets rid of all the sticky horrid humidity. Dog loves it too, you just cant get him in when it's throwing it down after the heat. He just hairs round the garden getting muddy and barking at the thunder with a huge smile on his face(yes my dog smiles).

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    Re: Rain

    Quote Originally Posted by chuckskull View Post
    When it's been brain meltingly hot for a couple of days I love a good thunderstorm, clears the air gets rid of all the sticky horrid humidity. Dog loves it too, you just cant get him in when it's throwing it down after the heat. He just hairs round the garden getting muddy and barking at the thunder with a huge smile on his face(yes my dog smiles).
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    Re: Rain

    Quote Originally Posted by nightkhaos View Post
    Where did you get your facts? You are sadly mistaken.
    it's not stopped raining on my roofless house for 3 months, i have the buckets/collapsed ceiling/wierd mouldy growths to prove it i'm north of birmingham, it hasnt stopped raining for as far back as I can remember.


    normally i dont mind light rain, i can't stand the very heavy stuff though.
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    Re: Rain

    I like rain when it it's heavy. I absolutely can not stand the solid grey skies we often get where it's not raining, there are no defined clouds, it's not warm and it's not cold. At least when it's raining heavily it's actually doing something interesting. Short, light showers are annoying because they're so pathetic but they make everything wet and are often unpredictable so you can't get on with outdoors work.


    Dad used to have a flat in London with a full view of Canary Wharf. That was spectacular in a thunder storm. Lightning is a lot like a firework display. Pretty flashes of light and loud bangs.


    I love the smell of warm rain on hot tarmac. Reminds me of my childhood, at a place where it happened a lot. It tends not to get hot enough before a rain storm for it to happen in Britain.

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    Re: Rain

    Quote Originally Posted by Lee @ SCAN View Post
    The best part is when it just finishes unloading all that rain down and then the air gets a little bit moist and smells cleaner than normal.

    *deep breath*

    Ahhhh.... that's the baby
    Ahhhh, not just me then. I love "clean" air.

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    Re: Rain

    Quote Originally Posted by nightkhaos View Post
    Pics or it didn't happen.



    I don't have many pics of my dog Think I might use that as an excuse to buy a new phone with a decent camera built in some time soon.
    Last edited by chuckskull; 23-07-2009 at 03:40 PM. Reason: Must remember to put all the words in the sentence.

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    Re: Rain

    I like thunderstorms, but we hardly get them - just grey skies and constant drizzle instead.
    I like the drama of them - the booming thunder, flashes of lightning and the sound of rain lashing the windows, and of course the fragrant air afterwards :)

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    Re: Rain

    Quote Originally Posted by nightkhaos View Post
    Where did you get your facts? You are sadly mistaken.
    LOL!

    Of course Lee@Scan lives up north! How can I be mistaken about that?? I mean, Scan's in Bolton and all, and I doubt he's enough of a masochist to communte from somewhere like Milton Keynes

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    Re: Rain

    The best summer storms are the ones where you don't have to be anywhere or do anything that requires you to stay dry. Normally it rains in your lunch hour, or when you're on your way to _____, etc.

    Going outside, when it's tipping it down, fully clothed without a care in the world - love it.
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    Re: Rain

    The sound of a good thunderstorm is epic. Nice to read to

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    Re: Rain

    I love a good thunderstorm and heavy rain (unless i'm at work) in the summer.

    I wish we had more.

    I remember when i was younger and i had a paper round i use to love them unless it was in the middle of the night before i had to go and do my round. This was becausce i'd be worried i'd have to be out there for a good hour and a half in the rain.

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