At about 1100 this morning sitting on a train at Amersham when there was
an almighty explosion followed by a white flash with the train and the
signal cabin struck by lightning, took out the signal fuses (knackering
the service) and shook the living bleep out of everyone in the area.

On Oct 12, 12:06 am, "www.waspies.net" wrote:
At about 1100 this morning sitting on a train at Amersham when there was
an almighty explosion followed by a white flash with the train and the
signal cabin struck by lightning, took out the signal fuses (knackering
the service) and shook the living bleep out of everyone in the area.

First time I've heard of thunder preceding lightning. That's
MetroLand for you. What would Betjeman have said?

Tudor Hughes.

First time I've heard of thunder preceding lightning. That's
MetroLand for you. What would Betjeman have said?

Tudor Hughes.

Something like ............
It's not their fault they do not know
The birdsong from the radio,
It's not their fault they often go
To Maidenhead

And talk of sports and makes of cars
In various bogus TUDOR bars.

........ I expect ;-)

Dave

"Tudor Hughes" wrote in message
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On Oct 12, 12:06 am, "www.waspies.net" wrote:
At about 1100 this morning sitting on a train at Amersham when there was
an almighty explosion followed by a white flash with the train and the
signal cabin struck by lightning, took out the signal fuses (knackering
the service) and shook the living bleep out of everyone in the area.

First time I've heard of thunder preceding lightning. That's
MetroLand for you. What would Betjeman have said?

Tudor Hughes.


Tudor I have to say that I watched you play last week, and for scientific
purposes it should be noted that the sound was microseconds in front of the
musicians.

On 11 Oct 2006 16:51:18 -0700, Tudor Hughes wrote:

First time I've heard of thunder preceding lightning.

Curiously I find that for close strikes you percieve the bang before
flash, that is if you percieve the flash at all. I suspect you
instictively close your eyes and duck, in the meantime getting a massive
belt of adrenaline which messes up your sense of time and perception even
more. The timing of events in reality is, of course, flashbang but
when has perception paid any attention to reality?

--
Cheers
Dave. pam is missing e-mail

On Oct 12, 9:41 am, "Dave Liquorice" wrote:
On 11 Oct 2006 16:51:18 -0700, Tudor Hughes wrote:

First time I've heard of thunder preceding lightning.Curiously I find that for close strikes you percieve the bang before
flash, that is if you percieve the flash at all. I suspect you
instictively close your eyes and duck, in the meantime getting a massive
belt of adrenaline which messes up your sense of time and perception even
more. The timing of events in reality is, of course, flashbang but
when has perception paid any attention to reality?

--
Cheers

(Dave L) Can't say I've ever noticed that, or that one could
not perceive the flash at all. It's the flash that alerts you, and
before you can even think, there's a bang.

(Dave C) I don't use bogus bars, only real bars, preferably
Real Ale bars, called pubs. :-) I hope Roger Brugge, the Editor of the
COL Bulletin, doesn't read this. He lives in Maidenhead but he's a
good man nevertheless.

(Lawrence) That's drummers for you. We 'bonists are
masters of intonation, rhythm and all-round aesthetic beauty. I
haven't done a gig for weeks BTW.

Tudor Hughes, Warlingham, Surrey.

(Lawrence)

On a tatty piece of sub-ether Tudor Hughes at said...


On Oct 12, 9:41 am, "Dave Liquorice" wrote:
On 11 Oct 2006 16:51:18 -0700, Tudor Hughes wrote:

First time I've heard of thunder preceding lightning.Curiously I find that for close strikes you percieve the bang before
flash, that is if you percieve the flash at all. I suspect you
instictively close your eyes and duck, in the meantime getting a massive
belt of adrenaline which messes up your sense of time and perception even
more. The timing of events in reality is, of course, flashbang but
when has perception paid any attention to reality?

--
Cheers

(Dave L) Can't say I've ever noticed that, or that one could
not perceive the flash at all. It's the flash that alerts you, and
before you can even think, there's a bang.

(Dave C) I don't use bogus bars, only real bars, preferably
Real Ale bars, called pubs. :-) I hope Roger Brugge, the Editor of the
COL Bulletin, doesn't read this. He lives in Maidenhead but he's a
good man nevertheless.

(Lawrence) That's drummers for you. We 'bonists are
masters of intonation, rhythm and all-round aesthetic beauty. I
haven't done a gig for weeks BTW.

curiously What IS it they say about drummers anyway??? And I have heard
others say,'He/she isn't even clever enough to be a drummer!' And yet I
don't get it.

--
Rob C. Overfield
Hull

In article om,
Tudor Hughes writes:
First time I've heard of thunder preceding lightning.
snip

I've always thought it odd that we usually say "thunder and lightning"
rather than "lightning and thunder". I suppose the latter phrase doesn't
toll off the tongue so well.
--
John Hall

"Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong."
Oscar Wilde

In article ,
John Hall writes:
In article om,
Tudor Hughes writes:
First time I've heard of thunder preceding lightning.
snip

I've always thought it odd that we usually say "thunder and lightning"
rather than "lightning and thunder". I suppose the latter phrase doesn't
toll off the tongue so well.

My fingers seem to have been unsure whether to type "trip" or "roll".
--
John Hall

"Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong."
Oscar Wilde

Robb C. Overfield wrote:

curiously What IS it they say about drummers anyway??? And I have heard
others say,'He/she isn't even clever enough to be a drummer!' And yet I
don't get it.


Have you considered taking up the triangle? ;-)

--
Howard Neil

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