Sleeping through thunderstorms
 

Can anyone here manage it?

I never can, though that might be partly because they generally occur on
muggy nights where it's hard to drop off anyway.
--
Paul Hyett, Cheltenham (change 'invalid83261' to 'blueyonder' to email me)

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"Paul Hyett" wrote in message
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Can anyone here manage it?

I never can, though that might be partly because they generally occur on
muggy nights where it's hard to drop off anyway.
--
Paul Hyett, Cheltenham (change 'invalid83261' to 'blueyonder' to email me)

I find it difficult, but mainly because of the child in me, you remember
when you was a kid and it was snowing outside, you just had to keep getting
up and looking out of the curtains.

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Scribbled on a tatty piece of sub-atomic ether,
Paul Hyett at wrote:

Can anyone here manage it?

I never can, though that might be partly because they generally occur
on muggy nights where it's hard to drop off anyway.

Apparently I used to, when I was a child. Can't do it now, cos I seem to
wake up just before they arrive, probably my subconscious saying "There's a
thunderstorm outside. Get up and watch!" :))
--
Rob Overfield
Hull
http://talkingtoomuchagain.blogspot.com

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Felly sgrifennodd Paul Hyett :
Can anyone here manage it?

Yes, often. I've been known to sleep through loud overhead thunderstorms.
However, living where we do now, we don't get many thunderstorms, so I
haven't had much chance recently to see if I still do.

Adrian (12 miles ESE Aberystwyth, 260m/860ft asl)

--
Adrian Shaw ais@
Adran Cyfrifiadureg, Prifysgol Cymru, aber.
Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Cymru ac.
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Paul Hyett wrote:
Can anyone here manage it?

I never can, though that might be partly because they generally occur on
muggy nights where it's hard to drop off anyway.

I can't remember the last thunderstorm around here that didn't happen
while I was awake.

The last thunderstorm that I remember while I was trying to sleep was in
southern Idaho when we were out camping. You feel very prone when
there's just a flimsy bit of canvas between you and rain, hail and
lightning. Suffice to say I didn't sleep very well!

--
Jonathan Stott
Canterbury Weather: http://www.canterburyweather.co.uk/
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Paul Hyett wrote:
Can anyone here manage it?

I never can, though that might be partly because they generally occur on
muggy nights where it's hard to drop off anyway.
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"Buzz" wrote in message
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"Paul Hyett" wrote in message
...
Can anyone here manage it?

I never can, though that might be partly because they generally occur on
muggy nights where it's hard to drop off anyway.
--
Paul Hyett, Cheltenham (change 'invalid83261' to 'blueyonder' to email
me)

I find it difficult, but mainly because of the child in me, you remember
when you was a kid and it was snowing outside, you just had to keep
getting up and looking out of the curtains.

Whadya mean, when you were a *kid* :)
--
Col

Bolton, Lancashire
160m asl

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Hi Paul,

Nope I love them too much. Faintest rumble and I'm awake, curtains drawn, ready
for the off! We don't get that many in Haytor but boy when they do come the
thunder is often very very loud.

Strangely heavy rain wakes me too, and I should be used to that living here.
Even more strangely snow also wakes me, perhaps I detect the subtle change in
humidity. Wind, however, doesn't as a rule unless it is really strong. The 1987
storm *did* wake me, but that might have been the sound of the willow tree
crashing onto our house in Crowthorne!

As for mugginess, well for me, that is now a thing of the past :-)

Will (Haytor, Devon, 1017 feet asl)
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"Paul Hyett" wrote in message
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Can anyone here manage it?

I never can, though that might be partly because they generally occur on
muggy nights where it's hard to drop off anyway.
--
Paul Hyett, Cheltenham (change 'invalid83261' to 'blueyonder' to email me)

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Paul Hyett wrote:
Can anyone here manage it?

I never can, though that might be partly because they generally occur on
muggy nights where it's hard to drop off anyway.

There was a bad thunderstorm at Bournemouth in August 2002. I was there
on holiday, when the TS came over the thunder caused me to go into type
of sleep were I could half hear the thunder and rain hitting the
windows, I dreamt about cannons and water !

Joe
Wolverhampton
175m asl

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On Wed, 13 Sep 2006 18:13:31 GMT, Paul Hyett
wrote:

Can anyone here manage it?

I never can, though that might be partly because they generally occur on
muggy nights where it's hard to drop off anyway.

No trouble at all. According to my wife I've slept though some very
noisy thunderstorms. OTOH, I can't sleep near a ticking clock.

--
Steve Wolstenholme Neural Planner Software

EasyNN-plus. The easy way to build neural networks.
http://www.easynn.com

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"Paul Hyett" wrote in message ...
Can anyone here manage it?
There was a corking thunderstorm in progress last night when I went to bed -
I counted 14 flashes in a single minute. Despite the near-continuous muted
rumblings (muted that is by the rain drumming on the roof) I had no trouble
at all falling asleep... whereas the usual noises of early autumn (car doors
slamming, kids yelling etc) cause much more of a problem!

Then again I did spend a good 10 minutes watching the show before I tried
sleeping, it was fascinating to watch!

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In message , Buzz
writes

"Paul Hyett" wrote in message
...
Can anyone here manage it?

I never can, though that might be partly because they generally occur on
muggy nights where it's hard to drop off anyway.

I find it difficult, but mainly because of the child in me, you remember
when you was a kid and it was snowing outside, you just had to keep getting
up and looking out of the curtains.

As I recall, it was far more often a case of looking out of the window
and wondering 'where is that snow they forecast?'
--
Paul Hyett, Cheltenham (change 'invalid83261' to 'blueyonder' to email me)

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"Paul Hyett" wrote in message
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In message , Buzz
writes

"Paul Hyett" wrote in message
...
Can anyone here manage it?

I never can, though that might be partly because they generally occur on
muggy nights where it's hard to drop off anyway.

I find it difficult, but mainly because of the child in me, you remember
when you was a kid and it was snowing outside, you just had to keep
getting
up and looking out of the curtains.

As I recall, it was far more often a case of looking out of the window and
wondering 'where is that snow they forecast?'


Both of the above!
My missus gets very intolerant of my "is it snowing yet" bedroom antics!

--
James
www.puffle.co.uk

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"Paul Hyett" wrote in message
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In message , Buzz
writes

"Paul Hyett" wrote in message
...
Can anyone here manage it?

I never can, though that might be partly because they generally occur on
muggy nights where it's hard to drop off anyway.

I find it difficult, but mainly because of the child in me, you remember
when you was a kid and it was snowing outside, you just had to keep
getting
up and looking out of the curtains.

As I recall, it was far more often a case of looking out of the window and
wondering 'where is that snow they forecast?'
--
Paul Hyett, Cheltenham (change 'invalid83261' to 'blueyonder' to email me)

Did you experience December 1981, I lived in Featherstone then and we bore
the brunt, no school for a week after that one! I remember walking out in
the back garden snow drifts upto to my neck in snow, I was 13 at the time an
probably about 5'3"

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In article ,
Paul Hyett writes:
In message , Buzz
writes

"Paul Hyett" wrote in message
...
Can anyone here manage it?

I never can, though that might be partly because they generally occur on
muggy nights where it's hard to drop off anyway.

I find it difficult, but mainly because of the child in me, you remember
when you was a kid and it was snowing outside, you just had to keep getting
up and looking out of the curtains.

As I recall, it was far more often a case of looking out of the window
and wondering 'where is that snow they forecast?'

Yep. I can remember many disappointments, notably that Saturday night in
February 1978 when the great West Country snowstorm failed to spread
across into SE England as had been forecast.
--
John Hall

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

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Buzz wrote:
"Paul Hyett" wrote in message
...

In message , Buzz
writes

"Paul Hyett" wrote in message
...

Can anyone here manage it?

I never can, though that might be partly because they generally occur on
muggy nights where it's hard to drop off anyway.

I find it difficult, but mainly because of the child in me, you remember
when you was a kid and it was snowing outside, you just had to keep
getting
up and looking out of the curtains.

As I recall, it was far more often a case of looking out of the window and
wondering 'where is that snow they forecast?'
--
Paul Hyett, Cheltenham (change 'invalid83261' to 'blueyonder' to email me)


Did you experience December 1981, I lived in Featherstone then and we bore
the brunt, no school for a week after that one! I remember walking out in
the back garden snow drifts upto to my neck in snow, I was 13 at the time an
probably about 5'3"




Are you talking about Featherstone, Staffs ?

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In message , Buzz
writes

As I recall, it was far more often a case of looking out of the window and
wondering 'where is that snow they forecast?'

Did you experience December 1981

Yes, I was 16 then.

, I lived in Featherstone then and we bore
the brunt, no school for a week after that one! I remember walking out in
the back garden snow drifts upto to my neck in snow, I was 13 at the time an
probably about 5'3"

The level snow was about 15-18 inches deep - the most I've ever seen in
Cheltenham.

The drifts were deeper, obviously.

Then there was January 1982, when the temperature fell to -20C here!
--
Paul Hyett, Cheltenham (change 'invalid83261' to 'blueyonder' to email me)

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seems hot at night still


"John Hall" wrote in message
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In article ,
Paul Hyett writes:
In message , Buzz
writes

"Paul Hyett" wrote in message
...
Can anyone here manage it?

I never can, though that might be partly because they generally occur
on
muggy nights where it's hard to drop off anyway.

I find it difficult, but mainly because of the child in me, you remember
when you was a kid and it was snowing outside, you just had to keep
getting
up and looking out of the curtains.

As I recall, it was far more often a case of looking out of the window
and wondering 'where is that snow they forecast?'

Yep. I can remember many disappointments, notably that Saturday night in
February 1978 when the great West Country snowstorm failed to spread
across into SE England as had been forecast.
--
John Hall

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

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In uk.sci.weather on Wed, 10 Oct 2007, flybywire wrote :

"John Hall" wrote in message
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In article ,
Paul Hyett writes:
In message , Buzz
writes

"Paul Hyett" wrote in message
...
Can anyone here manage it?

I never can, though that might be partly because they generally occur
on
muggy nights where it's hard to drop off anyway.

I find it difficult, but mainly because of the child in me, you remember
when you was a kid and it was snowing outside, you just had to keep
getting
up and looking out of the curtains.

As I recall, it was far more often a case of looking out of the window
and wondering 'where is that snow they forecast?'

Yep. I can remember many disappointments, notably that Saturday night in
February 1978 when the great West Country snowstorm failed to spread
across into SE England as had been forecast.

seems hot at night still

Boy, this is an old thread - I started it 13 months ago!
--
Paul Hyett, Cheltenham (change 'invalid83261' to 'blueyonder' to email me)