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Personal ramblings and rants of a somewhat twisted mind

I must be bonkers

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It’s 1:45 am, and I’m standing on our balcony in my sleepwear thrilling to the torrential rain, thunder and lightning. Yet I feel quite sane!

Author: Barry

A post war baby boomer from Aotearoa New Zealand who has lived with migraines for as long as I can remember and discovered I am autistic at the age of sixty. I blog because in real life I'm somewhat backwards about coming forward with my opinions.

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  1. makagutu
    10 Apr, 2018 at 2:14 am

    You are not bonkers, at least not yet

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  2. Sirius Bizinus
    10 Apr, 2018 at 2:40 am

    You’re communing with nature. Some people go camping and commune with the boring parts. Others hang out during the light shows.

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    • Barry
      10 Apr, 2018 at 3:25 am

      I’ve always thought of communing as being quiet, peaceful and/or relaxing. While I can’t stand loud noises, pyrotechnics or other forms of flashing lights under normal circumstances, but when it comes to electrical storms, I can’t get enough. The windows and my breastbone need to rattle during a clash of thunder, and I long to repeat the experience of feeling the heat wave passing over me and the blinding light that occurred when lightning struck a stepdown transformer some 20 – 25 metres away from me.

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  3. Robert A. Vella
    10 Apr, 2018 at 5:07 am

    Sounds like an enjoyable experience. Just don’t get struck by lightning!

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    • Barry
      10 Apr, 2018 at 11:15 am

      The chance of being struck is so remote that it’s not worth worrying about. In Aotearoa New Zealand one person is killed by lightning every 5 to 10 years. I’m more likely to fall of the balcony than to be hit by lightning.

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  4. That Aspie Lady
    10 Apr, 2018 at 9:20 am

    Sounds wonderful.
    When I lived on the prairies a few years ago I loved to go outside during the torrential rain and thunderstorms. However, lightning hit the house right close to me once so I watched from inside after that. The sound of the electricity in the lightening was something I’ll never forget.

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